23 Feb 2022 Key Numbers-Business Planning
Adoption Assistance Programs
| Adoption assistance |
2021 |
2022 |
| Maximum amount that can be excluded from employee’s gross income |
$14,440 |
$14,890 |
| Phaseout threshold amount |
$216,660 |
$223,410 |
| Completed phaseout amount after |
$256,660 |
$263,410 |
Earnings subject to FICA taxes (taxable wage base)
| FICA tax |
2021 |
2022 |
| Maximum annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes |
$142,800 |
$147,000 |
| Social Security and Medicare combined tax rate |
15.30%1 |
15.30%1 |
| OASDI portion (Social Security) |
12.40% |
12.40% |
| Hospital Insurance portion (Medicare) |
2.90%1 |
2.90%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 premiums |
2021 |
2022 |
| Deduction for health insurance premiums paid by self-employed persons |
100% |
100% |
Qualified transportation fringe benefits
| Qualified transportation fringe benefits |
2021 |
2022 |
| Commuter vehicles and transit pass monthly exclusion amount |
$270 |
$280 |
| Qualified parking monthly exclusion amount |
$270 |
$280 |
| Qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement fringe benefit (monthly amount) |
N/A |
N/A |
Section 179 expensing
| Section 179 expensing |
2021 |
2022 |
| Maximum amount that may be deducted under IRC Section 179 |
$1,050,000 |
$1,080,000 |
| Deduction reduced by the amount by which the cost of §179 property placed in service during the year exceeds this amount |
$2,620,000 |
$2,700,000 |
Small business tax credit for providing health-care coverage
| Amount of credit |
2021 |
2022 |
| Maximum credit percentage |
50% |
50% |
| Partial credit |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) fewer than: |
25 |
25 |
| Maximum average annual wages less than: |
$55,600 |
$57,400 |
| Full credit |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) no more than: |
10 |
10 |
| Maximum average annual wages less than or equal to: |
$27,800 |
$28,700 |
Special additional first-year depreciation allowance
| Bonus depreciation |
2021 |
2022 |
| “Bonus” depreciation for qualified property acquired and placed in service during specified time periods |
100% |
100% |
Standard mileage rate (per mile)
| Business use of auto |
2021 |
2022 |
| Use of auto for business purposes |
$0.56 |
$0.585 |
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