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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006

Wednesday, 27 September 2006

Questions (481)

Joan Burton

Question:

530 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Finance the rate of income tax paid by persons earning in excess of €100,000 per annum and upwards in bands of €20,000 per annum from 2000 for each year to date, distinguishing between single persons and couples, between PAYE taxpayers and those who are self employed and including taxpayers paying zero per cent and taxpayers paying tax at 20 per cent and below. [29483/06]

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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the most recent basic data on incomes available from which information of the type requested by the Deputy could be derived are in respect of the income tax year 2003.

The information requested is set out in the following tables for the income tax years 2000/01, 2001 "short" year, 2002 and 2003. However, because of the Revenue Commissioners' obligation to observe confidentiality in relation to the taxation affairs of individual taxpayers and small groups of taxpayers, the breakdown by income bands requested by the Deputy is not provided in relation to incomes exceeding €1 million due to the small numbers of income earners with incomes in excess of that level.

The Deputy will be aware that this material is dated in that major changes I made in my Budgets to the structure and extent of tax reliefs will increase the average tax rate for those on higher incomes using such reliefs. Caution should be used in basing policy pronouncements on this data.

INCOME TAX 2000/2001

Numbers of all income earners with incomes exceeding €100,000

Range of Gross Income *

No net liability for income tax

Liable for tax at the standard rate (22%) or marginal relief

Liable for tax at the higher rate (44%)

Overall

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Total

100,000 120,000

15

43

58

3

68

71

1,501

8,383

9,884

10,013

120,000 140,000

7

33

40

1

42

43

840

4,664

5,504

5,587

140,000 160,000

5

20

25

3

21

24

508

3,007

3,515

3,564

160,000 180,000

9

25

34

2

15

17

301

1,999

2,300

2,351

180,000 200,000

1

8

9

3

15

18

223

1,454

1,677

1,704

200,000 220,000

1

13

14

0

7

7

177

1,075

1,252

1,273

220,000 240,000

2

7

9

0

3

3

143

869

1,012

1,024

240,000 260,000

2

6

8

2

7

9

104

680

784

801

260,000 280,000

1

5

6

1

3

4

102

531

633

643

280,000 300,000

1

1

2

0

4

4

66

471

537

543

300,000 320,000

1

0

1

1

2

3

56

381

437

441

320,000 340,000

1

4

5

0

0

0

54

303

357

362

340,000 360,000

1

2

3

0

2

2

40

249

289

294

360,000 380,000

0

0

0

0

2

2

30

223

253

255

380,000 400,000

0

3

3

0

1

1

29

229

258

262

400,000 420,000

0

3

3

0

0

0

23

146

169

172

420,000 440,000

1

5

6

0

1

1

19

131

150

157

440,000 460,000

1

1

2

0

0

0

22

120

142

144

460,000 480,000

2

1

3

0

1

1

15

109

124

128

480,000 500,000

0

3

3

0

0

0

19

88

107

110

500,000 520,000

0

4

4

0

0

0

15

90

105

109

520,000 540,000

0

3

3

0

1

1

14

65

79

83

540,000 560,000

1

4

5

0

1

1

9

69

78

84

560,000 580,000

2

2

4

1

0

1

12

61

73

78

580,000 600,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

48

59

59

600,000 620,000

0

0

0

0

2

2

5

54

59

61

620,000 640,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

7

47

54

55

640,000 660,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

42

47

47

660,000 680,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

43

50

50

680,000 700,000

2

2

4

0

0

0

2

29

31

35

700,000 720,000

0

2

2

0

1

1

3

37

40

43

720,000 740,000

0

2

2

0

2

2

4

30

34

38

740,000 760,000

0

0

0

1

1

2

5

23

28

30

760,000 780,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

32

40

40

780,000 800,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

23

25

25

800,000 820,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

27

28

28

820,000 840,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

5

24

29

30

840,000 860,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

16

17

17

860,000 880,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

13

14

14

880,000 900,000

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

22

24

25

900,000 920,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

12

15

15

920,000 940,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

17

20

21

940,000 960,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

13

17

17

960,000 980,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

11

15

15

980,000 1,000,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

14

16

16

Over 1,000,000

0

10

10

1

0

1

64

329

393

404

56

214

270

20

203

223

4,471

26,303

30,774

31,267

*"Single" includes widowed persons.

