Federal Tax Calculator 2019

This tax calculator uses tax brackets that were in effect for the 2018 tax year, which will apply when you file your tax return in 2019.

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   Dependents Information

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If you are the dependent of another taxpayer, you cannot claim any other person as a dependent.

If you are claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return you cannot claim your own personal exemption.

The amount of the standard deduction for a dependent cannot be higher than the regular standard deduction amount.
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Someone claim YOU as dependent?

If you are the dependent of another taxpayer, you cannot claim any other person as a dependent.

If you are claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return you cannot claim your own personal exemption.

The amount of the standard deduction for a dependent cannot be higher than the regular standard deduction amount.

Do you claim yourself?

PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS WERE ABOLISHED BY TAX REFORM OF 2017, PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS WILL BE REINTRODUCED IN 2025

You can claim a personal exemption for yourself, and another personal exemption for your spouse if you file your taxes using the married filing jointly status. You can claim one exemption for each of your dependents. Your spouse is never your dependent, according to the IRS.

Do you claim spouse?

YOU CAN ONLY CLAIM SPOUSE IF YOU FILE AS "MARREID FILING JOINTLY"

Even though a person can never claim his or her spouse as a dependent, a person can claim his or her spouse's personal exemption.

One spouse can claim his or her spouse's personal exemption in three specific circumstances:

  1. If both spouses file their tax return jointly
  2. If all of the following conditions are true
    • You are filing a separate return (that is, you are not filing a joint return with your spouse);
    • Your spouse has zero gross income for the year;
    • Your spouse does not file a tax return for the year; and
    • Your spouse is not a dependent of another person, regardless of whether the other person actually claims your spouse as a dependent.
  3. What if your spouse is a nonresident alien
    • Your nonresident alien spouse must have zero gross income for U.S. tax purposes;
    • Your nonresident alien spouse does not file a U.S. tax return; and
    • Your spouse cannot be a dependent of another person

   Qualifying Dependents

Have qualifying child dependent?

Having a qualifying child as a dependent can allow you to claim certain tax benefits, like:
  • Head of household filing status
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Additional Child Tax Credit
  • Child and Dependent Care Credit
  • Earned Income Tax Credit
  • Additional personal exemption for each dependent

Number of child dependents:

You can claim one exemption for each person who is supported by the income from a single tax return.

This is a specific amount of money that can be deducted for each qualifying person in the household, and the amount changes from year to year.

Have qualifying relative dependent?

Relative can be your dependent if the person meets four tests.
  1. Not a Qualifying Child Test
  2. Member of Household or Relationship Test
  3. Gross Income Test
  4. Support Test

Number of relative dependents:

You can claim one exemption for each person who is supported by the income from a single tax return.

This is a specific amount of money that can be deducted for each qualifying person in the household, and the amount changes from year to year.
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Are you older than 65 yo?

Is your spouse older than 65 y.o.?

Are you blind?

Is your spouse blind?

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Personal Income

Wages (W-2 box 1)

Gather all your W-2 statements from each job you worked during the year. Look in Box 1 of the W-2. This is your total wages.
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Taxable Interest

Interest earned from savings accounts and CD's (Line 8a) is taxable as ordinary income. Interest you earned in Treasury bonds is NOT taxable (Line 8b). You will usually get a 1099-INT from the bank or financial institute stating your interest earned. (then subtract any fees or early withdraws you paid).
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Tax Exempt Interest

You don’t have to pay ordinary tax on interest earned from state and local municipal bonds. Tax-exempt interest is not required to be reported to you on Form 1099-INT or Form 1099-DIV, but usually financial institutions send out a notices with the total annual amount of interest earned.
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Ordinary Dividends

Ordinary dividends are taxable as ordinary income unless they are qualified dividends.
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Investment Income

Ordinary dividends are taxable as ordinary income unless they are qualified dividends.
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Qualified Dividends

Qualified dividends are ordinary dividends that meet the requirements to be taxed as net capital gains. It's important to understand that on Form 1099-DIV, qualified dividends are included in ordinary dividends. If you receive $350 in qualified dividends and $150 in nonqualified dividends, you'll receive a Form 1099-DIV that shows $500 in ordinary dividends (the total from both categories) and $350 in qualified dividends (the subcategory that gets special treatment). On your tax return you'll report the entire $500 as income, but the $350 of qualified dividend will end up being taxed at a lower rate.
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Taxable Refunds

