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Comparing Income, Corporate, Capital Gains Tax Rates: 1916-2011

by Catherine Mulbrandon on January 24, 2012

in Comparing Tax Rates by Income, VE Infographics

Due to popular demand, I have updated my 2010 graph on top marginal tax rates. In addition, during this year’s tax season, I will be selling copies of my Top Marginal Tax Rates graph as a tabloid size 11″x17″ poster.
Top Marginal Tax Rates: 1916-2011


 

FYI, your marginal tax rate is the rate you pay on the “last dollar” you earn; but when you view the taxes you paid as a percentage of your income, your effective tax rate is less than your marginal rate, especially after you take into account the deductions and exemptions, i.e. income that is not subject to any tax.

Tax Data: Married filing jointly, Capital Gains & Regular, Historical Corporate, Corporate Tax Schedule (page16) pdf

Tagged as: IRS, Line Graph, Tax Rates, United States

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The Great Divergence In Pictures: A visual guide to income inequality. [Slate]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on January 12, 2012

in Client Work, Growth of Income Inequality, VE Infographics

First published in Slate to accompany an article written by Tim Noah, I created these graphs about income inequality covering the changes in income inequality as well as looking at changes in race, gender, education, taxes and political party in the White House.

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Job Growth: Which states are more competitive?

by Catherine Mulbrandon on December 9, 2011

in Client Work, VE Infographics

I worked with Economic Modeling Specialists on a data graphic that looks to distinguish between growth from large national forces vs. local competitive advantages within a state.

Learn more about the data and analysis at the EMSI Blog.

Expected Job Growth by State

 

 

 

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The Top 0.01% and Top 1%’s Income Share: 2008

by Catherine Mulbrandon on October 25, 2011

in Distribution of Income, Illustrated Guide to Income, VE Infographics

This one of the graphics that I presented recently at The Big Picture conference here in New York City. It is from a project I am currently working on called An Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States: a collection of infographics, maps and charts looking at the different incomes and occupations in the United States.

Income Share of Top 0.01% and Top 1%

Recently the conversation in the news has been about the top 1%, however, in this graphic I show the breakdown of personal income by different percentiles, including the top 0.01% (i.e. income above $9 million). I have used 10,000 “people” to represent the tax returns filed in 2008, each “person” one equals 15,246 tax units. (A tax unit is single adult or married couple living together, including their dependents.)

So the top 1% are represented by the 100 “people” in the four (orange, yellow, magenta & red) rectangles the upper left corner.

Approximately $8.2 trillion in personal income (including capital gains) was reported to the IRS in 2008. Divide that by 152 million tax units you get an average income of $54,315. I have the size of the “people” represent the average income for each percentile group. For example the Average Income for the Top 0.01% = $27 million.

Data is from Saez and Piketty research which is now available at the The World Top Incomes Database 

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Tagged as: Income - Inequality, Income - Share of, United States

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