Tax Outlook: 2012 and Beyond Robert A. Gambardella, CPA CTC.

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Tax Outlook: 2012 and Beyond Robert A. Gambardella, CPA CTC

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Tax Outlook: 2012 and Beyond

Robert A. Gambardella, CPA CTC

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“Marginal” Tax Rates

Source: TruthandPolitics.org

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“Taxmageddon!”

• Bush tax cuts expire• Payroll tax cuts expire• AMT “patch” expires• Medicare taxes kicks in• Estate taxes revert to Bush-era levels• Spending “sequester” kicks in

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“Bush” Tax Cuts Expire

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Bush Tax Cuts: Capital Gains

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Bush Tax Cuts: “Qualified” Dividends

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Business Tax Changes

• Extend “first-year expensing” to $500,000• Extend 50% “bonus depreciation”

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Payroll Tax Relief Expires

• Cut FICA/SE tax by 2%

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AMT Patch Expired

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Estate Tax Comes Back to Life

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2013 Outlook

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2013 Outlook

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What Now?