Putting a Face on America’s Tax Returns

What is often missing from the federal tax debate is a real sense of who America’s taxpayers are and how different policies impact their lives. Our Putting a Face on America’s Tax Returns series aims to address that.

How do today’s taxpayers compare to yesterday’s and what shifts should we be aware of? Who really bears the burden of federal taxes? Who benefits from credits and deductions and by how much? How progressive is our current tax system and what role do taxes play in the debate over income inequality?

The posts below are designed to provide taxpayers and legislators with the facts and data necessary to better understand federal tax policy and have an open and productive debate.

Who Pays America’s Tax Burden, and Who Gets the Most Government Spending?

March 26, 2007

Which Taxes Weigh Most Heavily on Americans with Different Incomes?

March 26, 2007

Who Pays Taxes and Who Receives Government Spending? An Analysis of Federal, State and Local Tax and Spending Distributions, 1991-2004

March 22, 2007

Married Couples with Children No Longer in Statistical “Middle Class”

January 29, 2007

Congressional Budget Office Report Shows Federal Income Tax Becoming More Progressive

January 8, 2007

Increase in Child Tax Credit Sends Families with Many Children off the Tax Rolls

October 10, 2006

Who Really Benefits from the Extended Tax Cuts?

May 17, 2006

CBPP Portrays Cast of “Friends” as Ozzie and Harriet

April 11, 2006

Number of Americans Paying Zero Federal Income Tax Grows to 43.4 Million

March 30, 2006

The Importance of Dividend Income for Low-Income Seniors

February 8, 2006

Who Benefits from the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction?

February 6, 2006

Reliance on Capital Gains and Dividend Income Tends to Rise with Age

December 14, 2005

Majority of Seniors Benefit from Reduced Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Rates

December 6, 2005