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Individual Income Tax Returns Complete Report 2020 [pdf] (irs.gov)
2 points by mfiguiere on March 29, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



So much detail, but a few things stand out.

>Salaries and wages, the largest component of total income, increased 1.7 percent

Despite reported massive layoffs and downturn of economic activity from pandemic.

>Another large component of total income in 2020, net capital gains (less loss), showed a major increase of 29.3 percent.

Despite a huge dip in March 2020, the stock market ended the year up significantly from the start of the year.

>Due to the widespread COVID issues, unemployment compensation showed a major increase of 1,794.2 percent for 2020.

Mostly non-taxable due to a one-time law change. And despite salaries and wages going up too!




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