Portfolio managers may be called investment managers, wealth managers, asset managers or financial advisors, but a true portfolio manager position is focused on the analytical side of investing rather than the sales aspect. Job Description
The New York Times reported on April 8, 2009, that the average American paid 20.7 percent of all her income in federal taxes. This did not include state and local taxes. The highest 20 percent of income earners paid almost 26 percent of their income in personal federal income taxes, while making almost 56 percent of all income. The top 1 percent of Americans received a full fifth of all American income while paying 28 percent of their income in federal taxes.
The federal personal income tax that is administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the largest source of revenue for the U.S. federal government. Nearly all working Americans are required to file a tax return with the IRS each year and most pay taxes throughout the year in the form of payroll taxes that are withheld from their paychecks. Income taxes in the U.S. are calculated based on tax rates that range from 10% to 39.6%.