Marginal tax rate increasing in US
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Tax cuts on income (tax rebates) introduced in 2001 and 2003 by the Bush
Administration will expire on December 31, 2010 and the Obama Administration intends
not to extend to people earning more than $ 200,000 a year and couples earning more
than $ 250,000. This group accounts for 2% of American taxpayers. The tax increase
includes increasing the tax rate of income tax for these taxpayers from 36% to 39.6%,
higher taxes on dividends and capital gains from 15% to 20% and, lastly, stamp duty
sequences re-introduced, reaching the rate of 45% for those who receive an inheritance of
over $ 3.5 million. The objective is to finance the revenue increasing new fiscal stimulus
plans and reduce some of the deficit. There are a number of theoretical and empirical
economic literature that shows that increasing the marginal rates of income tax for higher
income taxpayers can bring down consumption, reduced labor supply and even a leaking
capital, which could produce a net loss of tax revenue. The controversy in the U.S. is
served.