Now it gets more intriguing: To simplify the tax system and wean more taxpayers from itemizing deductions on Schedule A of their returns, the Trump plan would boost the standard
deduction for joint filers to $ 30,000 (up from the current $ 12,600) and raise it to $ 15,000 for single filers, instead of $ 6,300 at present.
The standard
deduction for joint filers doubled from $ 12,000 to $ 24,000, and perhaps the biggest adjustment is the $ 10,000 cap on the federal deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT).
Standard deduction and personal exemptions: The plan would nearly double — but not quite — the current standard deduction of $ 6,350 for single filers to $ 12,000 and the $ 12,700 standard
deduction for joint filers from $ 12,700 to $ 24,000.
Not exact matches
The «Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,» which President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 22, doubles the standard
deduction to $ 12,000
for single
filers and $ 24,000
for joint filers who are married.
Key Facts:
Joint filer with a Schedule C business has a standard
deduction of $ 24,000 Business gross income of $ 130,000 Business expenses of $ 30,000 Net profit from business $ 100,000 (qualified business income) Spouse works and makes $ 70,000 Above - the - line
deductions of $ 7,500
for deductible portion of self - employment tax and $ 20,000
for SEP IRA contribution Analysis: Taxable income before application of pass - through
deduction = $ 118,500 In this case, the taxable income of $ 118,500 is greater than the qualified business income of $ 100,000.
(Sec. 11021) This section temporarily increases the standard
deduction to $ 24,000
for married individuals filing a
joint return, to $ 18,000
for head - of - household
filers, and to $ 12,000
for all other taxpayers.
Under the TCJA, the standard
deduction was essentially doubled to $ 12,000
for single
filers and $ 24,000 to
joint filers, while many itemized
deduction were repealed or reduced.
Standard
deduction: The bill essentially doubles the standard
deduction from $ 6,350 to $ 12,200
for single
filers and from $ 12,700 to $ 24,400
for joint filers.
Notably, the
deduction only applies to «qualified business income» and can't be claimed by taxpayers in service businesses (excluding architecture and engineering)
for single
filers with taxable income above $ 157,500, and $ 315,000
for joint filers.
The
deduction is also available to taxpayers below the age of 65 but it phases out
for filers with income over $ 50,000 (
for single
filers) or $ 75,000 (
for joint filers).
In Georgia, taxpayers can claim a standard
deduction of $ 2,300
for single
filers and $ 3,000
for joint filers.
Standard
deduction and personal exemptions: The new law effectively doubles the standard
deduction to $ 12,000
for single
filers and $ 24,000
for joint filers.
Otherwise, taxpayers can claim the Kansas standard
deduction, which is $ 3,000
for single
filers, $ 7,500
for joint filers, $ 3,750
for married persons filing separately and $ 5,500
for heads of household.
For instance, in the initial version of the Senate bill, the deduction for single filers increases to $ 12,000 for single filers and $ 24,000 for joint file
For instance, in the initial version of the Senate bill, the
deduction for single filers increases to $ 12,000 for single filers and $ 24,000 for joint file
for single
filers increases to $ 12,000
for single filers and $ 24,000 for joint file
for single
filers and $ 24,000
for joint file
for joint filers.
Standard
deduction: The new law would roughly double the standard
deduction to $ 12,000
for single
filers and $ 24,000
for joint filers.
In higher tax brackets, the earned income credit won't apply, anyway, but some of those other
deductions could be highly beneficial
for joint married
filers as
deductions play a role in reducing your overall annual earnings, also known as your adjusted gross income, or AGI.
Because the new law effectively doubles the standard
deduction to $ 12,000 and $ 24,000
for joint filers, many taxpayers will no longer itemize
deductions.
Two days before the vote, he was bullish about doubling standard
deductions to $ 12,000
for single people and $ 24,000
for married
joint filers and other pieces.
You can sign up
for any states plan, but check out your own first, because many states offer juicy tax breaks
for residents — Connecticut,
for example, allows 529 tax
deductions for up to $ 5,000 a year
for individual
filers and $ 10,000
for joint filers.
Phase - out limits
for the Student Loan Interest tax
deduction are unchanged
for 2017 with it phasing out from $ 65,000 to $ 80,000
for individual taxpayers and from $ 130,000 to $ 160,000
for joint filers.
Keep in mind that the
deduction is capped at $ 4,000 if you come from a household that makes $ 65,000 ($ 130,000
for joint filers) a year.
When taxable income exceeds $ 157,500 ($ 315,000
for joint filers), the
deduction may be limited or eliminated altogether.
Joint filers mostly receive higher income thresholds
for certain taxes and
deductions — this means they can earn a larger amount of income and potentially qualify
for certain tax breaks.
The amount of the
deduction is phased out
for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is between $ 125,000 and $ 135,000
for individual
filers and between $ 250,000 and $ 260,000
for joint filers.
In 2016, the interest
deduction for student loans phases out
for joint filers with MAGI between $ 130,000 and $ 160,000 and
for single
filers with MAGI between $ 65,000 and $ 80,000.
Rhode Island, on the other hand, allows only a $ 1,000
deduction in total
for joint filers and $ 500
for single
filers.
The
deduction available to active participants in employer - sponsored retirement plans is phased out on a sliding scale
for individual taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income between $ 63,000 - $ 73,000, and
for joint filers with modified adjusted gross income between $ 101,000 - $ 121,000
for 2018.
If you're a specified service business but your income is less than $ 157,500
for single
filers or $ 315,000
for joint filers, then you can still claim the 20 %
deduction.
If your income is up to $ 50,000 higher
for singles or $ 100,000
for joint filers, then a partial
deduction is available.
So right now, the new standard
deduction is $ 12,000
for singles and $ 24,000
for joint filers.
Furthermore, single
filers earning more than $ 54,500 a year and
joint filers earning more than $ 109,000 aren't eligible
for the
deduction at all.
The
deduction is subject to reduction once adjusted gross income exceeds $ 50,000
for single or separate
filers and $ 100,000
for joint filers.
Joint filers mostly receive higher income thresholds
for certain taxes and
deductions — this means they can earn a larger amount of income and potentially qualify
for certain tax breaks.
But they will also cap itemized
deductions at $ 200,000
for joint filers and $ 100,000
for single
filers.
If business owners make over these income levels, the 20 percent
deduction is phased out over a range of $ 50,000
for single
filers and $ 100,000
for joint filers.
The
deduction is also available to taxpayers below the age of 65 but it phases out
for filers with income over $ 50,000 (
for single
filers) or $ 75,000 (
for joint filers).
Yes, the mortgage interest
deduction would be preserved, but with the doubling of the standard
deduction to $ 12,000 (
for single tax
filers) and $ 24,000 (
for joint filers), many current itemizers taking the mortgage write - off are likely to opt
for the standard
deduction.
On its capital gains tax, New Hampshire allows no standard or dependent
deductions, but personal exemptions are $ 2,400
for single
filers and $ 4,800
for joint filers.
Louisiana has a combined personal exemption - standard
deduction of $ 4,500 ($ 9,000
for heads of household and
joint filers), with additional personal exemptions of $ 1,000
for dependents.
The standard
deduction is equal to the federal standard
deduction, which in 2017 is $ 6,350
for single
filers, $ 12,700
for joint filers and $ 9,350
for heads of household.