What kinds of deductions do you claim?
"It's also clear that there are all kinds of deductions, some of which make sense, others don't.
While this increased standard deduction sounds good, it is not enough to make up for all of the other kinds of deductions that are being lost (or capped), including those for mortgage interest, local taxes, medical expenses, and personal exemptions.
At the beginning of Topics (I, i), Aristotle distinguishes several kinds of deductions (syllogisms).
So, if all the kinds of deductions possible can be reduced to the intuitively valid sorts, then the validity of all can be vouchsafed.
Among these was the 1986 overhaul of the federal tax code, co-sponsored with Dick Gephardt, which reduced the tax rate schedule to just two brackets, 15 percent and 28 percent, and eliminated many kinds of deductions.
Some kinds of deductions may be estimated such as claiming a small cash contribution (for example a reasonable amount per week at church should not be a problem) for which you do not file out a donation form or church donation envelope, keep concurrent records or receive any receipts.
This kind of deduction is far too simple, say Mr. Krakauer's critics.
Aristotle had considered the Topics or dialectic as a special kind of deduction.
Organize your receipts in separate folders for each kind of deduction to simplify things at tax time.