INCOME TAX "short year" 2001

Numbers of all income earners with incomes exceeding €100,000

Range of Gross Income*

No net liability for income tax

Liable for tax at the standard rate (20%) or marginal relief

Liable for tax at the higher rate (42%)

Range of Gross Income*

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

100,000 120,000

15

38

53

7

32

39

866

5122

5988

100,000 120,001

120,000 140,000

10

24

34

3

23

26

497

3055

3552

120,000 140,001

140,000 160,000

6

14

20

3

21

24

310

1970

2280

140,000 160,001

160,000 180,000

4

14

18

1

16

17

208

1307

1515

160,000 180,001

180,000 200,000

2

15

17

1

5

6

159

1015

1174

180,000 200,001

200,000 220,000

0

6

6

2

6

8

123

736

859

200,000 220,001

220,000 240,000

2

5

7

1

4

5

68

596

664

220,000 240,001

240,000 260,000

3

6

9

0

3

3

66

433

499

240,000 260,001

260,000 280,000

0

5

5

0

2

2

53

369

422

260,000 280,001

280,000 300,000

2

6

8

0

1

1

45

294

339

280,000 300,001

300,000 320,000

0

7

7

1

3

4

38

249

287

300,000 320,001

320,000 340,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

206

232

320,000 340,001

340,000 360,000

1

3

4

2

1

3

23

157

180

340,000 360,001

360,000 380,000

0

1

1

0

2

2

28

163

191

360,000 380,001

380,000 400,000

0

3

3

0

0

0

29

147

176

380,000 400,001

400,000 420,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

19

104

123

400,000 420,001

420,000 440,000

1

2

3

0

0

0

21

106

127

420,000 440,001

440,000 460,000

1

2

3

0

0

0

11

103

114

440,000 460,001

460,000 480,000

0

1

1

0

1

1

11

62

73

460,000 480,001

480,000 500,000

0

1

1

0

1

1

7

60

67

480,000 500,001

500,000 520,000

0

2

2

0

2

2

6

60

66

500,000 520,001

520,000 540,000

0

2

2

0

0

0

9

54

63

520,000 540,001

540,000 560,000

1

5

6

0

0

0

7

36

43

540,000 560,001

560,000 580,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

10

40

50

560,000 580,001

580,000 600,000

2

3

5

0

1

1

5

38

43

580,000 600,001

600,000 620,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

5

37

42

600,000 620,001

620,000 640,000

0

1

1

0

2

2

4

26

30

620,000 640,001

640,000 660,000

0

2

2

0

0

0

3

28

31

640,000 660,001

660,000 680,000

1

0

1

0

0

0

3

15

18

660,000 680,001

680,000 700,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

27

34

680,000 700,001

700,000 720,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

14

18

700,000 720,001

720,000 740,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

3

20

23

720,000 740,001

740,000 760,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

8

11

740,000 760,001

760,000 780,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

16

18

760,000 780,001

780,000 800,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

2

12

14

780,000 800,001

800,000 820,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

18

19

800,000 820,001

820,000 840,000

0

2

2

0

0

0

1

12

13

820,000 840,001

840,000 860,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

11

840,000 860,001

860,000 880,000

0

2

2

0

1

1

2

15

17

860,000 880,001

880,000 900,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

8

9

880,000 900,001

900,000 920,000

0

2

2

0

0

0

2

7

9

900,000 920,001

920,000 940,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

12

13

920,000 940,001

940,000 960,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

7

940,000 960,001

960,000 980,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

8

10

960,000 980,001

980,000 1,000,000

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

11

11

980,000 1,000,001

Over 1,000,000

2

9

11

0

0

0

34

158

192

Over 1,000,001

54

188

242

21

128

149

2,725

16,952

19,677

INCOME TAX 2002

Numbers of all income earners with incomes exceeding €100,000

Range of Gross Income *

No net liability for income tax

Liable for tax at the standard rate (20%) or marginal relief

Liable for tax at the higher rate (42%)

