In the meantime, will be sharing some (threaded) highlights here...
Final TCJA keeps the 7 tax bracket structure, but trims rates.
But impact is limited. $1M couple each earning $500k pays "just" $8k more in taxes.
This is the primary reason most individuals pay more by 2027. New brackets gone, but lower C-CPI-U bracket thresholds remain.
Under new rules, unearned income of children is taxed at Trust tax rates (top bracket at $12,500), NOT just stacked on parents' income brackets. #Ouch
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Instead, top 20% cap gains will start in the middle of the 35% bracket.
However, in practice, the expanded Child Tax Credit makes up for this for most.
Can still deduct 2017 4th quarter estimated in 2017, though. And prepaid property taxes (if possible).
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However, interest on home equity indebtedness is NOT grandfathered. Starting 2018, it's just not deductible anymore, period.
Was this really an area of abuse??
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HOWEVER, 529 plans can now be used for elementary/secondary school (like Coverdells).
And 529 plans can now be used for homeschooling expenses!
$10k/student annual limit.
- $250 schoolteacher deduction
- Tax credit for plug-in electric vehicles
- Adoption Assistance tax credit
In the meantime, a few more provisions of note from my read-through of the full legislative text...
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Full article with all the details coming first thing tomorrow (Monday) morning at kitces.com. Stay tuned! :)