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164 0 obj Found inside – Page 1It is criticized as being both unfair and inefficient , particularly in its ... as part of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ( ERTA , P.L. 97-34 ) that ... The core of this proposal was a version of the Kemp-Roth bill providing a 25 percent across-the-board cut in personal marginal tax rates. When Reagan left office, the national debt had tripled to around $2.6 trillion. To prevent future bracket creep, the new tax rates were indexed for inflation. Found inside – Page 240... 0 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.1 8.2 The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 substantially reduced taxes on estates and gifts over a six - year phase - in period . The Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)[20][1] was a major component of the Act and was amended in 1986 to become the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System. 97-34, 95 Stat. [25] In 1986, revenue from the capital gains tax rose to over $80 billion; after the restoration of the rate to 28% from 20% from 1987, capital gains revenues declined until 1991. 0000006076 00000 n
Prior to the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Pub. The Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) is a method of depreciating property for tax purposes; it allows individuals and businesses to write off capitalized assets in an accelerated manner. THE CORPORATION INCOME TAX has been the focus of much criticism and . <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 646.991 225.432 665.009]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> [23], The most lasting impact and significant change of the Act was indexing the tax code parameters for inflation[20] starting in 1985. Adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1981 as part of the Economic Recovery Tax Act, ACRS assigns assets to one of eight recovery classes—ranging from 3 to 19 years—depending on the assets' useful . <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[145.74 211.794 214.836 223.806]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and Tax Reform Act of 1986, passed during Reagan's presidency, simplified the tax code and lowered marginal tax rates by more than 20 percent for most citizens. Ronald Reagan signed the Economy Recovery Tax Act of 1981 into law on Aug. 13, 1981. 5 I.R.C. 160 0 obj 97-34, § 207, 95 Stat. On August 13, 1981, Ronald Reagan signed the 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act at his California ranch. 0000031850 00000 n
<> Found inside – Page 61-6461,222 ( 1981 ) ; Central Illinois Light Co. , 10 FERC 161,248 , at p . ... which were authorized by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 , allowed the ... In 1980, the top marginal tax rate (at the federal level) was 70 percent. [4] Along with spending cuts, Reagan's tax cuts were the centerpiece of what some contemporaries described as the conservative "Reagan Revolution.". The marginal tax rate, or the tax rate on the . Signed in August, these enactments were a major reduction in domestic expenditures and the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, were designed to lower federal revenues over a five year period in the amount of $737 billion. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA, aka Gramm . ", http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/aklr15&div=24&g_sent=1&collection=journals#, "The Laffer Curve: Past, Present, and Future", "Reagan Tax Cuts: Lessons for Tax Reform", "The Reagan Expansion >The Reagan Expansion", "What Indexing Income Taxes Produced for Canada", United States federal taxation legislation, Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine, Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech, United States presidential election (1976, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_1981&oldid=1029406484, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Thus, arguably, the pre-1981 accelerated rates and 35 year aggregate life under the component depreciation method was closer to economic depreciation than is the current Economic Recovery Tax Act Legislation passed by Congress in 1981 that authorized the largest reduction in taxes in the nation's history. The centerpiece of the bill was an across-the-board 25 percent cut in individual marginal rates. Both measures came as millions struggled with the 1981-1982 recession. C. The Reagan tax cuts (The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Tax Reform Act of 1986) helped relegitimize business and restore the economy. Debate Over Business Taxes: Most analyses of the Reagan plan focus on individual taxes. As a tribute to the Reagan tax legacy, the Tax Foundation has assembled the following historical retrospective on the Reagan tax plan, featuring a collection of original Tax Foundation analyses conducted in the wake of the ERTA’s passage nearly a quarter-century ago. A key feature of the law was a phased-in 23-percent cut in individual tax rates over three years . <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 624.297 129.672 636.309]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> HtSËn1¼ïWè\H 0Ø®÷S°?P IÑ"h ß/%ܽhwG+EF¶Ä\Rq§_2 =NF{ Ib5åûô6½_«0AÀÿUí 2³¡>a°%Jª6VÈÌÇ-¯ÓÓLRÃ÷éáðè?¤"Ü×éá³. 2. On a foggy day outside his . [25], As a result of this and other tax acts in the 1980s, the top 10% were paying 57.2% of total income taxes by 1988, up from 48% in 1981, but the bottom 50% of earners share dropped from 7.5% to 5.7% during the same period. The 1981 and 1986 Acts are generally recognized to have been guided by opposing views of the appropriate role of tax policy in the economy. On several occasions, he criticized the weaknesses of the Social Security system . 