Americans Who Make More Than $100,000 Pay 80% of Federal Income Taxes – By Kelly Phillips Erb
A surprising new report from FORBES: Here’s the dirty little secret that we don’t like to talk about – when it comes to income tax, top earners really do pay more in federal income taxes. According to recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data, Americans earning over $100,000 paid 79.5% of federal income taxes in 2014.