deducted; deducting; deducts
Examples of deduct in a Sentence
You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.
after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week
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Taxpayers cannot deduct mileage for their regular moving expenses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Individual taxpayers may deduct qualified charitable contributions of up to 100% of their AGI, and corporations may deduct qualified contributions of up to 25% of their taxable income.
—David Rae, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Income changes may prompt higher taxes Social Security beneficiaries may request to have withholding for federal taxes deducted from their benefit payments.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Without an extension of the $10,000 SALT cap, which would be welcomed by Democrats and blue-state Republicans alike, taxpayers would be allowed to deduct all eligible state and local income, revenue from sales, property taxes, and foreign income taxes.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Individual taxpayers may deduct qualified charitable contributions of up to 100% of their AGI, and corporations may deduct qualified contributions of up to 25% of their taxable income.
—David Rae, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Income changes may prompt higher taxes Social Security beneficiaries may request to have withholding for federal taxes deducted from their benefit payments.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Without an extension of the $10,000 SALT cap, which would be welcomed by Democrats and blue-state Republicans alike, taxpayers would be allowed to deduct all eligible state and local income, revenue from sales, property taxes, and foreign income taxes.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Deduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deduct. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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deduct
transitive verb
de·duct
: to take away (an amount) from a total
specifically
: to take as a deduction
must be capitalized…rather than immediately deducted —D. Q. Posin
compare amortize
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