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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 trimmed tax rates and significantly boosted the standard deduction, thus greatly reducing the number of taxpayers eligible to benefit from charitable deductions.
According to J.P. Geisbauer, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at CenterPoint Planning, “With [the] standard deductions as high as they are… and the $10K state and local tax deduction ...
The 1040 form for tax year 2020 has some new lines to accommodate payments and credits related to pandemic relief. ... on Schedule A instead of taking the standard deduction. For tax-year 2020 ...
If a donor is contributing property that would have yielded a long-term capital gain in a sale, then the deduction for the contribution is limited to 30% of donor's adjusted gross income in the year of donation if the donee is a public charity, and limited to 20% if the donee is a private foundation. Contributions over the respective AGI ...
Schedule SE – Self Employment Tax; Form 2441 – Child Care Expenses; Form 8863 – Education Credits; Form 1040NR; Most State Tax Forms; Returns with K-1 Income, fiduciary pass-through's only; Form 8889 & HSA's; Schedule R; Schedule C – Business Expenses with: A net loss exceeding $10,000; Deductions for depreciation; Deductions for ...
Form 1040-X (officially, the "Amended U.S. Individual Tax Return") is used to make corrections on Form 1040, Form 1040A, and Form 1040EZ tax returns that have been previously filed (note: forms 1040-A and 1040-EZ were discontinued starting with tax year 2018, but a 1040X may still be filed amending one of these tax forms filed for previous years).
As of the 2018 tax year, Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is the only form used for personal (individual) federal income tax returns filed with the IRS. In prior years, it had been one of three forms (1040 [the "Long Form"], 1040A [the "Short Form"] and 1040EZ - see below for explanations of each) used for such returns.
So, for example, a couple may have itemized deductions of $20,000 and decide that they want to establish a fund with a $50,000 contribution and reap the additional tax deduction.