The tax overhaul Republicans proclaimed would be beneficial for the middle class, yet only two percent of U.S. adults have reported receiving a raise or other benefits from the Republican tax law, according to a poll.

While the Internal Revenue Service applies the law, Republicans in the U.S. Congress have been praising businesses, including Wal-Mart and JPMorgan Chase & Co for increasing wages and benefit because of the tax plan.

The full impact of the law will not be known for some time. Businesses’ and individuals’ 2017 tax returns will not be directly affected. Returns for 2018, when the law takes effect, will not be filed until 2019.

The online poll was completed from Jan. 12 to 23 and included 5,254 adults.  Roughly 58 percent of U.S. adults stated that large U.S. corporations or wealthy Americans to benefit the most from the tax legislation compared to just 13 percent that believe the middle class will.

President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have said that the tax bill’s benefits will be seen in February as employees’ paychecks would increase after IRS tax withholding tables were updated.

According to the poll, 24 percent of respondents in the poll said they anticipate to pay less taxes and 27 percent believed they would  pay more, while 23 percent expected no change.

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One out of four adults stated that they have tried to estimate the impact of the tax law in some.  Regarding the elections, nearly one fourth of adults surveyed stated that the passage of the tax law would not make them more inclined to vote.

A quarter of those polled said they have more interest in voting Republican because of the tax law. Only 8 percent of Democrats and 16 percent of independents had the same view.  About a third of respondents, including 62 percent of Democrats, revealed they were more interested to vote Democrat because of the tax legislation.

There was little change regarding those who expect to itemize deductions on their 2018 tax returns compared to 2017. One in three said they expected to itemize this year; one in three also said they itemized last year.