Deduction

real estate property tax deduction

real estate property tax deduction a tax deductible expense reducing a taxpayer's taxable income. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Deduction, for expenses incurred on account of special packing, turnover tax, octroi and bought-out items was admissible for the period. September 1988 to March 1991, subject to the assessee submitting proof of incurring actual expenses in respect of the above items before the Commissioner (Appeals), CCE v. Akay Cosmetics (P) Ltd., (2005) 3 SCC 764....

property tax deduction

property tax deduction the U.S. tax code allows homeowners to deduct the amount they have paid in property taxes from there total income. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

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 ...

marital deduction trust

marital deduction trust see trust ...

itemized deductions

itemized deductions Expenditures that the tax code deems appropriate for reducing adjusted gross income. ...

Deductible

Capable of being deducted taken away or withdrawn...

trust

trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...

Allowance

Allowance [fr. locare, Lat.; allocare, allogare, It.; alogar, Prov.; louer, allouer, Fr., to place or assign], a deduction, an average payment, a portion.Also in selling goods, or in paying duties upon them, certain deductions are made from their weights, depending on the nature of the packages in which they are inclosed, and which are regulated in most instances by the custom of merchants, and the rules laid down by public offices. These allowances, as they are termed are distinguished by the epithets draft, tare, tret, and cloff.Draft is a deduction from the original or gross weight of goods, and is substracted before the tare is taken off.Tare is an allowance for the weight of the bag, box, cask, or other package in which goods are weighed.Real, or open tare, is the actual weight of the package.Customary tare is, as its name implies, an established allowance for the weight of the package.Computed tare is an estimated allowance agreed upon at the time.Average tare is when a few packa...

expense

expense : financial burden or outlay ;specif : an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period busi·ness expense : an expense made in furtherance of one's business esp. as part of the cost of operating a business in the taxable year in which the expense is incurred compare capital expense and personal expense in this entry NOTE: Business expenses are generally tax deductible in the year the expense is incurred. capital expense : an expense made in a business that will provide a long-term benefit : capital expenditure NOTE: Capital expenses are not tax deductible as business expenses but may be used for depreciation or amortization. mov·ing expense : an expense incurred in changing one's residence that is tax deductible if incurred for business reasons (as when one's job requires relocation) or·di·nary and nec·es·sary expense : an expense that is normal or customary and helpful and appropriate for the operation of a ...

Deduction - Law Dictionary Search Results