Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

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The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 was a major U.S. federal law that sharply reduced income tax rates and accelerated depreciation in an effort to stimulate economic growth under President Ronald Reagan’s supply-side economic program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
tax reform law
administration Reagan administration
affected Internal Revenue Code of 1954
aimedTo stimulate economic growth
alsoKnownAs ERTA
Kemp–Roth Tax Cut
appliesTo federal income tax
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
context post-1970s stagflation
country United States
dateSigned 1981-08-13
economicPolicyType supply-side economics
followedBy Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
ideologicalBasis Reaganomics
trickle-down economics
introducedBy Jack Kemp
William Roth
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
partOf Reagan tax cuts
policyFeature accelerated depreciation for business investment
across-the-board individual income tax rate cuts
expanded Individual Retirement Accounts
increased estate and gift tax exemptions
indexation of individual income tax brackets (phased in later)
introduction of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System
reduced capital gains tax rate
small business tax incentives
policyGoal encourage saving and investment
increase work incentives
promote long-term economic growth
presidentDuringEnactment Ronald Reagan
publicLawNumber Public Law 97-34
reduced individual income tax rates
marginal income tax rates
sectorImpacted businesses
capital markets
households
shortTitle Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
signedBy Ronald Reagan
sponsoredInHouseBy Jack Kemp
sponsoredInSenateBy William Roth
subjectMatter macroeconomic policy
taxation
timePeriod early 1980s
title Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
yearEnacted 1981

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Reaganomics implementedThrough Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 alsoKnownAs Kemp–Roth Tax Cut
linked to: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 title Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 shortTitle Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 partOf Reagan tax cuts
linked to: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
97th United States Congress enacted Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 alsoKnownAs Kemp–Roth Tax Cut
subject linked to: ERTA
linked to: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 legalCitation Internal Revenue Code amendments of 1981
subject linked to: ERTA
linked to: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Public Law 97-34 officialName Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Public Law 97-34 alsoKnownAs Kemp–Roth Tax Cut
linked to: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 relatedTo Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 relatedTo Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981