What's in store for a new tax reform? | MEET-USA.COM Portal

What's in store for a new tax reform?

22.12.2017
Contact the author
Tax legislation in the US

 
"Only death and taxes are inevitable," said once one of the most famous Americans, Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is depicted on a hundred-dollar bill. And the American citizens by and large regularly pay all taxes, even if it is very burdensome.

Therefore, a new tax reform, which was mentioned by Donald Trump during his election campaign is so important for the whole country, especially since these are the most sweeping changes in the tax code over the past 30 years.

After all the discussions and debates that were sometimes very fierce, the Congress finally approved the bill on tax reform, and now it is waiting for the president's signature.

Some of the largest US companies have already promised to raise their employees' salaries and increase their investments after adoption of a new law, implying reduction in corporate income tax from the current 35% to 21%.

However, ordinary citizens, as polls have shown, are still skeptical about this tax reform and do not fully understand the benefits that it will bring.

USATODAY proposes to consider five specific examples of a new law operation.

  1. A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WITH ANNUAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (AGI*) OF $50 THOUSAND.
In accordance with the applicable regulations, this person would have paid $5,491 for a reporting year.
Under the new law, this payment will be $4,370 and the savings accordingly - $1,121.

  1. A MARRIED COUPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN WITH ANNUAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $100 THOUSAND WITH PAYMENTS BY MORTGAGE CREDITS OF $7 THOUSAND, WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $4 THOUSAND AND OTHER ACCOUNTABLE DEDUCTIBLES OF $3 THOUSAND.
Based on THE current tax rates, the couple will pay $10,676 a year.
The new tax plan will result in a sum of $ 8,739 with saving of $1,919.

  1. A MARRIED COUPLE WITH THREE CHILDREN WITH ANNUAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $110,000 WITH REAL ESTATE CREDIT PAYMENTS OF $10,000, WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $ 4,000 AND DEDUCITONS OF $7,000 IN THE FORM OF LOCAL INCOME TAXES AND REAL ESTATE TAXES.
Today tax deductions for each child are $1,000, and under the new rules this amount doubles and reaches $ 2,000.
Thus, the family will pay instead of $ 6,285, only $ 4,799, and save $ 1,486 for a year. (The saving could be greater, but in this case there is no personal exemption from taxes).

American tax legislation

  1. A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT OWN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WITH ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $1 MILLION, WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $40,000 AND DEDUCTIONS OF $45,000 IN THE FORM OF THE STATE INCOME TAX.
Under current rules and regulations, this person can use $85,000 as accountable deductions to reduce a taxable amount to $915,000 and pay a federal income tax of $317,283.
A new tax structure will result in a tax of $317,190.
 
Despite the fact that critics call the new tax reform "a massive tax cut for the rich," considering this situation, we see that the difference in paying taxes for people with high incomes will be only $ 93. So, middle-income citizens will receive much more benefits.
 
  1. INHERITANCE DUTY.
For example, an elderly couple leaves a property worth of $30 million.
Today, the heirs would pay $7.52 million as taxes at the rate of 40% of any amount exceeding $11.2 million ($5.6 million per person is excluded from a taxable amount). But the new law doubles the amount that is excluded, so only $ 7.6 million remains for tax purposes. And as a result, the heirs will pay 3.04 million and save 4.48 million.
  

Of course, each tax situation differs in many details and nuances and has many variables, so we can not call exact payments and changes. We just wanted to outline a general picture to show how the new tax law can affect everyone.
 
* Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is the sum of revenues received from all the sources, minus the allowed tax deductions. The adjusted gross income represents a taxpayer's obligation for income tax, and the amount of tax payable is calculated on the basis of this figure after application of all legal deductions.
 



Comments
To comment on the materials of the portal can only registered users. Log in.