Honu Wealth Management
Garth A Williams, MBA, CFP®
Financial Advisor
1307 S Mary Ave, Suite 101
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
650-917-3400
garth@honuwealth.com
www.HonuWealth.com
 
 




2023 Key Numbers

 

Business Planning

Adoption Assistance Programs

Adoption assistance20222023
Maximum amount that can be excluded from employee's gross income$14,890$15,590
Phaseout threshold amount$223,410$239,230
Completed phaseout amount after$263,410$279,230

Earnings subject to FICA taxes (taxable wage base)

FICA tax20222023
Maximum annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes$147,000 $160,200
Social Security and Medicare combined tax rate15.30%115.30%1
OASDI portion (Social Security)12.40%12.40%
Hospital Insurance portion (Medicare)2.90%12.90%1

1 An additional Medicare (HI) employee contribution rate of 0.9% (for a total employee contribution of 2.35%, and a total combined Medicare contribution rate of 3.8%) is assessed on wages exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples filing joint returns, $125,000 for married individuals filing separate returns). For married individuals filing joint returns, the additional 0.9% tax applies to the couples combined wages (to the extent the combined wages exceed $250,000).

Health insurance deduction for self-employed

Health insurance premiums20222023
Deduction for health insurance premiums paid by self-employed persons100%100%

Qualified transportation fringe benefits

Qualified transportation fringe benefits20222023
Commuter vehicles and transit pass monthly exclusion amount$280$300
Qualified parking monthly exclusion amount$280$300
Qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement fringe benefit (monthly amount)N/AN/A

Section 179 expensing

Section 179 expensing 20222023
Maximum amount that may be deducted under IRC Section 179$1,080,000 $1,160,000
Deduction reduced by the amount by which the cost of §179 property placed in service during the year exceeds this amount$2,700,000 $2,890,000

Small business tax credit for providing health-care coverage

Amount of credit20222023
Maximum credit percentage50%50%
Partial credit20222023
Number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) fewer than:2525
Maximum average annual wages less than:$57,400$61,400
Full credit20222023
Number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) no more than:1010
Maximum average annual wages less than or equal to:$28,700 $30,700

Special additional first-year depreciation allowance

Bonus depreciation20222023
"Bonus" depreciation for qualified property acquired and placed in service during specified time periods100%80%

Standard mileage rate (per mile)

Business use of auto20222023
Use of auto for business purposes$0.585 or $0.625*$0.655
* The IRS raised mileage rates for the final 6 months of 2022, so the higher rate noted above is effective as of July 1, 2022.


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