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2022 Inflation Adjustments for Individuals in the International Tax Arena

2021-11-16

Last week the IRS published Revenue Procedure 2021-45, setting forth inflation adjusted items for 2022. In the international arena, some of the important inflation adjustments include:

$178,000 --- Code § 877(a)(2)(A) --- The average annual net income tax that must be imposed for the five taxable years ending before the date of the loss of United States citizenship (or cessation of long-term permanent residency) for an individual to be considered a “covered expatriate” under Code § 877A(g)(1). This amount is up from $172,000 in 2021.

$767,000 --- Code § 877A(a)(1) --- The amount that can be excluded from the mark-to-market gain upon expatriation of a covered expatriate. This amount is up from $744,000 in 2021.

$112,000 --- Code § 911(b)(2)(D)(i) --- Foreign earned income exclusion. This amount is up from $108,700 in 2021.

$16,000 --- Code § 2503 --- The amount of the annual gift tax exclusion for gifts to any person. This amount is up from $15,000 in 2021.

$164,000 --- Code § 2523(i) --- The amount of the annual gift tax exclusion for gifts to non-citizen spouses. This amount is up from $159,000 in 2021.

$17,339 --- Code § 6039F --- Notice of large gifts received from foreign persons. This amount is up from $16,815 in 2021.

Tags: 877A Individual Expatriation, 911 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, 2501 Gifts, Authority - Revenue Procedures, Other - Inflation Adjustments