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
Joint filers would deduct $ 24,400 under the House's plan or $ 24,000 under the Senate's plan — up
from the current $ 20,800, which includes the standard deduction and two personal exemptions.
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.
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.
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.
Joint filers with MAGI
from $ 189,000 to $ 198,999 ($ 120,000 to $ 134,999 for singles) are eligible to make reduced contributions.
For
joint filers or heads of household, the exemption is $ 3,200 up to $ 150,000 in income, $ 1,600
from $ 150,000 to $ 175,000, $ 800 up to $ 200,000 and zero beyond that.
If you're a
joint tax
filer, both you and your spouse can make a $ 100,000 QCD
from your own IRAs.
Those Chick -
fil - A waffle fries have a lot of surfaces for the air to cool them, yet somehow retain their heat a lot better than the typical sticks
from the average fast food
joint.
In fact, a
joint filer making one million dollars will receive a windfall under this plan, with a rate plummeting
from 8.97 % to just 6.85 % — a 25 % decrease in rate paid.
SB 1182 would specifically increase the renter's tax credit for single
filers from $ 60 to $ 120 and
from $ 120 to $ 240 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.
The dreaded capital gains tax can be avoided when the gain
from selling your personal residence is less than $ 250,000 if you are a single taxpayer or $ 500,000 if you are a
joint filer.
But if you're single and your adjusted gross income is more than $ 85,000 (or more than $ 170,000 for
joint filers), you'll have to pay
from $ 170.50 to $ 389.80 per month.
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.
If you come
from a family that earns $ 80,000 ($ 160,000 for
joint filers) a year, you can deduct $ 2,000.
If the seller owned and used the home as a main residence for at least two of the past five years before selling it, they can usually exclude up to $ 250,000 ($ 500,000 for
joint filers) of the gain
from taxable income.
For unmarried
filers, the contribution limit begins to phase out at $ 114,000 and is completely eliminated at $ 129,000, and for
joint filers the contribution limit is eliminated as
joint income moves
from $ 181,000 to $ 191,000 (figures are for 2014).
Long - term capital gains and qualified dividends are taxed at 15 percent for single
filers whose taxable incomes range
from $ 38,601 up to $ 425,800, and for married
joint filers whose taxable incomes range
from $ 77,201 up to $ 479,000.
The first $ 1,250 in taxable income
from a single
filer is exempt and the first $ 2,500 of taxable income
from a
joint filer is exempt.
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).
Joint filers with MAGI
from $ 189,000 to $ 198,999 ($ 120,000 to $ 134,999 for singles) are eligible to make reduced contributions.
We all know federal taxes are poised to rise next year, but one little detail isn't getting enough publicity: the planned 3.8 % Medicare surtax scheduled to hit single /
joint filers with AGIs over $ 200,000 / $ 250,000 will not apply to qualified payouts
from Roth accounts.7
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.
From $ 225,000 up, the rate for married
joint filers would be 33 percent.