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2024 Tax Year Adjustments and Rates

December 11, 2023

The IRS has announced some important amounts for the 2024 tax year. Below is a summary:

 

  • For those who do not itemize on their tax returns, 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). 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 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. The maximum EITC was $7,430 for tax year 2023.

 

  • For tax year 2024, the monthly limitation for the qualified transportation fringe benefit and the monthly limitation for qualified parking increases to $315, an increase of $15 from 2023.

 

  • For the taxable years beginning in 2024, the dollar limitation for employee salary reductions for contributions to flexible health spending arrangements increases to $3,200. For cafeteria plans that permit the carryover of unused amounts, the maximum carryover amount is $640, an increase of $30 from 2023.

 

  • For tax year 2024, participants who have self-only coverage in a Medical Savings Account, the plan must have an annual deductible that is not less than $2,800, an increase of $150 from tax year 2023, but not more than $4,150, an increase of $200 from tax year 2023. For self-only coverage, the maximum out-of-pocket expense amount is $5,550, an increase of $250 from 2023. For tax year 2024, for family coverage, the annual deductible is not less than $5,550, an increase of $200 from tax year 2023; however, the deductible cannot be more than $8,350, an increase of $450 versus the limit for tax year 2023. For family coverage, the out-of-pocket expense limit is $10,200 for tax year 2024, an increase of $550 from tax year 2023.

 

  • For tax year 2024, the foreign earned income exclusion is $126,500, increased from $120,000 for tax year 2023.

 

  • 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 gift tax filing requirement increases to $18,000 for calendar year 2024, from $17,000 for calendar year 2023.

 

  • The maximum credit allowed for adoption expenses for tax year 2024 is $16,810, increased from $15,950 for 2023.

 

Please reach out to your LMC professional for any specific questions you may have.

 

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