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2. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   As of 2010, 68.8% of federal individual tax receipts, including payroll taxes, were paid by the top 20% of taxpayers by income group, which earned 50% of all household income. The top 1%, which took home 19.3%, paid 24.2% whereas the bottom 20% paid 0.4% due to deductions and the earned income tax credit.

3. Income tax - Wikipedia

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   Taxation. An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income ). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer and the type of income.

4. Legal history of income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   First income tax law. In order to help pay for its war effort in the American Civil War, the United States government imposed its first personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, as part of the Revenue Act of 1861. Tax rates were 3% on income exceeding $600 and less than $10,000, and 5% on income exceeding $10,000. [8]

5. Income Tax Rates: The More You Know, the Less You Pay - AOL

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   The ideal tax rate is zero, and a few investments provide tax-free income. The most common are municipal bonds issued by state and local governments, which produce interest that's free of tax.

6. Tax Deductions Explained (and Common Ones You Could Claim) - AOL

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   Beginning in 2018, you can deduct state and local taxes up to $10,000 or $5,000 if you’re married filing separately. Those caps are for state and local income, property and sales taxes combined ...

7. Taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Politics portal. v. t. e. The United States has separate federal, state, and local governments with taxes imposed at each of these levels. Taxes are levied on income, payroll, property, sales, capital gains, dividends, imports, estates and gifts, as well as various fees. In 2020, taxes collected by federal, state, and local governments amounted ...