Some states even allow for
state income tax deductions as well.
Not exact matches
Lottery winners in 2018 also face a different set of
tax circumstances that may affect their final
tax bill, including a slightly reduced top
tax rate (37 percent, versus 39.6 percent in 2017), and a capping of paid
state and local
income, sales and property
taxes at $ 10,000
as an itemized
deduction.
State and local governments saw a big jump in
tax revenues in the final three months of 2017, due in large part to an increase in the prepayment of
income and property
taxes as some high -
income residents sought to take advantage of
deductions that will be sharply reduced in 2018.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government, which released a new
state revenue report on Monday, said that «The
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in late December 2017, created strong incentives for some high - income taxpayers to act fast and prepay their state and local income and property taxes to take advantage of the expiring tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.&raq
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in late December 2017, created strong incentives for some high -
income taxpayers to act fast and prepay their
state and local
income and property
taxes to take advantage of the expiring
tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.&raq
tax breaks, namely the
state and local
tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.&raq
tax (SALT)
deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year
as of January 1, 2018.»
On the demand side, individual investors and mutual funds are still buyers,
as individuals experienced a somewhat modest
tax cut overall (the top
income tax rate fell from 39.6 % to 37 %, for example) and many are looking for protection from the
tax man now that the federal
deduction for
state and local
taxes is capped at $ 10,000.
The only exception is the
deduction for
state income taxes (also known
as the SALT
deduction).
Taxpayers who itemize
deductions on their federal
income tax returns can deduct
state and local real estate and personal property
taxes as well
as either
income taxes or general sales
taxes.
Ohio is one of 10
states that does not allow itemized
deductions so unfortunately you can not make this
deduction on your
state income taxes as well.
Mississippi allows the same itemized
deductions as the IRS, with the exception of the
deduction for
state and local
income taxes.
Defenders of the SALT
deduction, such
as the National Governors Association, point out that
state and local
income, real estate and sales
taxes are mandatory.
This
deduction also applies for North Carolina
state income taxes,
as the
state's rules are similar to the federal guidelines for itemized
deductions.
In
states that allow itemized
deductions, homeowners can usually deduct mortgage interest on their
state income taxes as well.
«It may still be a reduction in
taxes, but the remedy not being able to deduct their property
taxes as a
deduction on their federal
income tax returns is for New York
state not to
tax so much.
Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week said the
state was exploring using a payroll
tax as an alternative to the
income tax in order to help residents hurt by new limits on
deductions of
state taxes from federal returns, under a sweeping overhaul of the U.S.
tax code passed in late December.
The governor referred to the
tax plan
as an «arrow to the economic heart» of New York, largely due to the provision that will cap the
state and local
tax deduction for property and
income taxes.
Another would reclassify
state income taxes as charitable contributions to
state government, allowing taxpayers to then claim the payments
as deductions on their federal
income taxes.
The proposal would either replace or exist alongside the current personal
income tax as a workaround to a newly approved federal cap on
state and local
tax deductions.
New York taxpayers are second only to California ($ 97 billion) in the total amount claimed
as IRS
deductions for
state and local
taxes — mostly because
income and property
taxes in the two
states are generally higher than the rest of the nation.
«The remedy for New York not being able to deduct their property
taxes as a
deduction on their federal
income tax returns and whatever
deductions are available is for New York
state not to
tax so much,» DeFrancisco said.
Allowing taxpayers to use the proposed $ 10,000
deduction for property
taxes also for
state income and sales
taxes is one option on the table
as Congress begins to hammer out differences in the House and Senate
tax bills, a key lawmaker said.
But he says in the long term, the loss of the
deduction will only deepen the
state's deficits,
as higher
income taxpayers leave New York or switch their primary residences to other
states with lower
state and local
taxes.
As now envisioned, and if enacted into law, the bill would eliminate the
deduction for
state and local
income taxes and would cap the
deduction for property
taxes at $ 10,000.
Cuomo said the exact details don't matter all that much if,
as expected, it includes eliminating the
deduction for
state and local
income tax.
Cuomo last week proposed replacing the
state's personal
income tax with a payroll
tax as a response to the federal
tax law capping
state and local
tax deductions at $ 10,000.
According to this article, New York may end its
income tax and instead expand its payroll
tax as a way to outmaneuver the new federal law that limits
deductions for
state and local
taxes.
Passage of the bill,
as amended, that would revise the federal
income tax system by lowering individual and corporate
tax rates, repealing various
deductions through 2025, specifically by eliminating the
deduction for
state and local
income taxes through 2025, increasing the
deduction for pass - through entities and raising the child
tax credit through 2025.
