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deduction 1 : an amount allowed by tax laws to be subtracted from income in order to decrease the amount of income tax due see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare credit, exclusion, exemption busi·ness deduction : a deduction usually taken from gross income that is allowed for losses or expenses attributable to business activities or to activities engaged in for profit charitable deduction : a deduction allowed for a contribution to a charity usually that is qualified under the tax law (as sections 170 and 2055 of the Internal Revenue Code) de·pen·den·cy deduction : a deduction allowed to be taken in a set amount for a qualified dependent (as under sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) itemized deduction : a deduction for a specifically recorded item that is allowed to be taken from adjusted gross income if the total of such deductions exceeds the standard deduction marital deduction 1 : a deduction allowed under th...
business deduction
business deduction see deduction ...
charitable deduction
charitable deduction see deduction ...
deduct
deduct : to take away (an amount) from a total ;specif : to take as a deduction [must be capitalized…rather than immediately ed "D. Q. Posin"] compare amortize ...
deductible
deductible : allowable as a deduction de·duc·ti·bil·i·ty [-dək-tə-bi-lə-tē] n n : a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility for an initial specified loss of the kind insured against ;also : the amount specified in such a clause compare franchise ...
dependency deduction
dependency deduction see deduction ...
itemized deduction
itemized deduction see deduction ...
marital deduction
marital deduction see deduction ...
mortgage interest deduction
mortgage interest deduction the interest cost of a mortgage, which is a tax - deductible expense. The interest reduces the taxable income of taxpayers. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
personal deduction
personal deduction see deduction ...
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