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itemize

[ahy-tuh-mahyz] / ˈaɪ təˌmaɪz /


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Provisions in the new law affected people who itemize their deductions—typically a wealthier group than those who take the standard deduction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Nelson and Christy Matzen knew they were going to itemize in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Taxpayers who choose to itemize could be affected by two policy changes depending on their level of wealth.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

This increases the odds you itemize, clears the future AGI floor, and maximizes deductions while the rules are more favorable.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

When Deborah officially divorced Pullum in 2006, she had to itemize her income as part of a request for the judge to waive her filing fee.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Further, regardless of whether one itemizes or uses the standard deduction, an additional $6,000 deduction is available to many taxpayers over 65.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

It would help any taxpayer who itemizes deductions when filing federal income taxes, especially a homeowner who pays property levies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024

It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin, automatically itemizes the goods and charges us when we leave the store.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

The source for that, we suspect, may be Barry’s wife, Seema, the latter half of a couple Shteyngart itemizes as “one powerful, the other beautiful.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018

One of the most detailed such lists that has been preserved is one that itemizes the cargo sent in the ship, Supply, which left England in September, 1620, bound for Berkeley Hundred.

From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Charles E. Hatch

She advises people to ask for itemized bills, look for errors and duplicated charges that can be corrected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Her top tips include: When you get a bill, don’t pay until you ask the hospital for an itemized bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In addition to reducing or eliminating the enhanced senior deduction, higher gross income can trigger a Medicare premium increase, additional taxes, or a reduction in the itemized deduction for medical costs.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

It’s part of the broader “office” category, and to find the data-center expenditure, there’s a separate set of itemized data called value put in place.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

We got an itemized bill each month for every food item and roll of toilet paper.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

I’ve found myself calculating the social risk, itemizing what would work in our favor.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026

That could include income from several sources, multiple tax breaks and possible itemizing.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026

Filers can get the targeted breaks even if they take the “standard” deduction rather than itemizing on Schedule A, and the standard deduction got a bump-up as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

If you claim the standard deduction instead of itemizing, there’s good news: Starting next year, you can snag a charitable deduction for cash gifts on top of the standard deduction for the first time.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

I first gave a general overview of my travels, itemizing the money we had received and the offers of training.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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