Articles: 2009 Quick Reference Tax Rate Tables

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Personal Income Tax Rates

   
Rate
Single
       
10.0% $0 - $8,350
15.0% $8,350 - $33,950
25.0% $33,951 - $82,250
28.0% $82,251 - $171,550
33.0% $171,551 - $372,950
35.0% $372,951 - +
   
Rate
Married
       
10.0% $0 - $16,700
15.0% $16,701 - $67,900
25.0% $67,901 - $137,050
28.0% $137,051 - $208,850
33.0% $208,851 - $372,950
35.0% $372,951 - +

Standard Deduction Amounts

 
Filing Status Standard Deduction
   
Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving Spouses $11,400
Heads of Households $8,350
Unmarried Individuals (other than Surviving Spouses and Heads of Households) $5,700
Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns $5,700
   
Dependent's Standard Deduction--No more than the greater of $950 or $300 plus the individual's earned income.
 
Additional standard deduction for aged and blind--$1,100 each ($1,400 if individual is unmarried and not surviving spouse)

Alternative Minimum Tax Rate

 
Single
 

26% on the first $175,000 of AMT taxable income.
28% on the remainder of AMT taxable income.

AMT Exemption: $33,750
 
Married
 
26% on the first $175,000 of AMT taxable income.
28% on the remainder of AMT taxable income.
AMT Exemption: $45,000 for married filing jointly
  $22,500 for married filing separately

Estate and Trust Income Tax Rates

   
If taxable income is: The tax is:
   
$0 - $2,300 15% of taxable income
$2,300 - $5,350 $345.00 plus 25% of the excess over $2,300
$5,350 - $8,200 $1,107.50 plus 28% of the excess over $5,350
$8,200 - $11,150 $1,905.00 plus 33% of the excess over $8,200
Over $11,150 $2,879.00 plus 35% of the excess over $11,150

Estate Tax Rates

     
Taxable Estate Estate Tax Marginal Rate on Excess
     
$100,000 $23,800 0.30
$150,000 $38,800 0.32
$250,000 $70,800 0.34
$500,000 $155,800 0.37
$750,000 $248,300 0.39
$1,000,000 $345,800 0.41
$1,250,000 $448,300 0.43
$1,500,000 $555,800 0.45

Gift/Estate Tax Exemptions

       
Year Gift Exemption Estate Exemption Top Rate
       
2009 $1,000,000 $3,500,000 45%
2010 $1,000,000 Repealed 0%*
2011 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 50%
2012 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 50%
       
Gift Tax Exemption frozen at $1,000,000.
*Gift Tax not repealed in 2010, top rate 35%

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion

     
  Single Grantor Married Grantors
Per Grantee/Per Year $13,000 $26,000

Gifts to a Non-Citizen Spouse

For calendar year 2009, the first $133,000 of gifts to a spouse who is not a citizen of the United States are not included in the total amount of taxable gifts. For non-resident aliens only $60,000 of property is free of transfer taxes and the unlimited marital deduction is not available unless the surviving spouse is a United States citizen.

Generation Skipping Transfer Exemptions

     
Year GST Exemption Maximum GST Tax Rate
2009 $3,500,000 45%
2010 N/A (Repealed)

Long-Term Capital Gains

     
  High Income Low Income
New Rate 15% 0%

Dividends

     
  High Income Low Income
New Rate 15% 0%

Federal Tax on Taxable Corporate Income

     
Taxable Income Tax on Income Rate on Excess
     
$0 $0 15%
$50,000 $7,500 25%
$75,000 $13,750 34%
$100,000 $22,500 39%
$335,000 $113,900 34%
$10,000,000 $3,400,000 35%
$15,000,000 $5,150,000 38%
$18,333,333   35%

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