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Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2023

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Every year, the Internal Revenue Service announces cost-of-living adjustments that affect contribution limits for retirement plans and various tax deduction, exclusion, exemption, and threshold amounts.

Here are a few of the key adjustments for 2023.

 

ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

The annual gift tax exclusion (and annual generation-skipping transfer tax exclusion) for 2023 is $17,000, up from $16,000 in 2022.

The gift and estate tax basic exclusion amount (and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption) for 2023 is $12,920,000, up from $12,060,000 in 2022.

 

STANDARD DEDUCTION

A taxpayer can generally choose to itemize certain deductions or claim a standard deduction on the federal income tax return. In 2023, the standard deduction is:

 

$13,850 (up from $12,950 in 2022) for single filers or married individuals filing separate returns

$27,700 (up from $25,900 in 2022) for married joint filers

$20,800 (up from $19,400 in 2022) for heads of household

The additional standard deduction amount for the blind and those age 65 or older in 2023 is:

$1,850 (up from $1,750 in 2022) for single filers and heads of household

$1,500 (up from $1,400 in 2022) for all other filing statuses

Special rules apply for those who can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer.

IRAS

The combined annual limit on contributions to traditional and Roth IRAs is $6,500 in 2023 (up from $6,000 in 2022), with individuals age 50 or older able to contribute an additional $1,000. The limit on contributions to a Roth IRA phases out for certain modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) ranges (see chart). For individuals who are active participants in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, the deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA also phases out for certain MAGI ranges (see chart). The limit on nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA is not subject to phaseout based on MAGI.



EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS

Employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans can defer up to $22,500 in compensation in 2023 (up from $20,500 in 2022); employees age 50 or older can defer up to an additional $7,500 in 2023 (up from $6,500 in 2022).

Employees participating in a SIMPLE retirement plan can defer up to $15,500 in 2023 (up from $14,000 in 2022), and employees age 50 or older can defer up to an additional $3,500 in 2023 (up from $3,000 in 2022).

 

KIDDIE TAX: CHILD'S UNEARNED INCOME

Under the kiddie tax, a child's unearned income above $2,500 in 2023 (up from $2,300 in 2022) is taxed using the parents' tax rates.
















 



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