deduction

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You want to itemize this year when you took the standard deduction last year?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The notional interest deduction saved Thermo Fisher nearly $1.2 billion in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

That’s because, in addition to being voluntary, as Kleinbard noted, it’s uncapped — unlike, say the deduction of mortgage interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But by avoiding a sporting sanction such as a points deduction, has the league failed to properly punish one of English football's most serious cheating scandals?

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Further use of her powers of deduction would have to wait.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood