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Dianne Williams Wildt, MBA
Certified Retirement Counselor®
Since 1983 in the financial services and investment industry
Retirement Pathways, Inc.
4500 Bowling Blvd., Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40207
Phone: 502-797-1258
Email: dianne@retirementpathways.com
Website: www.retirementpathways.com
As the filing deadline nears for your 2018 federal tax return, it may be helpful to brush up on changes that can affect how much you pay. Some of the changes cited below are subject to income limits and other qualifications, so check with your tax professional to learn about these and other changes to your 2018 return. Also beware that many individual changes will expire in 2026.
The estate tax exemption* more than doubled to $11.18 million for single taxpayers and $22.36 million for couples filing jointly. You can deduct charitable contributions of up to 60% of your adjusted gross income, and inflation indexing boosts the annual gift tax exclusion to $15,000 per taxpayer per recipient. The limit on qualifying income for taking itemized deductions also disappears in 2018.
However, employee transportation benefits are no longer deductible. Neither are entertainment expenses. Larger businesses will also see the end of full interest expensing, which is now limited to any business interest income plus 30% of the business’ adjusted taxable income.
* https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/whats-new-estateand-gift-tax
** https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc452
*** Distributions from traditional IRAs and employer sponsored retirement plans are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to reaching age 59 ó, may be subject to an additional 10% IRS tax penalty.
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