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1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925-28

1929
1930-31

1932-33

1934-35

1936-39

1940

1941

1942-436

1944-457

1946-47

1948-49

1950

TABLE 1.-HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS AND FIRST AND TOP BRACKET RATES

[In dollars unless otherwise specified]

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600

600

600

600

625

675

12750
1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,040

1,080

1,900 15 1,950 15 18 2,000 15 18 2,150

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1944-45-90; 1946-47-85.5; 1948-49-77.0; 1950-87.0; 1951-87.2; 1952-53-88.0; and 1954-63-87.0.

9 Includes surcharge of 7.5 percent in 1968, 10 percent in 1969, and 2.5 percent in 1970.

10 Does not include add-on minimum tax on preference items or alternative minimum tax.

11 Earned income was subject to maximum marginal rates of 60 percent in 1971 and 50 percent from 1972 through 1981.

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,180

2,270

3,000

29,750

(19)

(19)

891

892

DESC:

6 Exclusive of Victory Tax.

7 Exemptions shown were for surtax only. Normal tax exemption was $500 per tax return plus earned income of wife up to $500 on joint returns.

8 Subject to the following maximum effective rate limitations [year, and maximum effective rate (in percent)]:

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1 From 1948 through 1986 taxpayers who were blind or over sixty-five were allowed additional exemptions.

2 Taxable income excludes zero-bracket amount from 1977 through 1986. Rates shown apply only to married persons filing joint returns beginning in 1948. For the relationship of other rates to these rates. From 1922 through 1986 lower rates applied to long-term capital gains.

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12 In addition to the personal exemptions, a per capita tax credit of $30 was allowed for 1975, and $35 per capita or 2 percent of the first $9,000 of taxable income, whichever was larger, for 1976-78.

13 Beginning in 1975, a refundable earned-income credit is allowed for low-income individuals.

14 After tax credit of 1.25 percent against regular tax.

15 The personal exemption is phased out for higher taxable incomes.

16 The rate applied to the first $29,750 of taxable income is gradually increased to the top-bracket rate between taxable incomes of $71,900 and $149,250 in 1988. The
phaseout range is adjusted for inflation beginning in 1989.

17

Excludes the effects of the phaseout of the 15 percent bracket and the personal exemptions. See footnotes 15 and 16.

18 The exemption is adjusted for inflation beginning in 1990.

19 The bracket limits are adjusted for inflation beginning in 1989.

20 The phaseout of the 15-percent rate, effective in 1988-90, is repealed for years beginning after December 31, 1990.

Sources: Relevant public laws and summaries prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation. Much of the material is reprinted, with permission, from J. Pechman, "Federal Tax
Policy," pp. 313, 314, Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C. (5th ed. 1987).

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1 "Other" includes estate and gift taxes, custom duties, and miscellaneous receipts. Source: Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1994.

45.6

55.0

1,090.5 788.0

302.4

1993

516.4

108.6

426.8

115.0

311.8

47.6

49.7

1,149.1

837.3

311.8

1994

536.5

114.1

462.0

123.9

338.1

48.7

53.9

1,215.2

877.2

338.1

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TABLE 3. PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF RECEIPTS BY SOURCE, SELECTED
YEARS 1960-98

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Total
On-budget
Off-budget

Source: Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 1994.

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1960

44.0

23.2

15.9

4.4

11.5

12.6

4.2

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100.0

88.5

11.5

1980

47.2

12.5

30.5

8.6

21.9

4.7

5.1

Married individual

Unmarried individual

Source: Internal Revenue Code and Congressional Budget Office.

TABLE 4. PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS AND STANDARD DEDUCTIONS, 1993 AND
1994

100.0

78.1

21.9

Unmarried individual

Married individual filing separately

Additional standard deduction for blind and elderly individuals:

1990

45.3

9.1

36.9

9.5

27.3

3.4

5.4

100.0

72.7

27.3

1993

1998 (estimate)

3,700

3,100

700

900

45.5

8.7

38.0

9.8

28.1

3.3

4.5

100.0

71.9

28.1

$2,350

6,200

6,350

5.450 5,800

1994 projected

$2,450

3,800

3,175

750

950

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