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11.04.2014 Legal News

Tax Inflation Adjustments for 2015

BY: ELINOR P. HINDSLEY

The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue has made the annual inflation adjustments for more than 40 tax provisions for tax year 2015. The following chart shows some of the more common provisions for 2015 and those expiring in 2014.

Description

2014

2015

Standard Deduction

        Single Taxpayer

        Head of Household

        Married Filing Jointly

 

$6,200

$9,100

$12,400

 

$6,300

$9,250

$12,600

Personal Exemption

$3,950

$4,000

Income Limitations for Itemized Deductions

        Single Taxpayer

        Married Filing Jointly

 

$250,000

$300,000

 

$258,250

$309,900

Maximum Earned Income Credit for Married Filing Jointly with Three or More Children

$6,143

$6,242

Unified Credit Against Estate Tax

$5,340,000

$5,430,000

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion

$14,000

$14,000

Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption

      Single Taxpayer

      Married Filing Jointly

 

$52,800

$82,100

 

$53,600

$83,400

Maximum Student Loan Interest Deduction

$2,500

$2,500

Health Care Flexible Spending Account Maximum Contribution  

$2,500

$2,550 

Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit Income Exclusion

        Monthly Transit Pass

        Monthly Parking

 


$130

$250

 


$130

$250

Income Subject to 39.6% Tax Bracket

       Single Taxpayer

       
       Married Filing Jointly

 

Over 
$406,750

Over 
$457,600

 


Over 
$413,200

Over 
$464,850