Tax Rates

YEAR 2010/2009 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.

 

 

 

2009

2010

Business

55 cents

50.5cents

Charitable

14 cents

14 cents

Medical/Moving

24 cents

16.5 cents

Exemptions

 

2009

2010

 

 

$3,650

$3,650

 

 

 

 

SSA Wage base

 

$106,800

$106,800

 

 

 

 

SMR-Bus

 

55

50

Moving/Med

 

24

16.5

Charity

 

14

14

 

 

 

 

Gift Tax Exclusion

$13,000

$13,000

SCH A PHASE OUT 1%

2009

2010

 

All returns

 

 

$166,800

NA

 

AGI greater than the above are times by 1% and

 

reduce total itemized deductions, reduction can't be

 

greater than 80% of allowable deductions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete

EXEMPTION PHASE OUT

 

 

Phase-out

Single

 

 

$166,800

$166,800

$289,300

Joint

 

 

$250,200

$250,200

$372,700

Head of household

$208,500

$208,500

$331,000

Married filing separate

$125,100

$125,100

$186,350

Exemption is reduced by .67% for each $2,500 or

 

fraction thereof by which AGI exceeds the threshold

 

amount.

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD DEDUCTION 2009

 

 

 

 

 

>65

Married filing jointly/surviving spouse

$11,400

$1,100

Married filing separately

$5,700

$1,100

Head of household

 

$8,350

$1,400

Single

 

 

$5,700

$1,400

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD DEDUCTION 2010

 

 

 

 

 

>65

Married filing jointly/surviving spouse

$11,400

$1,100

Married filing separately

$5,700

$1,100

Head of household

 

$8,350

$1,400

Single

 

 

$5,700

$1,400