Income $28,000

Standard deduction 4,550

Personal exemption 2,900

Charitable contribution 1,500

Tax using current tax law Tax under Bush proposal

Charitable contribution $ 1,500

Taxable income: 20,550 Taxable income 19,050

Total taxes: 3,083 Total taxes 2,558

Tax cut under Bush proposal $525

Change in rates $300

Charitable-contribution deduction 225

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Percentage tax cut 17.03

Increase in family income 1.88%


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Source: D. Brock Griffiths, tax specialist with Ernst & Young

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