0 Now Reagan and his team moved to the next stage: passing the tax cut in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA) and the spending cuts in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA). Signed by Ronald Reagan during his first year in office, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 was the largest tax cut in U.S. history. [31], The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (in the Library of Congress issued a report in 2012 analyzing the effects of tax rates from 1945 to 2010. On that same day he also signed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which reduced expenditures, mainly in social programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, and public . [16] In July 1981, the Senate voted 89–11 for the tax cut bill favored by Reagan, and the House approved the bill in a 238–195 vote. Revenue from capital gains tax increased 50% from $12.5 billion in 1980 to over $18 billion in 1983. However, tax revenues declined relative to a baseline without the cuts because of the tax cuts, and the fiscal deficit ballooned during the Reagan presidency.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. xref Unfortunately, the current White House is going in the opposite direction, and the economic outlook isn't positive. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[104.696 97.3415 160.632 105.3495]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 1325 G St NW In this classic response, Tax Foundation economists show that tax cuts only tilt unfairly toward high-income people if they eliminate a larger percentage of their tax burden. Found inside – Page 378... a letter written before Congress adopted the 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act ... letters to Treasury criticizing the proposed section 385 regulations . Figure 31.6 President Ronald Reagan signs economic reform legislation at his ranch in California. To this end, Reagan's Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 reduced the top tax bracket from 70 to 50 percent while slashing taxes paid by corporations. [17], Throughout 1981, Reagan frequently met with members of Congress and focused especially on winning the support from conservative Southern Democrats. Found inside... he has criticized Israel's policies and harsh actions against the ... drafted the Kemp-Roth Bill (which became the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981). The maximum expense in calculating credit was increased from $2000 to $2400 for one child and from $4000 to $4800 for at least two children. [12] Inflation was particularly high in the five years preceding the Act, and bracket creep alone caused federal individual income tax receipts to increase from 7.94% to over 10% of the GDP. SANTA BARBARA — February 3, 2011. The facts. 0000031237 00000 n
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Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Pub. It concluded that top tax rates have no positive effect on economic growth, saving, investment, or productivity growth. A key feature of the law was a phased-in 23-percent cut in individual tax rates over three years, which brought the highest marginal tax rate down from 70 to 50 percent. The Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)[1] was a major component of the Act and was amended in 1986 to become the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS). 2 Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Pub. 159 0 obj The U.S. R&D tax credit was first introduced in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. endobj By the summer of 1982, the double-dip recession, the return of high-interest rates, and the ballooning deficits had convinced Congress that the Act had failed to create the results for which the Reagan administration hoped. For earlier amendments and counter-amendments see Postlewaite & Stern, Innocents Abroad? And Some Other Breaks, TooDownload Evolution of the Federal Tax System: 1954-1983Download The Fairness IssueDownload Special Report: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. After peaking in 1986 at $221 billion the deficit fell to $152 billion by 1989. Also reduced were estate taxes, capital gains taxes, and corporate taxes. [24], The first 5% of the 25% total cuts took place beginning on October 1, 1981. • Phased over three years, a 25% reduction in marginal tax rates for individuals. 172, 187. But since ERTA’s tax cut was proportional—giving equal percentage tax cuts to all income brackets—they argue that it was therefore fair. Reagan came into office with a national debt of around $900 billion, high unemployment rates, and public distrust in government. Critics of President Reagan argue that the tax cut went mostly to the rich, providing only "crumbs" to the poor and middle income Americans. Tax cuts and increased military spending created lost revenue of $200 billion a year. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA), or Kemp-Roth Tax Cut, was an Act that introduced a major tax cut, which was designed to encourage economic growth. Found inside – Page 93As governor of California , he had striven to reduce taxes , even ... 1981 , President Reagan signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act ( ERTA ) into law . <>stream
