{"id":22899,"date":"2026-01-16T03:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budgetadirect.com\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:35:57","slug":"adjusted-gross-income-agi-what-it-is-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budgetadirect.com\/?p=22899","title":{"rendered":"Adjusted Gross Income (AGI): What It Is, Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div id=\"block_8f9db538e9951c283c532cc38a9a35ab\" class=\"key-takeaways sm:border-l-4 border-(--accent) sm:pl-8 my-8 relative\" style=\"--accent: var(--color-blue-medium)\">\n    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-4 mt-0 mb-4 text-crop-none max-sm:flex max-sm:items-center max-sm:gap-4\" id=\"key-takeaways\" data-position=\"0\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-0-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Key takeaways\" data-outcome=\"\">\n    <span class=\"shrink-0\">Key takeaways<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"max-sm:h-0.5 max-sm:w-full max-sm:w-full max-sm:bg-(--accent) max-sm:rounded-full max-sm:block\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col text-gray-700 mb-0 gap-2 list-disc\">\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            Figuring your AGI is a crucial step on the path to calculating your taxable income and, in turn, your tax bill.\n                                                <\/li>\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            Your AGI determines your eligibility for a variety of tax deductions and tax credits. (Sometimes, your modified adjusted gross income comes into play \u2014 more on that below.)\n                                                <\/li>\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            You may have to know your AGI for other financial interactions, such as on a loan application.\n                                                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>You\u2019re likely to see the phrase \u201cadjusted gross income,\u201d or AGI, when you\u2019re doing your taxes, so let\u2019s demystify this term.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, your adjusted gross income is your gross income minus a handful of items. Gross income is your wages before any taxes or other deductions are taken out. To calculate <em>adjusted<\/em> gross income, you subtract from your gross income certain items known as adjustments, or above-the-line deductions. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-calculate-agi\" data-position=\"1\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-1-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"How to calculate AGI\" data-outcome=\"\">How to calculate AGI<\/h2>\n<p>To calculate your adjusted gross income, or AGI, first add up all of your sources of income to get your total gross income. In addition to your salary or wages, gross income includes dividends, interest, government benefits, retirement distributions, capital gains and more.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your total gross income, you then subtract any adjustments, also known as above-the-line tax deductions. Above-the-line deductions are tax breaks you can claim even if you don\u2019t itemize your deductions. <\/p>\n<p>Examples of above-the-line tax breaks include deductions for:<\/p>\n<p>If you look at Part II of Form 1040\u2019s Schedule 1, where above-the-line deductions are entered, you can see a list of these adjustments. (By the way, Part I of that schedule has a list of types of income you need to include in gross income.)<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve entered all of the adjustments you qualify for on Schedule 1, you enter the total dollar amount on the 1040 form (on line 10 on the form for tax year 2025), and then you subtract that amount from your total (or gross) income to come up with your AGI.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS provides detailed instructions on how to fill out your tax return (see these Form 1040 instructions). Also, any tax software will walk you through this process.