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CategoryProvisionValueSource
rateLong-term capital gains rate0% / 15% / 20% (TY2025 MFJ: $0-$96,700 / $96,701-$600,050 / above $600,050)
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IRC §1(h); IRS Topic 409 · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Federal long-term capital gains taxed at 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on taxable income
The tax rate on most net capital gain is no higher than 15% for most individuals. Some or all net capital gain may be taxed at 0% if your taxable income is less than or equal to the threshold for the 0% rate. A capital gains rate of 20% applies to capital gain if your taxable income is more than the threshold set for the 15% capital gain rate.
Note: TY2025 MFJ/QSS breakpoints (Rev. Proc. 2024-40): 0% up to $96,700; 15% $96,701-$600,050; 20% above $600,050. Single: 0% to $48,350; 15% to $533,400; 20% above. HOH: 0% to $64,750; 15% to $566,700; 20% above.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409
surchargeNet Investment Income Tax (NIIT)3.8% on NII when MAGI exceeds $250,000 (MFJ) or $200,000 (Single)
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IRC §1411; Form 8960 Instructions (2025) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Net Investment Income Tax: 3.8% on net investment income above MAGI threshold
The NIIT is 3.8% of the amount of net investment income that exceeds the applicable threshold amount. Net investment income generally includes interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, rents, and net capital gains from property held for investment.
Note: TY2025 MAGI thresholds (statutory, NOT inflation-adjusted): $250,000 MFJ/QSS; $200,000 Single/HOH; $125,000 MFS. NIIT stacks on top of the 20% LTCG rate for a combined federal top rate of 23.8% on long-term capital gains.
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8960
thresholdNIIT MAGI threshold (MFJ/QSS)$250,000 (statutory, not inflation-adjusted)
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IRC §1411; Form 8960 Instructions (2025) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Net Investment Income Tax: 3.8% on net investment income above MAGI threshold
The NIIT is 3.8% of the amount of net investment income that exceeds the applicable threshold amount. Net investment income generally includes interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, rents, and net capital gains from property held for investment.
Note: TY2025 MAGI thresholds (statutory, NOT inflation-adjusted): $250,000 MFJ/QSS; $200,000 Single/HOH; $125,000 MFS. NIIT stacks on top of the 20% LTCG rate for a combined federal top rate of 23.8% on long-term capital gains.
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8960
carryforwardCapital-loss carryforwardIndefinite $3,000/year deductible against ordinary income ($1,500 MFS)
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IRC §1211(b); IRS Topic 409 · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Capital losses deductible against ordinary income up to $3,000 per year ($1,500 MFS)
If your capital losses exceed your capital gains, the amount of the excess loss that you can claim to lower your income is the lesser of $3,000 ($1,500 if married filing separately) or your total net loss shown on Schedule D (Form 1040).
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409
IRC §1212(b); IRS Topic 409 · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Federal capital losses exceeding the $3,000 annual limit carry forward indefinitely
Any excess net capital loss can be carried over to subsequent years to be deducted against capital gains and against up to $3,000 of other kinds of income per year until all of the excess net capital loss is used up.
Note: Character is preserved on carryforward: long-term losses remain long-term; short-term remain short-term.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409
muni-instateMunicipal bond interest federal treatmentExempt: from federal gross income (IRC §103(a)); all US munis excluded regardless of issuer
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IRC §103(a) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-18 · TY 2025
Interest on state and local bonds is excluded from federal gross income
Except as provided in subsection (b), gross income does not include interest on any State or local bond.
Note: State treatment varies: most states exempt in-state bonds and tax out-of-state bonds (Dep't of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis, 553 U.S. 328 (2008) permits such discrimination). See per-state muni-instate / muni-outstate facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section103&num=0&edition=prelim
muni-outstateMunicipal bond interest federal treatment (out-of-state)Exempt: from federal gross income (IRC §103(a)); no federal distinction by issuer state
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IRC §103(a) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-18 · TY 2025
Interest on state and local bonds is excluded from federal gross income
Except as provided in subsection (b), gross income does not include interest on any State or local bond.
