Video: President-Elect #Trump Tax Proposal Will Likely Favorably Impact Most Taxpayers.
With control of Congress, President-Elect Trump will most likely be able to get many of the tax provisions he promised during the election passed. A business tax decrease to as low as 15% (from the current maximum of 36%) and a personal tax decrease to 33% (currently as high as 39.6% plus 3.8% on net investment income). Potential elimination of:
1) the 3.8% Obamacare Net Investment Income Tax
2) the individual Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
3) the business AMT, and
4) Estate and Gift Taxes
will further benefit higher income taxpayers.
These changes make the year-end tax planning process even more important than prior years, since deferring income into 2017 will benefit most taxpayers and accelerating deductions into 2016 will generally provide greater tax savings than paying such expenses in 2017. Of course taxpayers in AMT in 2016 will need to take greater care in their planning.
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