tax-deductible

adjective

: allowed to be subtracted from the total amount of a person's income before calculating the tax he or she is required to pay : allowable as a deduction from taxes
a tax-deductible donation

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Families could contribute up to $5,000 annually without income restrictions, and contributions would be tax-deductible, according to reporting from Newsmax. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 The letter also asks Trump to extend Section 181 of the federal tax code and increase the caps on tax-deductible qualified film and TV production expenditures, as well as reinstating the ability to carry back losses, which the groups say would give production companies more financial stability. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 That’s because 90% of the federal funds raised through tax-deductible private contributions from corporations and individuals would be administered by nonprofit organizations, not state governments, just as the Tax Credit Scholarship is handled in Florida. Moshe Matz, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025 Through the Ability Fund, your tax-deductible donation helps provide a hand or leg at no cost to the recipient, along with all associated clinical services for the life of the device. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tax-deductible

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