In 2020 in the United States, about 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars were paid in income taxes by the top 10 percent income percentile. Among all taxpayers, about 1.708 trillion U.S. dollars were collected in income taxes in that same year.
Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Internal Revenue Service. (November 3, 2022). Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. "Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. (2022). Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. "Federal Income Tax Payments in The United States in 2020, by Income Percentile (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service, Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Internal Revenue Service, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/