Some tax deductions are neither above-the-line nor itemized. They’re available if you take the standard deduction, but they don’t lower your AGI.
$1,000 Charity Donation Deduction in the 2025 Trump Tax Law
The 2025 Trump tax law adds a new tax deduction for charity donations when you don’t itemize and lowers the deduction when you do, starting in 2026.
Deductible Car Loan Interest in the New 2025 Trump Tax Law
The 2025 Trump tax law made car loan interest deductible with many strings and only temporarily. See what qualifies and what does not.
The ACA Premium Subsidy Cliff After the 2025 Trump Tax Law
The 2025 new Trump tax law didn’t extend the enhanced ACA premium subsidy. Manage your income carefully to stay under the tax credit cliff.
Social Security Is Still Taxed Under the New 2025 Trump Tax Law
The new 2025 Trump tax law doesn’t eliminate federal income tax on Social Security benefits. Social Security is still taxable just as before.
2025 2026 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Qualification
2025 and 2026 HSA contribution limits and HDHP qualifications for individual and family coverage. Small changes in 2026 due to mild inflation.
Backdoor Roth in FreeTaxUSA: Recharacterize & Convert, Same Year
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report a Roth conversion in FreeTaxUSA after recharacterizing a Roth IRA contribution in the same year.
Split-Year Backdoor Roth IRA in FreeTaxUSA, Year 2
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in FreeTaxUSA recharacterizing and converting backdoor Roth contributions from the previous year.
Split-Year Backdoor Roth IRA in FreeTaxUSA, Year 1
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in FreeTaxUSA the backdoor Roth contribution made or recharacterized for the previous year.
2024 2025 ACA Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit Percentages
If you get health insurance from ACA, the government sets the percentages of income you are expected to contribute toward a benchmark policy.
How to Report 2024 Backdoor Roth In FreeTaxUSA (Updated)
Follow these detailed instructions with clear explanation and many screenshots when you report your Backdoor Roth in FreeTaxUSA online tax software.
How To Report 2024 Mega Backdoor Roth In H&R Block (Updated)
Follow these easy step-by-step explanation with screenshots when you enter the 1099-R form for your mega backdoor Roth into H&R Block tax software.