About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 Mark Robyn & Gerald Prante, Tax Foundation Projects 2011 Tax Parameters following Release of August CPI Data 1 (2010)

handle is hein.taxfoundation/ffcefxz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TAX 1Ms A Y iFO UNDATIO t. . . .,\. No. 245 \\,III Tax Foundation Projects 2011 Tax Parameters Following Release of August CPI Data By Mark Robyn and Gerald Prante Summary This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its August 2010 estimate for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), including the estimate for urban consumers (CPI-U). This CPI-U statistic is typically the final piece of information needed to calculate federal tax parameters such as the standard deduction, personal exemption, and tax bracket thresholds. The IRS will use these to set withholding rates on wages throughout 2011 and for 2011 tax forms to be filed in early 2012. Unfortunately, the rates and brackets that taxpayers will face in 2011 are currently unknown. The expiring Bush tax cuts have not been addressed by the Congress, and several different outcomes are possible. All the most likely scenarios are addressed by the Tax Foundation's online calculator of 2011 income tax liability at wvcw. 'yTaxBurden.org, and this morning the calculator has been updated to reflect the new inflation adjustments. Inflation Relatively Low Inflation has been lower over the past 12 months (September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010) than the historical average, although it did rise faster over the past year than it did during the previous 12- month period. Table 1 shows the year-over-year inflation rates since 1992 for the statistic that is used to calculate tax parameters. For the 2011 tax year, the inflation rate is 1.48%. A year ago, that figure was 0.19%. Even though taxpayers will not start filing their 2011 tax returns until January 2012, tax year 2011 parameters are needed in advance of 2011 so that the IRS can produce instructions for 2011 income tax withholding which will begin in January. Therefore, the inflation adjustments for any tax year must be based on CPI-U data from portions of the previous two years. Mark Robyn is staff economist and Gerald Prante, Ph.D., senior economist at the Tax Foundation.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most