22 Jan Biden/Harris Tax Proposals Posted at 20:58h in OUR INSIGHTS by bloc Biden/Harris Tax Proposals Increase corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%Large companies pay greater of normal tax or 15% of book incomeReal estate like-kind exchanges eliminatedTop individual rate increase from 37% to 39.6% (for those “earning” over $400,000)Raise top capital gain rate from 20% to 39.6% (for those with gains over $1 mm)Eliminate basis step-up at deathWages over $400,000 taxed at full social security tax rate (creates donut hole between $142,800 and $400,000 that will shrink over time)Cut estate tax exemption in halfLimitations on itemized deductions at higher incomes (only 14% of filers itemize) – restores Pease limitations Dividends are taxed similar to capital gainsDeduction for 401(k) and IRA converted to tax credit to equalize benefit across income levelsNot a wholesale elimination of the TCJA that President Trump’s administration enactedFirst-time homebuyer creditForgiveness of federal student loansRepeal of SALT limitations Tags: Chief Investment Officer, Coronavirus Updates, James Fereday