It might change — increase — how many
filers claim the standard deduction, rather than itemize.
In Georgia, for example, 33 percent of tax
filers claim an average deduction of $ 9,158, the GFOA report said.
A total of 72,323
filers claimed casualty and theft loss deductions on their 2015 tax returns, the most recent data available, according to the IRS.
For
filers claiming the standard deduction, additional deductions of $ 2,500 may be claimed if either they or their spouse is 65 or older or blind.
About 4 million tax
filers claimed this deduction on Schedule A of their 2015 returns, the last data available, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Pursuant to the OTR Tax Notice 2014 - 05 «Notice Regarding the Taxation of Instruments Relating to Refinances and Modifications»,
filers claiming full or partial exemption from recordation tax in case of commercial refinance and / or modification must supply to the Office of the Recorder of Deeds the following documentation:
Not exact matches
By far, the oddest thing about Donald Trump's 1995 tax returns, a portion of which was published by The New York Times on Saturday, is not the massive $ 916 million loss — some 9,385 times as large as what was taken by the average
filer who
claimed a similar loss — but this: 1995 was actually a very good year for Trump, perhaps one of the best of his career.
Ultimately, however, the company's success is built on Cathy's decades of work: Chick -
fil - A
claims that the founder led the chain through 47 consecutive years of annual sales increases in his lifetime.
For 2014, single
filers who earn less than $ 14,590 after subtracting their deductions and exemptions can
claim the credit, even if they don't have kids.
The legislation also leaves intact the additional standard deduction for
filers who are 65 and over or blind, allowing them to
claim an additional $ 1,300 when they file their 2018 taxes.
The simplest way to go is to
claim the standard deduction, which is $ 6,300 for a single
filer and $ 12,600 for a married couple filing jointly.
About one - third of tax
filers opt to itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns (figure 1), and virtually all who do itemize
claim a deduction for state and local taxes paid.
But homeowners may exclude from taxable income up to $ 250,000 ($ 500,000 for joint
filers) of capital gains on the sale of their home if they satisfy certain criteria: they must have maintained the home as their principal residence in two out of the preceding five years, and they generally may not have
claimed the capital gains exclusion for the sale of another home during the previous two years.
At the same time, it calls for a doubling of the standard deduction a
filer could take ($ 30,000 for married couples filing jointly and $ 15,000 for single
filers) instead of
claiming itemized deductions.
Tax calculations assumed a single
filer was
claiming one exemption and a standard deduction, according to the state's tax laws.
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.
Furthermore,
filers can also
claim a personal exemption of $ 2,700 ($ 3,700 each for joint
filers) and exemptions of $ 3,000 for dependents.
In Georgia, taxpayers can
claim a standard deduction of $ 2,300 for single
filers and $ 3,000 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.
Tax
filers may
claim some deductions in addition to the standard deduction or itemized deductions.
An individual tax
filer has the choice of
claiming the standard deduction or itemizing deductible expenses from a list that includes state and local taxes paid, mortgage interest, and charitable contributions.
Joint
filers enjoy
claiming benefits such as the earned income tax credit, education expenses, adoption costs, or itemizing some deductions.
About $ 1.1 billion in tax refunds for 2014 must be
claimed by April 17 — or that money can no longer be
claimed by tax
filers.
The tax break relating to premiums paid for mortgage insurance is generally
claimed by low - and middle - income
filers, according to the IRS.
1040A
filers may also
claim the Earned Income Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, and the American Opportunity Tax Credit.
Beginning this week, the IRS expects to make refunds available in bank accounts or on debit cards for early
filers who
claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit.
Depending on your adjusted gross income (AGI), you can
claim 50, 20, or 10 percent of your retirement plan contributions, up to $ 2,000 for single
filers and $ 4,000 for married filing jointly.
Filers may claim the full credit if they have income up to $ 200,000 for single filers (up from $ 75,000 currently) and up to $ 400,000 for married couples (up from $ 110,000 curre
Filers may
claim the full credit if they have income up to $ 200,000 for single
filers (up from $ 75,000 currently) and up to $ 400,000 for married couples (up from $ 110,000 curre
filers (up from $ 75,000 currently) and up to $ 400,000 for married couples (up from $ 110,000 currently).
It also allows
filers to
claim deductions for education expenses, eligible moving expenses (this deduction ends in 2018, under the new tax bill), retirement account contributions and several other categories.
In a 2002 study, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) estimated that roughly 950,000 tax
filers would have saved more than $ 470 million on their 1998 tax returns if they had itemized mortgage interest and state and local income taxes instead of
claiming the standard deduction.
When you say Chick -
fil - a denies people the rights they
claim for themselves though, I take a little exception to that... after all, what group doesn't do that?
This week, The New Yorker
claimed that people in the Big Apple are creeped out by Chick -
fil - A's Christian values.
Chik -
Fil - A
claims it's too close to their «Eat Mor Chikin» campaign.
Thus, under current New York law, the state credit would also double, to a maximum of $ 666 per child, and the numbers of
filers able to
claim it would significantly expand.
The average amount of real estate taxes
claimed by Long Island
filers with adjusted gross incomes under $ 200,000 was nearly $ 10,000 in 2015, an analysis of IRS tax data shows.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner sent Katko a letter on Friday asking him to fight for the 60,000 tax
filers in Onondaga County who
claimed the deduction, according to the IRS.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has stopped payment on $ 13.3 million in state tax refunds after finding some
filers falsely
claimed child tax credits or filed by dishonest preparers.
That's right, Chick -
fil - A issued a cease - and - desist order against Bo in 2006,
claiming that «Eat More Kale» was in conflict with their slogan, «Eat More Chikin» — and then blocked his effort to trademark «Eat More Kale» this summer.
While advocates
claim OCR needs more money due to an increased caseload, Melnick says the rising caseload is partly attributable to three
filers who together filed more than 7,000 largely duplicative complaints.
For 2017, single
filers with an AGI of $ 31,000 or more, head of household
filers with AGI of $ 46,500 or more and joint
filers with an AGI of $ 62,000 or more are ineligible to
claim the credit.
For instance, married filing separate
filers are ineligible to
claim the Earned Income Credit or the Child and Dependent Care Credit, just to name a few.
U.S. tax
filers are allowed to
claim personal exemptions on their taxes.
Previously,
filers could
claim the fees for fitness and arts programs — up to $ 500 and $ 250, respectively, in 2016 — for a child of the taxpayer, spouse or common law partner.
Last - minute
filers often forget to
claim some type of income, and the IRS can catch it pretty easily.
Special Note for Single Workers with No Children: Single
filers with no dependents are believed by the IRS to be the largest group of Qualifying taxpayers who do not
claim the EITC on their tax returns.
And the phase out of the credit for joint
filers starts at higher income levels in 2010, allowing more of them to
claim the credit.
Miscellaneous and personal business deductions can only be
claimed if they exceed 2 percent of the
filer's income.
Montana: The amount of the deduction is limited to $ 5,000 for single
filers and $ 10,000 for married taxpayers who file jointly, and you must itemize on your state return to
claim it.
If you earn too much money to qualify for either of these credits, single
filers can also
claim a tuition and fees deduction of up to $ 2,000.
However, if you are a single
filer who makes over $ 60,000 a year (or a married
filer who makes over $ 120,000 a year) you can not
claim the tax credit.