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Shutterstock Most taxpayers try to take advantage of every tax break they can find, and many make plans to arrange their finances to make maximum use of credits, deductions, and other tax breaks.
Cynthia and Jerry Grey have two children ages 6 and 8. For tax year 2012, one spouse made $10,000 in wages and the other spouse made $15,000, plus the couple received $525 on interest from a savings account. Since they are into the phase-out range, their EIC will phase out by the greater of earned income or adjusted gross income.
Illinois is one of 11 U.S. states with a flat income tax; seven states have no income tax; 32 other states use graduated income taxes, which tax higher incomes at a higher rate. [5] The last state to switch from a flat state income tax to a graduated state income tax was Connecticut in 1996.
The personal exemptions begin to phase out when AGI exceeds $309,900 for 2017 joint tax returns and $258,250 for 2017 single tax returns. Each tax exemption is reduced by 2% for each $2,500 by which a taxpayer's AGI exceeds the threshold amount until the benefit of all personal exemptions is eliminated.
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The married-filing-separately (MFS) phase-out does not stop when the exemption reaches zero, either in 2009 or 2010. This is because the MFS exemption is half of the joint exemption, but the phase-out is the full amount, so for MFS filers the phase-out amount can be up to twice the exemption amount, resulting in a 'negative exemption'.
The child tax credit under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Top plateau would be higher for more children. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), for the years 2018–2025 (excluding 2021, see below section Temporary Expansion in 2021) the CTC allows taxpayers to reduce their federal tax liabilities by $2,000 per qualifying child (see Eligibility).