Happy July 4th from the Tax Foundation, celebrate with these factoids below…
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Top marginal income tax rate in 1913, the first year the modern income tax was levied: 7%
Inflation-adjusted annual income to qualify for the top rate in 1913: $11,332,304
Top marginal rate for tax year 2011: 35%
Minimum income needed to be subject to top rate in 2011: $379,150
Highest-ever marginal tax income rate: 94%
Years during which highest-ever marginal rate was levied: 1944-1945
Level to which it was lowered after in 1946: 91%
Number of days from the beginning of the year until Tax Freedom Day in 1900: 22
Number of days from the beginning of the year until Tax Freedom Day in 2012: 107
Inflation adjusted income required to be in the top 1% of earners in 1980: $219,970
Income required to be in the top 1% of earners in 2009: $343,927
Share of all federal income taxes paid by the top 1% in 1980: 19.05%
Share of all federal income taxes paid by the top 1% in 2009: 36.73%
Percentage of federal income taxes paid by the bottom 50% of all taxpayers in 1980: 7.05%
Percentage of federal income taxes paid by the bottom 50% of all taxpayers in 2009: 2.25%
Sources: IRS, Tax Foundation analysis.
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