Tax Rates
Know Your Tax Brackets and Tax BreaksThis is your resource for all the updated 2018 tax rates
| Social Security Tax Rate: Employers | 6.2% |
| Social Security Tax Rate: Employees | 6.2% |
| Social Security Tax Rate: Self-Employed | 15.3% |
| Maximum Taxable Earnings | $128,400 |
| Medicare Base Salary | Unlimited |
| Medicare Tax Rate: Employers | 1.45% |
| Medicare Tax Rate: Employees | 1.45% |
| Additional Medicare Tax for income above $200,000 (single filers) or $250,000 (joint filers) | 0.9% |
| Medicare tax on net investment income ($200,000 single filers, $250,000 joint filers) | 3.8% |
| Business expensing limit: Cap on equipment purchases | $2,500,000 |
| Business expensing limit: New and Used Equipment and Software | $1,000,000 |
| Prior-year safe harbor for estimated taxes of higher-income | 110% of your 2018 tax liability |
| Standard mileage rate for business driving | 54.5 cents |
| Standard mileage rate for medical driving | 18 cents |
| Standard mileage rate for moving driving - Members of the Armed Forces on active duty who move because of a permanent change of station |
18 cents |
| Standard mileage rate for charitable driving | 14 cents |
| Child Tax Credit | $2,000 |
| Unearned income maximum (for children under 19 before kiddie tax applies) | $1,050 |
| Maximum capital gains tax rate (for taxpayers with income up to $38,600 for single filers, $77,200 for married filing jointly) |
0% |
| Maximum capital gains tax rate (for taxpayers with income above $38,600 for single filers, $77,200 for married filing jointly) |
15% |
| Maximum capital gains tax rate (for taxpayers with income above $425,800 for single filers, $479,000 for married filing jointly) |
20% |
| Capital gains tax rate for unrecaptured Sec. 1250 gains | 25% |
| Maximum contribution for Traditional/Roth IRA |
$5,500 if under age 50 $6,500 if 50 or older |
| Maximum employee contribution to SIMPLE IRA | $12,500 if under age 50 $15,500 if 50 or older |
| Maximum Contribution to SEP IRA | 25% of eligible compensation up to $55,000 |
| 401(k) maximum employee contribution limit | $18,500 if under age 50 $24,500 if 50 or older |
| Estate tax exemption | $11,180,000 |
| Annual Exclusion for Gifts | $15,000 |
| American Opportunity Credit (Hope) | $2,500 |
| Lifetime Learning Credit | $2,000 |
| Student Loan Interest Deduction | $2,500 |
| Coverdell Education Savings Contribution | $2,000 |
Continental U.S. - 2018 to 2019 Tax Rates
| For each breakfast | $1.31 |
| For each supper | $2.46 |
| For each snack (up to 3 per day for each child) | $1.19 |
Alaska - 2018 to 2019 Tax Rates
| For each breakfast | $2.09 |
| For each supper | $3.99 |
| For each snack (up to 3 per day for each child) | $1.19 |
Hawaii - 2018 to 2019 Tax Rates
| For each breakfast | $1.53 |
| For each supper | $2.88 |
| For each snack (up to 3 per day for each child) | $0.86 |
| 10% | 0 to $9,525 |
| 12% | $9,525 to $38,700 |
| 22% | $38,700 to $82,500 |
| 24% | $82,500 to $157,500 |
| 32% | $157,500 to $200,000 |
| 35% | $200,000 to $500,000 |
| 10% | 0 to $19,050 |
| 12% | $19,050 to $77,400 |
| 22% | $77,400 to $165,000 |
| 24% | $165,000 to $315,000 |
| 32% | $315,000 to $400,000 |
| 35% | $400,000 to $600,000 |
| 37% | Over $600,000 |
| 10% | 0 to $9,525 |
| 12% | $9,525 to $38,700 |
| 22% | $38,700 to $82,500 |
| 24% | $82,500 to $157,500 |
| 32% | $157,500 to $200,000 |
| 35% | $200,000 to $300,000 |
| 37% | Over $300,000 |
| 10% | 0 to $13,600 |
| 12% | $13,600 to $51,800 |
| 22% | $51,800 to $82,500 |
| 24% | $82,500 to $157,500 |
| 32% | $157,500 to $200,000 |
| 35% | $200,000 to $500,000 |
| 37% | Over $500,000 |
| 10% | 0 to $2,550 |
| 24% | $2,550 to $9,150 |
| 35% | $9,150 to $12,500 |
| 37% | Over $12,500 |
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