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Tax Adjustments and Regulations for Educators, IRA, Student Loans, and Moving Expenses

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Tax Adjustments and Regulations for Educators, IRA, Student Loans, and Moving Expenses

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  1. REGULATION 2 Kenneth Rivera Tax Partner Parissi PSC krivera@Parissicpa.com

  2. AJUSTES

  3. Adjustments • Educator • IRA • Student Loans • Tuition & Fee • HSAs • Moving • Attorneys Fees • Domestic Production • Self Employment FICA • Self Employment Insurance • Self Employment Retirement (Keogh) • Interest • Alimony

  4. Educator Expenses • $250 • Qualified Educator – K-12 • Expired on 2010, was extended

  5. IRAS • Tradicional • Coverdell (Educativa) • Roth

  6. IRA Tradicional • Límite $5,000 por persona ($10,000) si es casada. • Se limita por ingreso devengado. • Catch UP  50 años, $1,000 adicionales

  7. Ingreso Devengado • Salario • Comisiones • Bonos • Alimony!!!!! • No incluye: • Interés • Dividendos • Anualidades • Pensiones

  8. IRA Roth • Limite $5,000 por persona ($10,000) si es casada. • No es deducible. Ingreso es exento. • La aportacion se limita por lo que se aporte a una IRA Tradicional.

  9. Distribución • De la aportación es exenta completa • Del incremento • Más de 5 años Y • Hardship • 59 ½ años • Muerte • Incapacidad • Primera Residencia

  10. IRA Coverdell (Educativa) • Limitada a $2,000 por beneficiario. • No es deducible, pero el ingreso es exento (Uso Educativo) • Beneficiary – Under 18 • Time Limitation – 30 years

  11. MSA • IRAs for Health Care • R2-59(1)

  12. MOVING • Pruebas • Distancia  50 millas • Tiempo • 39 / 52 (empleado) • 78 / 104 (cuenta propia) • Gastos  mover muebles y familia. NO INCLUYE COMIDAS

  13. ACTUAL Pucho 30 70 ALT. A 70(30) 40 ALT B 90(30)60 90

  14. R2-59(2)

  15. Self Employment • Self Employment Taxes – 50% • Self Employment Health Insurance – 100% • R2-59(3)

  16. KEOGH • Self Employed • Limitation • 2010 & 2011 - $49,000; 2012 - $50,000 • 25% del net income (luego del Keogh y ½ del Self Employment Tax)

  17. Ejemplo • Pancho tiene ingreso neto de $107,000 y su self employment tax fue de $14,000. Cuanto puede aportar a su cuenta KEOGH.

  18. Ejemplo (cont) 107,000 (7,000) ½ Self Employment 100,000 20,000 (20% del income antes) 80,000 Ingreso neto x 25% 20,000

  19. Penalty • Concept • Example

  20. Alimony vs. Child Support Payor RECIPIENT CHILD

  21. Alimony Payments MUST BE PAID IN CASH EXCEPT: RENT, MORTGAGE, TUITION, TAXES CHILD SUPPORT PAID FIRST CONDITIONAL

  22. New Deducitions Attorney Fees Paid (Discrimination Cases) Domestic Production Activities

  23. STANDARD OR ITEMIZED

  24. Standard Deduction • Depends on Status • Increased for elderly or blind • Dependent of another • New Deduction • Real Property - $500 / $1,000 MFJ • R2-59(4)

  25. Standard Deduction Single - $5,950 HH - $8,700 Married F Joint - $11,900 Married F Separately - $5,950

  26. COMITE • CHARITABLE • O  CASUALTY • MEDICAL • INTEREST • TAXES • EMPLOYEE EXPENSES

  27. CHARITABLE APRECIADA NO DEDUCTION 50% OF AGIVALUED AT FMV SI LARGO PLAZO DEDUCTION 50% OF AGIVALUED AT COST NO SI DEDUCTION 30% OF AGIVALUED AT FMV