On July 29, 1981, Congress passed the Economic Recovery Tax Act, which phased in a 25 percent overall reduction in taxes over a period of three years. However, the bill also included a number of lesser-known reforms that have had a dramatic and lasting . Greatest Achievements of President Reagan. Congress members received him with applause and quickly passed the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (with cut taxes by $747 billion over five years) and the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 (which in one piece of legislation, cut over 200 social and cultural spending by $136 billion over two years). Found inside – Page 7The continued criticism of the new provisions as excessively complex and ... 1981-1983 In 1981 , as part of the Economic Recovery Tax Act , Congress ... federal Economic Recovery Tax Act assist members of the Legislature of the recent federal legislation respect to state conformity to Staff Task Force s review of the 1981 is intended understanding the effect in setting policy with law changes. 172 (1981), taxpayers could deduct net operating losses over an eleven year time span since losses could be carried forward only seven years. Figure 31.6 President Ronald Reagan signs economic reform legislation at his ranch in California. was highly criticized for favoring billionaires and corporations instead of everyday Americans . signed into law the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35), which contains a major portion of his Program for Economic Recovery. The Recovery Tax Act of 1981 was criticized for (A) dropping the inflation rate (B) increasing consumer spending (C) raising the stock market (D) benefiting the wealthy 4. Hoyer also said that "clearly" all Americans would have to "make a contribution" toward solving the nation's budget crisis but that wealthier people would have to pay more. 162 0 obj Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Pub. 0000005291 00000 n
Found inside – Page 37This concern was reflected most recently in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 , which included major reductions in the estate and gift taxes . An additional 10% began on July 1, 1982, followed by a third decrease of 10% starting July 1, 1983. Note the blue jeans, denim jacket, and cowboy boots he wears. %%EOF 0000007350 00000 n
[35], Fullerton, Don, and Yolanda Kodrzycki Henderson, "Long-Run Effects of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System,", Batte, Marvin T. "An Evaluation of the 1981 and 1982 Federal Income Tax Laws: Implications for Farm Size Structure,", Rick Ungar, Non-Partisan Congressional Tax Report Debunks Core Conservative Economic Theory-GOP Suppresses Study, Forbes (Nov. 2, 2012). Much of the 1981 Act was reversed in September 1982 by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), which is sometimes called the largest tax increase of the postwar period. Not quite", "Rand Paul's claim that Reagan's tax cuts produced 'more revenue' and 'tens of millions of jobs, "Can countries lower taxes and raise revenues? Accelerated Cost Recovery System - ACRS: The accelerated cost recovery system was a U.S. federal tax break that was introduced in 1981 and replaced in 1986. The core of this proposal was a version of the Kemp-Roth bill providing a 25 percent across-the-board cut in personal marginal tax rates. At $28000, the credit for earned income was 20%. On 13 August 1981 Reagan signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act, which decreased personal income taxes by 5 percent in 1981 and by 10 percent during each of the next two years. As economic counsel to Congressman Jack Kemp, he drafted the Kemp-Roth bill (which became the "Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981″). endobj 172 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 26 U.S.C.). Found inside – Page 32Three depreciation methods compared The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ... depreciation life required by Industry and government have criticized the ... While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators. So, while the U.S. is often criticized for being less generous than other countries, the truth is the R&D tax credit is still easy money . administration's tax package, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA),O which significantly alters the tax treatment of his-toric preservation activity.7 The TRA provided tax incentives to stimulate private invest-ment for neighborhood conservation and urban regeneration of his-torically significant property. He played a leading role in developing bipartisan support . For over 80 years, our goal has remained the same: to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. ", "How the GOP tax overhaul compares to the Reagan-era tax bills", "History lesson: Do big tax cuts pay for themselves? 97-34, 95 Stat. 10. By incurring revenue losses before taking on reform, Reagan made revenue neutrality (a hallmark of the 1986 Act) far easier to achieve. Also, the ongoing recession and high unemployment contributed to stagnation among other income groups until the mid-1980s. Found inside – Page 15For taxable years beginning after 1981 , the Act contains the following significant provisions . • Individuals whose tax home is in a foreign country and ... [22], For example, the agriculture industry saw a re-evaluation of their farming assets. endobj Developed in response to the Great Recession, the primary objective of this federal statute was to save existing jobs and create new ones as soon as possible. The highest marginal tax rate fell from 70% to 50%, the lowest marginal rate from 14% to 11%. Also increased was the one-time exclusion of gain realized on the sale of a principal residence by someone aged at least 55. See I.R.C. Economy Recovery Tax Act 1981- cut taxes by 25% over the course of two and a half years Appointed first female supreme court justice Sandra Day O'Connor Pushed War on Drugs Found insideIn this controversial book, the author provides a close look at what actually happened to the American economy during the years of the "Reagan Revolution" and reveals that the huge deficits had no negative effect on the economy. 0000000016 00000 n
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The tax cut was the largest in history. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 had a 44% voting gap in the House (99% Republicans, 44% Democrats) and a 19% gap in the Senate (98% Republicans, 78% Democrats). [30], Canada, which had adopted the indexing of income tax in the early 1970s, saw deficits at similar and even larger levels to the United States in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. On Aug. 13, 1981, Ronald Reagan signed the Economy Recovery Tax Act of 1981 into law. 0000002319 00000 n
