Talk:Adjusted gross income

Merge Modified Adjusted Gross Income into this article
Seems these two stubs could be merged. MAGI could be a section in this article. Morphh  (talk) 3:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Dear editors: I agree; the article on Modified Adjusted Gross Income could be merged into the article on Adjusted Gross Income. Yours, Famspear 04:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Seems valid. Is AGI the "dominant" term? --Winklethorpe 21:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Done Morphh   (talk) 13:05, 03 May 2007 (UTC)

lost previous tax info
I had everything lost through a robbery...have no physical evidence of my tax status...please contact me on how to rectify this ....Thank you Paula M. Rabitor —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.120.147.188 (talk) 20:57, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

unclear language
I'd like to offer the suggestion. The following opening sentence,
 * For United States individual income tax, taxable income is adjusted gross income (AGI) less allowances for personal exemptions and itemized deductions.

would appear to be a lot clearer if it were reworded.
 * For United States individual income tax, taxable income less allowances for personal exemptions and itemized deductions is adjusted gross income (AGI).

As its the opening sentence, I'd like a reviewer to see if they agree first.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.167.244 (talk) 04:14, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That might seem clearer, but it is incorrect. The article as worded is correct, and seems clear.  The definition of AGI is in the second sentence.  The first sentence puts it in context. Oldtaxguy (talk) 17:13, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge with the article for Above-the-line Deduction
I'd like to propose that this article be merged with Above-the-line deduction. The latter article makes it somewhat clearer (for example, in the Formulas section) that Adjusted Gross Income is simply Gross Income less Above-the-Line Deductions. The two are equivalent and their explanations are simpler when understood together. You can see the confusion from duplication in the list of deductions. Above-the-line deduction contains a list of deductions along with references to 1040 lines, and then these same deductions are largely duplicated in this AGI article. 50.250.13.33 (talk) 00:16, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Just to expound on that point: since "adjusted gross income" seems to be a term that is defined in 26 U.S.C., whereas "above-the-line deduction" is a more common term where AGI refers to "the line", then it might make most sense that "adjusted gross income" be the merged article's final name. 50.250.13.33 (talk) 00:19, 12 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I disagree that just these two articles should be merged. They are two distinct stages in the equation of how to calculate personal taxes under form 1040. Adjusted Gross Income is the result of Gross Income minus the above the line deductions. Adjusted Gross Income should not contain a list of deductions as it a result of calculations.
 * Perhaps an overall article on how to calculate taxable income would be a better solution. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.197.119.50 (talk) 19:57, 1 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Merge - This could have been done without proposal per WP:BOLD. There is absolutely no reason to have to separate articles. Above the line deductions is a way to reach the AGI. The disagreeing party forgot to mention his nam, so I cannot further discuss it with him. WannaBeEditor (talk) 06:08, 25 September 2016 (UTC)


 * As a tax attorney with an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown, I would not merge the two. The term tax attorneys use is adjusted gross income--I never would have thought to have looked elsewhere for this information other than adjusted gross income. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Law School Prof (talk • contribs) 02:37, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Examples of deductions for most people?
For a majority of employed people, there will be a common set of specific above-the-line deductions: health care insurance costs, 401(k) payments, etc. It could be worth giving an overview of the common adjustments so that people know that these are taken off their gross income as part of calculating AGI. 50.250.13.33 (talk) 00:16, 12 November 2014 (UTC)