The Nation - News from Aug. 2, 1985
About 30,000 couples and individuals with incomes above $250,000 paid little or no federal income tax in 1983, the Treasury Department reported. The number included 3,170 who earned more than $1 million apiece. Of the 260,275 persons whose incomes exceeded $250,000, 121,850 paid a tax rate of more than 20%, the department said. About 83,000 paid between 10% and 20%, 25,452 paid between 5% and 10% and about 29,800 paid less than 5%. As many as 306 persons who earned over $1 million may have paid no tax.
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