90% of the people who took advantage of the Working Families Tax Cut make less than $100,000.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
The 90% figure is a real statistic, but it applies only to filers who claimed the No Tax on Tips deduction.
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… Well, I think Speaker Johnson has done an amazing job with such a slim majority in the House and got so much accomplished. When you look at the Working Families Tax Cut, and over 70 million people took advantage of it on their taxes. 90% of them make less than $100,000. It was designed specifically to help the people who make the least money and actually have an impact. You know, if they got rid of that, which Amish Shah says he wants to get rid of, that Working Families Tax Cut, that's $4,000 in additional taxes to every …
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Contradicts. Treasury's first-year analysis states that nearly 70% of filers receiving a tax cut earned less than $100,000, and that 96% earned less than $200,000. This is the overall figure for the Working Families Tax Cuts, not the 90% claimed.[1]
Contradicts. The Senate Finance Committee's summary of the same Treasury data gives 96% under $200,000 and nearly 70% under $100,000 for all filers receiving a tax cut, and reports 90% only for the No Tax on Tips subgroup.[2]
Supports. The 90% figure is real but applies only to No Tax on Tips filers: 90% of those who claimed the tips deduction earned under $100,000, as stated on the Senate floor and in a House member's analysis.[3][4]
Context. Other subgroup figures reported include 75% for No Tax on Overtime filers and 70% of historic refunds going to those earning under $100,000, averaging over $3,400 per refund.[2][5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 primary
- 1A Look at the First-Year Results of the Working Families ...home.treasury.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 2Working Families Tax Cuts Reward the Working Classfinance.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3[PDF] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE S2708 - Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Relief for Working Moms and Dads — Not Billionaires - Jason Smithjasonsmith.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5One Year Later: Working Families Tax Cutsboozman.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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