deduct
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It also lets people who give money to them deduct the donations from their taxes, an incentive that helps schools fundraise.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
But unlike state sales taxes in America, under a VAT businesses can deduct or refund the VAT they’ve paid on their own purchases of raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The IRS lets entrepreneurs and companies deduct their “ordinary and necessary” expenses to build their businesses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
However, some higher earners covered by a retirement plan at work won’t be able to deduct their traditional IRA contributions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Mrs. Kastor will deduct five points off my grade if I don’t hand my paper in by the end of first period!”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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That’s after SpaceX deducts underwriting discounts, commissions and other expected payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Social Security then deducts Irmaa from monthly benefit payments for recipients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
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
It deducts for garrison and normal outpost duty details amounting to over 17,000 men; and reckons the marching out strength for the battle of 31st August—1st September at "about 120,000 men."
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Count Helmuth
For startup costs well beyond $50,000, there’s no immediate deduction, but the costs can be deducted over 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Their rates start at 260 percent annually, quadruple those of banks, with the payments deducted from the workers' earnings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It meant when a point was harshly deducted for dipping his head low, the Englishman was trailing overall.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
I got out my check-book and deducted four checks drawn since the first of the month, and discovered I had a balance of $1832.60.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
It later bounced and now they are deducting that amount from her account.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Revisions to rules for deducting state and local taxes and charitable donations will affect millions of affluent Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Treasuries now yield less than JGBs after deducting the cost of hedging exchange-rate fluctuations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
Thus the cost of the islands of Moluco comes to more than 230,000 pesos each year; deducting this from the 256,000 which remain charged to the Philipinas, only 26,000 pesos.
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