The Medicare surtax and reinstatement of itemized
deduction phaseout are two additional variables that you need to take into account for 2013.
Since you're above the tax
deduction phaseout levels, do you have any plans to contribute to a backdoor Roth IRA?
However, while the routine
deduction phaseout scheme isn't too hard on deductions, AMT is, and AMT kills a lot of the value of their deductions.
Given we have a progressive tax system in America with Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and
deduction phaseouts, I've calculated that the optimal Adjusted Gross Income is roughly $ 250,000, + / - $ 50,000.
It does not take into account state or local taxes, fees, or expenses, or the net gain's potential impact on adjusted gross income, which could impact exemption and
deduction phaseouts and eligibility for other tax benefits.
But due to AMT and mortgage interest
deduction phaseouts, this couple isn't getting as big of a deduction as you might think, especially now that SALT deduction is capped at $ 10,000.
Not exact matches
PEP is the
phaseout of the personal exemption and Pease (named after former U.S. House Representative Donald Pease) phases out the value of most itemized
deductions once a taxpayer's adjusted gross income reaches a certain amount.
There are income
phaseouts for this tax
deduction, though.
Section 179
deductions: Under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, a business could expense up to $ 500,000 of the cost of qualified business property, subject to a dollar - for - dollar
phaseout above $ 2 million.
Singles over $ 250K and marrieds over $ 300K,
phaseout of itemized
deductions and personal exemptions.
The Senate bill included a larger
deduction, 23 percent, and a higher
phaseout point, $ 500,000 for couples.
But when you make a wild claim that «they are receiving $ 135K a year in tax
deductions» that are «above and beyond any standard
deduction or exemptions», it certainly appears to be ignorant of factors like income - based
phaseouts that kill the very exemptions you were complaining about.
In addition, high - income earners may be subject to the
phaseout of itemized
deductions and personal exemptions.
However, there is a
phaseout associated with your
deductions if you or your spouse has a retirement plan through work.
You are right that it will hit us this year, but the reality is that you have to have significant income for the
phaseout to affect your mortgage
deduction.
However, this is unlikely to end up reducing your mortgage
deduction because either: 1) you live in a state with state income taxes, in which case your state income taxes at this income level are higher than 3 %, meaning your mortgage
deduction isn't affected, or 2) if your state doesn't have income taxes it has higher property taxes, in which case your property taxes are likely higher than the
phaseout.
In addition, taxes are more than just marginal tax rates — you need to consider the
phaseout of exemptions,
deductions, and credits when calculating the effect of taxes.
For example: A married couple earns $ 350,000 of ordinary income and faces a marginal federal tax rate as high as 39.8 %: a 33 % tax bracket plus two percentage points for the
phaseout of personal exemptions, one point for the
phaseout of itemized
deductions and a 3.8 % Medicare surtax on net investment income.
BTW, I'd be thrilled to have a tax rate of 15 %, no amt, no
phaseout of my itemized
deductions, the ability to make a deductible IRA contribution, the ability to have child tax credits for my 3 kids, etc..
For one, the new law eliminates the Pease
phaseout on itemized
deductions for taxpayers with high AGIs from 2018 to 2025.
They are designed to help protect your personal exemptions and itemized
deductions from
phaseouts.
In 2017, the amount of your
deduction will begin to decrease, or
phaseout, at an adjusted gross income of $ 65,000 ($ 135,000 if married filing jointly) and the
deduction will be unavailable to you if your AGI is $ 80,000 ($ 165,000 if married filing jointly) or higher.
High income earners aren't allowed to claim all of their itemized
deductions (ask your accountant about whether you're subject to
phaseouts).
They are meant to help protect your personal exemptions and itemized
deductions from
phaseouts.
Although the maximum
deduction amount is not indexed to change with price levels, the income thresholds for the
phaseout ranges are indexed.
There are income
phaseouts for this tax
deduction, though.
