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.
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.
2024 Mortgage Interest Limit in TurboTax, H&R Block, FreeTaxUSA
Here’s how to handle mortgage interest deduction in tax software TurboTax, H&R Block, and FreeTaxUSA when your mortgage is above the $750,000 limit.
2023 Self-Employed ACA Health Insurance Subsidy In H&R Block
If you’re self-employed and you buy health insurance from the ACA exchange, here’s how to use H&R Block software to calculate the subsidy and tax deduction.
2023 Self-Employed ACA Health Insurance Subsidy In TurboTax
If you’re self-employed and you buy health insurance from the ACA exchange, here’s how to use TurboTax to calculate the subsidy and tax deduction.
An Unusually High Marginal Tax Rate Means Paying Lower Taxes
An unusually high marginal tax rate isn’t a problem. You’re rewarded with paying lower taxes. You live on after-tax dollars, not rates.
When TurboTax and H&R Block Give the Wrong ACA Subsidy
If you’re self-employed on ACA health insurance, TurboTax and H&R Block software may give wrong numbers for the subsidy. Use this calculator instead.
TurboTax 2021 CARES Act 2.0 $600 Charity Donation Deduction
You need some patience to find the right place in TurboTax for the $300/$600 charity donation deduction for 2021 when you take the standard deduction.
2021 $300 Charity Deduction When You Don’t Itemize
Congress passed a new stimulus bill before the Christmas weekend. Although President Trump wanted to raise the second stimulus check from $600 per person to $2,000 per person, he still signed the bill into law. Unlike the previous stimulus law — the CARES Act — this new law doesn’t have a catchy name. The law, […]
CARES Act Charity Donation Deduction: Ongoing or Only 2020?
CARES Act created a new above-the-line tax deduction for those who take the standard deduction. Is it ongoing or is it only for 2020?