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Enter what you earn and see, in real dollars, where your federal taxes land — from Social Security to the interest on the national debt.
Enter your income above to see where your federal taxes go.
The current tax year (2026 brackets, standard deduction) paired with the most recent completed federal fiscal year (FY2025 outlays, Treasury/CBO). The income-tax figure uses the standard deduction; the second figure is what's withheld from your paychecks for Social Security and Medicare (the employee share of payroll tax). This maps your total federal tax onto overall federal spending, the way the federal "taxpayer receipt" did. Simplified: no credits, state/local tax, or itemized deductions. Not tax advice.