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deduction

[dih-duhk-shuhn] / dɪˈdʌk ʃən /




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For 2025, the standard deduction is $15,750 for single people or married people filing separately, $31,500 for married filing jointly or a qualifying surviving spouse, and $23,625 for a head of household.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, homeowners are seeing a deduction on state and local taxes quadruple in its value, and now may need to rethink their strategy on the best way to cut their tax bill.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Leicester City have lost their appeal against their six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

To counter that, the strategy for 2025 was to pull future donations forward and take a bigger onetime deduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

She scrunched her eyebrows together, to better summon her powers of deduction.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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