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A~ %#6@%$&" Amount~ &#K;~ &#v~ &#p�~ &#�~ &#.�~ &#:Z~ &#8A&$3'&+ Net capital gain reported on Schedule D:'#'#'#'#'#'#'#'$(" Number of returns~ (#�"�~ (#zt~ (#;A~ (#t}~ (#ƙ�~ (#6h~ (#�+A($)" Amount~ )#A�:~ )#I�~ )#�~ )#<~ )#γ�~ )#�~ )#Vg')$3*&+ Net capital loss reported on Schedule D:*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*$+" Number of returns~ +#J�~ +#F�;~ +#�=&A~ +#�+A~ +#n-K~ +#A~ +#�A+$," Amount~ ,#j�~ ,#&t~ ,#p�4A~ ,#^_~ ,#�~ ,#. A~ ,#� "A,$=-&5 Capital gains distributions reported on Form 1040:-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-$." Number of returns~ .#aM~ .#�P~ .#1~ .#$�1A~ .#jd~ .#�A~ .#�)@.$/" Amount~ /#r\k~ /#�;,A~ /#� ,~ /#-A~ /#[>A~ /#\I-A~ /#P A/$A0&9 Sales of property other than capital assets, net gain:0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0$1" Number of returns~ 1#N 2~ 1#A~ 1#A~ 1#xA~ 1#Q A~ 1#@~ 1#N@1$2" Amount~ 2#�y~ 2#fV2~ 2#� A~ 2#vT)~ 2#n^~ 2#<~ 2#jw`2$A3&9 Sales of property other than capital assets, net loss:3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3$4" Number of returns~ 4#-A~ 4#`u A~ 4#� A~ 4#EA~ 4#x$ A~ 4#`@~ 4#�A4$5" Amount~ 5#�=�~ 5#XIA~ 5#.)$~ 5#k!A~ 5#Fs6~ 5#(�'A~ 5#.l\5$56&- Taxable Individual Retirement Arrangement 6#6#6#6#6#6#6#6$7& distributions:7#7#7#7#7#7#7#7$8" Number of returns~ 8#i~ 8#�5D~ 8#c~ 8#N~ 8#$�5A~ 8#A~ 8#@@8$9" Amount~ 9# ~ 9#*Y�~ 9#�!�~ 9#�~ 9#*\r~ 9#7�~ 9#K9$*:&" Taxable pensions and annuities::#:#:#:#:#:#:#:$;" Number of returns~ ;#�'�~ ;#J�~ ;#Jz=~ ;#f~ ;#Z ~ ;#΁=~ ;#p�A;$<" Amount~ <#T�9~ <#`~ <#�� ~ <#^4F ~ <#�~ <#h~ <#2-.<$'=& Rent and royalty net income:=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=$>" Number of returns~ >#SA~ >#PY,A~ >#=~ >#<~ >#N~ >#�#~ >#L�A>$?" Amount~ ?#ޚ ~ ?#��~ ?#~X�~ ?#J~ ?#b{%~ ?#�)�~ ?#Q;?$@ �l�%A �y�%B ���%C ���%D ���%E ���%F ���%G ���%H ���%I ��@%J ��@%K ��@%L �p@%`M ���%N �r�%O �s�%P �w�%Q �v�%R �l�%S �q�%T ���%U ���%V �y�%W ���%X ���%Y �o�%Z ���%[ ���%\ �m�%] ���%^ ���%_ �y�%%@& Rent and royalty net loss:@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@$A" Number of returns~ A#J�~ A#o#A~ A#'A~ A#&�9~ A#f]~ A#@�A~ A#@A$B" Amount~ B#� �~ B#�~ B#�~ B#_QA~ B#~ B#�~ B#`B$4C&, Partnership and S Corporation net income:C#C#C#C#C#C#C#C$D" Number of returns~ D#@vKA~ D#L A~ D#A~ D#t A~ D#s.A~ D#F�+~ D#f1#D$E" Amount~ E#;*~ E#�~ E#�~ E#<~ E#f �~ E#1~ E#�E$2F&* Partnership and S Corporation net loss:F#F#F#F#F#F#F#F$G" Number of returns~ G#}~ G#A~ G#�A~ G#A~ G#S!A~ G#�A~ G#AG$H* Amount~ H+ ~ H+�~ H+D0BA~ H+F;t~ H+&e�~ H+�~ H+ƔH$"IFootnotes at end of table.IIIIIIIII I I I iJaTable 1.--Individual Income Tax Returns, Tax Year 1996 Preliminary Data: Selected Income and TaxJJ J J J :K2Items, by Size of Adjusted Gross Income--ContinuedKK K K K _LW(All figures are estimates based on samples--money amounts are in thousands of dollars)LL L L L  M/ M0%M1Size of adjusted gross incomeM2M2M2M2M2 N3ItemN4 All returnsN5~ N6L@~ N6L@~ N6j@~ N6j@N6O3O4 O4Under O7under O7under O7under O7under~ O6jAP8P9P: $15,000 [1]~ P:L@~ P:j@~ P:j@~ P:jAP:or moreQ;~ Q<~ Q<~ Q<~ Q<~ Q<~ Q<~ Q<�'R& Estate and trust net income:R'R'R'R'R'R'R'S" Number of returns~ S#A~ S#@~ S#�.