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New Obamacare taxes for 2013

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New taxes derived from the roll-out of Obamacare will impact Americans everywhere beginning January 1st, 2013. The increase, estimated to be in the range of  $268 billion, impact consumers, taxpayers, manufacturers, investors, and small-business owners:

  1. A 2.3% excise tax on gross sales of medical device manufacturers.
  2. A cap of $2,500 on Flexible Spending Accounts – many Americans use FSAs to pre-tax costs related to basic medical needs.
  3. A new, 3.8% surtax on investment income, in addition to tax increases on capital gains and dividends, for those with incomes of $250,00 or more (small business owners); for single filers, it’s $200,000.
  4. A tax increase on anyone who has deductible medical expenses, by increasing the threshold of adjusted gross income from 7.5% to 10% of AGI for claiming those expenses as a deduction.
  5. Wages or profits exceeding $200,000 single / $250,000 married couples will face a higher 3.8% Medicare payroll tax, up from 2.9%.

For more detailed information, see Americans For Tax Reform.

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