Tax Rates

YEAR 2007/2008 STANDARD MILEAGE RATES

The standard mileage rate is available to both employees and self-employed persons in computing deductions for car expenses.  A taxpayer may use the standard mileage rate per mile as a deduction rather than keeping tract of actual vehicle expenses.

 

 

 

2007

2008

Business

48.5 cents

50.5 cents

Charitable

14 cents

14 cents

Medical/Moving

20 cents

19 cents

STANDARD DEDUCTION 2007

 

 

 

 

 

>65

Married filing jointly/surviving spouse

$10,700

$1,050

Married filing separately

$5,350

$1,050

Head of household

 

$7,850

$1,300

Single

 

 

$5,350

$1,300

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD DEDUCTION 2008

 

 

 

 

 

>65

Married filing jointly/surviving spouse

$10,900

$1,050

Married filing separately

$5,450

$1,050

Head of household

 

$8,000

$1,350

Single

 

 

$5,450

$1,350

SCH A PHASE OUT 3%

2007

2008

 

All returns

 

 

$156,400

$159,950

 

AGI greater than the above are times by 3% and

 

reduce total itemized deductions, reduction can't be

 

greater than 80% of allowable deductions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete

EXEMPTION PHASE OUT

 

 

Phase-out

Single

 

 

$156,400

$159,950

$282,450

Joint

 

 

$234,600

$239,950

$362,450

Head of household

$195,500

$199,950

$322,450

Married filing separate

$117,300

$119,975

$181,225

Exemption is reduced by 2% for each $2,500 or

 

fraction thereof by which AGI exceeds the threshold

 

amount.