Changes That May Affect Your Tax Refund
No additional stimulus payments. Unlike 2020 and 2021, there were no new stimulus payments for 2022, so taxpayers should not expect to get an additional payment in their 2023 tax refund.
Some tax credits return to 2019 levels. This means that some taxpayers will likely receive a significantly smaller refund compared with the previous tax year. Changes include amounts for the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child and Dependent Care Credit will revert to pre-COVID levels.
- Those who got $3,600 per dependent in 2021 for the CTC will, if eligible, get $2,000 for the 2022 tax year.
- For the EITC, eligible taxpayers with no children who received roughly $1,500 in 2021 will now get $500 for the 2022 tax year.
- The Child and Dependent Care Credit returns to a maximum of $2,100 in 2022 instead of $8,000 in 2021.
No above-the-line charitable deductions. During COVID, taxpayers were able to take up to a $600 charitable donation tax deduction on their tax returns. However, for tax year 2022, taxpayers who don’t itemize and who take the standard deduction, won’t be able to deduct their charitable contributions.
More people may be eligible for the Premium Tax Credit. For tax year 2022, taxpayers may qualify for temporarily expanded eligibility for the premium tax credit. Remember that simply meeting the income requirements does not mean you're eligible for the premium tax credit. You must also meet the other eligibility criteria.
Eligibility rules changed to claim a tax credit for clean vehicles. Review the changes under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to qualify for a Clean Vehicle Credit.
Key Tax Numbers
Standard Deduction | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
MFJ | $25,100 | $25,900 | $27,700 | |
MFS & Single | $12,550 | $12,950 | $13,850 | |
HOH | $18,800 | $19,400 | $20,800 | |
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Top capital gain tax rate (20%) thresholds | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Single | $445,850 | $459,750 | $492,300 | |
MFJ | $501,600 | $517,200 | $553,800 | |
MFS | $250,800 | $258,600 | $276,900 | |
HOH | $473,750 | $488,500 | $523,050 | |
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Unearned income Medicare contribution tax (Net investment income tax) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Amount of tax | 3.80% | 3.80% | 3.80% | |
Applies to lesser of (a) net investment income or (b) modified adjusted gross income exceeding: |
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Individuals | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
Married filing jointly | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
Married filing separately | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
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Standard mileage rates (cents per mile) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Use of auto for business purposes | $0.56 | $0.585 or $0.625* | TBD | |
Use of auto for medical purposes | $0.16 | $0.18 or $0.22* | TBD | |
Use of auto for charitable purposes | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | |
* The IRS raised mileage rates for the final 6 months of 2022, so the higher rates noted above are effective as of July 1, 2022. |
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