• 120 Days Until the Largest Tax Hikes in History
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In just 120 days, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1, 2011: First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These will all expire on January 1, 2011: Personal income tax rates will rise. The top income tax rate will rise from 35 to 39.6 percent (this is also the rate at which two-thirds of small business profits are taxed). The lowest rate will rise from 10 to 15 percent. All the rates in between will also rise. Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will again phase out, which has the same mathematical effect as higher marginal tax rates. The full list of marginal rate hikes is below: - The 10% bracket rises to an expanded 15% - The 25% bracket rises to 28% - The 28% bracket rises to 31% - The 33% bracket rises to 36% - The 35% bracket rises to 39.6% Higher taxes on marriage and family. The “marriage penalty” (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of income. The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level. The dependent care tax credit will be cut. The return of the Death Tax. This year, there is no death tax. For those dying on or after January 1 2011, there is a 55 percent top death tax rate on estates over $1 million. A person leaving behind two homes and a retirement account could easily pass along a death tax bill to their loved ones. Higher tax rates on savers and investors. The top capital gains tax will rise from 15 percent this year to 20 percent in 2011. The top dividends tax rate will rise from 15 percent this year to 39.6 percent in 2011. These rates will rise another 3.8 percent in 2013. Second Wave: Obamacare There are over twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare. Several will first go into effect on January 1, 2011. They include: The Tanning Tax. This went into effect on July 1st of this year. It imposes a new, 10% excise tax on getting a tan at a tanning salon. There is no exemption for tanners making less than $250,000 per year. The “Medicine Cabinet Tax” Thanks to Obamacare, Americans will no longer be able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). The HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike. This provision of Obamacare increases the additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. Brand Name Drug Tax. Starting next year, there will be a multi-billion dollar tax assessment imposed on name-brand drug manufacturers. This tax, like all excise taxes, will raise the price of medicine, hurting everyone. Economic Substance Doctrine. The IRS is now empowered to disallow perfectly-legal tax deductions and maneuvers merely because it judges that the deduction or action lacks “economic substance.” This is obviously an arbitrary empowerment of IRS agents. Employer Reporting of Health Insurance Costs on a W-2. This will start for W-2s in the 2011 tax year. While not a tax increase in itself, it makes it very easy for Congress to tax employer-provided healthcare benefits later. Third Wave: The Alternative Minimum Tax and Employer Tax Hikes When Americans prepare to file their tax returns in January of 2011, they’ll be in for a nasty surprise—the AMT won’t be held harmless, and many tax relief provisions will have expired. The major items include: The AMT will ensnare over 28 million families, up from 4 million last year. According to the left-leaning Tax Policy Center, Congress’ failure to index the AMT will lead to an explosion of AMT taxpaying families—rising from 4 million last year to 28.5 million. These families will have to calculate their tax burdens twice, and pay taxes at the higher level. The AMT was created in 1969 to ensnare a handful of taxpayers. Small business expensing will be slashed and 50% expensing will disappear. Small businesses can normally expense (rather than slowly-deduct, or “depreciate”) equipment purchases up to $250,000. This will be cut all the way down to $25,000. Larger businesses can expense half of their purchases of equipment. In January of 2011, all of it will have to be “depreciated.” Taxes will be raised on all types of businesses. There are literally scores of tax hikes on business that will take place. The biggest is the loss of the “research and experimentation tax credit,” but there are many, many others. Combining high marginal tax rates with the loss of this tax relief will cost jobs. Tax Benefits for Education and Teaching Reduced. The deduction for tuition and fees will not be available. Tax credits for education will be limited. Teachers will no longer be able to deduct classroom expenses. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts will be cut. Employer-provided educational assistance is curtailed. The student loan interest deduction will be disallowed for hundreds of thousands of families. Charitable Contributions from IRAs no longer allowed. Until this year, a retired person with an IRA could contribute up to $100,000 per year directly to a charity from their IRA. This contribution also counts toward an annual “required minimum distribution.” This ability will no longer be there. Read more: [url]http://www.atr.org/days-thebr-largest-tax-hikes-history-a5370##ixzz0yVWZDUXP[/url]
Biased article, it will still hurt, nonetheless.
Why is it called Obamacare?, I doubt he had anything involved in the actual planning of the new healthcare system.
