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Will taxes on Americans making less than $400,000 increase when the 2017 tax cuts expire?

Sunday, June 6, 2021

By Austin Tannenbaum

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YES

Taxes are due to modestly increase across the board if Trump-era tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of 2025.

The 2017 cuts reduced individual tax rates by up to 4%, depending on income levels. Legislators set an expiration date for the cuts because of Congressional rules designed to limit the long-term impact of tax and spending changes on budget deficits.

President Biden has pledged not to raise taxes on households making less than $400,000, suggesting that he will work with Congress to extend or offset the cuts before they expire. Temporary Bush-era tax cuts were extended in 2010 and made permanent in 2012.

The center-left Tax Policy Center noted that drawing additional tax revenue only from the 5% of Americans who make $400,000 or more could make it difficult for Biden to finance his infrastructure proposals.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

Sources

Tax Policy Center How did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act change personal taxes?

CNBC Biden has promised not to raise taxes on people earning less than $400,000

CNBC Biden interview transcript, May 22, 2020: ‘Nobody making under 400,000 bucks would have their taxes raised...’

Tax Policy Center President Biden’s no tax hike pledge problem

The Balance The Bush tax cuts and their impact on the economy

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