Note: State treatment varies: most states exempt in-state bonds and tax out-of-state bonds (Dep't of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis, 553 U.S. 328 (2008) permits such discrimination). See per-state muni-instate / muni-outstate facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section103&num=0&edition=prelim
treasuryUS Treasury interest federal treatmentIncluded in federal gross income at ordinary income rates; exempt from all state/local tax
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31 U.S.C. §3124(a) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-18 · TY 2025
Interest on US Treasury obligations is exempt from all state and local income taxes
Stocks and obligations of the United States Government are exempt from taxation by a State or political subdivision of a State. The exemption applies to each form of taxation that would require the obligation, the interest on the obligation, or both, to be considered in computing a tax.
Note: Federal law preempts all state attempts to tax US Treasury interest. This includes T-bills, T-notes, T-bonds, TIPS, and I-bonds. Money market funds with 100% Treasury holdings qualify; blended funds may not. Most states allow a deduction or exclusion by reference to this statute.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3124&num=0&edition=prelim
dividend-qualifiedQualified dividends federal treatmentTaxed at 0%/15%/20% LTCG rates (same thresholds as net capital gain; IRC §1(h)(11))
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IRC §1(h)(11) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-22 · TY 2025
Qualified dividends taxed at 0%/15%/20% LTCG rates (same thresholds as LTCG)
For purposes of this subsection, the term 'net capital gain' means net capital gain (determined without regard to this paragraph) increased by qualified dividend income.
Note: IRC §1(h)(11)(C) treats qualified dividends as net capital gain taxed at preferential 0%/15%/20% rates. Qualified dividends are those meeting IRC §1(h)(11)(B) holding period and issuer requirements. They stack with LTCG: combined (QD + LTCG) determines which 0%/15%/20% bracket applies per IRC §1(h)(1) thresholds.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1&num=0&edition=prelim
estate-rateFederal estate tax top rate40% on taxable estate above $1,000,000 over the applicable exclusion (IRC §2001(c))
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IRC §2001(c) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025
Federal estate tax rate schedule: 40% on taxable estate above $1,000,000 over the applicable exclusion
If the amount with respect to which the tentative tax to be computed is over $1,000,000, the tentative tax shall be $345,800 plus 40 percent of the excess of such amount over $1,000,000.
Note: The 40% top rate applies to amounts over $1,000,000 above the applicable exclusion. Combined with the inflation-adjusted basic exclusion (IRC §2010(c)(3)), the effective entry point for federal estate tax is the exclusion amount, not $1,000,000.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section2001&num=0&edition=prelim
estate-exemptionFederal basic exclusion amount (TY2024)$13,610,000 per person; $27,220,000 MFJ with portability (Rev. Proc. 2023-34)
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Rev. Proc. 2023-34, §3.41; IRC §2010(c)(3) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2024
TY2024 federal basic exclusion amount: $13,610,000 per IRC §2010(c)(3), inflation-adjusted
For an estate of any decedent dying in calendar year 2024, the basic exclusion amount is $13,610,000 for determining the amount of the unified credit against estate tax under § 2010.
Note: Up from $12,920,000 in TY2023. The TCJA doubled the pre-2018 exemption, CPI-adjusted annually.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-23-34.pdf
estate-exemptionFederal basic exclusion amount (TY2025)$13,990,000 per person; $27,980,000 MFJ with portability (Rev. Proc. 2024-40)
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Rev. Proc. 2024-40, §2.41; IRC §2010(c)(3) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025
TY2025 federal basic exclusion amount: $13,990,000 per IRC §2010(c)(3), inflation-adjusted
For an estate of any decedent dying in calendar year 2025, the basic exclusion amount is $13,990,000 for determining the amount of the unified credit against estate tax under § 2010.
Note: Up from $13,610,000 in TY2024 (Rev. Proc. 2023-34). Portability allows a surviving spouse to use the deceased spouse's unused exclusion (DSUE), effectively doubling to $27,980,000 for a married couple. OBBBA (2025) set a new permanent $15,000,000 base for 2026+.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-24-40.pdf
estate-exemptionFederal basic exclusion amount (TY2026)$15,000,000 per person; $30,000,000 MFJ with portability (OBBBA, new permanent base)
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Rev. Proc. 2025-32, §2.14; OBBBA (P.L. 119-21) §70106; IRC §2010(c)(3) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-28 · TY 2026
TY2026 federal basic exclusion amount: $15,000,000 per IRC §2010(c)(3) as amended by OBBBA
Section 70106 of the OBBBA amends § 2010(c)(3) by increasing the basic exclusion amount to $15,000,000 for calendar year 2026.