Overall

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Total

100,000 120,000

11

36

47

14

154

168

2,112

13,289

15,401

15,616

120,000 140,000

4

35

39

6

90

96

1,127

6,728

7,855

7,990

140,000 160,000

7

19

26

3

49

52

686

4,026

4,712

4,790

160,000 180,000

2

8

10

2

41

43

472

2,765

3,237

3,290

180,000 200,000

6

10

16

5

27

32

327

2,023

2,350

2,398

200,000 220,000

1

11

12

1

18

19

265

1,493

1,758

1,789

220,000 240,000

1

12

13

1

16

17

191

1,084

1,275

1,305

240,000 260,000

1

0

1

1

2

3

136

922

1,058

1,062

260,000 280,000

1

6

7

3

14

17

113

709

822

846

280,000 300,000

2

3

5

0

2

2

97

579

676

683

300,000 320,000

2

4

6

0

5

5

70

499

569

580

320,000 340,000

0

3

3

0

5

5

68

399

467

475

340,000 360,000

1

1

2

1

4

5

55

367

422

429

360,000 380,000

0

2

2

0

3

3

43

276

319

324

380,000 400,000

0

2

2

1

2

3

33

234

267

272

400,000 420,000

1

6

7

0

2

2

48

221

269

278

420,000 440,000

0

0

0

0

3

3

26

187

213

216

440,000 460,000

1

2

3

0

1

1

31

170

201

205

460,000 480,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

23

152

175

176

480,000 500,000

0

0

0

1

1

2

18

122

140

142

500,000 520,000

0

1

1

0

3

3

20

128

148

152

520,000 540,000

0

0

0

0

2

2

21

99

120

122

540,000 560,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

10

93

103

104

560,000 580,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

90

99

99

580,000 600,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

68

73

73

600,000 620,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

11

61

72

73

620,000 640,000

0

3

3

0

1

1

15

65

80

84

640,000 660,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

9

63

72

73

660,000 680,000

0

2

2

0

1

1

6

51

57

60

680,000 700,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

60

68

68

700,000 720,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

7

51

58

59

720,000 740,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

49

59

59

740,000 760,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

5

41

46

47

760,000 780,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

29

31

31

780,000 800,000

0

0

0

1

2

3

3

30

33

36

800,000 820,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

19

20

21

820,000 840,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

3

22

25

26

840,000 860,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

26

30

30

860,000 880,000

0

1

1

0

1

1

2

22

24

26

880,000 900,000

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

16

18

20

900,000 920,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

18

20

20

920,000 940,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

14

19

19

940,000 960,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

11

12

13

960,000 980,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

10

13

13

980,000 1,000,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

14

15

15

Over 1,000,000

1

4

5

1

5

6

67

359

426

437

42

176

218

41

460

501

6,173

37,754

43,927

44,646

*"Single" includes widowed persons.

