This graph shows the average tax rates of the 400 taxpayers reporting the highest adjusted annual gross income to the IRS in the United States in 2014. Total income tax is defined as income tax after credits. 39.25 percent of the 400 taxpayers with the largest income in 2014 paid a tax rate between 20 and 25 percent. 9.5 percent of the 400 taxpayers paid 35 percent or more income tax.
Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014
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Internal Revenue Service. (December 5, 2016). Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/
Internal Revenue Service. "Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014." Chart. December 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/
Internal Revenue Service. (2016). Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/
Internal Revenue Service. "Average Tax Rates of Taxpayers Reporting The Highest Annual Incomes in The United States in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/
Internal Revenue Service, Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Average tax rates of taxpayers reporting the highest annual incomes in the United States in 2014 [Graph], Internal Revenue Service, December 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216612/tax-rates-of-the-super-rich-in-the-us/