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November 29, 2022

2022 and 2023 Inflation/Cost of Living Updates

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2021 Tax Benefit

STANDARD DEDUCTION 2021 2022
Married-Joint $25,100 $25,900
Single $12,550 $12,950
Married-Separate $12,550 $12,950
Head of Household $18,800 $19,400
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion $108,700 $112,000
Maximum Taxable Social Security Earnings Base $142,800 $147,000

 

2021 Individual Income Tax Rates

RATE SINGLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD MARRIED-JOINT MARRIED-SEPERATE
10% $0 – $9,950 $0 – $14,200 $0 – $19,900 $0 – $9,950
12% $9,951 – $40,525 $14,201 – $54,200 $19,901 – $81,050 $9,951 – $40,525
22% $40,526 – $86,375 $54,201 – $86,350 $81,051 – $172,750 $40,526 – $86,375
24% $86,376 – $164,925 $86,351 – $164,900 $172,751 – $329,850 $86,376 – $164,925
32% $164,926 – $209,425 $164,901 – $209,400 $329,851 – $418,850 $164,926 – $209,425
35% $209,426 – $523,600 $209,401 – $523,600 $418,851 – $628,300 $209,426 – $314,150
37% Over $523,600 Over $523,600 Over $628,300 Over $314,150

 

2022 Individual Income Tax Rates

RATE SINGLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD MARRIED-JOINT MARRIED-SEPERATE
10% $0 – $10,275 $0 – $14,650  $0 – $20,550 $0 – $10,275
12% $10,276 – $41,775 $14,651 – $55,900 $20,551 – $83,550 $10,276 – $41,775
22% $41,776 – $89,075 $55,901 – $89,050 $83,551 – $178,150 $41,776 – $89,075
24% $89,076 – $170,050 $89,051 – $170,050 $178,151 – $340,100 $89,076 – $170,050
32% $170,051 – $215,950 $170,051 – $215,950 $340,101 – $431,900 $170,051 – $215,950
35% $215,951 – $539,900 $215,951 – $539,900 $431,901 – $647,850 $215,951 – $323,925
37% Over $523,900 Over $539,900 Over $647,850 Over $323,925

 

2021 Trust & Estates Income Tax Brackets

OVER BUT NOT OVER THE TAX IS …OF AMOUNT OVER
$0 $2,650 10% $0
$2,650 $9,550 $265 + 24% $2,650
$9,550 $13,050 $1,921 + 35% $9,550
$13,050   $3,146 + 37% $13,050

 

2022 Trust & Estates Income Tax Brackets

OVER BUT NOT OVER THE TAX IS …OF AMOUNT OVER
$0 $2,750 10% $0
$2,750 $9,850 $275 + 24% $2,750
$9,850 $13,450 $1,979 + 35% $9,850
$13,450   $3,146 + 37% $13,450

 

2021 Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption

  2021 EXECPTION PHASE-OUT THRESHOLD COMPLETE PHASE-OUT OF EXEMPTION
Married Filing Jointly $114,600 $1,047,200 $1,505,600
Married Filing Single $57,300 $523,600 $818,000
Single $73,600 $523,600 $818,000
Estates and Trust $25,700 $85,650 $188,450

 

2022 Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption

  2022 EXECPTION PHASE-OUT THRESHOLD COMPLETE PHASE-OUT OF EXEMPTION
Married Filing Jointly $118,100 $1,079,800 $1,552,200
Married Filing Single $59,050 $539,900 $776,100
Single $75,900 $539,900 $843,500
Estates and Trust $26,500    

 

2021 Taxable Income Threshold for Long-Term Capital Gains Rate

FILING STATUS 0% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS 15% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS 20% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS
Married Filing Jointly Up To $80,800 $80,801 – $501,600 Over $501,600
Head of Household Up To $54,100 $54,100 – $473,750 Over $473,750
Single Up To $40,400 $40,401 – $445,850 Over $445,850
Married Filing Single Up To $40,400 $40,401 – $250,800 Over $250,800
Trusts & Estates Up To $2,700 $2,701 – $13,250 Over $13,250

