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High-Income Tax Returns for 2002 PDF
Article by Brian Balkovic, SOI
The Tax Reform Act of 1976 requires annual publication of data on individual income tax returns reporting income of $200,000 or more, including the number of such returns reporting no income tax liability and the importance of various tax provisions in making these returns nontaxable.
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Related Link: Individual Tax Statistics
International Boycott Reports, 2001 and 2002 PDF
Data Release by Melissa Redmiles, SOI
In the 1970’s, the United States Congress responded to the Arab League’s boycott of Israel by passing legislation designed to discourage U.S. persons from participating in unsanctioned boycotts of other countries.
Related Link: International Boycott Statistics
S Corporation Returns, 2002 PDF
Article by Kelly Luttrell, SOI
As they have been since 1997, S corporations once again are the most prevalent type of corporation filing Form 1120. Since then, S corporation return filings have increased by over 702.1 thousand returns. Nearly 58.9 percent of all corporations filed Form 1120S for 2002.
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Related Link: S Corporation Statistics
Taxable REIT Subsidiaries: Analysis of the First Year's Returns, Tax Year 2001 PDF
Article by Thornton Matheson, Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Analysis
The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Modernization Act of 1999 provided for the creation of taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS's), corporations which could be 100-percent owned by REIT's. In 2001, 480 firms elected to be TRS's, 404 of these filed corporate income tax returns.
Related Link: Corporation Tax Statistics
U. S. Sole Proprietorships: A Gender Comparison,1985-2000 PDF
Article by Ying Lowrey, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
Between 1985 and 2000, female-owned sole proprietorships grew at a faster rate than those owned by men. Their numbers increased at an average annual rate of 4.1 percent compared with just 2.2 percent for male-owned sole proprietorships.
Related Link: Nonfarm Sole Proprietorship Statistics