Increases to the standard deduction or reductions
in other itemized deductions also reduce incentives to give by reducing the number of taxpayers who itemize their deductions.
If the cost of your interest and taxes isn't enough, when combined
with other itemized deductions, to exceed the standard deduction you're entitled to receive, then buying a home won't do you any good from a tax perspective.
Increases to the standard deduction or reductions in
other itemized deductions also reduce incentives to give by reducing the number of taxpayers who itemize their deductions.
The framework does not directly reduce or eliminate the deduction, though it significantly reduces its value indirectly by increasing the standard deduction,
eliminating other itemized deductions, and reducing tax rates.
To pay for these changes, it would repeal the state and local income and sales tax deductions, limit the property tax deduction, limit the mortgage interest deduction and reform or repeal
various other itemized deductions ($ 1.3 trillion).
A miscellaneous itemized deduction can only be taken if the amount exceeds 2 % of AGI, and then you have to have
enough other itemized deductions in order to itemize.
NAR's Speaking of Real Estate Blog notes that the value of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) and
other itemized deductions for wealthier households would be trimmed in the fiscal 2013 budget proposal.
Unless this hypothetical couple has
other itemized deductions like charitable contributions that would make the total exceed $ 24,000, they would benefit more from taking the standard deduction.
This is the same schedule that you use to claim mortgage interest, charitable deductions, medical expenses, and
other itemized deductions on your tax return.
These reforms include reductions in marginal tax rates, caps on total itemized deductions, caps on the maximum tax rate at which all itemized deductions can be allowed, increases to the standard deduction or reductions
in other itemized deductions, and elimination or reduction of the estate tax.
Use your latest return to estimate your 2018 itemized deductions, including medical and dental expenses, paid taxes (up to $ 5,000 for single filers and $ 10,000 for married filers for applicable state and local income taxes, property taxes, or sales taxes), gifts to charity, and
other itemized deductions.
Their state taxes, property taxes and
other itemized deductions might get them past the level of their standard deduction, but you can see how the tax benefits would wane with the size of the loan.
But
other itemized deductions will also disappear, including the deduction for extraordinary medical expenses.
If the state doesn't act, the federal provisions limiting deductibility of property taxes and
other itemized deductions would also severely reduce what residents can deduct on their state returns.
Last Wednesday, the Republican administration unveiled a tax plan that would double the standardized deduction and keep tax breaks for mortgage interest and charitable contributions, but would also eliminate nearly
all other itemized deductions, including those for local and state property taxes.
The value of all state and local income taxes paid is then added to
all other itemized deductions and the aggregate value is used to reduce the amount of the taxpayer's taxable income and, thus, income tax.
Your home - related itemized deductions, plus
your other itemized deductions must add up to more than the standard deduction or they won't save you any money.
It may not be worth the effort if you are only claiming sales tax, but combined with
your other itemized deductions and considering your city and state sales tax rules, you may want to investigate which deduction method works best for you, since you can't claim both standard and itemized deductions.
Schedule A is the form used to claim mortgage interest, charitable donations and
other itemized deductions.
Great analysis, but you assume that the couple has
no other itemized deductions.
In addition, the mortgage interest deduction is only useful to the extent that it, plus
your other itemized deductions, exceeds the standard deduction.
That's absolutely true — depending on the value of
your other itemized deductions it's possible that you're already above the standard deduction.
This means you have to lump it in with
all your other Itemized Deductions.
These reforms include reductions in marginal tax rates, caps on total itemized deductions, caps on the maximum tax rate at which all itemized deductions can be allowed, increases to the standard deduction or reductions in
other itemized deductions, and elimination or reduction of the estate tax.
Keep in mind that I had
no other itemized deductions besides mortgage interest and property taxes.
The calculator steps you through the process of estimating your taxes, medical expenses, interest paid on mortgages, charitable contributions and
other itemized deductions.
For instance, if you can deduct a lot of mortgage or student loan interest, or have
other itemized deductions, you might still be over-withholding.
If
your other itemized deductions are gone, and the standard deduction amount is increased, you might not have enough in donations to file a Schedule A form.
When you throw
those other itemized deductions into the pot, you may find that your total savings are significantly greater than your standard deduction.
Your mortgage points are added as a line item on a Schedule A form, where you list
your other itemized deductions.
Meanwhile, the new law also limits
some other itemized deductions that make it even more difficult to cross that threshold.
All of
the other itemized deductions, including the one for state and local income taxes, would be eliminated.