@~ S#�@~ S#P@~ S#@~ S#H@S$T" Amount~ T#:O�~ T#XiA~ T#mA~ T# ~ T#,�.A~ T#VS~ T#*u�T$%U& Estate and trust net loss:U#U#U#U#U#U#U#U$V" Number of returns~ V#�2@~ V#@~ V#(@~ V#E@~ V#x@~ V#X@~ V#@V$W" Amount~ W#d A~ W#�@~ W#@~ W#z@~ W#@~ W#@~ W#p�AW$X& Farm net income:X#X#X#X#X#X#X#X$Y" Number of returns~ Y#�-~ Y#X�A~ Y#IA~ Y#A~ Y#NA~ Y#@~ Y#T@Y$Z" Amount~ Z#B&2~ Z#.A~ Z#g~ Z#Zf~ Z#�~ Z#K[~ Z#n0Z$[& Farm net loss:[#[#[#[#[#[#[#[$\" Number of returns~ \#V7Y~ \#A~ \#A~ \#A~ \#�'A~ \#�?@~ \#<@\$]" Amount~ ]# V�~ ]#z�<~ ]#~�~ ]#!DA~ ]#Ψ�~ ]#1A~ ]#� Y]$%^& Unemployment compensation:^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^$_" Number of returns~ _#^E�~ _#�~ _#Z~ _#Nj~ _#,:3A~ _#w@~ _#@_$` �l�%a ���%b ��%c ���%d ���%e �{�%f ���%g ���%h ���%i ���%j ���%k �}�%l ���%@m ���%n ��%o ���%p ���%q ���%r ���%s ���%t ���%u ���%v ���%w �}�%x ���%y ���%z �o�%{ ���%| ���%} �p�%~ ���% ���%`" Amount~ `#~ `#֐+~ `#fs~ `#�~ `#��~ `#h�A~ `#@`$,a&$ Taxable Social Security benefits:a#a#a#a#a#a#a#a$b" Number of returns~ b#J~ b#@~ b#�#U~ b#U�~ b#�~ b#Tv"A~ b# Ab$c" Amount~ c#^� ~ c#yA~ c#��~ c#1~ c#_~ c#�~ c#�6�c$'d& Total statutory adjustments:d#d#d#d#d#d#d#d$e" Number of returns~ e#�_~ e#~ e#f�~ e#}�~ e#�~ e#%W~ e#FL+e$f" Amount~ f#]� ~ f#� LA~ f#l~ f#R=�~ f#oK~ f#e�~ f#v�f$?g&7 Payments to an Individual Retirement Arrangement:g#g#g#g#g#g#g#g$"h" Number of returns~ h#� ~ h##~ h#IP~ h#tV~ h#Я%A~ h#нA~ h#@h$i" Amount~ i#~ i#&�9~ i#~ i#*~ i#�o~ i#'A~ i#$4Ai$)j&! 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Forfeited interest penalty:v#v#v#v#v#v#v#v$"w" Number of returns~ w#�%A~ w# �A~ w#P9A~ w#�A~ w#`+�@~ w#@~ w#j@w$x" Amount~ x#P�A~ x#@l@~ x#@N@~ x# @~ x#X@~ x#@~ x#-@x$y& Alimony paid:y#y#y#y#y#y#y#y$"z" Number of returns~ z#�"A~ z#`@~ z#@@~ z#A~ z# RA~ z#@~ z#@z${" Amount~ {#ZHL~ {#A~ {#pA~ {#4�'A~ {#6 K~ {#sF~ {#FY{$|, Total deductions:|#|#|#|#|#|#|#|$}" Number of returns~ }#~B�~ }#>x� ~ }#s ~ }#nKE~ }#�~ }#~�~ }#&]}$~" Amount~#JA~ ~#.~ ~# +~ ~#F)~ ~#;~ ~#f#~ ~#f�~$'& Basic standard deduction:#######$ �l�%� ���%� ���%� ��%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%@� ���%� ���%� �z�%� ���%� ��@%� ��@%� �m@%� �>@% � �c�%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%"" Number of returns~ #~ #* ~ #ګ�~ #~c,~ #K~ #HA~ #P@$�" Amount~ �# b~ �#�"#)~ �#~ �#Z ~ �#�~ �#6�~ �#^'�$,�&$ Additional standard deduction:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$"�" Number of returns~ �#ND�~ �#N-~ �#&~ �#:`~ �#:$A~ �#P�@~ �#�@�$�" Amount~ �#F�5~ �#~W~ �#I~ �#k=A~ �#n2U~ �#plA~ �#`@�$;�,3 Total itemized deductions (after limitation):�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$"�" Number of returns~ �#Em~ �#^~ �#~ �#~ �#�~ �#6b~ �#@�5A�$�" Amount�#+A~ �#�~ �#& ~ �#-~ �#ҍX3~ �#�~ �#Z�$=�&5 Itemized deductions in excess of limitation:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$%�" Number of returns~ �#J �--- �--- �---~ �#@o@~ �#*�~ �#NV�$�" Amount~ �# �--- �--- �---~ �#t@~ �#E�~ �#��$7�&/ Medical and dental expenses deduction:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$%�" Number of returns~ �#ƸF~ �#,A~ �#9A~ �#^7A~ �#>C@~ �#P@~ �#@�$�" Amount~ �#b~ �#ƊC~ �#�~ �#*cb~ �#�n~ �#ր]~ �#qA�$&�& Taxes paid deduction:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$%�" Number of returns~ �#L~ �#U~ �#P~ �#&~ �#~~ �#Z ~ �#nV�$�* Amount~ �+�H0~ �+�.�~ �+O~ �+�"U~ �+gz~ �+A� ~ �+r� �$"�Footnotes at end of table.��������� � � � i�aTable 1.--Individual Income Tax Returns, Tax Year 1996 Preliminary Data: Selected Income and Tax:�2Items, by Size of Adjusted Gross Income--Continued_�W(All figures are estimates based on samples--money amounts are in thousands of dollars) �/ �0%�1Size of adjusted gross income�2�2�2�2�2�&� &� & �3Item�4 All returns�5~ �6L@~ �6L@~ �6j@~ �6j@�6�&� &� &�3�4 �4Under �7under �7under �7under �7under~ �6jA�&� &� &�8�9�: $15,000 [1]~ �:L@~ �:j@~ �:j@~ �:jA�:or more�&� &� &�;~ �<~ �<~ �<~ �<~ �<~ �<~ �<��&� &� &)�&! Interest paid deduction:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�&� &� &%�" Number of returns~ �#�~ �#-A~ �#�~ �# ~ �#Vs~ �#r~ �#�;G�&� &� &�. Amount~ �#z)E6~ �#g,~ �#��~ �#"t ~ �#g~ �#>Ww ~ �#1�&� &� &4�&, Charitable contributions deduction:�'�'�'�'�'�'�'�&� &� &%�" Number of returns~ �#n~ �#C~ �#p�~ �#^K�~ �#b@~ �#z1�~ �#S�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#Z~ �##S~ �#Ɠ>~ �#jB�~ �#"–~ �#fF@~ �#���$� &� &� �l�%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%@� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%�, Taxable income:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#�~ �#W�~ �#��~ �#:9@~ �#R;�~ �#fP~ �#\�$� &� &�. Amount�#R'A~ �#�{~ �#YM�#A�#A~ �#� o�#E?A�$� &� &%�, Income tax before credits:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#J�~ �#��~ �#��~ �#:9@~ �# �~ �#fP~ �#\�$� &� &�" Amount�#A~ �#D3~ �#N?� ~ �#ib~ �#�*~ �#riX~ �#K57�$� &� &�, Total tax credits:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#�~ �#f �~ �#F~ �#Zz~ �#.~ �#},A~ �#@�A�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#V~ �#N�!~ �#~ �#*A~ �#�6A~ �#�!<~ �# ^GA�$� &� & �& Child care credit:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#l~ �# A~ �# \~ �#ZLe~ �#H�?A~ �#!A~ �#p@�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#v�~ �#@~ �#U'~ �#I%A~ �#6~ �#�>A~ �#s@�$� &� &1�&) Credit for the elderly or disabled:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#�A~ �#"@~ �# @ �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#O@~ �#@~ �#Q@ �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &!