itemize
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Chances are most of your guests will take the standard deduction rather than itemize those donations.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
A DAF can make sense for people who aren’t ultrawealthy if they plan to give to charity and itemize deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Many people were aiming to get ahead of new rules in last summer’s tax law that limit tax breaks on charitable giving for high earners and those who itemize deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Taxpayers who choose to itemize could be affected by two policy changes depending on their level of wealth.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
When Uncle Al discovers that city officials have yet to itemize the Fox Brothers baggage stock, a handful of nondescript horses get spirited from one stable tent to another.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Further, regardless of whether one itemizes or uses the standard deduction, an additional $6,000 deduction is available to many taxpayers over 65.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin, automatically itemizes the goods and charges us when we leave the store.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
The invoice itemizes the costs of services described as “Westlands Trip,” taken by Mr. Bernhardt in late January and early February 2017 from Washington through Denver, Sacramento and Chicago before heading back to Washington.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2019
These dual conflicts with her parent and within herself often materialize in the text as surreal flights of passive aggression—she carefully itemizes offenses against her and then pointedly refuses to condemn them.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2018
“My idea of her passport itemizes every feature you possess,” he said, laughing; “five feet seven; dark hair, brown eyes, regular features, small, well-shaped hands——” “Please—Captain West!”
From Special Messenger by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
They give $15,000 a year, and their other itemized deductions equate to about $12,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The client gave up his campaign after Schwartz presented him with an itemized bill as a gentle suggestion that he direct his resources elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The client gave up after Schwartz presented him with an itemized bill and suggested he direct his resources elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
People itemize charitable gifts if their total allowable itemized deductions — including donations to qualified charities, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes — exceed the standard deduction.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
She clipped the receipt for the box of chalk to her ledger book so that she could list it in the column of itemized deductions that always accompanied her income tax returns.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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I’ve found myself calculating the social risk, itemizing what would work in our favor.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
That could include income from several sources, multiple tax breaks and possible itemizing.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
Filers can get the targeted breaks even if they take the “standard” deduction rather than itemizing on Schedule A, and the standard deduction got a bump-up as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
If you claim the standard deduction instead of itemizing, there’s good news: Starting next year, you can snag a charitable deduction for cash gifts on top of the standard deduction for the first time.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
I first gave a general overview of my travels, itemizing the money we had received and the offers of training.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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