Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Statistics said that in 2013 the United States rich tax rate is the highest in over 30 years

The statistics show that the average federal income tax rate of 20% paid in 2013 ranked U.S. based Fortune will be 27.2%. The average tax rate of the average annual income of $ 1.4 million of the nation's top 1% of the rich, compared with 35.5%. Analysis, the the wealthy Americans average federal taxes paid to the highest since 1979.

According to reports, on January 1 this year, the U.S. Congress voted a provisional agreement to solve the problem of the "financial cliff" raise tax rates on the rich families of the annual income of more than $ 450,000 on the American family income is below the level remains low taxation.

Since 1979 up to this agreement led to the American wealthy paid federal taxes in 2013, and compared, in the low-income tax rate is the lowest in the history.

In addition, the income of the lowest 20% of poor families, in addition to not pay any federal taxes, also refund. They get tax rebates from the federal government more than a tax, and therefore a negative tax rate phenomenon.

U.S. Tax Policy Center, researchers said Williams, the rich always be assessable goals, "I think they have a been a 'tax abuse' feeling that they can understand the feelings.

It is reported that the annual income of more than 100 million U.S. households average tax rate is 37.2%. The average annual income of 46,600 yuan, 20% of U.S. middle-income families, the 2013 average federal income tax rate was 13.8%. Over the past 34 years, the federal tax of about 16% on average.

Senate Democratic lawmakers last week, is intended to promote enhance the rich tax rate again, but were advocates fail. It is reported that the White House and Democrats would like to take to improve the rich tax to avoid automatic cut public spending to start, but was rejected by the Republicans. Republican deficit reduction program requires cuts in social welfare and health care and relief projects, also failed to be passed in Congress.

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