<\/p>\n<p>Above-the-line deductions are subtracted from your gross, or total, income to calculate your AGI, while other deductions \u2014 either your itemized deductions or the standard deduction \u2014 are subtracted from your AGI to come up with your taxable income. <\/p>\n<p>To recap: You start with your gross, or total, income, then subtract any above-the-line deductions you might qualify for, and that results in your adjusted gross income. The next step in the tax-filing process is to subtract from your AGI either the standard deduction or your total itemized deductions, to get your taxable income. Your taxable income is the dollar amount that your tax rate applies to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"TipBox flex sm:items-center gap-6 sm:gap-7 md:gap-8 mx-2 sm:mx-8 mb-8\">\n    <default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"TipBox-icon Icon icon-offset-blue-200 text-gray-900 icon-highlight-blue-600 mt-4 sm:-mt-4 md:-mt-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" focusable=\"false\"><default:title>Lightbulb Icon<\/default:title><br \/>\n<default:path d=\"M10.725 18.804c.22 2.389 1.25 4.196 2.486 4.196 1.243 0 2.277-1.825 2.49-4.23a.66.66 0 0 0 .08-.318c0-.667.458-1.22 1.042-1.918l.013-.015c.787-.949 1.764-2.125 1.764-4.025C18.6 9.844 16.429 7 13.2 7c-3.23 0-5.4 2.837-5.4 5.486 0 1.918.979 3.105 1.768 4.056l.028.033c.563.683 1.007 1.221 1.022 1.885.003.13.042.247.107.344Z\" fill=\"transparent\" class=\"icon-offset\"\/><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M12 4.386a.698.698 0 0 1-.692-.7V1.7c0-.385.311-.7.692-.7.38 0 .692.315.692.7v1.986c0 .385-.312.7-.692.7Zm-5.557 2.32h.005-.01.005Zm.489-.202a.674.674 0 0 1-.489.202.728.728 0 0 1-.488-.202l-1.384-1.4a.708.708 0 0 1 0-.988.689.689 0 0 1 .977 0l1.384 1.4a.708.708 0 0 1 0 .988Zm6.529 11.454c0 .385.311.7.692.7v.009c.38 0 .692-.315.692-.7 0-.718.501-1.313 1.141-2.065l.014-.016c.863-1.021 1.932-2.287 1.932-4.333 0-2.852-2.378-5.915-5.916-5.915-3.537 0-5.916 3.054-5.916 5.906 0 2.065 1.073 3.343 1.938 4.367l.03.036c.617.735 1.103 1.314 1.12 2.029.009.385.32.673.71.682.38-.009.674-.332.674-.717-.026-1.225-.761-2.1-1.479-2.95-.83-.98-1.609-1.907-1.609-3.455 0-2.18 1.825-4.507 4.532-4.507 2.708 0 4.533 2.337 4.533 4.515 0 1.526-.807 2.484-1.587 3.412l-.022.027-.008.01c-.724.854-1.471 1.736-1.471 2.965Zm-.008-4.051-.744.752v2.774c0 .385-.312.7-.692.7a.698.698 0 0 1-.692-.7v-2.774l-.796-.805a.708.708 0 0 1 0-.988.688.688 0 0 1 .978 0l.51.516.458-.464a.688.688 0 0 1 .978 0 .708.708 0 0 1 0 .989ZM2.192 12.322h1.955c.38 0 .692-.314.692-.7 0-.384-.312-.7-.692-.7H2.192a.698.698 0 0 0-.692.7c0 .386.311.7.692.7Zm11.84 8.252h-3.918a.698.698 0 0 1-.692-.7c0-.385.311-.7.692-.7h3.918c.38 0 .692.315.692.7 0 .385-.312.7-.692.7Zm-3 1.986h1.963c.38 0 .692-.315.692-.7 0-.385-.312-.7-.692-.7H11.03a.698.698 0 0 0-.692.7c0 .385.312.7.692.7Zm10.776-10.237h-1.955a.698.698 0 0 1-.692-.7c0-.385.312-.7.692-.7h1.955c.38 0 .692.315.692.7 0 .385-.311.7-.692.7Zm-4.259-5.617a.33.33 0 0 0 .003 0h-.008.005Zm-.49-.202c.138.13.31.2.49.202a.674.674 0 0 0 .488-.202l1.384-1.4a.708.708 0 0 0 0-.988.689.689 0 0 0-.978 0l-1.384 1.4a.708.708 0 0 0 0 .988Z\" class=\"icon-base\"\/><\/default:svg>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full mb-0\">\n        <strong class=\"font-bold\"><br \/>\n            Bankrate\u2019s take:<br \/>\n        <\/strong><br \/>\n        Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction rather than itemizing. For the 2025 tax year, the standard deduction is worth $15,750 if you\u2019re single, $23,625 if you\u2019re a head of household filer and $31,500 if you\u2019re married filing jointly. Generally, your deductible expenses need to add up to more than the standard deduction for it to make financial sense to itemize.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep in mind that many of the above-the-line deductions (those tax benefits that you use in calculating your AGI) have limits. The deduction for student loan interest, for example, is capped at $2,500 and the deduction for educator expenses has a $300 limit. <\/p>\n<div class=\"TipBox flex sm:items-center gap-6 sm:gap-7 md:gap-8 mx-2 sm:mx-8 mb-8\">\n    <default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"TipBox-icon Icon icon-offset-blue-200 text-gray-900 icon-highlight-blue-600 mt-4 sm:-mt-4 md:-mt-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" focusable=\"false\"><default:title>Savings Icon<\/default:title><br \/>\n<default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M12 20.985h.183l-.006.015a6.597 6.597 0 0 0 3.96-1.346c.161-.123.317-.252.468-.389A6.81 6.81 0 0 0 19 14.086c0-3.706-2.986-6.728-6.724-6.873a6.191 6.191 0 0 0-1.721.134L9.338 6.263a1.01 1.01 0 0 0-1.074-.182 1.122 1.122 0 0 0-.453.364 1.18 1.18 0 0 0-.223.575L7.4 8.894a6.888 6.888 0 0 0-1.998 2.864h-.86c-.298 0-.541.262-.541.582v3.828c0 .32.585 0 .882 0l1.046 1.36a6.99 6.99 0 0 0 3.162 2.82c.919.435 1.917.65 2.91.637Z\" fill=\"transparent\" class=\"icon-offset\"\/><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.63 8.72a5.942 5.942 0 0 0 6.167 5.93 6.597 6.597 0 0 1-2.317 2.927 6.603 6.603 0 0 1-3.956 1.179 6.647 6.647 0 0 1-3.394-.86 6.705 6.705 0 0 1-2.495-2.45.604.604 0 0 0-.525-.304H2.717v-3.6h.875a.605.605 0 0 0 .579-.418A5.927 5.927 0 0 1 6.263 8.21a.616.616 0 0 0 .244-.426l.235-2.267L8.348 