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First, the TCJA reduced the seven brackets from 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35%, and 39.6% respectively to 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37%. Further, the income levels for the brackets were slightly increased, which generally reduced taxes for individuals.

The changes include raising the flat AMT rate to 20.5% from 15%, increasing the amount of income below which AMT will not apply (the “AMT exemption”, estimated to be $173,000 in 2024), increasing the capital gains inclusion rate for calculating AMT from 80% to 100%, and broadening the AMT base by limiting certain ...

Then, subtract your AMT exemption (if eligible), which for the 2023 tax year is $81,300 for individuals, $63,250 for married couples filing separately, and $126,500 for married couples filing jointly or qualifying widow(er).

The corporate AMT is a 15 percent minimum tax that's based on financial statement or book income, and it applies generally to corporations earning more than $1 billion annually, which sounds simple, but it very much isn't.

The AMT exemption for 2024 is $85,700 and begins phasing out at $609,350 ($133,300 for married couples filing jointly, phasing out beginning at $1,218,700). The AMT exemption for 2023 was $81,300, phasing out at $578,150 ($126,500 for married couples filing jointly, phasing out beginning at $1,156,300).

The maximum earned income tax credit (EITC) in 2024 for single and joint filers is $632 if the filer has no children (Table 5). The maximum credit is $4,213 for one child, $6,960 for two children, and $7,830 for three or more children.

The AMT provisions, along with almost all other individual income tax measures in the TCJA, are set to expire at the end of 2025. Thus, barring legislation from Congress, the AMT will return in force in 2026, affecting 6.7 million taxpayers. That number will rise to 7.6 million by 2030.

The income taxes assessed in 2023 are no different. Income tax brackets, eligibility for certain tax deductions and credits, and the standard deduction will all adjust to reflect inflation. For most married couples filing jointly their standard deduction will rise to $27,700, up $1,800 from the prior year.

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 67 cents per mile driven for business use, up 1.5 cents from 2023.