Income Tax Rates Under Each President

A short history the tax set a base rate of 1 percent tax on personal income but also set a personal exemption of 3 000.
Income tax rates under each president. Many workers noticed changes to their paychecks starting in 2018 when the new tax rates went into effect. From the tax policy center. Via the tax policy center here is the list of top bracket marginal tax rates from the introduction of the income tax in 1913 to a few years ago. This was nearly the highest tax rate for top earners in the century just under the 94 percent rate for income over 200 000 instated during world war ii under franklin d.
The chart below shows the tax brackets from the republican tax plan. These bush tax cuts reduced taxes for married couples with children small businesses investors retirees and the four highest income tax brackets. As of february 2011 barack obama extended the bush tax cuts but raised taxes on health care insurance cigarettes and tanning salons according to ezra klein of the washington post. Elliot brownlee details in his book federal taxation in america.