Tax Overhaul — Passage — Vote Passed (51 - 49) Passage of the bill, as amended, that would revise the federal income tax system by lowering individual and corporate tax rates, repealing various deductions through 2025, specifically by eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes through 2025, increasing the deduction for pass - through entities and raising the child tax credit through 20
Tax Overhaul — Passage — Vote Passed (51 - 49) Passage of the bill,
as amended, that would revise the federal
income tax system by lowering individual and corporate tax rates, repealing various deductions through 2025, specifically by eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes through 2025, increasing the deduction for pass - through entities and raising the child tax credit through 20
tax system by lowering individual and corporate
tax rates, repealing various deductions through 2025, specifically by eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes through 2025, increasing the deduction for pass - through entities and raising the child tax credit through 20
tax rates, repealing various
deductions through 2025, specifically by eliminating the
deduction for
state and local
income taxes through 2025, increasing the
deduction for pass - through entities and raising the child
tax credit through 20
tax credit through 2025.
Because,
as Malkus explains, there is a
state tax savings for an individual socking away the maximum allowable $ 10,000 New York
deduction, and «that modest $ 600 for families takes a much bigger cumulative toll on New York's
income tax base.
Furthermore, the new cap on federal
income -
tax deductions for individuals will jeopardize
state and local education funding in
states such
as California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
The sales
tax deduction is really beneficial when you live in a
state such
as Texas that does not have
state income tax.
As a result, only taxpayers who have filed federal itemized deductions for the year for which the state or local government issued a tax refund must claim the refund as incom
As a result, only taxpayers who have filed federal itemized
deductions for the year for which the
state or local government issued a
tax refund must claim the refund
as incom
as income.
When a taxpayer has claimed a federal itemized
deduction for
state or local
income tax payments and subsequently receives a refund related to those payments, the Internal Revenue Code requires the taxpayer to report the refund
as income on Form 1040 for the year in which the refund was received.
In general, taxpayers must only claim
state or local
income tax refunds
as income when they previously claimed a federal
deduction at the time the
state or local
income taxes were paid.
To avoid the need to report any subsequent
state or local
income tax refunds
as income, many taxpayers who itemize
deductions will chose to claim a
deduction for
state and local sales
tax instead of deducting
state and local
income taxes.
Because of the progressive
tax structure in the Unites
States, it is even more important to understand your
taxes as your
income grows throughout the years and the value of your
tax deductions increases.
You really do have to hunt for pretty standard itemized
deductions such
as local and
state income taxes paid.
In addition to what littleadv mentioned, I want to point out that you can use
as an itemized
deduction either
state income tax or
state sales
tax.
If you take the standard
deduction, the IRS won't allow you to deduct property
taxes,
as well
as state income or sales
taxes.
If you live in a
state with high
state income taxes, such
as New York or California, you are already itemizing
deductions based the amount of
state income taxes you're paying.
Exporters previously used another
deduction known
as the extraterritorial
income exclusion to reduce
taxes, but a World Trade Organization ruling in 2004
stated that this
deduction is an illegal trade subsidy.
As I mentioned before, there are no tax benefits in North Carolina in terms of deductions to income tax of contributions, but some states offer this as wel
As I mentioned before, there are no
tax benefits in North Carolina in terms of
deductions to
income tax of contributions, but some
states offer this
as wel
as well.
If you pay
state income tax on your capital gain, and claim that
tax as an itemized
deduction, the capital gain can boost your AMT even more.
Everything else on your W2 is fairly straightforward and gives you information on
deductions taken out for Social Security and Medicare
as well
as what came out
as state and local
income tax.
A company's net
income for a
stated period plus any
deductions that are not paid out in actual cash, such
as depreciation and amortization, deferred
income taxes, and minority interest.
Since many
states also similarly limit itemized
deductions for high -
income taxpayers, Carole's
state tax agency could slap her around
as well.
The most likely reason you'll have to pay AMT is if you have certain types of
deductions that don't get counted for AMT purposes, such
as real estate and
state income taxes.
State income taxes paid with extension or as a balance due on a state tax return are also deductible as itemized deduct
State income taxes paid with extension or
as a balance due on a
state tax return are also deductible as itemized deduct
state tax return are also deductible
as itemized
deductions.
For example: A taxpayer claimed both
state income tax ($ 2,000) and property
taxes ($ 1,000)
as itemized
deductions on their 2011 federal return.
My scenario isn't particularly «generous» — only a high wage earner would qualify for an $ 800,000 mortgage, and the interest paid on that mortgage,
as well
as the property
tax, significantly exceeds the standard
deduction,
as does the
state income tax likely paid by that wage earner (
as an example, I pay tens of thousands of dollars in
state income tax in California — all deductible from my federal
tax return).
It is taxable
income on the Federal
tax return for 2016 only to the extent that you received a
tax benefit (reduction in Federal
income tax due) from deducting
State income tax as an Itemized
Deduction on your 2015 Federal return.