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2. Tax deduction - Wikipedia

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   Tax deduction. A tax deduction or benefit is an amount deducted from taxable income, usually based on expenses such as those incurred to produce additional income. Tax deductions are a form of tax incentives, along with exemptions and tax credits. The difference between deductions, exemptions, and credits is that deductions and exemptions both ...

3. State and local tax deduction - Wikipedia

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   Definition. For United States Federal Income Tax purposes, state and local taxes are defined in section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as taxes paid to states and localities in the forms of: (i) real property taxes; (ii) personal property taxes; (iii) income, war profits, and excess profits taxes; and (iv) general sales taxes.

4. Standard deduction - Wikipedia

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   Under United States tax law, the standard deduction is a dollar amount that non- itemizers may subtract from their income before income tax (but not other kinds of tax, such as payroll tax) is applied. Taxpayers may choose either itemized deductions or the standard deduction, [1] but usually choose whichever results in the lesser amount of tax ...

5. What Is a Tax Deduction and How Do Tax Deductions Work? - AOL

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   Standard Deduction for Tax Years 2020 and 2021. Filing Status. Deduction for Tax Year 2020. Deduction for Tax Year 2021. Single. $12,400. $12,550. Married, filing jointly

6. Tax Deductions Explained (and Common Ones You Could Claim) - AOL

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   The standard deduction amounts for tax year 2021 are: Single filers: $12,550. Married filing jointly and surviving spouses: $25,100. Married filing separately: $12,550. Head of household: $18,800 ...

7. Tax withholding - Wikipedia

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   e. Tax withholding, also known as tax retention, pay-as-you-earn tax or tax deduction at source, is income tax paid to the government by the payer of the income rather than by the recipient of the income. The tax is thus withheld or deducted from the income due to the recipient. In most jurisdictions, tax withholding applies to employment ...