6.84c.152.122.357.175.548.122a6.188 6.188 0 0 1 2.053-.16 5.908 5.908 0 0 0-.319 1.917Zm.867-3.084a7.796 7.796 0 0 0-2.617.079L7.51 4.58a1.206 1.206 0 0 0-1.72.19c-.136.168-.22.373-.25.601l-.22 2.032a7.07 7.07 0 0 0-2.154 2.922H2.11a.61.61 0 0 0-.609.608v4.817a.61.61 0 0 0 .609.608h1.658a7.874 7.874 0 0 0 1.885 2.02l-.516 2.073a.606.606 0 0 0 .442.738c.045.016.099.016.144.016v.007c.274 0 .525-.19.594-.464l.418-1.683a7.906 7.906 0 0 0 3.775.907h.205l.008.008a7.815 7.815 0 0 0 3.626-.9l.414 1.66c.076.282.32.465.593.465v-.008c.046 0 .1 0 .145-.015a.606.606 0 0 0 .441-.738l-.512-2.054a7.843 7.843 0 0 0 2.658-3.72.602.602 0 0 0 .03-.222A5.947 5.947 0 0 0 22.5 8.72a5.942 5.942 0 0 0-5.935-5.934 5.938 5.938 0 0 0-5.068 2.85Zm.35 3.084a4.721 4.721 0 0 1 4.718-4.717 4.721 4.721 0 0 1 4.718 4.717 4.721 4.721 0 0 1-4.718 4.718 4.721 4.721 0 0 1-4.717-4.718ZM7.534 11.27a.916.916 0 0 1-.913-.913c0-.502.411-.913.914-.913v.008c.502 0 .912.41.912.913 0 .502-.41.913-.913.913v-.008Zm7.784.206h.64v.289a.61.61 0 0 0 .608.608.61.61 0 0 0 .609-.608v-.29c.843-.03 1.521-.772 1.521-1.681 0-.928-.707-1.682-1.575-1.682h-1.103c-.19 0-.357-.213-.357-.464 0-.25.16-.464.357-.464h.453a.606.606 0 0 0 .19 0h1.16a.61.61 0 0 0 .61-.609.61.61 0 0 0-.61-.608h-.646v-.29a.61.61 0 0 0-.609-.608.61.61 0 0 0-.609.609v.29c-.839.034-1.514.774-1.514 1.68 0 .929.708 1.682 1.575 1.682h1.104c.19 0 .357.213.357.464s-.16.464-.358.464H15.317a.61.61 0 0 0-.608.609.61.61 0 0 0 .608.609Z\" class=\"icon-base\"\/><\/default:svg>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full mb-0\">\n        <strong class=\"font-bold\"><br \/>\n            Money tip:<br \/>\n        <\/strong><br \/>\n        If you\u2019re an employee contributing to a pre-tax workplace retirement plan such as a 401(k), those contributions are subtracted directly from your gross pay in each paycheck. You don\u2019t need to enter them as a deduction on your tax return.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-agi-matters\" data-position=\"2\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-2-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Why your AGI matters\" data-outcome=\"\">Why your AGI matters<\/h2>\n<p>Your AGI is an important number to know because it provides a comprehensive view of your finances. Once you know your AGI, you can then subtract the standard deduction or your itemized deductions to get at your taxable income. (Some taxpayers may also reduce their AGI by the qualified business income deduction, if they qualify, to calculate their taxable income.)<\/p>\n<p>Your AGI also determines whether you\u2019re eligible for certain tax deductions and tax credits. For example, to deduct out-of-pocket medical and dental bills (a deduction that requires you to itemize), you can deduct only the amount that exceeds 7.5% of your AGI.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"magi\" data-position=\"3\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-3-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Why modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) matters\" data-outcome=\"\">Why modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) matters<\/h2>\n<p>Another measure of your income is your modified adjusted gross income, or MAGI, which is your AGI with some tax deductions added back in. MAGI is used to measure your eligibility for a variety of tax credits and deductions. The modified adjusted gross income calculation generally adds items back into your income, such as the foreign earned income exclusion, student loan interest deduction or some types of tax-exempt bond interest.<\/p>\n<p>However, the specific MAGI calculation varies depending on which tax credits and deductions you\u2019re looking at. For example, calculating your MAGI for the purposes of determining Roth IRA eligibility is slightly different than calculating MAGI for determining whether your traditional IRA contribution is deductible.<\/p>\n<p>For retirees, MAGI is a big deal because it determines insurance premiums for Medicare Part B and prescription drug coverage. Generally, the higher your MAGI, the higher the premium you\u2019ll pay for Medicare. This is determined by looking back two tax years \u2014 meaning that your 2025 Medicare premiums and prescription drug costs are based on your MAGI in 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-find-agi-on-your-tax-return\" data-position=\"4\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-4-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"How to find AGI on your tax return\" data-outcome=\"\">How to find AGI on your tax return<\/h2>\n<p>Each person\u2019s AGI is unique. You can find your AGI on your Form 1040 tax return. 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