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Personal Income Tax Adjusts for Inflation, But It Could Do Better
April 13, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares In times of inflation, like we are experiencing now, a review of the tax code shows that some provisions are automatically indexed, or adjusted, to match inflation, while others are not. And that creates unfair burdens for taxpayers. But it’s not always as simple as just “adjusting for inflation.” That works for some
Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe, 2022
February 8, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Most countries’ personal income taxes have a progressive structure, meaning that the tax rate paid by individuals increases as they earn higher wages. The highest income tax rate individuals pay differs significantly across European OECD countries—as shown in today’s map. The top statutory personal income tax rate applies to the share of income
Recent Changes in Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe, 2021
October 7, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares In 2019, revenue from personal income taxes made up 24 percent of total tax revenue across OECD countries. Countries tax labor income in various ways through payroll taxes, personal income taxes, and, in some cases, surtaxes. Between 2018 and 2021, eight European countries in the OECD changed their top personal income tax rates. Of these eight countries, four
Sources of Personal Income in the US, 2021
August 19, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Key Findings Taxpayers reported nearly $11.8 trillion of total income on their 2018 tax returns. About 67 percent ($7.9 trillion) of the total income reported on Form 1040 consisted of wages and salaries, and 82 percent of all tax filers reported earning wage income. Retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and pensions are important
Next batch of ‘Dirty Dozen’ warns of personal info scams
June 29, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares In the second installment of this year’s IRS “Dirty Dozen” list, which highlights common tax-related scams, the IRS cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for deceptive schemes in the form of emails, text or social media messages, and phone calls (IR-2021-137). In what has become an annual ritual, the Service each year
Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe
May 6, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Most countries’ personal income taxes have a progressive structure, meaning that the tax rate paid by individuals increases as they earn higher wages. The highest tax rate individuals pay differs significantly across European OECD countries—as shown in today’s map. The top statutory personal income tax rate applies to the share of income that
Amounts paid for personal protective equipment qualify for medical deduction
April 17, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares News Expenses & Deductions By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. The IRS said on Friday that amounts paid for personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 can be treated as amounts paid for medical care under Sec. 213(d) (Announcement 2021-7).