Note: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act set a new permanent $15,000,000 base exclusion for decedents dying in 2026 (inflation-indexed thereafter), replacing the scheduled TCJA sunset. Portability doubles this to $30,000,000 for a married couple. Confidence medium: IRS inflation release.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-25-32.pdf
qoz-conformityQOZ (IRC §1400Z-2)Federal origin: IRC §1400Z-2 is the baseline; states conform or decouple from it
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IRC §1400Z-2 · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025
Federal QOZ: IRC §1400Z-2 gain deferral and exclusion for investments in qualified opportunity funds
In the case of gain from the sale to, or exchange with, an eligible taxpayer of any property, at the election of the taxpayer, gross income for the taxable year shall not include so much of such gain as does not exceed the amount invested by the taxpayer in a qualified opportunity fund during the 180-day period beginning on the date of such sale or exchange.
Note: IRC §1400Z-2 is the federal QOZ provision. State conformity varies: rolling-conformity states incorporate it automatically; fixed-date states only if their reference date is post-TCJA. See per-state qoz-conformity facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1400Z-2&num=0&edition=prelim
qsbs-conformityQSBS (IRC §1202)Federal origin: IRC §1202 provides 100% exclusion for qualifying stock acquired after Sept. 27, 2010; states conform or decouple
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IRC §1202(a)(1) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025
Federal QSBS: IRC §1202 excludes 100% of gain on qualifying small business stock acquired after Sept. 27, 2010
In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, gross income shall not include 50 percent (100 percent in the case of qualified small business stock acquired after September 27, 2010) of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock.
Note: The 100% exclusion requires: C-corp issuer; gross assets under $50M at issuance; active trade or business; 5-year holding period. Most states decouple from §1202 due to revenue impact. See per-state qsbs-conformity facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim
carrybackCapital loss carrybackNone: IRC §1212(b) provides carryforward only for non-corporate taxpayers; §1212(a) carryback applies to corporations only
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IRC §1212(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025
IRC §1212(b): capital losses carry forward only for non-corporate taxpayers; no carryback
In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, if there is a net capital loss for any taxable year: (1) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over the net long-term capital gain for such year shall be a short-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year, and (2) the excess of the net long-term capital loss over the net short-term capital gain for such year shall be a long-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year.
Note: IRC §1212(b) limits non-corporate taxpayers to carrying losses forward only ('succeeding taxable year'). IRC §1212(a), which allows a 3-year carryback, applies only to corporations. For conformity states, the federal carryforward amount flows to the state return unchanged.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1212&num=0&edition=prelim
agency-obligationsGSE bond interest (FNMA, FHLMC) federal treatmentTaxable: no federal bondholder exemption exists for FNMA or FHLMC; interest included in gross income under IRC §61(a)(4)
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IRC §61(a) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-22 · TY 2025
GSE bond interest (FNMA, FHLMC) is included in federal gross income; no bondholder exemption statute exists
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, gross income means all income from whatever source derived, including (but not limited to) the following items: (4) Interest.
Note: IRC §61(a) defines gross income to include all income from whatever source derived; subsection (a)(4) explicitly includes interest income. FNMA (12 U.S.C. §§1719(e), 1723a(c)) and FHLMC (12 U.S.C. §1455(a)) enabling statutes grant NO bondholder tax exemption from federal tax, unlike FHLB (12 U.S.C. §1433) and FFCB (12 U.S.C. §2023) which mandate state-level exemption. GSE interest is fully includible in federal gross income.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section61&num=0&edition=prelim
depreciationReal estate depreciation recovery period (residential)27.5 years
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IRC §168(c) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-01 · TY 2025
Statutory recovery period of 27.5 years for residential rental property
In the case of residential rental property, the recovery period is 27.5 years.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section168&num=0&edition=prelim
recapture-rateUnrecaptured section 1250 gain maximum rate25%
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IRC §1(h)(1)(E); IRS Topic No. 409 · high confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2025
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain is taxed at a maximum 25% rate
The portion of any unrecaptured section 1250 gain from selling section 1250 real property is taxed at a maximum 25% rate.
