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To Itemize or Not To Itemize

To me, the decision whether to itemize or not to itemize is an easy one to make. Yet for years the question has generated a variety of commentaries, articles, analyses, suggestions, and other explorations. The latest one that I’ve seen … Continue reading

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Tax Equality Proposal: Abolish the Standard Deduction and Let Poor People Itemize

In a recent post I criticized Howard Gleckman of Tax Vox for claiming that lower-income taxpayers who don't itemize their deductions receive no benefit from their charitable contributions even though these taxpayers "gave about 3.5% of their income in 2009″ … Continue reading

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