401K2百萬,如何社保少交稅,(更正了社保交稅的算法)

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首先,要學會看tax bracket, sweet spot for married couple is 12%。 

Tax Rate

Single

Married filing jointly

Married filing separately

Head of household

10%

$0 to $11,000.

$0 to $22,000.

$0 to $11,000.

$0 to $15,700.

12%

$11,001 to $44,725.

$22,001 to $89,450.

$11,001 to $44,725.

$15,701 to $59,850.

22%

$44,726 to $95,375.

$89,451 to $190,750.

$44,726 to $95,375.

$59,851 to $95,350.

24%

$95,376 to $182,100.

$190,751 to $364,200.

$95,376 to $182,100.

$95,351 to $182,100.

taxable income小於89450, gross income < 89450 + 25900 (std. deduction) = 115350. 

所以,保證一年的gross income < 115350, 你就省稅了。 

第二,目的不是社保不交稅,而是少交稅。

比如,72歲以後,社保六萬,401K 取出來 六萬五,最後的taxable 社保是49350, 總AGI是$ 113350,減去standard deduction 25900,是87450,是12%的稅率。

https://www.covisum.com/resources/taxable-social-security-calculator

對比從62歲到72歲,每年從401K裏麵取20萬,那麽最高稅率基本上是22%,整整多了10%, 盲目追求社保不交稅而多付10%的收入稅,這個就不值了。