The Truth About Tax Credits and Deductions

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats.

 

What you need to know about tax credits, deductions, and the difference between them.

 

A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar benefit. It’s applied to your final IRS bill, so you get money back or don’t have to pay Uncle Sam as much. A tax deduction, however, reduces the taxable income your final tax bill is based on. That usually means a smaller bill, but generally not by as much. You can get an idea of the value of credits by....

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The Truth About Tax Credits and Deductions

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats.

 

What you need to know about tax credits, deductions, and the difference between them.

 

A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar benefit. It’s applied to your final IRS bill, so you get money back or don’t have to pay Uncle Sam as much. A tax deduction, however, reduces the taxable income your final tax bill is based on. That usually means a smaller bill, but generally not by as much. You can get an idea of the value of credits by....

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The Truth About Tax Credits and Deductions

The Truth About Tax Credits and Deductions

by S. Bell
The Truth About Tax Credits and Deductions

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This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats.

 

What you need to know about tax credits, deductions, and the difference between them.

 

A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar benefit. It’s applied to your final IRS bill, so you get money back or don’t have to pay Uncle Sam as much. A tax deduction, however, reduces the taxable income your final tax bill is based on. That usually means a smaller bill, but generally not by as much. You can get an idea of the value of credits by....


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780132478380
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 07/29/2010
Series: FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 20
File size: 222 KB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

S. Kay Bell is a leading financial journalist and principal of SKB Editorial Services LLC, which provides writing, editing, and consulting services to a wide-ranging clientele. Her Don’t Mess With Taxes blog, one of the Web’s most popular personal finance blogs, is regularly cited by newspapers, TV stations, and Web sites nationwide. The Wall Street Journal recently praised her ability to effectively place personal finance advice in context. Bell helped create the Tax Channel at Bankrate.com, and served as the site’s in-house tax writer, reporter, and editor for almost six years. Her Eye on the IRS blog remains among Bankrate.com’s most popular blogs.

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