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SOI Tax Stats - Tax Stats at a Glance

 

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2011 Tax Stats Card


Summary of Collections Before Refunds by Type of Return, FY 2010 [1]


Type of Return


Number of Returns


Gross Collections
(Millions of $)

Individual income tax

141,166,805

1,163,688

Corporation income tax

2,355,803[2]

277,937

Employment taxes

29,787,494

824,188

Excise taxes 

836,793

47,190

Gift tax 

230,007

2,820

Estate tax 

28,780

16,931

 

Selected Information from Returns Filed


Corporate Returns (TY 2009) [3]

 Number filing with assets $250M or more

 13,942

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

73.5%



S Corporation Returns (TY 2009) [3]

 Number of returns

[P] 4,049,944




Partnership Returns  (TY 2009) [3]

 Number of returns

3,168,728


Individual Returns

Top 1-percent Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) break (TY 2009) [3,4]

 $343,927

Top 10-percent AGI break (TY 2009) [3,4]

  $112,124

Bottom 10-percent AGI break (TY 2009) [3,4]

 $6,449

Median AGI (TY 2009) [3,4] 

$32,393

Percent that claim standard deductions (TY 2009) [3]

  65.7%

Percent that claim itemized deductions (TY 2009) [3]

  32.5%

Percent e-filed (TY 2010) thru 5/26/2011 [5]  

81.2%

Percent using paid preparers (TY 2009) [3]

  57.3%

Number of returns with AGI $1M or more (TY 2009) [5] 

241,528

State with the highest number-California (TY 2009)

34,889

State with the least number- Vermont (TY 2009)  

276

Number of individual refunds (TY 2009) (millions) [3] 

  109.4

Individual refund amount (TY 2009) (billions of $) [3]

  $333.1

Average individual refund amount (TY 2009)

  $3,045

Earned Income Tax Credit (TY 2009) [3]:

Number of returns with credit (millions)  

[P]  27.0

Amount claimed (billions of $)

[P]  $59.2



Nonprofit Organizations  (TY 2007) [3,6]

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

397,734

Assets controlled by nonprofits (billions of $)  

$3,336


Taxpayer Assistance  (FY 2010) [1]

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

78,160,917

 



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)

Revised: March 2012


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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: April 30, 2012