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The Individual Income Tax Returns bulletin article and related statistical tables are published in the SOI Bulletin and contain summary statistics based on a sample of individual income tax returns (Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ, including electronically-filed returns) filed during the calendar year. Two versions of this data are made available during the year and they are described below:

  • Preliminary Data - These data represent estimates of income and tax items based on a sample of individual income tax returns filed between January and late September of a given processing year. These returns are then weighted to represent a full year of taxpayer reporting. In general, some of the returns processed during the remainder of the year may have somewhat different characteristics compared to these earlier ones. Therefore, these preliminary data are best utilized by comparisons made to the preliminary estimates from the prior year. When available, the estimates from the Complete Year Data should be used in place of the preliminary data.

  • Complete Year Data - These data represent estimates based on a sample of individual income tax returns filed between January and December of a given processing year. The report contains data and analysis on sources of income, adjusted gross income, exemptions, deductions, taxable income, income tax, tax credits, self-employment tax, and tax payments. These estimates should be used in place of the preliminary data when available.

Complete Year Data

Statistical Tables

All tables are available as Microsoft Excel® files. A free Excel viewer is available for download, if needed.

Table 1 -- Individual Income Tax, All Returns: Sources of Income and Adjustments
Classified by: Size of Adjusted Gross Income
Tax Years: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996   1995

Table 2 -- Individual Income Tax, All Returns: Tax Liability, Tax Credits, and Tax Payments
Classified by: Size of Adjusted Gross Income
Tax Years: 2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995

Table 3 -- Individual Income Tax Returns with Itemized Deductions
Classified by: Size of Adjusted Gross Income
Tax Years: 2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995

Table 4 -- Individual Income Tax Returns with Earned Income Credit
Classified by: Size of Adjusted Gross Income
Tax Years: 2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995
 
Bulletin Article

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Individual Income Tax Returns
2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  2004  2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995

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Preliminary Data

Statistical Tables

All tables are available as Microsoft Excel® files. A free Excel viewer is available for download, if needed.

 Individual Income Tax Returns:  Selected Income and Tax Items
 Classified by: Size of Adjusted Gross Income
 Tax Years: 2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996

 Individual Income Tax Returns:  Selected Income and Tax Items
 Classified by:  Percentage Change
 Tax Years: 2010/2009   2009/2008   2008/2007   2007/2006   2006/2005   2005/2004                 

Data Release

The data releases is in PDF format.  A free Adobe® reader is available for download, if needed.

Individual Income Tax Returns, Preliminary Data
2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996

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