Goodish, we need taxes to get out of the debt or something along those lines
[QUOTE=WhatTheKlent;24574108]Why is it called Obamacare?, I doubt he had anything involved in the actual planning of the new healthcare system.[/QUOTE] Because the whole shebang got kicked off at his request.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574169]Because the whole shebang got kicked off at his request.[/QUOTE] I doubt he was the only person who wanted healthcare reform.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24573991]In just 120 days, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect.[/QUOTE] You have me fooled. I will surely vote Republican in the coming elections. :downs:
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;24574196]You have me fooled. I will surely vote Republican in the coming elections. :downs:[/QUOTE] They ain't much better.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574208]They ain't much better.[/QUOTE] Two party system. :hurr:
I assume republicans support this because it will help lower the deficit.
[QUOTE=WhatTheKlent;24574108]Why is it called Obamacare?, I doubt he had anything involved in the actual planning of the new healthcare system.[/QUOTE] Because Fox News wanted to transfer people's existing hatred of Obama to a piece of legislation he has no direct control over. Even after Bush's handouts to the rich and powerful expire, we'll still have the lowest taxes in the developed world. Quit bitching. This is what it's going to take to get the deficit back under control.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574208]They ain't much better.[/QUOTE] So, who's your pick for President in 2012? It should be obvious that I'll take pretty much anything Democrat in 2012, despite my [i]oh so subtle[/i] ironic humor above.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;24574228]Because Fox News wanted to transfer people's existing hatred of Obama to a piece of legislation he has no direct control over. Even after Bush's handouts to the rich and powerful expire, we'll still have the lowest taxes in the developed world. Quit bitching. This is what it's going to take to get the deficit back under control.[/QUOTE] [quote]the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families.[/quote] Look at those rich and powerful McDonald's franchises and dentist offices!! They'll soon have what's coming to them...
You can't complain about federal debt and then bitch about tax increases.
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;24574265]So, who's your pick for President in 2012? It should be obvious that I'll take pretty much anything Democrat in 2012, despite my [i]oh so subtle[/i] ironic humor above.[/QUOTE] Don't know yet. Word is the GOP will push for Romney, which means I'll probably be voting 3rd party... [editline]04:37PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Regulas021;24574301]You can't complain about federal debt and then bitch about tax increases.[/QUOTE] How about cutting spending?
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574302] How about cutting spending?[/QUOTE] But then who will keep the unclean masses out of my gated community?
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;24574227]I assume republicans support this because it will help lower the deficit.[/QUOTE] What are you talking about, Republicans want this dead because it raises taxes on the rich.
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;24574143]Goodish, we need taxes to get out of the debt or something along those lines[/QUOTE] Get country out of debt, get citizens in debt.
And to think, this may get the government out of debt, but it sure as hell won't help the economy. [QUOTE=johan_sm;24574348]Get country out of debt, get citizens in debt.[/QUOTE] Couldn'tbe said any better than this.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574302]How about cutting spending?[/QUOTE] Military goes first. :smug:
You're still off very well, Highest tax bracket here is 59%
[QUOTE=johan_sm;24574348]Get country out of debt, get citizens in debt.[/QUOTE] That's if they're like...poor
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;24574523]That's if they're like...poor[/QUOTE] Quite a lot of people in america are
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;24574523]That's if they're like...poor[/QUOTE] Most people are.
I knew it would biased when I read him use the word Obamacare.
[QUOTE=Ridge;24574284]Look at those rich and powerful McDonald's franchises and dentist offices!! They'll soon have what's coming to them...[/QUOTE] Most small business owners aren't anywhere near the upper tax brackets that will see the greatest change. The small-business job-killing rhetoric is bullshit. Also, the expiration of the tax cuts does little more than restore us to 1990s tax rates. The 90s were one of the best economic times in recent memory, whereas the Bush tax cuts were followed by nothing but economic misery. Clearly tax cuts and economic prosperity are not dependent on each other.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;24574682]The small-business job-killing rhetoric is bullshit. [/QUOTE] seriously
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;24574378]Military goes first. :smug:[/QUOTE] Followed immediately by entitlement programs
America :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;24574682]Most small business owners aren't anywhere near the upper tax brackets that will see the greatest change. The small-business job-killing rhetoric is bullshit. [/quote] [quote]The top income tax rate will rise from 35 to 39.6 percent (this is also the rate at which two-thirds of small business profits are taxed).[/quote] [quote]Also, the expiration of the tax cuts does little more than restore us to 1990s tax rates. The 90s were one of the best economic times in recent memory, whereas the Bush tax cuts were followed by nothing but economic misery. Clearly tax cuts and economic prosperity are not dependent on each other.[/QUOTE] And the problem is they are using happy economic time taxes on a piss-poor econonic times country. All it will do is further bankrupt American citizens.
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