The Tax Foundation recently examined the IRS's updated tax brackets for 2017. The IRS adjusts more than 40 tax provisions every year, the Tax Foundation reports.
"This is done to prevent what is called 'bracket creep,'" Kyle Pomerleau wrote for the Tax Foundation." This is the phenomenon under which people are pushed into higher income tax brackets or have reduced value from credits or deductions due to inflation, instead of any increase in real income.
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The following pages show the new tax brackets and thresholds for 2017.
Single, Married and Head of Household Brackets
The IRS made adjustments for each income bracket in 2017. (Click chart to see individually.)
Standard Deduction and Personal Exemption
Standard deductions increased slightly, while the personal exemption is unchanged from the 2016 level. (Click chart to enlarge.)
PEP and Pease
Taxpayers who earn more than the income limits listed below won't benefit from itemized deductions, thanks to the Pease limitations, which apply to deductions for charitable donations, business expenses, interest and taxes paid, and other miscellaneous deductions. (Click chart to enlarge.)
Alternative Minimum Tax
Taxpayers who report more than $187,800 of alternative minimum taxable income in 2017 will be taxed at the 28% AMT rate, the Tax Foundation reports. (Click chart to enlarge.)
Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC or EITC)
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Trusts and Estate Taxes
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