Almost every US tax filer got a cut this year, coming to $82B in relief: Treasury Department

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 02, 2026 · 517 words · By James Franey

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Almost every US tax filer got a cut this year, coming to $82B in relief: Treasury Department See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Almost every US tax filer got a cut this year, coming to $82B in relief: Treasury Department See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleNearly every person who filed taxes this year received a tax cut, coming to a whopping $82 billion in relief, according to the Treasury Department.

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Data released Tuesday showed 97% of filers scored a cut, courtesy of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last year.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The doubled standard deduction simplified life for 127 million filers, equivalent to 90% of all returns filed”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the doubling of the standard deduction for 127 million filers.

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Claim 2: “those with incomes between $50,000 and $100,000 grabbed more than $815 on average.”

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The provided evidence does not contain the specific average cut figure for the $50k-$100k income bracket.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In addition to federal income tax collected by the United States, most individual U.S. states collect a state income tax. Some local governments also impose an income tax, often based on state income …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_income_tax

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tax evasion or tax fraud is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the tax…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_evasion

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Claim 3: “Three-quarters earned under $100,000. Ninety-six percent made below $200,000.”

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Web search results from June 2, 2026, and June 12, 2026, explicitly state that 75% of those claiming the overtime deduction earned under $100,000 and 96% earned under $200,000.

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web search NEUTRAL — Qualified overtime pay is no longer subject to federal income tax, up to a limit: the maximum amount you can deduct is $12,500 for single filers, and $25,000 for joint filers. The deduction is availab…
https://www.bestmoney.com/tax-relief/learn-more/how-does-no-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Under the OBBB enacted on July 4, 2025, certain overtime wages are now eligible for anabove-the-line federal income tax deduction. This applies to tax years 2025 through 2028, with a deduction cap of …
https://yhbcpa.com/tax-consulting/no-tax-on-overtime-be-care…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. No Tax on Overtime: A Win for Employees and Strategic Employers. One of the most exciting provisions in the new bill allows for the exclusion of certain overtime pay from federal income taxes, up t…
https://toranaccounting.com/guides/overtime-tips-and-car-loa…

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Claim 4: “Over 29 million filers deducted no-tax-on-overtime pay, trimming an average of $3,100 from their bills.”

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Multiple sources confirm that over 29 million filers claimed the 'No Tax on Overtime' deduction with an average reduction of over $3,100.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 16, 2026 ... thats been the case forever. It's only on federal income tax because the feds can't control all of a state's income tax law see 10th amendment..
https://www.facebook.com/RogerMarshallMD/posts/over-25-milli…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... DELIVERING FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS · 75% of filers claiming the No Tax on Overtime deduction had income under $100,000. · 96% of filers ...
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0517

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Over 29 million filers claimed No Tax on Overtime, with an average deduction of over $3,100. 75 percent had income less than $100,000. Over 7.5 ...
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/working-fami…

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Claim 5: “Nearly every person who filed taxes this year received a tax cut, coming to a whopping $82 billion in relief, according to the Treasury Department.”

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Multiple web search results from April and June 2026 confirm that 97% of tax filers received a tax cut this year due to the Working Families Tax Cuts (part of the OBBBA).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as a suppl…
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Claim 6: “Without the new law, those taxpayers would have been hit with a $5 trillion tax hike from the expiration of Trump’s landmark 2017 law that slashed payments to the IRS, according to Treasury.”

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While the existence of the OBBBA and the 2017 TCJA are confirmed, the specific figure of a '$5 trillion tax hike' without the new law is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or the Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21), is a U.S. federal statute passed by the 119th United States Congress containing tax and spending policies that form the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the t…
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Claim 7: “The House and Senate passed the bill in July, with every Democrat and two Republicans opposed to it.”

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Claim 8: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune... steered it through the upper chamber on July 1, with Trump signing it into law on July 4.”

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Claim 9: “Data released Tuesday showed 97% of filers scored a cut, courtesy of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last year.”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (P.L. 119-21), and web search results corroborate the 97% figure associated with this act.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Trump account, also known as a 530A account, will be a stock market index investment account in the United States established for a U.S. citizen child. Trump accounts were initially authorized in la…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud

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Claim 10: “Treasury officials said filers making $100,000 to $200,000 who tapped the new breaks pocketed an average cut topping $1,250”

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The provided evidence discusses the general existence of the tax cuts and specific deductions for tips/overtime, but does not provide the specific average cut figure for the $100k-$200k income bracket.

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Claim 11: “The non-partisan Tax Foundation think tank said in its January analysis... [the Act] will increase GDP by 1.2% in 2026, 1.4% in 2027, and 1.5% in 2028 before settling at a 1.2% long-run gain.”

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Claim 12: “Treasury said Tuesday that more than 5.5 million Trump Accounts have been opened”

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While Wikipedia confirms that 'Trump accounts' were authorized by the OBBBA, there is no evidence in the provided results stating that 5.5 million such accounts have been opened.

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Claim 13: “More than 7.5 million workers claiming the no-tax-on-tips break... wiped an average of $7,000 off their taxable income.”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 confirm that over 7.5 million filers claimed 'No Tax on Tips' with an average deduction of over $7,000.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 ... That is more valuable than no tax on tips because most tipped workers barely pay any federal income tax. Their largest tax is social security ...
https://www.facebook.com/AshleyMoodyFL/posts/75-million-work…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... Tips' on their tax return this year. The Working Families Tax Cuts delivered an average deduction of over $7000 for our nation's tipped workers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZINEkTxpDD/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... No Tax on Tips: Over 7.5 million filers have claimed No Tax on Tips, with an average deduction of over $7,000. 90% of filers claiming the No Tax ...
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0517

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Claim 14: “1.4 million kids eligible for pilot $1,000 contributions.”

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Claim 15: “Eighty-six percent are tied to families earning less than $200,000.”

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