deduct
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They pay $235 each in monthly Medicare premiums and deduct some of the $200 they spend on internet service and Margo’s phone as business expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
This matters because the King only voluntarily pays tax on income spent personally, meaning the King can effectively deduct royal business from his tax bill.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
If it was between $123,000 and $143,000, you can deduct part of your contribution.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
“I'm going to have to deduct the money for a glass beetle,” the burly redbeard announced as he let himself fall into his vast armchair.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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It calls it a capital investment, and deducts it from earnings little by little.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
The company says it doesn’t charge interest on the cash it extends to people between paychecks but deducts what it calls “voluntary tips” upon repayment, the records show.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2025
In the year you reach your full retirement age, the SSA deducts $1 in benefits for every $3 you earn above a different limit, which 2025 is $62,160.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
BetMGM said its so-called contribution from operations—a metric that deducts cost of revenue and marketing-acquisition spending from net revenue—is still expected to exceed $500 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
He deducts 30 per cent, for the infirm, etc.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
Now that she is at the MTA, she says she notices less money being deducted from her paychecks for insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Points deducted for some stiff dramatic reenactments; I would prefer a picture of an empty desk than one of a miscast George Washington sitting at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Everton were charged by the Premier League and deducted 10 points in November 2023, which was reduced to six points on appeal and applied to the league table in 2023-24.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
This means money you contribute during a year is deducted from your taxable income.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
That’s why Kyle Keeley had fifty cents deducted from his allowance for the rest of the year.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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It later bounced and now they are deducting that amount from her account.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Roughly 2% of Saks and Neiman Marcus customers account for about 40% of its gross merchandise value—the total value of goods sold before deducting returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
On a good day, he takes home between 900 and 1,000 rupees, after deducting money spent on fuel and food.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Treasuries now yield less than JGBs after deducting the cost of hedging exchange-rate fluctuations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
After deducting all the working expenses, the gross net annual revenue of all the roads exceeds by $110,000,000 the total revenue from all sources of Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.
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