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1 Federal Tax Policy and the States Leonard E. Burman and Elaine Maag The Urban Institute and The FTA Annual Meeting June 9, 24 Federal Tax Policy Creates Challenges for States AMT Repeal of estate tax Exploding federal deficits Is flat tax or sales tax on second-term agenda? 1
2 AMT Original target: highincome tax shirkers Will become de facto tax for millions of uppermiddle income families Especially in high-tax states Impetus for tax reform For a discussion of the AMT, see Len Burman, William Gale, and Jeff Rohaly, The AMT: Projections and Problems, Tax Notes. July 7, 23. (Numbers updated for this presentation.) Determination of AMT Liability Steps 1 and 2 of 5 Calculate AMT tax base Regular taxable income for AMT purposes + AMT preferences + AMT adjustments = Alternative minimum taxable income - Allowable AMT exemption = Line 23 of form 6251 (AMT tax base) Calculate pre-credit tentative AMT liability Apply the AMT tax rate schedule and AMT exemption phase-out to the AMT tax base Burman, Gale, and Rohaly, The AMT: Projections and Problems, Tax Notes. July 7, 23. 2
3 Determination of AMT Liability Steps 3-5 Calculate tentative AMT liability Pre-credit tentative AMT liability - Allowable AMT foreign tax credit = Tentative AMT liability Calculate regular tax liability for AMT purposes Regular tax before credits (line 4 of the 14) - Taxes due to lump sum distributions - Allowable regular foreign tax credits = Regular tax liability for AMT purposes Calculate AMT liability AMT is the excess (if any) of tentative AMT liability over regular tax liability for AMT purposes Burman, Gale, and Rohaly, The AMT: Projections and Problems, Tax Notes. July 7, 23. Exemption AMT Exemptions and Schedule Threshold for 23-4 Beyond 25 Phase-out Married couples, $58, $45, $15, joint Singles $4,25 $33,75 $112,5 Schedule $ - $175, Above $175, Married couples 26% 28% and singles Burman, Gale, and Rohaly, The AMT: Projections and Problems, Tax Notes. July 7, 23. (Numbers updated for this presentation.) 3
4 Model Model similar to CBO, JCT, OTA Includes income tax rates, AMT, exemptions, deductions, and credits Includes effects of tax cuts Based on 1999 IRS public use file data are obtained by aging the 1999 data based on 2-21 actuals and CBO projections Explosive Growth of AMT Number of AMT Taxpayers (Millions) Current Law Pre-EGTRRA Law Pre-EGTRRA Law, with indexing Effect of 21 and 23 tax cuts (extended) Effect of failure to index for inflation Year Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 4
5 Total AMT Revenue, Billions of Dollars Current Law (extended) Pre-EGTRRA Law Year Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 By 28, it will cost more to repeal the AMT than the regular income tax Revenue Cost in $Billions Cost of repealing the regular tax Cost of repealing the AMT Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 5
6 Aggregate AMT Projections, Current Law (with EGTRRA and JGTRRA extended) Number of Returns (millions) Total As Percent of Taxpayers As Percent of Tax Filers AMT Revenue Total ($ billions) ,25.6 Pre-EGTRRA Law Number of Returns (millions) As Percent of Taxpayers As Percent of Tax Filers AMT Revenue Total (billions) Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 AMT Projections by Individual Characteristics Percent on AMT Pre-EGTRRA Current Law Law Characteristic Percent of Taxpayers Percent of Tax Filers by Filing Status Single Married Filing Joint Head of Household Married Filing Separate Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 6
7 AMT Projections by Individual Characteristics AMT Participation Rate (percent) Pre-EGTRRA Current Law Law Characteristic Filers by Number of Children or more Filers By State Tax Level High Middle Low Filers by Filing Status Single Married Filing Joint Head of Household Married Filing Separate Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 Filers Affected by the AMT Under Current Law, AGI Less than $1,, Percentage $75K-$1K $5K-$75K $3K-$5K Less than $3K Year Len Burman, Bill Gale, Jeff Rohaly, and Benjamin Harris. AMT: Problems and Potential Solutions, Figure 5. Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 22 7
8 Filers Affected by the AMT Under Current Law, AGI Greater than $1,, 21-1 Percentage $2K-$5K $1K-$2K $5K-$1M $1M and more Year Len Burman, Bill Gale, Jeff Rohaly, and Benjamin Harris. AMT: Problems and Potential Solutions, Figure 5. Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 22 Effect of the AMT on EGTRRA Income Tax Cuts 21 Cash Income Class (thousands of 23$) Percent of Tax Filers With No Cut Due to AMT Percent of Cut Taken Back By AMT All Less than 3 * * , More than 1, * Less than.5 percent. Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 8
9 Reform Options Revenue- and distributionally-neutral AMT and income tax changes Changes to the AMT on a stand-alone basis Changes to the AMT coupled with freeze of EGTRRA income and estate tax cuts Revenue-neutral AMT reform AMT Options: Overview AMT Status Number of AMT Taxpayers, 21 (millions) Number of Zero-Tax Returns, 21 (thousands) AGI > $2K AGI > $1,K Effect on Budget, ($ billions) 1, 3 Cuts Current Law Extended Maintain Current Law Plan 1: Index after Plan 2: Plan 1, plus Allow dependent exemptions Plan 3: Plan 2, plus Allow deductions for expenses and taxes ,2 Repeal after ,18 Revenue Neutral Option Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model 24 and authors' calculations. 9
