Paying and Non-Paying at Tax Time
One of the inquiring public’s most frequently asked tax questions is how many people in the entire country file a tax return. A common related question is how many people aren’t obliged to pay any income tax when they file a tax return. We take our answers straight from the IRS, and here they are for 2005.
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Four Types of Tax Returns |
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Single People |
Couples |
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All |
Individual |
Head of |
Joint |
Filing |
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Returns |
Returns |
Household |
Return |
Separately |
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| Total Returns |
134,372,678 |
59,347,974 |
19,985,059 |
52,505,729 |
2,462,804 |
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| Paying Returns |
90,593,079 |
41,900,154 |
6,572,893 |
40,081,458 |
2,004,781 |
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| Non-paying Returns |
43,779,599 |
17,447,820 |
13,412,166 |
12,424,271 |
458,023 |
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| Fraction of Returns Non-paying | 32.58% | 29.40% | 67.11% | 23.66% | 18.60% |
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