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11/8/2025How to Maximize Your Tax Deductions: A Practical Guide
Lowering your tax bill isnt about uncovering some secret loophole. Its about smart, consistent financial habits you build throughout the year. The biggest key to maximizing your deductions often boils down to a single choice: take the simple standard deduction, or itemize your expenses? For a growing number of people, it’s the carefully tracked charitable donations that
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11/7/2025Itemized Deduction vs Standard Deduction: Which Saves You More on Taxes?
When its time to file your taxes, one of the biggest decisions youll make boils down to a simple question: which deduction method will save you the most money? On one hand, you have the standard deduction—a fixed, no-questions-asked dollar amount set by the government that instantly reduces your taxable income. On the other, you
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11/4/2025What Donations Are Tax Deductible? A Complete Guide
Generosity feels good, and with a little planning, it can be a smart move at tax time, too. To maximize your tax benefit, its crucial to understand what donations are tax deductible. Generally, you can deduct gifts of cash, property (like that old couch or a bag of clothes), and even out-of-pocket expenses you incur
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11/3/2025Goodwill Donation Value Guide to Maximize Your Tax Return
That box of stuff you’re donating to Goodwill does more than just clear out your closet—it can be a serious boost to your tax refund. But what are those used items actually worth? The short answer is their fair market value, which is just a fancy way of saying what someone would realistically pay for
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11/1/2025ItsDeductible Is Gone — Here’s the Smarter Alternative
Intuit’s ItsDeductible has shut down, leaving millions without an easy way to track charitable donations. Meet DeductAble — the smarter, modern alternative.
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11/1/2025How to Maximize Your Tax Deduction When Donating a Car to Charity
Donating your car is a fantastic way to support a cause you love, and it can come with a significant tax benefit. But the process—and the size of your deduction—pivots on one key number: $500. This figure determines whether your deduction is based on the cars Fair Market Value or what the charity actually sells
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10/22/2025Understanding Goodwill Donation Receipts — and How DeductAble Makes Tax Deductions Effortless
What a Goodwill donation receipt is, why the address matters, and how DeductAble automates valuation and documentation so you get the maximum tax deduction.