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Proudly OUR OWN 2024 Tax Rates, Rules, Levels, % Holdings and Data – The whole Enchilada … YAY … In Great Format and Printable for YOU! … Now posted on our Blog Site … Special Highlights to Frequent Uses and Questions …

Last year, right around this time, after the new tax law levels were released from the various entities, mostly the IRS, we happily struggled to put together a reasonably formatted CHEAT SHEET, for lack of a better term. But after a year of use, comments, and handy reference guide, this year we’re happy to have found an even more comprehensive sheet at the bottom of this post. And we’ll also have this prominently posted here on our www.street-cents.com site.

We certainly understand as you can tell with comprehension may come some confusion on just a lot of darn numbers. Given this fact we have highlighted the areas of most use, most confusion and most important, for future easy reference in 2024.

In addition to all of the good news above, occasionally some of these data points are changed … sometimes right at the last moment, which we will be able to have updated and let you know if they do as we will update all areas that we have this legend or CHEAT SHEET post.

Last year’s collage of tax tables formulated the focus point of our Q1 Newsletter this year’s much more premium and pristine table will also be the focus and those with steely memories may recall that the Secure Act 2.0 was passed at the very last minute in 2022 with many tax law changes that kick in in 2024 and a couple that were still punted out to the future.

On all forward facing sources of our Cheat Sheet please Click to have a full screenshot for better reference and these are totally printable and you may share at your leisure as we have licensed this for reprint!

Have a Great “Total Tax Table CHEAT SHEET” Day!

John A. Kvale CFA, CFP

Founder of J.K. Financial, Inc.

A Dallas Texas based fee only

Financial Planning Total Wealth

Management firm.

jkfinancialinc

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IRS Releases Federal Income Tax Rate Inflation Adjustments for 2024 – New Tax Rates

Late last week the non work research email received the following update from the IRS…..

This announcement is more directly related to Federal income related tax rates/levels not as much retirement or gifting and again….is not in a great format…. With such good responses from last year, we plan on highlighting these levels again here on our blog as well as in our Q1 2024 Newsletter!

Given the aforementioned formatting ….and length… highlighted areas cover the vast majority of importance!

This from the announcement:

The tax year 2024 adjustments described below generally apply to income tax returns filed in 2025. The tax items for tax year 2024 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following dollar amounts:

  • The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly for tax year 2024 rises to $29,200, an increase of $1,500 from tax year 2023. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction rises to $14,600 for 2024, an increase of $750 from 2023; and for heads of households, the standard deduction will be $21,900 for tax year 2024, an increase of $1,100 from the amount for tax year 2023.
     
  • Marginal rates: For tax year 2024, the top tax rate remains 37% for individual single taxpayers with incomes greater than $609,350 ($731,200 for married couples filing jointly).The other rates are:
  • 35% for incomes over $243,725 ($487,450 for married couples filing jointly)
    32% for incomes over $191,950 ($383,900 for married couples filing jointly)
    24% for incomes over $100,525 ($201,050 for married couples filing jointly)
    22% for incomes over $47,150 ($94,300 for married couples filing jointly)
    12% for incomes over $11,600 ($23,200 for married couples filing jointly)The lowest rate is 10% for incomes of single individuals with incomes of $11,600 or less ($23,200 for married couples filing jointly).

     
  • The Alternative Minimum Tax exemption amount for tax year 2024 is $85,700 and begins to phase out at $609,350 ($133,300 for married couples filing jointly for whom the exemption begins to phase out at $1,218,700). For comparison, the 2023 exemption amount was $81,300 and began to phase out at $578,150 ($126,500 for married couples filing jointly for whom the exemption began to phase out at $1,156,300).
     
  • The tax year 2024 maximum Earned Income Tax Credit amount is $7,830 for qualifying taxpayers who have three or more qualifying children, an increase of from $7,430 for tax year 2023. The revenue procedure contains a table providing maximum EITC amount for other categories, income thresholds and phase-outs.
     
  • Estates of decedents who die during 2024 have a basic exclusion amount of $13,610,000, increased from $12,920,000 for estates of decedents who died in 2023.
     
  • The annual exclusion for gifts increases to $18,000 for calendar year 2024, increased from $17,000 for calendar year 2023.

Have a Great “Federal Tax Rate Update” Day!

John A. Kvale CFA, CFP

Founder of J.K. Financial, Inc.

A Dallas Texas based fee only

Financial Planning Total Wealth

Management firm.

jkfinancialinc

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