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deduct

[dih-duhkt] / dɪˈdʌkt /


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If you are covered by an employer retirement plan, the software is correct and you made too much to deduct the contribution.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

You can’t deduct the contributions when you make them: You contribute with after-tax dollars, like with a Roth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Under prior law, businesses had to deduct R&D and equipment costs over many years using depreciation schedules that didn’t match their real-world spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 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

Ned wouldn’t even have to worry about handling the six dollars—Holmes would deduct it from the new eighteen-dollar salary each week, automatically.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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