Note: Statutory 25% cap on the unrecaptured §1250 gain portion of long-term real-property gain. Verbatim from IRS Topic 409.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409
charitable-agi-limitCharitable deduction AGI limit (appreciated LTCG property to public charity)30% of AGI
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IRC §170(b)(1)(C); IRS Pub. 526 · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2025
Charitable deduction for appreciated capital-gain property is limited to 30% of AGI
Limits Based on 30% of AGI: Certain capital gain property contributions to 50% limit organizations.
Note: Gifts of long-term appreciated capital-gain property to public (50%-limit) charities, deducted at fair market value, are capped at 30% of AGI (IRC §170(b)(1)(C)). Confidence medium: IRS publication.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p526
charitable-carryforwardCharitable contribution deduction carryforward period5 years
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IRC §170(d)(1); IRS Pub. 526 · medium confidence · as of 2026-07-03 · TY 2025
Unused charitable contribution deduction carries forward 5 years
You can carry over any contributions you can't deduct in the current year because they exceed the limits based on your AGI. Except for qualified conservation contributions, you may be able to deduct the excess in each of the next 5 years until it is used up, but not beyond that time.
Note: Excess charitable deduction over the AGI limit carries forward to the 5 succeeding tax years (IRC §170(d)(1); Pub. 526 'Carryovers'). A qualified conservation contribution carries 15 years. Confidence medium: IRS publication.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p526
estate-exemption-sunsetHypothetical estate exclusion if the TCJA doubling had sunset (counterfactual)~$7,000,000 (not current law)
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IRC §2010(c)(3) (pre-TCJA $5M base); TCJA §11061 (sunset, repealed by OBBBA 2025) · low confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2026
Hypothetical 2026 estate exclusion had the TCJA doubling sunset (~$7,000,000)
the dollar amount in effect under clause (i) shall be increased by ... the cost-of-living adjustment.
Note: COUNTERFACTUAL, not current law. Had TCJA's doubling sunset on 2026-01-01 (it did not: OBBBA made the ~$15M base permanent), the exclusion would have reverted to the pre-TCJA $5,000,000 base (IRC §2010(c)(3)) inflation-indexed to roughly $7,000,000 for 2026. Approximate; for simulateSunset scenario modeling only. Confidence low: projected counterfactual with no enacted figure.
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/whats-new-estate-and-gift-tax
section-291-rateCorporate §291 ordinary add-back fraction on §1250 gain20%
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IRC §291(a)(1) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2025
Corporate §291 ordinary add-back on section 1250 gain is 20%
20 percent of the excess (if any) of (A) the amount which would be treated as ordinary income if such property was section 1245 property, over (B) the amount treated as ordinary income under section 1250.
Note: Applies only to C corporations; individuals are not subject to the §291 add-back. The 20% is of the otherwise-capital §1250 portion.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section291&num=0&edition=prelim
qsbs-hold-yearsQSBS holding period for full (100%) exclusion5 years
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Pub. L. 119-21 (OBBBA) §70431(a)(2); IRC §1202(a)(5) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-06 · TY 2025
QSBS exclusion tiers: 50% at 3 years, 75% at 4 years, 100% at 5 years or more
3 years ... 50% 4 years ... 75% 5 years or more ... 100%
Note: The applicable-percentage table added to IRC §1202(a) by §70431(a)(2). 100% exclusion requires a 5-year (or more) holding; the 50%/75% tiers at 3/4 years apply only to stock acquired after the applicable date (July 4, 2025). Quote elides the table's dot leaders; each percentage and year label is verbatim.
