How 51% of Americans Don't Pay Income Taxes? | Nationwide Tax Consulting
There are no doubts half of the Americans don't pay income taxes and according to a survey, 46% of households either will pay no federal income tax or will receive more from the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America than they pay in. TPC recently released a new study that examines why these people end up paying no federal income tax. The number one reason should come as no surprise. It's because they have low incomes. As Nationwide Tax Consulting notes: A couple with two children earning less than $26,400 will pay no federal income tax this year because their $11,600 standard deduction and four exemptions of $3,700 each reduce their taxable income to zero. The basic structure of the income tax exempts subsistence levels of income from tax. Low incomes (or, if you prefer, the standard deduction and personal exemptions) account for fully half of the people who pay no federal income tax. The second reason is that for many senior citizens, Soci