Friday, January 18, 2008

2007 What's New?

Alternative Minimum Tax...

The following changes to the AMT went into effect for 2007.
AMT exemption amount increased. The AMT exemption amount has increased to $44,350 ($66,250 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er); $33,125 if married filing separately).
Exemption amount for a child. The minimum exemption amount for a child under age 18 has increased to $6,300.
Hurricane Katrina additional exemption expired. The additional exemption for taxpayers who provide housing for a person displaced by Hurricane Katrina has expired. Therefore, the additional exemption amount (formerly line 6 of Form 8914) is no longer allowable for the AMT.


read more here...http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=109876,00.html

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