Where your federal taxes go. Put in what you make and watch every dollar land.

Disclaimer.

This is an illustration for curiosity and conversation, not tax, legal or financial advice. The tax figure is an estimate from wages alone; what you actually owe depends on your whole return: other income, credits, deductions, withholding and the rest. For your real numbers, look at your return or ask a tax professional.

Spending comes from the Treasury's published figures for the fiscal year and is shown as reported, then netted as described above. Agencies revise their numbers, and the Treasury groups smaller programs together, so a line here can differ from an agency's own budget documents. Dividing your taxes across everything in proportion is a way to picture the budget, not a record of where any particular dollar went: apart from payroll taxes going to their trust funds, the government doesn't earmark one person's taxes for particular programs.

Only federal taxes paid by you are counted: not your employer's half of payroll tax, state and local income, sales or property taxes, or taxes on companies and imports. Nothing you type leaves your browser; a shared link carries your amount only if you choose to include it. This page is an independent project by Justin Gluska and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.