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.htm
qsbs-exclusion-capQSBS per-issuer exclusion cap (acquired on or before July 4, 2025)$10,000,000 (or 10x basis)
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IRC §1202(b), (d) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2025
QSBS pre-OBBBA: $10,000,000 per-issuer cap, $50,000,000 gross-assets test, 5-year holding
$10,000,000 reduced by the aggregate amount of eligible gain taken into account
Note: For QSBS acquired on or before July 4, 2025: per-issuer exclusion cap is the greater of $10M or 10x basis; issuer aggregate gross assets must not exceed $50M; 5-year holding for the (post-9/27/2010) 100% exclusion.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim
qsbs-exclusion-capQSBS per-issuer exclusion cap (acquired after July 4, 2025; OBBBA)$15,000,000 (or 10x basis)
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26 U.S.C. §1202(a)(5), (b)(4)(B), (d)(1) (as amended by OBBBA, Pub. L. 119-21) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-13 · TY 2026
QSBS post-OBBBA: $15,000,000 per-issuer cap, $75,000,000 gross-assets, tiered 50/75/100% at 3/4/5 years
Years stock held: 3 years ... Applicable percentage: 50% ... 4 years ... 75% ... 5 years or more ... 100% ... if such stock was acquired by the taxpayer after the applicable date, $15,000,000, reduced by the sum of ... did not exceed $75,000,000
Note: Re-cited 2026-07-13 to the CODIFIED STATUTE. The prior citation pointed at an IRS newsroom page (the text script of a YouTube video), which is now a hard 404 and was never the right authority for a statutory figure. All three OBBBA changes are in the U.S. Code text: the §1202(a)(5) tiered applicable percentage (50%/75%/100% at 3/4/5 years), the §1202(b)(4)(B) per-issuer cap of $15,000,000 for stock acquired after the applicable date, and the §1202(d)(1) $75,000,000 aggregate-gross-assets ceiling. Quote is the statutory text with elisions marked; the (a)(5) table is rendered inline. Confidence promoted medium -> high: this is the statute itself.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim
qsbs-gross-asset-ceilingQSBS issuer aggregate gross-assets ceiling (acquired on or before July 4, 2025)$50,000,000
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Pub. L. 119-21 (OBBBA) §70431(c)(1); IRC §1202(d)(1)(A)-(B) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-06 · TY 2025
QSBS aggregate gross-assets ceiling raised $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for stock issued after July 4, 2025
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1202(d)(1) are each amended by striking "$50,000,000" and inserting "$75,000,000".
Note: IRC §1202(d)(1) caps issuer aggregate gross assets at $75M for stock issued after enactment (July 4, 2025), $50M for stock issued on or before that date. The test keys to ISSUANCE, unlike the acquisition-keyed exclusion tiers. §70431(c)(2) adds a CPI adjustment to the $75M for taxable years beginning after 2026.
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.htm
qsbs-gross-asset-ceilingQSBS issuer aggregate gross-assets ceiling (stock ISSUED after July 4, 2025; the statute keys this test to issuance, unlike the acquisition-keyed exclusion tiers)$75,000,000
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Pub. L. 119-21 (OBBBA) §70431(c)(1); IRC §1202(d)(1)(A)-(B) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-06 · TY 2025
QSBS aggregate gross-assets ceiling raised $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for stock issued after July 4, 2025
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1202(d)(1) are each amended by striking "$50,000,000" and inserting "$75,000,000".
Note: IRC §1202(d)(1) caps issuer aggregate gross assets at $75M for stock issued after enactment (July 4, 2025), $50M for stock issued on or before that date. The test keys to ISSUANCE, unlike the acquisition-keyed exclusion tiers. §70431(c)(2) adds a CPI adjustment to the $75M for taxable years beginning after 2026.
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.htm
corporate-rateFederal corporate income tax rate21%
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IRC §11(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-29 · TY 2025
Federal corporate income tax rate is a flat 21%
The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 21 percent of taxable income.
Note: Flat 21% on C-corporation taxable income (TCJA, made permanent). Used for the entity-level tax on C-corp asset/stock sales (double-tax modeling).
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section11&num=0&edition=prelim
deductionStandard deduction (MFJ)$31,500 (TY2025; IRC §63(c)(7), Pub. L. 119-21)
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IRC §63(c)(2), (c)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70102) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
Federal basic standard deduction: $15,750 single / $31,500 MFJ for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024
For purposes of paragraph (1), the basic standard deduction is (A) 200 percent of the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (C) for the taxable year in the case of (i) a joint return, or (ii) a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), (B) $4,400 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), or (C) $3,000 in any other case.
