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In reply to the discussion: Here's my Covered California "Obamacare" rates...THANK YOU OBAMA!!! [View all]SHRED
(28,136 posts)...you were so concerned with those making $200K per year and over.
They will get a slight increase in their capital gains tax and Medicare contribution.
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Higher-income individuals will have to pay an additional Medicare tax on their wages and on net investment income starting in 2013. The Medicare payroll tax will increase by 0.9 percent from 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent, on wages over $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples filing jointly. There will also be an additional 0.9 percent Medicare tax on net investment income, increasing the tax from 2.9 percent to 3.8 percent, for net investment income in excess of $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples filing jointly. Net investment income includes interest, dividends, rents, royalties, gain from disposing of property, and income earned from a trade or business as a passive activity. Both self-employed individuals and estates and trusts will be liable for the tax. However, distributions from qualified retirement plans will be exempt from paying the additional tax.
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