Thursday, August 15, 2019

Highlights from the New Tax Legislation

New Tax Brackets

Tax Rate Taxable Income
(Single)
Taxable Income
(Married Filing Jointly)
10%Up to $9,700Up to $19,400
12%$9,701 to $39,475$19,401 to $78,950
22%$39,476 to $84,200$78,951 to $168,400
24%$84,201 to $160,725$168,401 to $321,450
32%$160,726 to $204,100$321,451 to $408,200
35%$204,101 to $510,300$408,201 to $612,350
37%Over $510,300Over $612,350

Tax Rate Taxable Income
(Married Filing Separately)
Taxable Income
(Head of Household)
10%Up to $9,700Up to $13,850
12%$9,701 to $39,475$13,851 to $52,850
22%$39,476 to $84,200$52,851 to $84,200
24%$84,201 to $160,725$84,201 to $160,700
32%$160,726 to $204,100$160,701 to $204,100
35%$204,101 to $306,175$204,101 to $510,300
37%Over $306,175Over $510,300


Standard Deduction was nearly doubled... $24,000 for married couples, $12,000 for single filers and $18,000 for head of household.

Personal Exemption deduction has been eliminated!

State and Local Taxes deduction has been capped at $10,000. Property tax remain fully deductible for business such as real estate rentals.

Certain deductions eliminated: All misc write-offs subject to 2% of AGI threshold... Employee business expenses, Tax prep costs, Hobby expenses, Brokerage and IRA fees. Theft losses. Alimony on post-2018 divorce documents.

Obamacare is on the way out! The requirement to have health insurance or pay a fine has been repealed for tax years 2019 and forward.

Child Tax Credit has been doubled to $2,000 per qualifying dependent under age 17. There's also a new $500 credit for each dependent who is not a qualifying child.

Business Taxes

All "C" corporations will be taxed at a flat rate of 21%, down from the previous top rate of 35%.
Owners of pass-through entities are eligible for a new 20% deduction of qualified business income. Limits however do apply, for example ... income in excess of $315,000 for married filers and $157,500 for all others.

Certain Business deductions have been eliminated... Business entertainment, Country Club dues, the 9% domestic production deduction. Net operating losses can only offset 80% of taxable income.

These are only a few of the many changes that took place with the new tax reform, but possibly the most significant.