The year-end spending bill signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2019, included many tax items that could affect your tax return.
We highlight a few of them here.
~ Allows 529 withdrawals of up to $10,000 over the student’s lifetime to be used to pay down student loan debt.
~ Allows 529 withdrawals to cover expenses incurred with registered apprenticeship programs.
~ Extended the provision to exclude the discharge of qualified personal residence debt from income.
~ Extended the provision to allow a deduction for mortgage insurance premiums as long as taxpayer’s income is within the threshold.
~ Restores the lower floor of 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) for deduction of medical expenses. Taxpayers that itemize can deduct medical expenses to the extent that they exceed 7.5% of their AGI. Previously, the floor was set to be 10% of adjusted gross income.
~ Extended the availability of an above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and expenses. Taxpayers can choose either an education credit or the deduction based on which is more beneficial to them.
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Honorine M. Campisi, CPA
