Most people claim the standard deduction on their federal tax return instead of itemizing deductions. How much can you claim?

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Taxpayers can reduce their IRS bill by deducting qualifying expenses from their taxable income. The easiest way to do that is to take the standard deduction, a flat rate offered to nearly all ...

Each spring, millions of taxpayers face a deceptively simple question — take the standard deduction or itemize? For those not versed in the lingo of taxes, the distinction can be confusing. But ...

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Until enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially P.L. 119-21, the availability of a below-the-line deduction that was not the standard deduction or an itemized deduction was a rare event.