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Extended Provisions ? Through 2011. Tax-free distributions from certain individual retirement plans for charitable purposesDeduction for Educator ExpensesTuition and Fees DeductionItemized deduction for state and local general sales taxesMortgage Insurance DeductionEnergy Tax Credit?AMT Patch
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1. MN-1 Instructor Training 2011 Federal Tax Updates and Changes for Tax Year 2011
2. Extended Provisions – Through 2011 Tax-free distributions from certain individual retirement plans for charitable purposes
Deduction for Educator Expenses
Tuition and Fees Deduction
Itemized deduction for state and local general sales taxes
Mortgage Insurance Deduction
Energy Tax Credit
“AMT Patch”
3. Extended Provisions – Through 2012 American Opportunity Tax Credit
Expanded EITC and Additional CTC
Student Loan Deduction
“Bush Era Tax Cuts”
4. American Opportunity Education Tax Credit Available for first 4 years of post-secondary education
$2500 per student for 4 years
100% of first $2000 of expenses
50% of next $2000 of expenses
40% refundable
5. Energy Tax Credit Home-improvement energy credit
10% of qualifying costs
Building envelope components
Does not include labor
Heating/cooling equipment
Includes labor
Dollar limits for specified items
$500 maximum credit for 2006?2011