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1982) as amended by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. The Office of Tax Analysis of the United States Department of the Treasury summarized the tax changes as follows:[12]. Recovery Tax Act of 1981 Nada Eissa 1.1 Introduction U.S. personal income tax rates changed dramatically during the 1980s, espe- cially at the top of the income distribution. The absence of tax refunds for losses incurred by . 166 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 155 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> THE Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA) 1 . However, the reduced top tax rates increase income inequality:[32], Tax revenue from the wealthy dropped, consumerism of lower-waged citizens did not increase, and much of the increased wealth collected was at the top of the tax bracket, little of which reinvested into the economy.[34][20]. This point is confirmed by the General Explanation of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 which states that section 168 "does not change the determination under prior law as to whether property is depreciable or non-depreciable." Staff of Joint Comm. Found inside – Page 1368INSUFFICIENCIES OF THE 1981 Tax Act Although the Economic Recovery Tax Act of ... it can be criticized for not going as far as initially contemplated in ... This Tax Foundation memo provides a brief history of the federal tax code leading up to the ERTA’s passage, underscoring its historical importance. The credit increased from 20% or a maximum of $400 or $800 to 30% of $10,000 income or less. Adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1981 as part of the Economic Recovery Tax Act, ACRS assigns assets to one of eight recovery classes—ranging from 3 to . Critics of the act claim that it worsened federal budget deficits, but supporters credit it for bolstering the economy during the 1980s. 3. 0000008891 00000 n
During the Eighties, the consumer price index rose only 17 percent, private . Found insideIn this masterful book, three of today’s leading policy experts cut through the political noise to demonstrate that there is not one type of austerity but many. We work hard to make our analysis as useful as possible. startxref 1093 (1979). Found inside – Page 178The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 saw a massive cut in taxes , including ... Reagan and his supporters criticized the liberal attitudes of the 1960s and ... It was one of the largest tax cuts in US history,[3] and ERTA and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 are known together as the Reagan tax cuts. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ("ERTA") lowered individual rates from a maximum 70% to 50%, while adopting accelerated depreciation for most business assets. 168 0 obj Group 1: The Legislative Battle for Tax Cuts. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 represented a turning point for the tide for taxation, . L. No. The sociologist Monica Prasad contends that these kinds of tax cuts became popular among Republican candidates because the cuts were well received by voters and could help candidates get elected. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and Tax Reform Act of 1986, passed during Reagan's presidency, simplified the tax code and lowered marginal tax rates by more than 20 percent for most citizens. The ERTA slashed the highest income tax bracket from 70% to 50%. 194 0 obj 0000001637 00000 n
Since 1937, our principled research, insightful analysis, and engaged experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and global levels. A single person was limited to an exclusion of $62,500. Found inside – Page D-2Although the Department has been criticized by women's groups for failing to argue ... Child Care The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 contained several ... on Taxation, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. 0000003859 00000 n
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[16] Reagan's victory in the 1980 presidential campaign had united Republicans around his leadership, and conservative Democrats like Phil Gramm of Texas (who would later switch parties) were eager to back some of Reagan's conservative policies. introduced several new concepts in estate planning. The facts re-soundingly refute this view, as this study by former JEC staff member Richard Vedder and Philippe Watel amply demonstrates. In March 1977, he stressed the need for income tax indexing-a key ingredient of his 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act. Although the act ex-panded the unified credit to provide for a $600,000 exemption equivalent by 1987,2 increased the annual gift tax exclusion from $3,000 to $10,000, 3 . <> The Reagan Tax Cuts: Lessons for Tax Reform During the summer of 1981 the central focus of policy debate was on the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA) of 1981, the Reagan tax cuts. Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. Destined to become the standard guide to the economic policy of the United States during the Reagan era, this book provides an authoritative record of the economic reforms of the 1980s. Washington, DC 20005, Tax Expenditures, Credits, and Deductions, Taxes on Savers, Investors, and Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Pass-throughs, and Non-profits, Location Matters: The State Tax Costs of Doing Business, Opportunities for Pro-Growth Tax Reform in Austria, A Framework for the Future: Reforming the UK Tax System, Insights into the Tax Systems of Scandinavian Countries, Anti-Base Erosion Provisions and Territorial Tax Systems, Tax Treatment of Stock and Retirement Accounts, Tax Proposals, Reform Guides, and the Economy, Special Report: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Evolution of the Federal Tax System: 1954-1983, The IRAs are Coming… And Some Other Breaks, Too. [18] Reagan's success in passing a major tax bill and cutting the federal budget was hailed as the "Reagan Revolution" by some reporters; one columnist wrote that Reagan's legislative success represented the "most formidable domestic initiative any president has driven through since the Hundred Days of Franklin Roosevelt."[19]. Would you consider contributing to our work? They also played an important role in the en-1. But the ERTA also made sweeping reforms to business taxes—including the implementation of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS), which revolutionized the tax treatment of depreciation in an attempt to boost capital accumulation and economic growth. Following the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, unemployment in the succeeding years fell an estimated 45 percent. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[243.264 230.364 412.728 242.376]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 0000008344 00000 n
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Found inside – Page 218INSUFFICIENCIES OF THE 1981 Tax Act Although the Economic Recovery Tax Act of ... it can be criticized for not going as far as initially contemplated in ... The amount for a married taxpayer to file a joint return increased under the Economic Recovery Tax Act to $125,000 from the $100,000 allowed under the 1976 Act. He played a leading role in developing bipartisan support . As Democrats controlled the House of Representatives, the passage of any bill would require the support of some House Democrats in addition to that of Republicans. Found inside – Page 167Reagan's most important first-term legislative victories in the domestic realm included the Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981) and the Omnibus Budget ... The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 cut the top marginal tax rate from 70% to 50%, lowered the capital gains tax from 28% to 20%, more than tripled the amount of inherited money exempt from the estate tax, and cut the corporate tax. [13], Representative Jack Kemp and Senator William Roth, both Republicans, had nearly won passage of a major tax cut during the Carter presidency, but Jimmy Carter prevented the bill from passing out of concerns about the deficit. See note 36 infra. 0000008613 00000 n
endobj It was put in place to reduce taxes and stimulate the economy. Found inside – Page 174It has been estimated that the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 cost the federal government more than $2 trillion in lost revenue over the period 1982–1991 ... . The tax cuts benefited affluent Americans disproportionately and widened the distribution of American wealth in favor of the rich. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 0000019728 00000 n
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Found inside – Page 242Then , Congress eliminated the useful life issue in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 by establishing standard recovery periods . Public support for the plan, combined with a surge in the president's popularity after he survived an assassination attempt in March 1981, swayed Congress, including many Democrats. endobj The legislative history of section 1092, however, states that "risk reduction through mere diversification usually would not be considered to substantially reduce risk … if the positions are not balanced" [Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, General Explanation of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, at 288 (1981)]. A deep dive into Joe Biden's history and the origins of his political values Yesterday's Man exposes the forgotten history of Joe Biden, one of the United States's longest-serving politicians, and one of its least scrutinized. Found inside – Page 130... of the tax cut included in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ( ERT :) . ... the tax cut was got uniair , as some have criticized , because the upper ... Figure 31.6 President Ronald Reagan signs economic reform legislation at his ranch in California. endobj Six of the nine federal tax laws between 1968 and 1981 were tax cuts compensating for inflation-driven bracket creep. He has been widely recognized as one of the greatest American Presidents and an important part of the conservative movement from the late 1970s to the . endstream The system changed how depreciation deductions are allowed for tax purposes. To see why, the cuts must be viewed in historical context. They also played an important role in the en-1. The 1981 Act was, in part, based on a belief in the economic efficacy of targeted ta x Suite 950 1980s — the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (mentioned above) and the Tax R eform Act of 1986. <<33A10324FB9FB2110A000003A651FF7F>]/Prev 215779>> A key feature of the law was a phased-in 23-percent cut in individual tax rates over three years, which . The fact that tax receipts as a percentage of GDP fell following the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 shows a decrease in tax burden as share of GDP and a commensurate increase in the deficit, as spending did not fall relative to GDP. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage economic growth through reduction of the tax rates for individual taxpayers, acceleration of the capital cost recovery of investment in plant, equipment, and real property, and incentives for savings, and for other purposes. 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