Any state income tax refund you received last year might need to be included on your federal income tax return. If you itemized your deductions on your federal tax return last year and you claimed a deduction for State and Local Taxes, then you need to figure the taxable portion of your state refund. However, if you claimed the standard deduction on your federal tax return last year, your state tax refund is not taxable. You can skip Form 1040 Line 10. Documents needed are Form 1099-G and Form 1040 and Schedule A.
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Alimony Recieved

Alimony payments received from your spouse or former spouse are taxable to you in the year you receive them. Because no taxes are withheld from alimony payments, you may need to make estimated tax payments or increase the amount withheld from your paycheck. CHILD SUPPORT YOU RECIEVE IS NOT TAXABLE.
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Other Income

Short Term Capital Gain or Loss

Gain/loss on sale of asset held for one year or less. Get information from forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV and broker statements. Report using Form 8949 (attachment is required) Read more on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch26.html
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Long Term Capital Gain or Loss

Gain/loss on sale of asset held for more then one year. Get information from forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV and broker statements. Report using Form 8949 (attachment is required) Read more on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch26.html
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Taxable IRA Distributions

Distributions from an IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan generally must be included as part of your taxable income. If you were unable to claim a tax deduction during the year for your IRA contribution, your distribution is only partially taxable. If you were able to claim a tax deduction in the year of the contribution your distribution is fully taxable. Report using Form 8606 (attachment is required). Withdrawals from a retirement account may be subject to an additional tax of 10% if the distribution is made before you reach age 59.5 years old.
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Taxable Pensions And Annuity

Under the General Rule, you figure the taxable and tax–free parts of your annuity payments using life expectancy tables prescribed by the IRS. Read more at IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p939/index.html
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Unemployment Compensation

If you received unemployment compensation during the year, you should receive Form 1099-G (should arrive sometime in January), showing the amount you were paid. Any unemployment compensation received must be included in your income. Read more on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/employees/article/0,,id=130505,00.html
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Taxable Social Security Benefits

Social Security benefits may be non-taxable or partially taxable, depending on your total income from other sources and your filing status. Read more on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc423.html and more: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p915/index.html
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Gambling Winnings

Gambling winnings are fully taxable regardless of whether you receive a Form W-2G or any other reporting form. Gambling income includes – but is not limited to – winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse and dog races and casinos, as well as the fair market value of prizes such as cars, houses, trips or other noncash prizes. The payer might provide you with a Form W-2G and may have withheld federal income taxes from the payment. You may not use Form 1040A or 1040EZ.
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Business Income

Business Income

What Counts as Business Income?

Business income is income you earned because you owned and operated a business. The IRS explains business income this way: "If there is a connection between any income you receive and your business, the income is business income. A connection exists if it is clear that the payment of income would not have been made if you did not have the business." (Publication 334)

Business income includes:

  • Income received for services rendered as an independent contractor, freelancer, or other non-employee position;
  • Income received for manufacturing or selling merchandise;
  • Income received from government contracts;
  • Fair market value of property or services received through bartering.
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Self Employment Income

Self-employed individuals, sole-proprietors, independent contractors and persons who have net earnings of $400 or more are required to pay self-employment tax by filing Schedule SE (PDF), attached to their Form 1040. Read more on IRS.gov

Self-employed business owners can use the shorter Schedule C-EZ to report their business income and expenses. You qualify to use Schedule C-EZ if your total business expenses are $5,000 or less. If your expenses are more than $5,000 or if you are reporting a business loss (expenses are greater than your income), then you must use the longer Schedule C.
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Other Business Gains Or Losses

Any profit (or loss) from the sale of assets used in your trade or business. Report using Form 4797 (attachment is required). If the same asset was used for both business and personal purposes, you must allocate any gain between Form 4797 and Schedule D.
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Tax Deductions

Taxpayers who don't have enough itemized deductions to exceed their standard deduction are better off using their standard deduction as that will result in the lowest federal income tax.

What are Standard Deductions?

The standard deduction is a dollar amount that reduces the amount of income subject to tax. You cannot take the standard deduction if you are claiming itemized deductions. The amount of standard deduction is based on a taxpayer's filing status. The standard deduction amount can change from year to year depending upon inflation.

I want to itemize my deductions

An itemized deduction is an eligible expense that individual taxpayers in the United States can report on their federal income tax returns in order to decrease their taxable income.

