Taxpayer receipt

Ataxpayer receiptis a proposed receipt given bygovernmenttotaxpayersthat would show the breakdown of the citizen's tax paid for areas such associal security,the military,education,veterans' benefitsand health care. In many countries the data for tax division is publicly available, so the amount of taxes one has paid can be calculated by any taxpayer. Thus, regardless of whether countries implement taxpayerreceipt, the same information is available, so some question whether the breakdown should be made available to citizens that are not prepared to calculate it themselves.

Research has found that taxpayer receipts have the potential to reducepolitical polarizationwith respect to taxation andgovernment spending.

The113th congressof the United States passed the Taxpayer's ReceiptbillinAugust 2012. The aim of the bill was to resolve taxpayer concerns about the use of their money. Information in the bill gives exact details of the Taxpayer Receipt. The proposed bill is in the public domain and available on the web.