Deductions and Credits
Adjustments
- Did you pay any educator expenses?
- Did you pay any student loan interest during the tax year?
- What is considered an adjustment to income?
- What types of adjustments can I claim?
- What are Educator Expenses?
- Who can deduct moving expenses?
Child/Dependent Credits
- Why is there no Child Tax Credit on my return?
- My dependent qualifies for the child care credit but did not have any expenses
- What are Delayed or Forfeited Child Care Payments (Form 2441)?
- Disabled or Full Time Student Exception for Child and Dependent Care Expense Credit Form 2441
- Child and Dependent Care Expenses (Form 2441)
- Did you pay any adoption expenses?
Earned Income Credit
- Where is my Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC/EIC)?
- How to Calculate EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC )
- How do I know if I was "disallowed" from claiming EIC in a previous year?
- If I'm not eligible for EIC, can I prevent the program from calculating it on my return?
- How Do I Claim Refundable Credits After Disallowance (Form 8862)?
Elderly, Disabled and Retirement Credits
- What are the Retirement Savings Credit Requirements?
- Credit for the Elderly or Disabled - How do I know if I qualify as "permanently and totally disabled"?
- Disability Income – Taxability & Reporting (W‑2 and 1099‑R)
- Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Savers Credit Form 8880)
- Who CANNOT take the Retirement Savings Credit?
- Who Can Take the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled?
Home Owner/Buyer Credits
- Who must complete Form 5405 Repayment of First-time Homebuyer Credit?
- First-time Homebuyer Credit
- Mortgage Interest Credit - Form 8396
- DC First-Time Homebuyer Credit Carryforward
- General Information About the First-time Homebuyer Credit
- How and when is the First Time Homebuyer Credit repaid?
Foreign Tax Credit
- Foreign Tax Credit Eligibility
- Foreign Tax Credit (Form 1116) Guide
- What taxes are eligible for foreign tax credit?
- If you paid foreign taxes, does your foreign income meet ALL of the following conditions?
- What Is Section 951A Category Income? (GILTI Category)
- What Is Foreign Branch Category Income?
Residential Energy Credit
- How to claim the residential energy credit
- Did you Purchase any Energy Efficient Items During the Tax Year?
- Do I Qualify for the Residential Clean Energy Credit (Form 5695)?
- Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit Form 5695
- What is the Residential Energy Credit (The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022)?
Other Credits
- What is the Biofuel Producer Credit - Form 6478?
- Form 8834 Qualified Electric Vehicle
- Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums - Form 8941
- Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds - Form 8912
- Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax - Form 8801
- Form 6765: Credit for Increasing Research Activities
Itemized Deductions
- Why aren't my itemized deductions reducing my tax? Why aren't my itemized deductions increasing my refund?
- Charitable Contributions Limits Based on 100% of Adjusted Gross Income
- Can I deduct expenses related to my service animal?
- Mortgage Interest Deduction Limitation
- How do I generate a federal Schedule A if I did not itemize on my return?
- Why would I want to force my Sales Tax Deduction?
Donations/ Charitable Contributions
- What is 'unrelated use' on the noncash charitable contributions entry?
- Can I deduct charitable contributions if I take the standard deduction?
- How do I deduct expenses for volunteering for a charity?
- Can I deduct gifts to charities?
- How do I enter my cash contributions for charity?
- Gifts to Charity
Employee Expenses
- Did you have any Unreimbursed Travel Expenses Related to your Job (Form 2106)?
- Unreimbursed Employee Expenses - Vehicle Expenses
- Can I claim expenses on Form 2106?
- What Job Expenses can I Deduct on my Return?
- Unreimbursed Employee Expenses - What can be deducted?
- What cannot be deducted as an unreimbursed employee expense?
Medical/ Dental
Mortgage / Property Tax
- Property Tax Credits by State & How to Report Property Tax Paid
- Where do I enter mortgage interest?
- Mortgage Interest and Expenses
- Can I take the Mortgage Interest Credit AND the Deduction for Mortgage Interest that was Reported on Form 1098 on the same Return?
- Are Real Estate Taxes (Property Tax) Deductible?
- Mortgage Interest Reported on Form 1098
Other Deductions
- Can I Deduct Legal Fees?
- Repayment Under Claim of Right IRC 1341
- Bad debt deduction
- How do I report the unrecovered investment in pension (annuity)?
- Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD)? Form 8903
- Investment Interest Expense