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June 01, 2017

President Trump’s Tax Plan Summary

Here is some information about the proposals included in President Trump’s tax plan. Remember that this plan is not a law and has not yet even been introduced to Congress as a bill, and that a bill must be passed by both the House and the Senate and then signed by the President. So there is no way to know what will be passed (if anything).

This is just a summary of the proposals, without comment. The plan released by the President is a one page plan, so most other details are not available beyond this summary.

Business Changes

C corporation tax rates would be reduced from the current highest rate of 35% to a new flat rate of 15%. Pass-through S corporation and LLC income would also be taxed at 15% rate for small and medium sized businesses (which were not defined).

Corporations would no longer be taxed on a worldwide system, but would be taxed on a territorial system, and a one-time repatriation tax would apply on the foreign earnings of US companies.

The proposal does not include a provision allowing expensing of all business assets, as originally discussed.

Individual Changes

The President wants to reduce the current seven different individual tax brackets to three brackets, with rates set at 10 percent, 25 percent, and 35 percent. The President also wants to double the standard deduction to $24,000 for MFJ, repeal alternative minimum tax and the estate tax and expand the credit for child and dependent care expenses, while also repealing the dreaded net investment income 3.8% surtax.

With the new standard deduction and changed brackets, individual taxpayers with taxable income less than $25,000 and married taxpayers with taxable income less than $50,000 would owe no Federal income tax.

Most individual itemized deductions would be repealed, but the deduction for mortgage interest and charitable donations would be retained.