Note: Section 63(c)(7)(A) (Pub. L. 119-21 §70102) substitutes $23,625 for the $4,400 head-of-household amount and $15,750 for the $3,000 other-case amount for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, CPI-indexed thereafter with a 2024 base year; the joint amount is 200 percent of $15,750 = $31,500. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-02.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section63&num=0&edition=prelim
deductionStandard deduction (Single)$15,750 (TY2025; IRC §63(c)(7), Pub. L. 119-21)
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IRC §63(c)(2), (c)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70102) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
Federal basic standard deduction: $15,750 single / $31,500 MFJ for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024
For purposes of paragraph (1), the basic standard deduction is (A) 200 percent of the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (C) for the taxable year in the case of (i) a joint return, or (ii) a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), (B) $4,400 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), or (C) $3,000 in any other case.
Note: Section 63(c)(7)(A) (Pub. L. 119-21 §70102) substitutes $23,625 for the $4,400 head-of-household amount and $15,750 for the $3,000 other-case amount for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, CPI-indexed thereafter with a 2024 base year; the joint amount is 200 percent of $15,750 = $31,500. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-02.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section63&num=0&edition=prelim
deductionStandard deduction (MFJ)$32,200 (TY2026; Rev. Proc. 2025-32 §4.14)
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Rev. Proc. 2025-32, §4.14; IRC §63(c)(2) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2026
TY2026 standard deduction: $32,200 MFJ, $16,100 single, $24,150 head of household
For taxable years beginning in 2026, the standard deduction amounts under § 63(c)(2) are as follows: Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving Spouses (§ 1(j)(2)(A)) $32,200; Heads of Households (§ 1(j)(2)(B)) $24,150; Unmarried Individuals (other than Surviving Spouses and Heads of Households) (§ 1(j)(2)(C)) $16,100; Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns (§ 1(j)(2)(D)) $16,100.
Note: The §4.14(1) table is flattened to prose with semicolons; amounts verbatim from the PDF, fetched and extracted 2026-07-02. Announced in IR-2025-103 (2025-10-09).
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-25-32.pdf
deductionStandard deduction (Single)$16,100 (TY2026; Rev. Proc. 2025-32 §4.14)
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Rev. Proc. 2025-32, §4.14; IRC §63(c)(2) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2026
TY2026 standard deduction: $32,200 MFJ, $16,100 single, $24,150 head of household
For taxable years beginning in 2026, the standard deduction amounts under § 63(c)(2) are as follows: Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving Spouses (§ 1(j)(2)(A)) $32,200; Heads of Households (§ 1(j)(2)(B)) $24,150; Unmarried Individuals (other than Surviving Spouses and Heads of Households) (§ 1(j)(2)(C)) $16,100; Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns (§ 1(j)(2)(D)) $16,100.
Note: The §4.14(1) table is flattened to prose with semicolons; amounts verbatim from the PDF, fetched and extracted 2026-07-02. Announced in IR-2025-103 (2025-10-09).
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-25-32.pdf
gift-annual-exclusionGift tax annual exclusion$19,000 per donee (calendar 2025; Rev. Proc. 2024-40 §2.43)
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Rev. Proc. 2024-40, §2.43; IRC §2503(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
Gift tax annual exclusion is $19,000 per donee for calendar year 2025
For calendar year 2025, the first $19,000 of gifts to any person (other than gifts of future interests in property) are not included in the total amount of taxable gifts under § 2503 made during that year.
Note: Verbatim from the PDF, fetched 2026-07-02. The non-citizen-spouse exclusion is $190,000 for 2025 (same section). The lifetime exemption is the unified basic exclusion amount carried on the estate-exemption facts ($13,990,000 for 2025).
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-24-40.pdf
gift-annual-exclusionGift tax annual exclusion$19,000 per donee (calendar 2026, unchanged; Rev. Proc. 2025-32 §4.42)
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Rev. Proc. 2025-32, §4.42; IRC §2503(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2026
Gift tax annual exclusion stays $19,000 per donee for calendar year 2026
For calendar year 2026, the first $19,000 of gifts to any person (other than gifts of future interests in property) are not included in the total amount of taxable gifts under § 2503 made during that year.
Note: Verbatim from the PDF, fetched 2026-07-02. The non-citizen-spouse exclusion rises to $194,000 for 2026 (same section). The lifetime exemption is the unified basic exclusion amount carried on the estate-exemption facts ($15,000,000 from 2026).
