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1 Scott A. Hodge, States Vary Widely in Number of Tax Filers with No Income Tax Liability 1 (2010)

handle is hein.taxfoundation/ffccjxz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FISCAL FACT May 24, 2010 No. 229 States Vary Widely in Number of Tax Filers With No Income Tax Liability Southern States Have Highest Percentages of Nonpayers By Scott A. Hodge One of the most reported topics during the latest tax filing season was the record number of Americans who filed an income tax return but had no income tax liability after taking their credits and deductions. Non-Payersby .State According to the latest . ........... IRS figures for 2008, a ,,,iii!~iiii~ . i t iii~ : f); i~l : '., ,,,,,,j, record 52 million filers 36percent ofthe 143..... . million who filed a tax. .............iiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil: .. . .... > return had no tax. liability because their.. credits and deductions/ :... . ... . .... ......... .. .. ......... .:, g = reduced their liability to....... zero Indeed, tax credits............. such as the child tax ........ credit and earned income i~iiiii'.,, tax credit have become so iiiiiiiiiiii,, generous that a family of <i' :::::::::::::::::::: : : :: : :::..... . .. . . . . four earning up to about........ $52,000 can expect to........... have their income tax :.>:FUDTO liability erased entirely. 1 Scott A. Hodge, Record Numbers of People Paying No Income Tax; Over 50 Million 'Nonpayers' Include Families Making over $50,000, Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact, No. 214, March 10, 2010. Scott A. Hodge is president of the Tax Foundation. i )ATION