INCOME TAX 2003

Numbers of mainly self-employed income earners with incomes exceeding €100,000

Range of Gross Income *

No net liability for income tax

Liable for tax at the standard rate (20%) or marginal relief

Liable for tax at the higher rate (42%)

Overall

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Single*

Married

Total

Total

100,000 120,000

16

30

46

11

111

122

775

2,852

3627

3,795

120,000 140,000

9

23

32

10

35

45

495

1,865

2360

2,437

140,000 160,000

4

12

16

3

28

31

300

1,353

1653

1,700

160,000 180,000

1

17

18

2

12

14

248

1,026

1274

1,306

180,000 200,000

3

6

9

1

13

14

178

814

992

1,015

200,000 220,000

1

7

8

2

7

9

156

621

777

794

220,000 240,000

1

5

6

1

4

5

109

508

617

628

240,000 260,000

1

4

5

2

7

9

75

446

521

535

260,000 280,000

0

1

1

1

2

3

76

409

485

489

280,000 300,000

0

1

1

0

5

5

96

316

412

418

300,000 320,000

0

5

5

1

3

4

72

312

384

393

320,000 340,000

0

2

2

0

4

4

51

231

282

288

340,000 360,000

0

1

1

2

3

5

37

219

256

262

360,000 380,000

0

2

2

0

1

1

38

188

226

229

380,000 400,000

1

2

3

0

2

2

32

171

203

208

400,000 420,000

1

7

8

0

0

0

39

143

182

190

420,000 440,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

18

132

150

151

440,000 460,000

0

0

0

0

3

3

23

127

150

153

460,000 480,000

1

0

1

0

0

0

13

99

112

113

480,000 500,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

77

95

95

500,000 520,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

105

126

126

520,000 540,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

11

70

81

82

540,000 560,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

78

86

86

560,000 580,000

1

1

2

0

0

0

17

74

91

93

580,000 600,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

10

41

51

52

600,000 620,000

1

0

1

0

0

0

9

49

58

59

620,000 640,000

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

50

51

53

640,000 660,000

0

3

3

0

0

0

5

45

50

53

660,000 680,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

12

53

65

66

680,000 700,000

1

1

2

0

0

0

2

31

33

35

700,000 720,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

37

39

39

720,000 740,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

17

24

24

740,000 760,000

0

2

2

0

0

0

3

28

31

33

760,000 780,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

20

23

23

780,000 800,000

1

1

2

0

0

0

1

26

27

29

800,000 820,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

16

16

820,000 840,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

18

23

23

840,000 860,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

16

17

17

860,000 880,000

0

0

0

0

1

1

4

16

20

21

880,000 900,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

8

9

9

900,000 920,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

12

15

15

920,000 940,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

17

18

18

940,000 960,000

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

14

15

16

960,000 980,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

7

7

980,000 1,000,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

10

11

11

Over 1,000,000

1

3

4

2

3

5

34

179

213

222

44

140

184

38

247

285

3,012

12,946

15,958

16,427

* "Single" includes widowed persons

NOTES TO TABLES

The 2001 short income tax year was a short transitional tax "year" running from 6 April to 31 December 2001 which preceded the first full calendar tax year 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002. It should be noted that as PAYE taxpayers were charged to tax on their earnings in the period from 6 April to 31 December 2001 and self-employed taxpayers were assessed to tax for the short "year" on 74% of the profits earned in a 12 month accounting period, the income figures will not be directly comparable with those of earlier or later years.

A married couple who has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit. Married couples and individuals with income chargeable to tax under both Schedule E and Schedule D have been classified in the attached tables by reference to the Schedule under which the larger amount of income is taxable.

The designation of a tax rate to an income earner in the tables is based on identifying the top tax rate applying to the taxable income of each earner. To arrive at the figure for taxable income, the gross income is reduced by various relevant deductions and allowances such as capital allowances, losses, allowable expenses and retirement annuities. In some cases, these will reduce the taxable income to nil.

Caution is required in comparing between years because data for 2002 and 2003 take account of DIRT paid by taxpayers, whereas the figures for 2000/2001 and the short tax "year" 2001 do not do so. To identify and associate the DIRT paid figures at taxpayer level for the two earlier years could not be achieved without conducting a protracted examination of the Revenue Commissioner's records and amending supporting computer software.

The information on incomes is based on income returns on Revenue records at the time the data were compiled for analytical purposes, representing about 95 per cent of all returns expected.

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