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2. Standard deduction - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. 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 ...

3. Itemized deduction - Wikipedia

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   If the amounts of the itemized deductions and the standard deduction do not differ much, the taxpayer may take the standard deduction to reduce the possibility of adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The amount of the standard deduction cannot be changed following an audit unless the taxpayer's filing status changes.

4. Form 1040 - Wikipedia

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   Form 1040, officially, the U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is an IRS tax form used for personal federal income tax returns filed by United States residents. The form calculates the total taxable income of the taxpayer and determines how much is to be paid to or refunded by the government. Income tax returns for individual calendar-year ...

5. Should you itemize or take a standard deduction on your tax ...

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   According to tax pros, itemizing generally only makes sense if your itemized deductions, taken together, add up to more than the current standard deduction of $13,850 for a single filer and ...

6. Filing Taxes: Will Itemizing Your Deductions Save You Money?

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   The Tax Policy Center estimates that about 70 percent of taxpayers take the standard deduction on their returns, which is worth anywhere from $5,950 to $11,900, and opt out of the whole process of ...

7. Personal exemption - Wikipedia

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   Personal exemption. Under United States tax law, a personal exemption is an amount that a resident taxpayer is entitled to claim as a tax deduction against personal income in calculating taxable income and consequently federal income tax. In 2017, the personal exemption amount was $4,050, though the exemption is subject to phase-out limitations.

8. Adjusted Gross Income: What It Is and How To Calculate ... - AOL

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   Your adjusted gross income is simply your total gross income minus certain adjustments. You can find these adjustments on Schedule 1 of Form 1040, under “Part II — Adjustments to Income ...

9. Social Security Wage Base - Wikipedia

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   It is also the maximum amount of covered wages that are taken into account when average earnings are calculated in order to determine a worker's Social Security benefit. In 2020, the Social Security Wage Base was $137,700 and in 2021 was $142,800; the Social Security tax rate was 6.20% paid by the employee and 6.20% paid by the employer. [1][2 ...