  28. Ejemplo 1 • Yelitza compró un cuadro por $25,000. Tres años después cuando el cuadro vale $22,000 lo regala a una iglesia. Ella tiene un AGI de $40,000. Cuanto deduce? • Valora FMV ($22,000) • Limitación 50% del AGI ($20,000)

  29. Ejemplo 2 • Lynnette compró un cuadro por $25,000. Tres años después cuando el cuadro vale $30,000 el lo regala a una iglesia. Ella tiene un AGI de $40,000. Cuanto deduce? • Valora FMV ($30,000) • Limitación 30% del AGI ($12,000)

  30. R2-60(7)

  31. CASUALTIES (PERSONAL) STEP 1: DETERMINE PERSONAL CASUALTY STEP 2: SUBTRACT INSURANCE STEP 3: SUBTRACT $100 (PER CASUALTY) STEP 4: SUBTRACT 10% OF AGI

  32. Ejemplo • Zayas tiene un bote que perdió en un fuego. El bote tenia una base de $80,000 y el seguro le reembolso $15,000. El AGI fue de $30,000.

  33. Ejemplo • Perdida 80,000 • Seguro (15,000) • Perdida Neta 65,000 • “Deducible” (100) • 10% del AGI (3,000) • Perdida Deducible 61,900

  34. R2-61(8)

  35. MEDICAL EXPENSES STEP 1: DETERMINE AND ADD VALID MEDICAL EXPENSES (OJO: LOST PROFIT IS NOT CONSIDERED)  STEP 2: SUBTRACT MEDICAL INSURANCE  STEP 3: SUBTRACT 7.5% OF AGI

  36. 62-60(5)

  37. Interest • Se limita a interes HIPOTECARIO (Mortgage o Home Equity Loan) • Investment Interest Expense • Net Investment Interest Income

  38. Taxes • State Income Tax • Sales Taxes Instead • Foreign Taxes if not taken as a credit • State & Foreign Real Property Tax • State Personal Property Tax • R2-60(6)

  39. Ejemplo – Pagos Income Tax Estatal Durante 2004 • Rebecca pago • Estimada 4/15 1,000 • Estimada 6/15 1,000 • Estimada 9/15 1,000 • Estimada 1/15/05 1,000 • Además pago $3,000 en 4/15/04 • Cuanto Deduce?

  40. Employee - Concept • Gastos que se incurren como empleado para la generación de ingresos

  41. Employee - Computation • Gladys tiene gastos como empleada de $4,000. Tiene un AGI de $90,000. Su deduccion se computa de la siguiente forma: $4,000 menos (1,800) 2% de $90,000 2,200

  42. Tipos de Gastos • Unreimbursed Expenses • Reimbursed • Travel • Commuting • Meals • Educational • Uniforms • Business Use of Home

  43. Tipos de Gastos (cont.) • Employment Agency • Safe Deposit/Investment Advice • Professional Journals • Tax Preparation (Accounting & Legal) • No divorce or Will • Not Subject to 2% • Gambling • Federal Estate

  44. R2-61(9) • R2-62(10)

  45. Tax Credits

  46. Non Refundable • Child Dependent • Elderly • Education • Lifetime • American Opportunity (partial) • Adoption (partial) • Retirement Savings • Foreign Tax • General Business Credit

  47. Refundable • Earned Income Credit • Child Tax Credit • Additional (3 children / tax paid) • Withholding • Excess Social Security • Long Term (NEW) • American Opportunity • Making Work (2008 – 2010) • Adoption (2010 and forward)

  48. R2-63 (12)

  49. CHILD CARE EXPENSES • DETERMINE VALID EXPENSES • To generate Income • Less than 13 years or disabled • LIMIT THE EXPENSES • $3,000 FOR ONE CHILD • $6,000 IF MORE THAN ONE • CREDIT SHALL BE VALID PERCENTAGE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE EXPENSE

  50. VALID PERCENTAGE • USUALLY IS 35% • HOWEVER IS REDUCED FOR 1% FOR EACH FOR EACH $2,000 OF AGI IN EXCESS OF $15,000 • MINIMUM RATE IS 20% • Pg 2-37(Example)

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