IRS Announces Tax Inflation Adjustments for 2024

The Internal Revenue Service announced inflation adjustments on Thursday for more than 60 tax provisions for tax year 2024.

Revenue Procedure 2023-34 sets out the tax year 2024 adjustments, which generally apply to tax returns filed in 2025.

The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly for tax year 2024 rises to $29,200, an increase of $1,500 from tax year 2023.

For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction rises to $14,600 for 2024, an increase of $750 from 2023. For heads of households, the standard deduction will be $21,900 for tax year 2024, an increase of $1,100 from the amount for tax year 2023.

For tax year 2024, the top tax rate remains 37% for individual single taxpayers with incomes greater than $609,350 ($731,200 for married couples filing jointly). The other rates are:

35% for incomes over $243,725 ($487,450 for married couples filing jointly).
32% for incomes over $191,950 ($383,900 for married couples filing jointly).
24% for incomes over $100,525 ($201,050 for married couples filing jointly).
22% for incomes over $47,150 ($94,300 for married couples filing jointly).
12% for incomes over $11,600 ($23,200 for married couples filing jointly).

The lowest rate is 10% for incomes of single individuals with incomes of $11,600 or less ($23,200 for married couples filing jointly).

The Alternative Minimum Tax exemption amount for tax year 2024 is $85,700 and begins to phase out at $609,350. This amount is $133,300 for married couples filing jointly, for whom the exemption begins to phase out at $1,218,700.