{
  "id": "income-exact-persistence",
  "question": "Did the exact dividend decline continue after TY2023?",
  "hint": "Awaiting comparable evidence",
  "answer": "The retained same-measure IRS county series ends at TY2023. The September 21, 2026 review did not find a newer county ordinary or qualified dividend release that could answer this question.",
  "period": "Evidence checked September 21, 2026",
  "limit": "Different definitions and populations. BEA and ACS do not establish persistence or reversal of the exact IRS ordinary or qualified dividend series after TY2023.",
  "status": "unanswered",
  "children": [],
  "related": [
    "income-historical-dividends",
    "income-newer-context"
  ],
  "findings": [],
  "plots": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "IRS SOI County Data landing page",
      "url": "https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-county-data"
    },
    {
      "label": "IRS SOI Historic Table 2 landing page",
      "url": "https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-historic-table-2"
    }
  ],
  "record_url": "/research/washington-income/2026-09-21/nodes/income-exact-persistence/index.html",
  "as_of_date": "2026-09-21",
  "methods": "Dated review of IRS source availability. Revisit only when a comparable release becomes available and its definitions have been checked.",
  "lineage_ids": [
    "N2-4fa060afd874",
    "native-1-future-irs-county"
  ],
  "publication_state": "prepared",
  "record_json_url": "/research/washington-income/2026-09-21/nodes/income-exact-persistence/record.json"
}