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Your adjusted gross income, or AGI, is your gross income minus a handful of items. Here’s how it works and why it matters.
Woman packing and sorting clothes to donate.
If you want to claim a tax deduction for your donations, you’ll need to place a value on each item. This valuation guide will help.
Couple looking at laptop while sitting on sofa at home.
The standard deduction is a valuable tax benefit, and one of the easiest to claim. And it got a boost in the 2025 tax law.
Older woman doing her taxes on her laptop at home.
The deadline for filing your 2025 tax return is April 15, 2026, or Oct. 15 with an extension.
Illustration of a map of the U.S. with stacks of money.
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