The new tax law signed last month extended a number of
tax breaks that had expired at the end of 2011 or 2012.
These tax breaks could affect the 2012 return you'll be
filing soon, and they may also lower your 2013 tax bill.
Don't overlook any that apply to you or your business.
Here's a quick overview.
EXTENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS:
* The optional deduction for state and local sales
taxes in lieu of
deducting state and local income
taxes.
* The above-the-line deduction for up to $4,000 for
qualified tuition
and related expenses.
* The above-the-line deduction for up to $250 for
classroom supplies
purchased by teachers.
* The deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.
* Allowing taxpayers 70½ or older to make tax-free
contributions of up
to $100,000 from an IRA to a
charity.
* The exclusion from income for cancellation of mortgage
debt of up to $2
million on a principal residence.
EXTENDED FOR BUSINESSES:
* An increase to $500,000 in the Section 179 first-year
expensing option for
the purchase of new or used
business equipment,
with an investment limit of
$2,000,000.
* 50% bonus depreciation on purchases of new business
equipment.
* The research tax credit and the work opportunity tax
credit.
* 15-year depreciation for leasehold improvements,
restaurant property, and retail space
improvements.
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