USA TODAY:… Though the law is projected to raise more than $800 billion in taxes, fees and penalties over a decade, 40% comes from about 3.5 million households with adjusted gross incomes above $200,000. Employers, insurers and health care providers are slated to fork over much of the rest. That leaves only a few taxes that will fall partially on middle-income taxpayers:..
Several small taxes, such as one on indoor tanning salons, also could reach average taxpayers. Still, fewer than 10% of the nation’s 140 million tax filers are likely to pay more.
The law’s impact on middle-income taxpayers “is on average going to be relatively small,” says Donald Marron, director of the non-partisan Tax Policy Center. “The bulk of the taxes are aimed at corporations and high-income folks.”… (more)