�& Foreign tax credit:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#ʟ~ �#0+A~ �# A~ �#$�A~ �#�"!A~ �#x.A~ �#ZA�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#N�~ �#=@~ �#H@~ �# @~ �#�A~ �#DZ!A~ �#z��$� &� &&�& General business credit:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#�A~ �#%@~ �#@@~ �#@~ �#`@~ �#y@~ �#@b@�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#t�#A~ �#<@~ �#@@~ �#T@~ �#0NA~ �#x�A~ �#H� A�$� &� &!�& Minimum tax credit:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �# @~ �#@~ �#{@~ �#@~ �#w@~ �#@3@~ �#@�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#&~ �#W@~ �#m@~ �#@~ �#]@~ �#`2@~ �#�A�$� &� &$�, Income tax after credits:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#(�~ �#ҲK~ �#z�~ �#P>~ �#j~ �# /~ �#\�$� &� &�" Amount�#�A~ �#P~ �#:A� ~ �#,~ �#�*~ �#zG~ �#Zz6�$� &� &�& Self-employment tax:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#@#~ �#q�~ �#�~ �#~ �#Z~ �# B~ �#|. A�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#r~ �#:~ �#v�~ �#j�~ �#^٬~ �#~ �#JA�$� &� &#�& Alternative minimum tax:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#A~ �#@~ �#@~ �#@~ �#@~ �#A~ �#h%A�$� &� &� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%@� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ���%� ��@%� ��@%� ��%� �6@%� ��%� �_%�" Amount~ �#B�~ �# [@~ �#i@~ �#@~ �#XA~ �#\�A~ �#�3l�$� &� &,�,$ Total earned income credit (EIC):�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#"}�~ �#~ �#r �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#�~ �# ~ �#6U� �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &;�&3 EIC used to offset income tax before credits:�#�#�#�-�-�-�-�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#f�~ �#ޫ�~ �#_ �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#&~ �#lFA~ �#@� �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &-�&% EIC used to offset other taxes:�#�#�#�-�-�-�-�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#�,�~ �#�~ �#n/ �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#:�~ �#~\~ �#`& �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &-�&% Excess EIC, refundable portion:�#�#�#�-�-�-�-�$� &� &"�" Number of returns~ �#�~ �#I�~ �#Z� �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�" Amount~ �#�!�~ �#m�~ �# �--- �--- �--- �---�$� &� &�, Total income tax:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#\�~ �#�=L~ �#��~ �#nr>~ �#v~ �#Z~ �#\�$� &� &�" Amount�#꛳A~ �#z|~ �#� ~ �#�-~ �#�*~ �#N�6~ �#�&�6�$� &� &�, Total tax liability:�#�#�#�#�#�#�#�$� &� &�" Number of returns~ �#F?~ �#u�~ �#�#~ �#@~ �#q�~ �#be~ �#?7A�$� &� &�* Amount�+A~ �+^~ �+C� ~ �+@f~ �+B�,~ �+2k~ �+�7�$� &� &9�A1[1] Includes returns with adjusted gross deficit.�������?�A7[2] Included in data for Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ.�������2�A*[3] Not included in adjusted gross income.@�A8NOTE: Detail may not add to totals because of rounding.�������[�ASSOURCE: IRS, Statistics of Income Bulletin, Spring 1998, Document 1136 (Rev. 5-98).�A= �v�%�> ����?�?�?�?m}ĺëw,�VB,�V̺�\XT0|0<��0\XT|0|0ax\XT0}Ļ�w0@}w0}@�Ļ@�h�Uw��qq     ��" ������������������������������