The Potential Tax Implications if Joe Biden Wins The Election?
What does that mean for you and your taxes if Joe Biden wins? There are going to be a lot of changes that will potentially affect your taxes. We will list the key points and the source of the article(s).
Joe Biden has called for rolling back a lot of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which trimmed income tax rates. He has proposed raising income taxes and Social Security taxes on wages over $400,000.
Long-term capital gains and qualified dividends would be subject to ordinary income taxes — 39.6% — for those with income over $1 million, and the step-up in basis at death would be eliminated.
Biden calls for raising the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% from 37%, and applying it to taxpayers with taxable income over $400,000, according to an analysis from the Tax Policy Center.
Biden proposes to limit itemized deductions, which include state and local taxes, medical expenses, mortgage interest and other deductions, to 28% for high-income taxpayers.
Biden proposes raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. In 2017, the corporate tax rate decreased from 35% to 21% under the TCJA, a hefty 40% dip that helped lead to an increase in the national deficit and triggered record stock buybacks at U.S. corporations.
Biden also proposes a minimum tax of 15% on corporations that earn $100 million or higher in on-book income, which is the amount reported on the company’s financial statements.
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