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SOI Tax Stats - Tax Stats at a Glance

 

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2010 Tax Stats Card


Summary of Collections Before Refunds by Type of Return, FY 2009 [1]


Type of Return


Number of Returns


Gross Collections
(Millions of $)

Individual income tax

144,103,375

1,175,422

Corporation income tax

2,475,785 [2]

225,482

Employment taxes

30,223,289

 858,164

Excise taxes 

809,461

46,632

Gift tax 

245,262

3,094

Estate tax 

47,320

21,583

 

Selected Information from Returns Filed


Corporate Returns (TY 2007) [3]

 Number filing with assets $250M or more

 14,752

 Percent of total corporate net income for firms with assets $250M or more

75.4%



S Corporation Returns (TY 2007) [3]

 Number of returns

[P] 3,989,893




Partnership Returns  (TY 2008) [3]

 Number of returns

3,146,006


Individual Returns

Top 1-percent Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) break (TY 2008) [3,4]

 $380,354

Top 10-percent AGI break (TY 2008) [3,4]

  $113,799

Bottom 10-percent AGI break (TY 2008) [3,4]

 $5,942

Median AGI (TY 2008) [3,4] 

$33,048

Percent that claim standard deductions (TY 2008) [3]

  64.4%

Percent that claim itemized deductions (TY 2008) [3]

  33.8%

Percent e-filed (TY 2009) thru 5/23/2010 [5]  

75.7%

Percent using paid preparers (TY 2008) [3]

  57.7%

Number of returns with AGI $1M or more (TY 2008) [5] 

323,067

State with the highest number-California (TY 2008)

44,027

State with the least number- Vermont (TY 2008)  

389

Number of individual refunds (TY 2008) (millions) [3] 

  111.7

Individual refund amount (TY 2008) (billions of $) [3]

  $324.1

Average individual refund amount (TY 2008)

  $2,902

Earned Income Tax Credit (TY 2008) [3]:

Number of returns with credit (millions)  

[P]  24.8

Amount claimed (billions of $)

[P]  $50.7



Nonprofit Organizations  (TY 2006) [3,6]

Number of returns (Forms 990 & 990-PF filers)  

383,064

Assets controlled by nonprofits (billions of $)  

$3,196


Taxpayer Assistance  (FY 2009) [1]

Number assisted by writing, calling, or by walk-in

First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit [1,7]

Number of returns
Total amount granted (millions of $)

74,138,466

 

479,622
$3,583



Sources and footnotes:

[P]  Preliminary Data
[FY] Fiscal Year 
[TY] Tax Year
[1] Source: IRS Data Book.
[2] Excludes S Corporations.
[3] Source—SOI data.
[4] The calculations include returns for dependents, which significantly impact the AGI break for the bottom 10-percent class. Returns with negative AGI were excluded from these calculations.
[5] Source— IRS Masterfile System
[6] Organizations tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3)
[7] Includes original and amended returns filed between 1/1/09—9/30/09 for homes purchased during that period.

Revised:  August, 2010


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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: January 23, 2012