10 Repeal of Estate Tax Estate tax dies out by 21, resurrected in 211 State death tax credit phased out by 26 Credit made state taxes essentially free source of revenue Many states tie their estate taxes to federal credit, so major loss of revenue for states State Estate Taxes Pre- and Post-EGTRRA Update of Pickup Tax Automatic Legislated Total Pickup Tax No estate tax in 25 No estate tax by Stand-alone + pickup tax Inheritance 1 1 Estate Total Sources: Harley T. Duncan, "State Responses to Estate Tax Changes Enacted as Part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 21 (EGTRRA)," Federation of Tax Administrators, October 24, 22; Joel Michael, "State Responses to EGTRRA Estate Tax Changes," Tax Notes, April 1, 24. 1
11 States with no Estate Tax in 25 (black; later in Grey) Sources: Michael (24) update of Duncan (22). Effects of Repeal Will cost states almost $5 billion in lost revenues in 27 (Duncan) Makes tax system less progressive Helps few farmers/small businesses 11
12 Distribution of Estate Tax by Economic Income, 21 Economic Income Class Percent of Taxable Returns Percent of Tax Estate Tax/Income (Percent) Lowest Quintile... Second Quintile... Middle Quintile.3.. Fourth Quintile Top Quintile All Addendum Top 1 Percent Top 5 Percent Top 1 Percent Top.5 Percent Top.1 Percent Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 Distribution of Estate Tax by Amount Paid, 21 Net Estate Tax ($ thousands) Number (thousands) All Estate Tax Returns Percent of Amount Total ($millions) Percent of Total Less than , , , , ,-2, , ,-5, , More than 5,.4.4 5, All , Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 12
13 All Farms and Businesses, 21 Estate Tax ($1,) All Farms and Businesses 3 Percent of Percent of Number Returns Tax 2, Less than , ,-2, ,-5, More than 5, All 4, Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 Reform Could Save Revenue, Spare All But Largest Estates Estate tax is complex In part because of all the loopholes put in place to benefit super-rich Vast majority of tax paid by a few very large estates Most farms & small businesses easy to exempt 13
14 Permanent Options v. Permanent Baseline 1-Year Estate Tax Gain 1. $3.5M Ex, 45% Top Rate 2. Option 1 Plus Index 3. $5M Ex, 35% Top Rate 4. $5M Ex, 45% Top Rate Revenue Gain w/ SDTC Kerry ($2m ex, $5M QFOBI) Note: EGTRRA permanent baseline revenue equals $89.9 billion (calendar years) 99.8 Taxable Farms and Businesses by Size of Exemption, 24 Taxable Farms and Businesses Under $5M 44 All Exemption in $millions Urban-Brookings Microsimulation Model, 24 14
15 Other Fed Tax Changes Affecting States Many states used federal definition of tax depreciation before 22 JGTRRA allows 5% bonus depreciation through states have decoupled Rest stand to lose $4 billion (Lav and Brecher, CBPP, May 12, 24) Several states used to base their tax on federal income tax or taxable income They have all had to decouple to maintain their tax base, but that contributes to complexity Federal Revenues Far Less than Spending 1 CBO Unified Baseline -1 Surplus or Deficit (% GDP) Extend 21/3 Tax Cuts Extend Other Provisions Fix AMT Hold Real DS/Person Constant -5-6 Exclude Retirement Trust Funds
16 Federal Revenues Far Less than Spending Unified Baseline Extend Bush Tax Cuts Extend Other Provisions Fix AMT Required Spending Cuts to Balance Budget in 29 by Baseline Concept (%) Baseline Concept CBO Adjusted CBO Adjusted Non- Retirement Projected Deficit as % of GDP Percent Cut in : All Non-interest Outlays All Mandatory Spending All Discretionary All Non-Defense DS William Gale and Peter Orszag, The Budget Outlook: Updates and Implications, Tax Notes, February 16,
17 The long-term situation is even worse Federal Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Outlays, FY % 22.% 2.% Percentage of GDP 18.% 16.% 14.% 12.% 1.% 8.% Medicaid Medicare 6.% 4.% 2.% Social Security.% Note: Authors used Jan 24 CBO data for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid through 214, and grew Social Security and Medicare levels with 23 Trustees data and Medicaid with 22 CBO data. Source: C. Eugene Steuerle and Adam Carasso, The Urban Institute, 24. Second Term Agenda and the States Administration officials have made no secret of desire for flat tax RSA/LSA proposal would exempt most people s saving from tax ERP/budget argue for consumption tax Many conservatives argue that flat tax is only solution to AMT problem 17
18 LSA as Capital Income Exclusion (23 version) 7 6 Revenue Loss ($ Billions) r=6% r=3% Year Note that 24 version would allow smaller accounts, so revenue loss would be approximately 1/3 smaller. However, revenue loss does not include cost of expanding access to tax-free retirement accounts or loss from rollovers out of existing accounts. See Len Burman, William Gale, and Peter Orszag, The Administration's Savings Proposals: Preliminary Analysis, Tax Notes, March 23. Is State Income Tax Viable Under Flat Tax? Admin/compliance costs of state income tax magnified without fed tax Large relative to revenue Difficult, if not impossible, to collect 199s for outof-state entities Voters would want states to conform to feds State taxes very regressive overall (see McIntyre et al., Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 5 States, Second Edition.) Undermining state income and estate taxes would further increase burdens on low/middle income people And federal government is also limiting states ability to raise revenue from other sources Internet (explicitly) and sales tax (through neglect) 18
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