For families earning over $1?million per year, Trumps new One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) delivers substantial tax benefits, especially for ultra-wealthy households, while also introducing broader economic risks and trade-offs.
Top 1% gets a huge share: Analysis suggests the top earners receive around 68% of total tax benefits, with millionaires obtaining the largest dollar gains apnews.com+15democrats-budget.house.gov+15kiplinger.com+15.
Tax cut scale: Households earning over $1?million could see tax reductions of roughly $79,000 in 2027 democrats-budget.house.gov+1en.wikipedia.org+1.
Pass-through deduction remains intact: High-income business owners keep the 2023% QBI deduction, which further reduces taxable income.
OBBBA raises the SALT cap from $10K to $40K for incomes under $500Kbut high earners benefit indirectly through married-filing or blended-income households en.wikipedia.org.
Estate-tax exemption doubled permanently, benefiting families with multi-million dollar estates reuters.com+15houstonchronicle.com+15ctinsider.com+15.
Full expensing for business assets, plus enhanced incentives for industries like energy, adds further tax relief reuters.com+5houstonchronicle.com+5whitehouse.gov+5.
The CBO estimates a $2.4$3.4?trillion rise in federal deficit over a decade reuters.com+8en.wikipedia.org+8apnews.com+8.
Spending reductions in Medicaid, SNAP, and other social programs mean 17 million could lose health coverage over 10 years houstonchronicle.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15ctinsider.com+15.
Green-energy tax credits are pared back, affecting high-income households investing in clean tech democrats-budget.house.gov.
Impact Area | Families $1M |
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Income Taxes | ? ~$79K cut (2027 estimate) |
SALT Deduction | ? Relief via higher cap |
Business/Asset Expensing | ? Significant benefits |
Estate Taxes | ? Enhanced planning advantages |
Federal Deficit Debt | ?? +$2.43.4T deficit impact |
Social Safety Nets | ?? Cuts may affect services |
Green-Energy Incentives | ?? Scaled back credits |
Ultra-wealthy families (income $1?million):
Receive the lions share of the financial windfall, with benefits in income, estate, and business taxes.
Pay little to no additional downside directly, though they may be affected indirectly via cuts to social programs and environmental incentives.
Face possible future risks: larger debt may invite political pressure for tax reforms or reversals.
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