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What's new for the 2021 tax year
2021 Standard Deduction
Filing Status Standard Deduction Add for Blind and/or Over 65
Married Filing Jointly or qualifying Widow(er)................ $ 25,100 $ 1,350
Single........................................................................... 12,550 + 1,700
Head of Household....................................................... 18,800 1,700
Married Filing Separately.............................................. 12,550 1,350
Earned Income Credit
Working taxpayers with the following number of Children Maximum Credit
None; AGI < $21,430 ($27,380 if MFJ) $1,502 for no children
One; AGI < $42,158 ($48,108 if MFJ) $3,618 for one children
Two; AGI < $47,915 ($53,865 if MFJ) $5,980 for two children
Three or More; AGI < $51,464 ($57,414 if MFJ) $6,728 for three or more children
Investment income limited to $10,000.00
Important Tax due Date
March 15,2022 S-Corp and Partnership (Form 1120-s/Form 1065) due date
April 18, 2022 Individuals(personal), C-Corp (calendar year) and Estates and Trusts
(Form 1040/Form 1120/Form 1041) due date
September 15, 2022 Partnership, S-Corp, Estates and Trusts if extended.
October 17, 2022 Individuals(personal) and C-Corp if extended.
Key Amounts
IRA Contribution Limits
< age 50 ........................... $6,000
> = age 50 ........................... $7,000
Standard Mileage Rates
Business 56¢
Medical/moving 16¢
Charitable 14¢
Depreciation component 26¢
Gift Tax annual Exclusion $15,000
Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion $11,700,000
Exclusion for gift to spouse who is not a U.S. citizen $159,000
Foreign Earned Income Maximum Exclusion $108,700
Employer-Provided Dependent Care
For 2021 only, the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance is increased from $5,000 to $10,500 (from $2,500 to
$5,250 for MFS). A plan that adopts this change will not fail to satisfy the requirements of IRC Sec.125(cafeteria plans) and IRC sec.129
(dependant care assistance programs-DCAPs) if the plan is amended for this change retroactively as long as the amendment is adopted
no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and the plan is operated consistent with the terms of the
amendment on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted.
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