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Abstract #301549

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Activity Number: 10
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 8, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301549
Title: The 1979-2002 SOI Continuous Work History Sample Individual Income Tax Panel
Author(s): Michael E. Weber*+
Companies: Internal Revenue Service
Address: PO Box 2608, Washington, DC, 20013,
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Abstract:

Each year, SOI produces a cross-sectional microdata file of individual income tax returns. Since 1979, multiple CWHS Social Security Number (SSN) series have been included as part of the cross-sectional sampling process. When the CWHS portion of these yearly cross-sectional samples are linked together using the primary SSN listed on the tax return a longitudinal sample of individual income tax returns can be created. In the past, a limited dataset of such longitudinal income tax data was released in a public-use format. Unfortunately, this public-use file was discontinued in 1990 due to disclosure concerns. However, the yearly cross-sectional files have continued to accumulate and the SOI Individual Income Tax Return CWHS Panel file now spans 1979-2002. In addition, the current version includes information on gender and age. This paper will explain how the SOI Individual Income Tax Return CWHS Panel is created and "cleaned," as well as provide some basic tabulations that can guide future users of the panel as well as discuss how economists can use this file for tax policy research.

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