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发帖数: 3433 | 1 CBS不是左派吗？怎么选了3个都减税的例子做新闻。
Most Americans will get a tax cut next year under the plan Congress passed
this week, but figuring out exactly how much your family will save is tricky
. Republicans say a typical family of four earning $73,000 per year will see
taxes drop by more than $2,000. But circumstances can vary widely depending
on factors like income, the number of children or where you live.
GOP tax bill fact-check: How both sides are stretching the truth
Accountant Jeffrey Levine CBS NEWS
As Republicans sent the tax bill to the White House, Marcie George wondered
if it would make a difference in her house, reports CBS News correspondent
Tony Dokoupil.
"It didn't seem as they were going along that it would really affect someone
like me," George said.
A single mother who rents a home in Cary, North Carolina, her income last
year as an administrative assistant was a little under $40,000.
"Financially, I struggle. I live paycheck-to-paycheck. I make things work. I
readjust and rearrange, but I – we do get by," George said.
So will "getting by" get any easier? We brought her 2016 tax return to
Jeffrey Levine, a certified public accountant at Blueprint Wealth Alliance
on New York's Long Island.
"I got good news for you, Marcie. You're getting more money back next year,"
Levine said.
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Marcie George CBS NEWS
He says she'll benefit from a doubling of the child tax credit. Based on her
returns last year, he estimates a savings of about $1,300 in taxes.
"That would be more that I would be seeing in each paycheck, so, that would
be a good thing," George said.
Amber and Jason Edwards were also hoping for some good news.
"I hope it alleviates pressure on the middle class. Whether it does or not,
I don't know. I guess we'll find out," Amber said.
They're married homeowners with no kids in Providence, Rhode Island. As
college educators, they took in more than $150,000 last year as they worked
to pay down their student loans.
"Financially we're, you know, we're doing OK," Jason said. "We're certainly,
you know, not at the poverty level or anything of that nature."
Jason, who blogs about their finances, wanted to know how things would
change.
"I actually think they would pay tax on about $12,000 more of income but
because of the lower rates, they actually end up saving a little bit of
money," Levine said.
Levine says the couple will switch to the newly-increased "standard
deduction" which means a simpler return with no itemized deductions. He
thinks they'd owe about $650 less than before.
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Amber and Jason Edwards CBS NEWS
"Honestly I'm a little surprised because well what you had said – initially
you thought we were going to have a higher tax bill," Amber said. "Right,"
Jason replied.
They're not the only ones. Melissa and Layne Lev also expressed concern
about next year's taxes.
"I'm thinking they're going to be higher and by how much? I don't know if I
could answer that. I'm just thinking they're going to be higher," Melissa
said.
Married with three children, they own a home in Fresno, California. They
opened a cycle studio last year and Melissa is a pharmaceutical sales rep.
Their combined income in 2016 was around $300,000.
"We were doing well enough to take a risk and open up a small business in
our town," Melissa said.
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Melissa and Layne Lev. CBS NEWS
"It's definitely hard work and definitely a lot of stress when we have, you
know, so much of our – so much of our worth on the line, so to speak,"
Layne said.
"Layne and Melissa are from California, a very high income tax state so a
lot of people are worried, 'oh my gosh, this is really going to hurt me,'"
Levine said. "It actually is really going to help them, though."
Levine says their itemized deductions, including breaks for state and local
taxes, will be much lower. But they'll no longer be hit with the alternative
minimum tax and will now qualify for child tax credits when they didn't
before. Overall, Levine estimates they'll be responsible for nearly $13,000
less in taxes.
"Well, that's good," Melissa said. Layne added, "I like the sound of that.
Can I get the accountant's number after this?"
According to Levine, every one of the families will have more money in their
pocket next year.
He did point out his calculations are just estimates and says everything
could change again in a few years when many of the new provisions expire. | l*******g
发帖数: 27064 | | A******e
发帖数: 655 | 3 那个单亲妈妈听说能减一千三，激动得眼泪都要流出来了。
中间那对高校夫妻，听说能减650看起来挺失望的，不知道是因为减的太少了，还是因
此没有理由通过减税法案来骂GOP了。
第三个那对夫妻都不敢相信自己能减那么多，当场问记者要会计师电话。 | M*****l
发帖数: 4478 | 4 增加的显然是有的。第二个例子那对高校教师，如果在新泽西而不是康涅狄格，很可能
就是加税的。
加新纽，十几万没有hit AMT，有房，单身，或者结婚无娃，或者结婚一娃，加税的可
能性很高。虽然这一群体放在全美是一小部分，但是在年轻华人中还不少。我认识的就
有两个税表一算是要加税的。
【在 l*******g 的大作中提到】
: 因为实在找不到增加的例子啊
| h***e
发帖数: 2823 | 5 缴税的多数都能减点。问题是47%的原本就不交税。
所有交税的在他们看来都算富人，所有减税都算劫贫济富。
缴税的少了，自然担心自己的免费饭票少了，没毛病 |
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