trout007 Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Is this statistic collected anywhere? I've tried various search engines and only get one website but no links to official statistics.
Existing Alternatives Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 I cannot seem to find any actual stats, but isn't the answer self-evident. If men on average have higher incomes, in the progressive taxation environment, they will pay disproportionately higher % of taxes. Although, that number will be muddled by the fact that in most jurisdictions the taxes are assessed based on a household / family, in which case it will be impossible to attribute the actual tax paid to a particular member of the household.
crops Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 A stat ive tried to find is the marriage failure/previous sexual partners
ribuck Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 A stat ive tried to find is the marriage failure/previous sexual partners That one's pretty clear: Zero prior partners -> 20% risk of divorce One prior partner -> 46% risk of divorce Two to four prior partners -> approx. 60% risk of divorce 5 to 15 partners -> approx. 70% risk of divorce 16 or more partners -> approx 80% risk of divorce (source) (By the way, don't click the "divorce probability calculator" link on that page, because it harvests email addresses for selling "divorce insurance".)
Freedomain Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 This is a fascinating question. If anybody finds the answer, please let me know...
greekredemption Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 For the UK (according to stats contained in http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140206164733/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/personal-incomes/tables3-11_3-15a.pdf): Total taxation on income (including self-employment, PAYE employment, pensions and investments) Men: £108 billion Women: £43.6 billion This is just a quick extract, I'm sure there are many caveats and other interesting things to bear in mind.
Demosthenes_ Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 The 2009 tax year of income tax of adjusted gross income, marital status, and gender. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/09in01gender.pdf "To help put these data in a broader context: (1) a total of 94.2 million men and 99.8 women are represented in the 140.5 million individual income tax returns filed for the tax year 2009, and (2) the separate data shown for both men and women in the spreadsheet (that is, those with either wages and/or business income subject to selfemployment tax) account for approximately 88% of total income tax returns filed and nearly 80% of the total amount of AGI. It is also possible for some of these taxpayers to have both wages and self-employment income. The amounts of income shown here are less than the total AGI for the various income classifications, because data for pensions, annuities, and social security benefits are not included and other income items such as interest, dividends, capital gains, rents and royalties have been excluded since they cannot be accurately separated on jointly helf accounts." Disclaimer! All money amounts are in the thousands. All returns, total. 70,061,307 males filed W-2 form with a total return of $3,436,969,206 68,892,210 women filed W-2 form with a total return of $2,167,945,055 Males filed 1.6%(1,169,097) more W-2 forms than females. Males had a 63%(1,269,024,151) more return in $ from salaries and wages than females. Average is $49.05 per male and $31.46 per female with a 35.86% higher return for men. 11,026,338 males filed business income report with a return of $366,774,219 7,513,559 females filed business income report with a return of $112,700,815. Males filed 31.85%(3,512,779) more a business income reports than females. Men had a 69.27%(254,073,404) higher return in $ from a business income report than females. Average is $33.26 per male and $14.99 per female with a 54.93% higher return for men. Returns of taxpayers filing joint returns, total. 37,331,027 males filed salaries and wages on W-2 with a total return of $2,396,403,123. 31,921,439 females filed salaries and wages on W-2 with a total return of $1,133,122,926. Males had 15%(5,409,588) more filed W-2 forms with joint return than females. Males had 95.27%(1,263,280,197) higher return in $ from W-2 income with a joint return than females. Average is $64.19 per male and $35.49 per female. Males filed 7,023,882 business income report with a joint return for a total return of $291,964,816 Females filed 3,733,993 business income report with a joint return for a total return of $64,646,755 Males filed 47%(3,289,889) more business income reports with a joint return than females. Males had a 78%(227,318,061) higher return in $ from business income return with a joint return than females. Average is $41.57 per male and $17.31 per female. Returns of taxpayers filing non joint returns, total. 32,730,281 males filed W-2 form without a joint return with a total return of $1,040,566,083 36,970,766 females filed W-2 form without a joint return with a total return of $1,034,822,128 Females had 11%(4,240,485) more filed W-2 forms without a joint return than males. Males had .005%(5,743,955) higher return in $ from W-2 return without a joint return than females. Average is $31.79 per male and $28.03 per female. 4,002,461 males filed a business income report without a joint return with a return of $74,809,402. 3,779,567 females filed a business income report without a joint return with a return of $43,054,063. Males had .055%(222,894) more filed business income reports without a joint return than females. Males had 42%(31,755,339) higher return in $ from business income report without a joint return than females. Average is $18.69 per male and $11.39 per female. Definitions: Joint Return- A U.S. income tax return filed on behalf of a married couple, resulting in a combined liability. Married taxpayers can choose to file two separate tax returns or a joint tax return. The joint return is often referred to as a married filing jointly. In order to file a joint return in any given year, the couple must be legally married on or bother the last day of the year, and both spouses must agree to file the joint return. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jointreturn.asp W-2 Form- The form that an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year. The W-2 form reports an employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his or her paycheck. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/w2form.asp AGI(Adjusted Gross Income)- A measure of income used to determine how much of your income is taxable. Adjusted gross income is calculated as your gross income from taxable sources minus allowable deductions, such as unreimbursed business expenses, medical expenses, alimony deductible retirement plan contributions. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/agi.asp Personal comment: This may give an objective answer on how much males or females spend on taxes, but if a person has a higher return, it is likely they paid higher in taxes to have that return. Assuming the income return had an equal ratio to how much taxes were paid, then males paid 35.86% in employer tax and 54.93% in self business tax than women. I currently have no evidence to support the hypothesis of the ratio but a person often has a higher return with the higher taxes they pay. In conclusion, based on the total taxpayers in this sample, men would pay more in income tax than females. This does not account for other taxes such as estate tax, sales tax, ect.
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