Center for Federal Tax Policy

Individual Income and Payroll Taxes

The U.S. federal individual income tax was enacted in 1913 following the passage of the 16th Amendment. Today, most states and a small number of local and municipal governments also collect income taxes.

Details of the “Big Six” Tax Framework

September 27, 2017

Is the State and Local Tax Deduction in Place to Protect Against Double Taxation?

September 21, 2017

Sources of Government Revenue in the OECD, 2017

September 6, 2017

A Comparison of the Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD, 2017

August 30, 2017

The Effects of Converting the State and Local Tax Deduction into a Credit

August 30, 2017

A Unified Theory of Some of the Misconceptions in the Tax Reform Debate

August 21, 2017

How Much Would Steve Bannon’s New Tax on Millionaires Raise?

August 9, 2017

The Effects of Lowering the Cap on the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

August 7, 2017

Taxes on the Rich Were Not That Much Higher in the 1950s

August 4, 2017

America’s Highly Progressive Tax System Will Complicate Efforts to Help Working Families

August 3, 2017

The Largest Deductions Taken by High-Income Households

July 3, 2017

Senate GOP Healthcare Bill Would Repeal $550 Billion in ACA Tax Increases

June 26, 2017

Details of the Trump Administration Tax Proposal Released Today

April 26, 2017

Tax Freedom Day 2017 is April 23rd

April 18, 2017

Repealing Affordable Care Act Taxes on Upper-Income Workers and Savers

March 14, 2017

Federal Tax Reform: The Impact on States

March 8, 2017

The House GOP Healthcare Bill Would Repeal $574.5 Billion in ACA Tax Increases

March 7, 2017

Proposed GOP Healthcare Bill Would Repeal Nearly All ACA Tax Increases

March 6, 2017

Summary of the Latest Federal Income Tax Data, 2016 Update

February 1, 2017

2017 Tax Brackets

November 10, 2016