

Tax Incentives of Home Ownership Example 1
on 08/2/2019 at 5:57 am
FACTS: Barbara earns a salary of $58,000 per year. She is single, and she is currently renting an apartment. She pays state income tax of $2,900 and makes charitable contributions of $2,088. Barbara has an opportunity to purchase a condo that she likes costing $205,000. Assume that she takes out a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 4%, putting down 3.5%. If she buys early in 2018, her mortgage interest would be $7,856 and real estate taxes are $2,050.
Old Law
- Salaries & Wages
- 58,000
- Personal Exemption
- (4,150)
- Standard Deduction
- (6,500)
- Taxable Income
- 47,350
- x Marginal Rate
- 25%
- Tax Liability
- 7,491
Under Prior Law – Homeowner
- Salaries & Wages
- 58,000
- Personal Exemption
- (4,150)
- Itemized Deductions
- (14,894)
- Taxable Income
- 38,956
- x Marginal Rate
- 25%
- Tax Liability
- 5,393
New Law
- Salaries & Wages
- 58,000
- Personal Exemption
- —
- Standard Deduction
- (12,000)
- Taxable Income
- 46,000
- x Marginal Rate
- 22%
- Tax Liability
- 6,060
Under New Law – Homeowner
- Salaries & Wages
- 58,000
- Personal Exemption
- —
- Itemized Deductions
- (14,894)
- Taxable Income
- 43,106
- x Marginal Rate
- 22%
- Tax Liability
- 5,423
***Disclaimer: This communication is not intended as tax advice, and no tax accountant -client relationship results**