SOI Tax Stats - Individual tax statistics

 
 

Here you will find links to various studies relating to the individual taxpayer.


Individual income tax

Numerous studies which provide statistics on income, deductions, tax, and credits reported on individual Form 1040 income tax returns and associated schedules are available in this area. Find statistics on high income tax returns, income tax rates, nonfarm sole proprietorships, data by geographic areas, and more.


Estate tax

Estate Tax Statistics OneSheetPDF

This annual study includes information on gross estate and its composition, deductions, and tax; and information on the age, sex, and marital status of decedents. Basic estate tax return data by year in which returns are filed are produced each year. Also included are data on nonresident aliens who had more than $60,000 of assets in the United States. These data come from taxpayers filing Form 706.


International

Numerous studies which provide statistics on the individual taxpayer in the international context. Find statistics on foreign recipients of U.S. income, foreign trusts, individual foreign earned income and the foreign tax credit, international boycotts and nonresident alien estate tax returns. These data come from taxpayers filing Forms 706-NA, 1042-S, 1116, 2555, 3520, 5713 and more.


Personal wealth

Personal Wealth Study OneSheetPDF

This periodic study provides estimates of personal wealth of top wealth holders that are generated from estate tax return data using the "estate multiplier" technique, in conjunction with both filing-year and year-of-death estate databases.


Income from trusts and estates

Estate and Trust Income Tax Statistics OneSheetPDF

The U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts (Form 1041) is used to report the income, deductions, gains, and losses of estates and trusts, as well as distributions to beneficiaries and income tax liability. Entities are classified into types based on their purpose.