 

2022 Taxable Income Threshold for Long-Term Capital Gains Rate

FILING STATUS 0% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS 15% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS 20% RATE FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS AND QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS
Married Filing Jointly Up to $83,350 $83,351 – $517,200 Over $517,200
Head of Household Up to $55,800  $55,801 – $488,500 Over $488,500
Single Up to $41,675 $41,676 – $459,750 Over $459,750
Married Filing Single Up to $41,675 $41,676 – $258,600 Over $258,600
Trusts & Estates Up to $2,800 $2,801 – $13,700 $13,700

 

Gift & Estate Tax Exemptions

  2021 2022
Gift Tax Exemption $11,700,000 $12,060,000
Estate Tax Exemption $11,700,000 $12,060,000
GST Tax Exemption $11,700,000 $12,060,000
Annual Exclusion $15,000 $16,000
Annual Exclusion (For gifts to spouses who are not U.S. Citizens) $159,000 $164,000

 

2021 and 2022 DOllar Limit for Retirement Plans

PLAN TYPES 2021 LIMITS 2022 LIMITS
Defined Contribution Plans $58,000 $61,000
Defined Benefit Plans $230,000 $245,000
Defined Contribution Plans – 401(k), 403(B) and 457 and Thrift Plans under Age 50 $19,500 $20,500
Age 50 and Older $26,000 $27,000
Simple Plans: Under Age 50 $13,500 $14,000
Age 50 and Older $16,500 $17,000
Qualified Plans – Annual Compensation Limit $290,000 $305,000
Traditional IRA AGI Phase-Out (MFJ with participant in employer plan) $105,000 $109,000
Traditional IRA AGI Phase-Out (MFJ with taxpayer not an active participant, spouse in employer plan) $198,000 $204,000
Traditional IRA AGI Phase-Out (Single/HOH) $66,000 $68,000
Roth IRA Contributions AGI Phase-Out (Single/HOH) $125,000 $140,000
Roth IRA Contributions AGI Phase-Out (MFJ) $198,000 $208,000
Income Limit for Saver’s Credit (Retirement Savings Contributions Credit) (MFJ) $66,000 $68,000
Income Limit for Saver’s Credit (Retirement Savings Contributions Credit) (HOH) $49,500 $51,000
Income Limit for Saver’s Credit (Retirement Savings Contributions Credit) (Single/MFS) $33,000 $34,000
OTHER THRESHOLDS 2021 LIMITS 2022 LIMITS
SEP Annual Contribution Limit $58,000 $61,000
Key Employee in a Top-Heavy Plan $185,000 $200,000
Highly Compensated Employee $130,000 $135,000

 

Health Savings Account

CONTRIBUTION LIMITS 2021 2021 2022
Single/Family  $3,600/$7,200  $3,650/$7,300
Age 55 + IRA Catch-up Contribution  $1,000 $1,000
Age 55 + Catch-up contributions to 401(k), 403(B) and 457 and Thrift Plans  $6,500 $6,500
Catch-up contributions to SIMPLEs  $3,000 $3,000

 

2022 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Parameters

FILING STATUS   NO CHILDREN ONE CHILD TWO CHILDREN THREE OR MORE CHILDREN
SINGLE OR HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD Income at Max Credit  $7,320 $10,980 $15,410 $15,410
Maximum Credit  $560 $3,733 $6,164 $6,935
Phaseout Begins  $9,160 $20,130 $20,130 $20,130
Phaseout Ends (Credit Equals Zero) $16,480 $43,492 $49,399 $53,057
MARRIED FILING JOINTLY Income at Max Credit $7,320 $10,980 $15,410 $15,410
Maximum Credit  $560 $3,733 $6,164 $6,935
Phaseout Begins  $15,920 $26,260 $26,260 $26,260
Phaseout Ends (Credit Equals Zero) $22,610 $49,622 $55,529 $59,187

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