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-25-32.pdf
salt-deduction-capSALT deduction cap$40,000 (TY2025; phased down 30% of MAGI over $500,000, floor $10,000; half for MFS)
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IRC §164(b)(6), (b)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70120) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
SALT deduction cap: $40,000 (2025), $40,400 (2026), 101% escalator 2027-2029, $10,000 from 2030; phased down 30% of MAGI over a threshold ($500,000 in 2025, $505,000 in 2026, 101%/yr after) to a $10,000 floor
the aggregate amount of taxes taken into account under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (5) of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
Note: Applicable limitation amount (§164(b)(7)): $40,000 for 2025; $40,400 for 2026; 101 percent of the prior-year amount for 2027-2029; $10,000 for 2030 and after. Reduced by 30 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold amount, which escalates on the same schedule: $500,000 for 2025, $505,000 for 2026, then 101 percent of the prior-year threshold (half for MFS); never below $10,000. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-03. The cap is why PTET elections exist; see the ptet-* facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section164&num=0&edition=prelim
salt-deduction-capSALT deduction cap$40,400 (TY2026; phased down 30% of MAGI over $505,000, floor $10,000; half for MFS)
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IRC §164(b)(6), (b)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70120) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
SALT deduction cap: $40,000 (2025), $40,400 (2026), 101% escalator 2027-2029, $10,000 from 2030; phased down 30% of MAGI over a threshold ($500,000 in 2025, $505,000 in 2026, 101%/yr after) to a $10,000 floor
the aggregate amount of taxes taken into account under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (5) of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
Note: Applicable limitation amount (§164(b)(7)): $40,000 for 2025; $40,400 for 2026; 101 percent of the prior-year amount for 2027-2029; $10,000 for 2030 and after. Reduced by 30 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold amount, which escalates on the same schedule: $500,000 for 2025, $505,000 for 2026, then 101 percent of the prior-year threshold (half for MFS); never below $10,000. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-03. The cap is why PTET elections exist; see the ptet-* facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section164&num=0&edition=prelim
salt-deduction-capSALT deduction cap101% of the prior-year cap each year 2027-2029 (from $40,400 in 2026: $40,804; $41,212.04; $41,624.16; no statutory rounding rule); the MAGI phase-down threshold escalates 101%/yr from $505,000 (2026) on the same schedule
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IRC §164(b)(6), (b)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70120) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
SALT deduction cap: $40,000 (2025), $40,400 (2026), 101% escalator 2027-2029, $10,000 from 2030; phased down 30% of MAGI over a threshold ($500,000 in 2025, $505,000 in 2026, 101%/yr after) to a $10,000 floor
the aggregate amount of taxes taken into account under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (5) of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
Note: Applicable limitation amount (§164(b)(7)): $40,000 for 2025; $40,400 for 2026; 101 percent of the prior-year amount for 2027-2029; $10,000 for 2030 and after. Reduced by 30 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold amount, which escalates on the same schedule: $500,000 for 2025, $505,000 for 2026, then 101 percent of the prior-year threshold (half for MFS); never below $10,000. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-03. The cap is why PTET elections exist; see the ptet-* facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section164&num=0&edition=prelim
salt-deduction-capSALT deduction cap$10,000 (2030 and after; the OBBBA cap reverts)
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IRC §164(b)(6), (b)(7) (as amended by Pub. L. 119-21 §70120) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025
SALT deduction cap: $40,000 (2025), $40,400 (2026), 101% escalator 2027-2029, $10,000 from 2030; phased down 30% of MAGI over a threshold ($500,000 in 2025, $505,000 in 2026, 101%/yr after) to a $10,000 floor
the aggregate amount of taxes taken into account under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (5) of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
Note: Applicable limitation amount (§164(b)(7)): $40,000 for 2025; $40,400 for 2026; 101 percent of the prior-year amount for 2027-2029; $10,000 for 2030 and after. Reduced by 30 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold amount, which escalates on the same schedule: $500,000 for 2025, $505,000 for 2026, then 101 percent of the prior-year threshold (half for MFS); never below $10,000. Verified against uscode.house.gov on 2026-07-03. The cap is why PTET elections exist; see the ptet-* facts.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section164&num=0&edition=prelim