But be aware that if your MAGI is between $ 65,000 and $ 80,000 (if filing as an individual) or $ 130,000 to $ 160,000 (filing jointly), there's a
phaseout of the benefit — your maximum
deduction will be reduced according to a formula that's explained here.
To make this
deduction even better there are absolutely no income
phaseouts for the HSA contribution
deduction so you could be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet and still take the full HSA contribution
deduction.
It is also income for all other purposes as well — which means it increases Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and can impact tax
deductions (e.g., the medical expense or miscellaneous itemized
deductions) or the
phaseout of tax credits (from the American Opportunity Tax Credit, to the
phaseout of premium assistance tax credits for health insurance).
The tax act also expands the child credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), reduces marriage penalties, increases subsides for education and retirement saving, repeals the limitations on itemized
deductions and
phaseouts of personal exemptions, and provides temporary, limited relief from the alternative minimum tax (AMT), a complex law that was designed to prevent aggressive tax sheltering but primarily affects large families or residents of states with high income taxes.
The personal exemption
phaseout and the Pease rule for reducing itemized
deductions are revived, but at higher income levels than under prior law.
Your
deduction eligibility is gradually reduced and eventually eliminated by
phaseout as your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) increases to the annual limit for your filing status.
Jerry's income would rise to $ 301,000, which would cause him to be $ 42,750 over the line, increasing his
phaseout of itemized
deductions to $ 1,282.50 (an increase of $ 1,000 of income x 3 %
phaseout rate = $ 30 of additional
phaseout).
Deductions impacted by income phaseouts, such as medical expense deductions, miscellaneous itemized deductions, and the AMT exemption (for those subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax), can all cause the marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax brac
Deductions impacted by income
phaseouts, such as medical expense
deductions, miscellaneous itemized deductions, and the AMT exemption (for those subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax), can all cause the marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax brac
deductions, miscellaneous itemized
deductions, and the AMT exemption (for those subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax), can all cause the marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax brac
deductions, and the AMT exemption (for those subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax), can all cause the marginal tax rate that applies to income to vary from just the tax bracket alone.
The
phaseout of itemized
deductions was not an issue for the prior three years; however, for 2013 (and beyond), this is an important factor that needs to be considered when developing a charitable gifting strategy for your clients.
Yet the irony is that while they are referred to as «
phaseouts of itemized
deductions» and a «personal exemption
phaseout» the reality is that the Pease limitation and PEP are applied primarily based on the extent by which someone's income is over specified thresholds.
These two rules, triggering a
phaseout of itemized
deductions and personal exemptions, are also known respectively as the Pease Limitation on itemized
deductions (named after Representative Donald Pease [D - Oh.]
Furthermore, the
phaseout rules for personal exemptions (another form of tax
deduction) do not apply in 2010.
[13] At this income level, David and Valerie's itemized
deductions are reduced by 3 % of the excess of their AGI ($ 450,000) over the 2018
phaseout threshold of $ 320,000, or by $ 3,900.
These rules include a $ 500,000 expensing
deduction limit and a
phaseout of the allowance beginning at $ 2 million of qualified investment.
Homeowner Tax Items • Extends through the end of 2013 mortgage debt tax relief; important rule that prevents tax liability from many short sales or mitigation workouts involving forgiven, deferred or canceled mortgage debt •
Deduction for mortgage insurance extended through the end of 2013; reduces the cost of buying a home when paying PMI or insurance for an FHA or VA - insured mortgage; $ 110,000 AGI
phaseout remains • Extends the section 25C energy - efficient tax credit for existing homes through the end of 2013; important remodeling market incentive, although the lifetime cap remains at $ 500.
• Reinstates the Pease / PEP
phaseouts for
deductions; for married taxpayers with AGI above $ 300,000 ($ 250,000 single), the Pease limitation reduces total itemized
deductions by 3 percent for the dollar amount of AGI above the thresholds.
•
Deduction for mortgage insurance extended through the end of 2013; reduces the cost of buying a home when paying PMI or insurance for an FHA or VA - insured mortgage; $ 110,000 AGI
phaseout remains