Can I itemize deductions on my tax return?

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Can I itemize deductions on my tax return?

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February 25, 2025 , , ,

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You may wonder if you can claim itemized deductions on your tax return. Perhaps you made charitable contributions and were told in the past they couldn’t be claimed because you didn’t have enough deductions to itemize. How much do you need? You can itemize deductions if the total of your allowable itemized write-offs for the year exceeds your standard deduction allowance for the year. Otherwise, you must claim the standard deduction.

Here’s how we’ll determine if you can itemize or not for 2024 when we prepare your return.
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Year-end tax planning ideas for individuals

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September 28, 2022 , , , ,

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Now that fall is officially here, it’s a good time to start taking steps that may lower your tax bill for this year and next.

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How will revised tax limits affect your 2022 taxes?

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January 11, 2022 , , , , ,

2022 tax limits

While Congress didn’t pass the Build Back Better Act in 2021, there are still tax changes that may affect your tax situation for this year. That’s because some tax figures are adjusted annually for inflation.

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Can you qualify for a medical expense tax deduction?

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December 15, 2020 ,

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You may be able to deduct some of your medical expenses, including prescription drugs, on your federal tax return. However, the rules make it hard for many people to qualify. But with proper planning, you may be able to time discretionary medical expenses to your advantage for tax purposes.

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Answers to your questions about 2020 individual tax limits

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January 28, 2020 , , , , ,

2020 Income Tax Limits
Right now, you may be more concerned about your 2019 tax bill than you are about your 2020 tax situation. That’s understandable because your 2019 individual tax return is due to be filed in less than three months.

However, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with tax-related amounts that may have changed for 2020. For example, the amount of money you can put into a 401(k) plan has increased and you may want to start making contributions as early in the year as possible because retirement plan contributions will lower your taxable income.

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Some of Your Deductions May be Smaller (or Nonexistent) When You File Your 2018 Tax Return

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March 4, 2019 , , , , ,

2018 tax deductions

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduces most income tax rates and expands some tax breaks, it limits or eliminates several itemized deductions that have been valuable to many individual taxpayers. Here are five deductions you may see shrink or disappear when you file your 2018 income tax return:
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3 Big TCJA Changes Affecting 2018 Individual Tax Returns and Beyond

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February 12, 2019 , , , , ,

When you file your 2018 income tax return, you’ll likely find that some big tax law changes affect you — besides the much-discussed tax rate cuts and reduced itemized deductions. For 2018 through 2025, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) makes significant changes to personal exemptions, standard deductions and the child credit. The degree to which these changes will affect you depends on whether you have dependents and, if so, how many. It also depends on whether you typically itemize deductions.
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Investment Interest Expense is Still Deductible, But That Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You’ll Benefit

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January 31, 2019 , , , ,

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As you likely know by now, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduced or eliminated many deductions for individuals. One itemized deduction the TCJA kept intact is for investment interest expense. This is interest on debt used to buy assets held for investment, such as margin debt used to buy securities. But if you have investment interest expense, you can’t count on benefiting from the deduction.
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