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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Also known as: TCJA

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Taxes Explained: Taxing Income versus Wealth - Demos demos.org Demos Mar 13, 2025 10 facts

referenceThe Tax Policy Center published model estimate T17-0314, which analyzes the distribution of federal tax changes by expanded cash income percentile for the year 2025 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

claimCertain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), including tax cuts for the ultrawealthy, are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025.

perspectiveCongressional Republicans have expressed a desire to make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions permanent or to eliminate the estate tax entirely.

measurementHouseholds in the top 1 percent of earners, defined as those with incomes over $3 million, will receive an average tax cut of over $60,000 in 2025 due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

perspectivePresident Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers advocate for making the temporary tax cuts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent.

claimDuring the first administration of President Donald Trump, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which provided tax cuts primarily for wealthy households rather than those with low or moderate incomes.

claimThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) temporarily doubled the estate tax exemption, allowing individuals to pass down $11 million and couples to pass down $22 million in wealth tax-free starting in 2018.

claimThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) temporarily lowered the income tax rate for the highest-income households.

measurementHouseholds earning less than $84,000 annually receive an average tax cut of less than $500 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

measurementExtending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions would cost the United States government $466 billion in revenue in 2026.