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Tax facts, kept current.

Your free reference for the 2026 filing season: the official 2025 federal brackets, deductions, credits and limits — including the latest One Big Beautiful Bill changes — plus live updates that refresh automatically from IRS.gov.

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2026 filing season

Filing your 2025 return.

Everything below applies to the 2025 tax return — the one individuals file in early 2026.

Filing deadline

April 15, 2026 for most 2025 individual returns. Need more time? An extension moves the paperwork deadline to Oct 15, 2026 — but any tax owed is still due April 15.

Top tax rate

37% remains the highest federal rate for 2025. Seven brackets still apply — see the full tables below by filing status.

Bigger standard deduction

The One Big Beautiful Bill raised the 2025 standard deduction to $31,500 for joint filers and $15,750 for single filers.

New for 2025 · One Big Beautiful Bill

What changed this year.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) added several deductions and changes that first apply to the 2025 return. The highlights:

01

New Deduction for tips

Workers in tipped occupations can deduct qualified tips. Applies to 2025 through 2028.

02

New Deduction for overtime

The premium portion of qualified overtime pay may be deducted. Applies to 2025 through 2028.

03

New $6,000 senior deduction

Taxpayers age 65 and older can claim an extra $6,000 deduction. Applies to 2025 through 2028.

04

New Car loan interest

Deduct up to $10,000 of interest on a loan for a qualified vehicle. Phases out above $100,000 MAGI ($200,000 joint). 2025–2028.

05

Child Tax Credit up to $2,200

The credit rises to $2,200 per child for 2025 and is now indexed to inflation going forward.

06

Ends Clean Vehicle Credit deadline

The EV credit (up to $7,500 new / $4,000 used) ends for vehicles placed in service after September 30, 2025.

Verify these on IRS.gov

Deductions

2025 standard deduction.

Filing statusDeduction
Married Filing Jointly · Qualifying Surviving Spouse$31,500
Single · Married Filing Separately$15,750
Head of Household$23,625
Official 2025 amounts (incl. One Big Beautiful Bill increase) IRS.gov
Tax rates

2025 federal tax brackets.

Marginal rates on taxable income, by filing status. Each rate applies only to the income that falls within its band.

Single
RateTaxable income
10%$0 – $11,925
12%$11,925 – $48,475
22%$48,475 – $103,350
24%$103,350 – $197,300
32%$197,300 – $250,525
35%$250,525 – $626,350
37%Over $626,350
Married Filing Jointly
RateTaxable income
10%$0 – $23,850
12%$23,850 – $96,950
22%$96,950 – $206,700
24%$206,700 – $394,600
32%$394,600 – $501,050
35%$501,050 – $751,600
37%Over $751,600
Head of Household
RateTaxable income
10%$0 – $17,000
12%$17,000 – $64,850
22%$64,850 – $103,350
24%$103,350 – $197,300
32%$197,300 – $250,500
35%$250,500 – $626,350
37%Over $626,350

Verify brackets on IRS.gov

Credits

2025 tax credits.

Child Tax Credit
Per qualifying child$2,200
Refundable portion (max)$1,700
Earned Income Tax Credit (max)
Qualifying childrenMax credit
None$649
1$4,328
2$7,152
3 or more$8,046
Clean Vehicle Credit — ends Sept 30, 2025
New electric vehicle (max)$7,500
Used electric vehicle (max)$4,000
Credit available only for vehicles placed in service on or before September 30, 2025.

Verify credits on IRS.gov

Retirement & health savings

2025 contribution limits.

Retirement accounts
401(k) / 403(b) elective deferral$23,500
Catch-up (age 50+)$7,500
Higher catch-up (ages 60–63)$11,250
IRA contribution$7,000
IRA catch-up (age 50+)$1,000
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Self-only coverage$4,300
Family coverage$8,550
Catch-up (age 55+)$1,000

Verify limits on IRS.gov

More 2025 figures

Deductions, gifts & capital gains.

Deductions & exclusions
Charitable cash gifts (limit of AGI)60%
Employer educational assistance (incl. student loans)$5,250
Gift & estate tax
Annual gift exclusion (per recipient)$19,000
Lifetime estate & gift exemption$13.99M
Long-term capital gains — rate thresholds (taxable income)
RateSingleMarried JointlyHead of Household
0%Up to $48,350Up to $96,700Up to $64,750
15%$48,350 – $533,400$96,700 – $600,050$64,750 – $566,700
20%Over $533,400Over $600,050Over $566,700

Verify on IRS.gov

How we keep this accurate

Figures on this page are federal amounts for Tax Year 2025 (the return filed in 2026), reviewed against official IRS releases and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The “Live from the IRS” panel above refreshes automatically from IRS.gov, and every section links straight to the source so you can confirm the latest in one click. This is general information for education — not tax, legal, or financial advice. For your specific situation, talk to a CG6 tax professional or verify on IRS.gov.

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