11/17/2025
2025 Tax Newsletter
Listed are some of the changes that IRS & WI made & items to bring to your appt.
Federal
Standard deduction: 2025 Single & MFS $15,750 HOH $23,625 & MFJ $31,500. Age 65+ addl $6,000.00 (phase out applies)
Child Tax & Additional Child Tax Credit: up to $2200.00 per qualifying child. Up to $1700 refundable for each child as additional child tax credit.
Earned Income Max credits 2022: No children $649, 1 Child $4,328, 2 children $7,152 & 3 or more $8,046
Tip credit up to $25,000 and Overtime credit up to $12,500 (please bring in last paystub of the year)
Auto loan interest deduction - up o $10,000 on new , us assembled vehicle
Section 179 - $2.5 million & Bonus Depreciation of 100% (after Jan 19 2025)
IRA contribution 2025 $7,000 & 401(k) contribution limit $23,500 plus catch up
Mileage Rates – business .70, Medical .21, charity .14 & moving .21 (active-duty military)
Annual exclusion for gifts $19,000.00. Liftetime $13.99 million ( per Individual )
Charitable Contributions - can take up to $1000.(single) $2000 (jointly) for non-itemizing taxpayers
State & Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap increased from $10,000 to $40,000
WI:
Retirement Exclusion: Filers 67 and older up to $24,000.00 (raised from $5,000.00 & eliminated FAGI requirement)
3.5% Single or HOH $0 to $14,320 - MFS $0 to $9,550 - MFJ $0 to $19,090
4.4% Single or HOH $14,320 to $28,640 = $501.20 + 4.4% -/MFS $9,550 to $19,090 = $334.25 + 4.4% - MFJ $19,090 to $38,190 = $668.15 + 4.4%
5.3% Single or HOH $28,6400 to $315,310 = $1,131.28 + 5.3% - MFS $19,090 to $210,210 = $754.01 + 5.37% - MFJ $38,190 to $420,420 = $1,508.55 + 5.3%
7.65% Single or HOH over $315,310 = $16,324.79 + 7.65% over $304,170 – MFS over $2210,210 = $10,883.37 + 7.65% over $202,780 – MFJ over $420,420 = $21,766.74 + 7.65% over $405,550
Carolyn Gaslin
Gaslin Accounting LLC
PO Box 898 Ellsworth, WI 54011
(715) 307-2736
This notice is required by IRS Circular 230, which regulates written communications about federal tax matters between tax advisors and their clients. To the extent the preceding correspondence is a written tax advice communication, it is not full “covered opinion.” Accordingly, this advice is not intended and cannot be used for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by the IRS