The Number Of Those Who Don't Pay Federal Income Tax Drops To Pre-Pandemic Levels

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Only a tiny fraction of people with very high incomes avoid paying federal income tax.
47% : But, for the most part, people don't pay income tax because they have little income.
46% : People generally don't pay federal income tax because, well, they don't make very much money.
44% : Similarly, more households will pay income taxes starting in 2026 if the individual tax cuts of the TCJA expire as scheduled at the end of 2025.
44% : While some politicians imply that people somehow are cheating the system by not paying taxes, the reality is quite different.
43% : Assuming the US avoids an economic slump, the share of households who do not pay federal income tax will remain steady in 2023, then fall slightly.
41% : Both are at least partially refundable and can reduce tax alibility to zero or even give money to those with no income tax liability.

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