Regular Itemized Deductions

Amortizable Bond Premium

Subtract the bond premium amortization from your interest income from these bonds. Report the bond's interest on line 1 of Schedule B (Form 1040). NOTE: There is no deduction possible for bond premiums related to tax-free bonds.
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Gambling Losses

You cannot deduct gambling losses that are more than your winnings. To deduct your losses, you must be able to provide receipts, tickets, statements or other records that show the amount of both your winnings and losses.
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Home Office Expense

Homeowners can deduct a portion of their utilities, home insurance, property taxes, mortgage interest, and home repairs as business expenses. Homeowners who work at home can even claim a tax break for depreciation on the business portion of their home. Read more: Publication 587 - Business Use of Your Home.
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Medical Expenses

If the total of your medical expenses is less than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI), you are not eligible to take a single dollar’s worth of the medical expense deduction. Medical expenses include expenses related to diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or treatment affecting any function or structure of the body. Expenses must not be paid out of a tax-free medical savings or health savings account. Read more on IRS.gov: IRS Publication 502
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Investment Interest Expense

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Mortgage Interest

Deduction is limited to interest on debts secured by a principal residence or a second home. Interest is deductible on only the first $1 million of debt used for acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving the residence, or the first $100,000 of home equity debt regardless of the purpose or use of the loan. You should receive a Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, from each mortgage lenders. This form reports the total interest that you paid during the tax year. You do not have to attach this form to your tax return. Read more in IRS.gov: Publication 936, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction.
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Mortgage Points

Certain charges you pay to obtain a home mortgage. Points are usually charged based on a percentage of the loan amount. Read more in IRS.gov: IRS Tax Topic 504 - Home Mortgage Points and Publication 936
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Real Estate Taxes Paid

State and local income taxes, real estate taxes, and many other types of taxes can be included as federal tax deductions on your return, provided that you carefully follow the established procedures, and document everything. At the end of the year you should recieve an annual mortgage statement from your bank (Form 1098). The statements reports how much taxes you paid in real estate taxes.
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Work Educational Expenses

Education expenses required to maintain or improve skills relating to your current job, or required to meet legal or employer requirements, are considered work-related educational expenses. These expenses may be deductible as an itemized deduction. Either 1) American Opportunity Credit or 2) Lifetime Learning Credit or 3) work-related tuition and fees deduction, but not both or all together, may be taken for any student in a year.
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Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions

Accidental Loss

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Charitable Contributions

If your total non-cash contributions are over $500 for the year, you must file Form 8283 with your return. You can deduct amounts contributed by check, cash, payroll deduction, or credit card to a qualified charitable organization, as long as you have one of these: written acknowledgment from the donee, Bank, credit card, or payroll record. You can also deduct the value of property, such as used clothing or publicly traded shares of stock, contributed to a qualified charitable organization. Out-of-pocket expenses related to volunteer work for a qualifying organization are deductible unless you were reimbursed. You can also include mileage (at 14 cents per mile) for use of your car related to volunteer work.
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Unreimbursed Expenses

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Job Search Expenses

Deductible job search expenses can include travel expenses (transportation, lodging and 50% of food) if you go away from home overnight, employment-agency fees, want ads, and the cost of printing and mailing resumes. You can claim these expenses even if your search was unsuccessful. However, the deduction is limited to the cost of searching for a job in your field. If you're a paralegal who wants to become a trapeze artist, you can't deduct the cost of finding a job at the circus.
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Tax Advice Expenses

Fees paid to your account, CPA or tax preparer to help you prepare and file tax return.
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Safe Deposit Box Rental

Fees paid to the bank or other institution for safe deposit box.
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Fees to Produce Income

Depreciation on home computers used for investments, fees to collect interest and dividends, investment fees and expenses, trustee's fees for your IRA, if separately billed and paid, clerical help and office rent in caring for investments.
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Income Producing Property Fees

Depreciation on home computers used for investments, maintenance and repair fees of income producing property.
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Employee Vehicle Expenses

Employees required to use their cars on the job can deduct either actual expenses or the standard mileage rate (50 cents per mile for 2010 driving; 51 cents a mile for 2011, plus parking and tolls).
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Professional Education Expenses

Because of the 2% test consider claiming the Lifetime Learning credit instead of claiming education deduction for the cost of courses designed to maintain or improve the skills needed for your present job.
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