How to Use deduction in a Sentence

deduction

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  • What is your pay after the deductions have been taken out?
  • Our deduction was based on the information given to us at the time.
  • His guess was based on intuition rather than deduction.
  • It was a logical deduction.
  • The government is offering new tax deductions for small businesses.
  • If anyone breaks the rules, deductions come out of the group's prize money total.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 July 2023
  • According to Henry, both Ford and the union agreed that Green was owed her deductions.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And any amount over the 30% threshold is a carryover deduction for five years.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2022
  • This is also when the Indonesians learned about a range of salary deductions.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Not a new tax credit for this, an extra deduction for that.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The level of the standard deduction matters to more and more taxpayers.
    — Laura Saunders, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Many times the mileage deduction is key for those who are running their own businesses.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The standard deduction is the below-the-line deduction most people take.
    — E. Napoletano, wsj.com, 31 Dec. 2023
  • If the teams are found guilty, the new case will almost certainly lead to another points deduction.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The government wants to cap deductions for high earners.
    — Sarah Brodsky, wsj.com, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Now, a half-point deduction isn’t going to cost Biles much when the Yurchenko double pike has a 6.4 difficulty score.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Such a move could have allowed Mathias to seek a tax deduction for the contribution.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Crow’s biggest deduction from the Michaela Rose came in 2014, when, after the death of his mother, Crow decided to renovate the yacht.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 17 July 2023
  • Taylor Wilson: So Medora, there might still be time for folks to save money with a deduction.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Post-tax deductions All this tax stuff can be confusing.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • For instance, people who earn less than the standard deduction generally don't have to file a return with the IRS.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 June 2023
  • The number of taxpayers claiming deductions through the Madoff-era process has shot up, IRS data shows.
    — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Other ways to save on your tax bill Some people may also qualify for a spousal IRA deduction.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • If your state provides a tax deduction, consider that plan.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
  • But the deduction remains up to $300 for each spouse, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The full deduction for business meals provided by a restaurant expired in 2022.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Hansack filed more than 2,500 returns with false deductions.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • As the trio's de facto leader, Jupe was a stocky Sherlock Holmes in a Hawaiian shirt, using his powers of deduction to solve even the thorniest mental problems.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker and Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The cuts expanded the standard deduction and lowered tax rates for all income groups and will lapse after 2025 unless Congress acts.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Roughly nine out of 10 taxpayers claim the standard deduction.
    — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023

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