deduct
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This means, for example, they can deduct the cost of investment in developing projects against tax and carry forward those credits against future profits.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
I’m single, 46, and put the max $7,000 into my IRA in June, thinking I’d be able to deduct it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
If it was over $143,000, you can’t deduct it at all.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
That means a taxpayer in the highest bracket who gives $10,000 to charity beyond the 0.5% floor could deduct only $3,500, rather than $3,700.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“Mrs. Kastor will deduct five points off my grade if I don’t hand my paper in by the end of first period!”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: duc, duct
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