Tax Deductions and Credits

Maximize your tax refund by learning about the different tax deductions and credits that you may be able to qualify for.

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Daylight Savings Time is Ending: Save Money with These Energy Tax Tips

Are Political Donations Tax Deductible? Rules Around Contributions

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12 Ways to Save on Taxes Through Life’s Transitions

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Can You Claim an Elderly Parent as a Dependent? Requirements You Need to Consider

How Your Tax Situation Might Change with the Resumption of Student Loan Payments

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Multigenerational Families: Top Family Tax Deductions and Credits You Should Not Miss

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Donations and Tax Deductions

An Education in Student Savings – 10 Common Tax Deductions and Savings for Students

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What is the Saver’s Credit?

Tax Tips for Second-Home Owners

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Taxable Income

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Are You a PTA Parent? That Volunteering May Just Pay Off

Tax Write-Offs for Athletes (411 × 600 px)

The Jock Tax & Tax Write-Offs for Athletes

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The Tax Implications of Ozempic and Wegovy

Writing Off Your Summer Preparing For Next Tax Season (411 × 600 px)

Writing Off Your Summer: Preparing For Next Tax Season

How Builders of Energy Efficient Homes Are Rewarded with Expanded Credit (411 × 600 px)

How Builders of Energy-Efficient Homes Are Rewarded with Expanded Credit

Education Tax Credit: Back-to-School Tax Savings & Deductions

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Four Tax Tips for Teachers

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Going Back to School After 40: Know The Tax Benefits

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Money Lessons for College Freshmen

How Does Your Vacation Home Affect Your Taxes (411 × 600 px)

How Does Your Vacation Home Affect Your Taxes?

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Can I Claim a Student Loan Interest Deduction?

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Taxes 101: The Gift Tax

Extension Filers: Most Missed Tax Deductions

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Where’s My Amended Return?

International Student Tax (File for F-1 Tax Returns) (411 × 600 px)

International Student Tax (File for F-1 Tax Returns)

Can I Make Spousal IRA Contributions for Retirement (411 × 600 px)

Can I Make Spousal IRA Contributions for Retirement?

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TurboTax Helps College Students, Including Student-Athletes This Tax Season

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Podcast: Are Home Improvements Tax Deductible?

Understanding Withholding on Retirement Withdrawals

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Podcast: Tax Tips to Help You With Student Debt

Can Unpaid Taxes Keep Me From Buying a Home?

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Innocent Spouse Relief: What It Is and Do You Qualify?

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 What it Could Mean for You and Your Taxes(411 × 600 px)

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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What is the Expanded Child and Dependent Care Credit

What is the Child and Dependent Care Credit?

Back-to-School: Education Tax Benefits to Offset Education Costs

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When Will the 2021 Child Tax Credit Payments Start Under Stimulus Relief?

Are Medical Expenses Tax Deductible?

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What Is the 2021 IRS Recovery Rebate Tax Credit?

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Charity Tax Deductions (What Counts as a Contribution?)

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7 Crazy Things People Have Deducted

Unknown Tax Deductions for Bloggers

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Give the Gift of Charitable Donations on Giving Tuesday

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Daylight Savings Countdown: Energy Tips to Brave the Cold

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Is a Dog Your Tax Refund’s Best Friend?

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Tax Considerations for Cancer Patients

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I Claimed Exempt, Can I Still Get a Tax Refund?

Get Refund Lucky with These Top 7 Tax Deductions & Credits

Have Your Pi and Eat it Too: Five Mistakes to Avoid and Boost Your Tax Refunds

10 Popular Tax Myths Busted by Actress Jenny Lorenzo

What Does My Relationship Status Mean for My Taxes?

Treat Your Single Self With These Tax Benefits

Myth Busted! 8 Common Tax Misconceptions Debunked

4 Little Known Tips to Help You Pay School Tuition

Happy National Teacher Day! Five Tax Tips to Educate You on Tax Savings

Who Should Take Education Tax Breaks: Parents or Students?

Las Deducciones de Impuestos Más Ignoradas

Most Overlooked Tax Deductions [VIDEO]

Tres Créditos Tributarios para tu Familia

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Is Mello-Roos Tax Deductible?

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Save with a New Tax Relief Donation Law and Holiday Giving

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Is an RV Considered a Home or Primary Residence?

Can You Write Off Online Classes on Your Taxes?

Tax Tips for Last Minute Filers

Is This Deductible? My Volunteer Work

You Can Deduct That? 6 Surprising Tax Deduction Tips for Telecommuters

Beneficios Fiscales por Tener Dependientes

5 Tips to Save for College Tuition

Real Talk: I Recently Lost My Job. Am I Able to Deduct My Travel or Vehicle Expenses While I Job Search?

Real Talk Series: My daughter needs to take out student loans. How will this affect our taxes?

Mobile Filing: The Advantages of Filing on the Go

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Should I Itemize Tax Deductions on My Taxes?

Is This Tax Deductible? Student Loans

What is a 1099 Form?

Tax Credits and Deductions for Families

Your New Baby Can Bring You Joy and Savings

Don’t Miss These Commonly Missed Tax Deductions and Credits

Do I Qualify for Absolute Zero?

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