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v. t. e. A gift tax, known originally as inheritance tax, is a tax imposed on the transfer of ownership of property during the giver's life. The United States Internal Revenue Service says that a gift is "Any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full compensation (measured in money or money's worth) is not received in ...
United States portal. v. t. e. The U.S. generation-skipping transfer tax ( a.k.a. "GST tax") imposes a tax on both outright gifts and transfers in trust to or for the benefit of unrelated persons who are more than 37.5 years younger than the donor or to related persons more than one generation younger than the donor, such as grandchildren. [ 1]
Standard deduction. Under United States tax law, the standard deduction is a dollar amount that non- itemizers may subtract from their income before income tax (but not other kinds of tax, such as payroll tax) is applied. Taxpayers may choose either itemized deductions or the standard deduction, [ 1] but usually choose whichever results in the ...
Tax credit equals $0.34 for each dollar of earned income for income up to $10,540. For income between $10,540 and $19,330, the tax credit is a constant "plateau" at $3,584. For income between $19,330 and $41,765, the tax credit decreases by $0.1598 for each dollar earned over $19,330. For income over $41,765, the tax credit is zero.
The following is a breakdown of the IRS’ 2020 and 2021 tax brackets and rates, as well as a glance at some other important changes. See: The 6 Most Important Tax Deductions You Need to Claim.
Personal exemption. Under United States tax law, a personal exemption is an amount that a resident taxpayer is entitled to claim as a tax deduction against personal income in calculating taxable income and consequently federal income tax. In 2017, the personal exemption amount was $4,050, though the exemption is subject to phase-out limitations.
The kiddie tax was enacted as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, P.L. 99-514, §1411. It was first effective for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986. The kiddie tax was originally enacted as Internal Revenue Code §1 (i), but in 1990 it was redesignated as §1 (g) by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, P.L. 101-508.
For tax year 2020, the standard deduction rises from 2019 levels to $12,400 for single filers, $24,800 for married filing jointly, $12,400 for married filing separately and $18,650 for heads of ...