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Many tax-related limits affecting businesses increase for 2019

  • Douglas Freeman
  • January 23, 2019
  • Posted in: 401 K, Business Income Tax, Contributions, de mimimis Fringe Benefits, Deductions, Donations, HSA, Income Tax, Qualified Business Income Deducton (QBI), Retirement, Simples, Small Business, Tax, Tax Cuts and Job Acts (TCJA), Tax Deduction, Tax Planning, Tax Savings, Tax-Advantaged Savings
  • Tags: Contributions, Dependent Care Assistance, Employee Benefits, Expenses, Health Savings Account

A variety of tax-related limits affecting businesses are annually indexed for inflation, and many have gone up for 2019. Here’s a look at some that may affect you and your business. Deductions. Section 179 expensing:Limit: $1.02 million (up from $1 million) Phaseout: $2.55 million (up from $2.5 million) Income-based phase-ins for certain limits on the Sec. 199A qualified business income deduction:Married filing jointly: $321,400-$421,400 (up from $315,000-$415,000) Married filing separately: $160,725-$210,725 (up from $157,500-$207,500) Other filers: $160,700-$210,700 (up from $157,500-$207,500) Retirement plans. Employee contributions to 401(k) plans: $19,000 (up from $18,500) Catch-up contributions to 401(k) plans: $6,000 (no change) Employee contributions to SIMPLEs: $13,000 (up from $12,500) Catch-up contributions to SIMPLEs: $3,000 (no change) Combined employer/employee contributions to defined contribution plans (not including catch-ups): $56,000 (up from $55,000) Maximum compensation used to determine contributions: $280,000 (up from $275,000) Annual benefit for defined benefit plans: $225,000 (up from $220,000) Compensation defining “highly compensated employee”: $125,000 (up from $120,000) Compensation defining “key employee”: $180,000 (up from $175,000) Other employee benefits. Qualified transportation fringe-benefits employee income exclusion: $265 per month (up from $260) Health Savings Account contributions:Individual coverage: $3,500 (up from $3,450) Family coverage: $7,000 (up from $6,900) Catch-up contribution: $1,000 (no change) Flexible Spending Account contributions:Health care: $2,700 (up from $2,650) Dependent care: $5,000 (no change) Additional rules apply to these limits, and they are only some of the limits that may affect your business. Please contact us for more information. © 2019

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