RSSSummary of Income Taxes Paid by Individuals in 2005
This chart reformats the data from the Share of Income Taxes Paid chart to produce this summary of income taxes paid by individuals in 2005. For example, there were more than 33 million taxpayers who earned between $30,588 and $61,055, and they comprise the category of taxpayers who earned between 50% and 75% of income in 2005. This group paid $105 billion of income taxes, or 11.2% of the total income taxes paid in 2005.
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March 3rd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
It would be helpful if the chart were correct. Recompute your percentages in the center column (“Income Taxes Paid”)…it currently totals 104.1%.
[Editor - You are correct sir. The chart has been updated. Thanks!]