Chart: Corporate income tax revenue is disproportionately paid by the top 1 percent: Average corporate income tax revenue, by percentile, 1979–2014

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Corporate income tax revenue is disproportionately paid by the top 1 percent: Average corporate income tax revenue, by percentile, 1979–2014

Year	Lowest quintile	2nd quintile	Middle quintile	4th quintile	81-90	91-95	96-99	Top 1%
1979	200	700	1,100	1,700	2,600	3,800	9,100	60,700
1980	200	500	900	1,400	2,100	3,300	7,100	45,600
1981	100	400	700	1,100	1,700	2,500	5,600	36,400
1982	100	200	500	700	1,000	1,400	3,100	23,800
1983	100	300	600	900	1,300	2,000	4,200	31,300
1984	100	400	700	1,100	1,600	2,400	4,900	38,100
1985	100	300	600	1,000	1,400	2,200	4,600	36,900
1986	100	300	700	1,100	1,500	2,300	4,900	43,700
1987	200	400	900	1,400	2,000	3,000	6,800	47,400
1988	100	400	900	1,300	2,000	3,000	6,700	55,500
1989	200	400	800	1,300	2,000	3,000	6,600	51,000
1990	100	400	800	1,200	1,800	2,900	6,000	47,900
1991	100	400	700	1,100	1,700	2,600	5,400	41,300
1992	200	400	700	1,200	1,800	2,900	6,100	49,900
1993	200	400	800	1,300	2,000	3,400	7,100	58,400
1994	200	400	900	1,400	2,200	3,400	7,500	66,200
1995	200	500	1,000	1,600	2,500	3,800	8,600	74,100
1996	200	500	1,000	1,600	2,600	4,100	8,900	79,100
1997	200	500	1,000	1,600	2,600	4,200	9,600	86,200
1998	200	500	900	1,500	2,400	3,900	8,800	88,000
1999	200	500	900	1,500	2,500	4,000	9,200	89,500
2000	200	500	900	1,500	2,400	3,900	8,800	90,400
2001	100	300	600	1,000	1,600	2,600	5,800	64,100
2002	100	300	600	900	1,400	2,300	5,000	58,100
2003	100	400	700	1,100	1,800	2,900	7,000	84,700
2004	200	400	800	1,400	2,200	3,700	8,800	112,500
2005	200	500	1,100	1,800	2,900	5,000	12,300	153,000
2006	300	600	1,100	2,000	3,300	5,600	13,300	167,900
2007	200	500	1,000	1,700	2,800	4,800	11,500	144,200
2008	200	300	600	1,000	1,700	2,700	6,200	90,400
2009	100	200	500	800	1,300	2,100	4,700	65,500
2010	200	300	600	1,000	1,700	2,800	6,200	101,100
2011	100	300	600	1,000	1,700	2,800	6,300	97,800
2012	200	300	600	1,100	1,900	3,100	7,400	125,300
2013	200	400	700	1,300	2,300	3,900	9,400	114,400
2014	200	400	800	1,400	2,500	4,300	10,400	129,800

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Source: Congressional Budget Office (2018)

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