what percentage of tax revenues do the top 1% pay
The top 10 percent pays 53.3 percent of all federal taxes. When looking at just federal income taxes, they pay 68 percent of the burden. The top 1 percent pays 24 percent of all federal taxes compared to 35 percent of all federal income taxes. The data for total federal taxes come from the Congressional Budget Office. The data for federal income taxes come from the IRS.