More than half of American households didn't owe income tax last year
These increased wages for workers, not just those in leisure and hospitality, may mean more will owe federal income taxes again next year. Gleckman wrote that"many low-wage workers are getting raises, which will return them to the federal income tax rolls."
Gleckman added that stimulus checks and expanded tax credits, such as the temporary expanded child tax credits, also contributed to more people not owing federal income taxes. "Because [stimulus checks] were designed as refundable tax credits, they had the effect of significantly reducing tax liability in both 2020 and 2021. And the payments flipped some households from paying income tax to not doing so," Gleckman wrote in the post.
Although the number is expected to drop in 2021, many will still not pay. Almost all lower-income households making less than $28,000 will not have to pay and 43.2% of middle-income households will not have to pay. Although stimulus checks and tax credits provided relief to many US households and contributed to many Americans not owing income taxes, a
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