Rates are set by fiscal year, effective October 1 each year. Find current rates in the continental United States ("CONUS Rates").
For 2023 the maximum credit amount is $3,995 for one qualifying child, $6,604 for two qualifying children, $7,430 for three or more qualifying children, and $560 for taxpayers who have no qualifying child. The phaseout ranges for the credit have been adjusted for inflation. The excessive investment income limit is $11,000.
For 2023, the maximum child tax credit for a child under age 17 is $2,000. The credit begins to phase out when modified adjustment gross income ((MAGI) exceeds $400,000 on a joint return or $200,000 for all other filers.
There is an additional child tax credit that can be claimed if the child tax credit otherwise allowed is limited by tax liability; the refundable amount may not exceed $1,600 per qualifying child.
The credit for other dependents is unchanged (i.e. not refundable and limited to $500 per dependent).
Before the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, employees were able to claim a tax deduction for mileage between job locations and unreimbursed expenses. This deduction is no longer available. However, there are certain persons that may still claim a mileage deduction.
For qualifying property placed in service in 2023, first-year expensing is allowed up to a limit of $1,160,000. The limit begins to phase out if the total cost of qualifying property exceeds $2,890,000.
Section 179 Deduction Phase-out:
If the cost of qualifying property placed in service in 2023 exceeds $2,890,000, reduce the $1,160,000 expensing limit dollar-for-dollar for each dollar the cost of qualifying property exceeds $2,890,000 (but not below zero).
Example:, You place machinery in service during 2023 costing $2,950,000, the $1,160,000 deduction limit is reduced by $60,000 ($2,950,000 - $2,890,000) which is entered on Form 4562 in Part 1, line 5 (Dollar limitation for tax year).
If the cost of the property was $4,050,000 or more, no first-year expensing deduction would be allowed for 2023 because it would be completely phased out ($4,050,000 - 2,890,000) = $1,160,000 expensing limit.
2023 Bonus Depreciation (Section 168(k):
Bonus depreciation is an additional first-year depreciation allowance equal to a set percentage of the adjusted basis of eligible property. The percentage for bonus depreciation for 2023 is 80%. Bonus depreciation is fully deductible for alternative minimum tax purposes; no adjustment is required.
Bonus depreciation cannot be claimed for property that must be depreciated under the ADS straight line method (i.e. listed property used 50% or less for business must be depreciated under ADS). (ADS stands for Alternative Depreciation System.)
Bonus depreciation is also called a Section 168(k) allowance and a special depreciation allowance and can be claimed in addition to any first-year-expensing, depending on the cost of the property. In figuring adjusted basis for purposes of bonus depreciation, any first-year expensing deduction is taken into account first. Then, you figure bonus depreciation on the depreciable cost (business portion) of the property minus the first-year expensing allowance.
You're not required to use bonus depreciation and have the option of electing out of its use. The election is made on a per-asset-class basis. For example, you can opt out of bonus depreciation for all five-year property while claiming it for seven-year property. To elect out of using bonus depreciation, attach a statement to your return specifying the class of property for which the election not to claim additional depreciation is being made.