What is another word for deductions?

Pronunciation: [dɪdˈʌkʃənz] (IPA)

Deductions are a common term in the world of finance and accounting, referring to an amount that is subtracted from an individual's taxable income to reduce their overall tax liability. However, there are several synonyms that could be used instead of the word "deductions." Some of these synonyms include exemptions, allowances, reductions, discounts, rebates, write-offs, and credits. These terms describe different types of deductions that may be applicable depending on the specific tax situation. By understanding the different synonyms for deductions, individuals can better navigate the complex world of taxation and ensure they are making the most of deductions available to them.

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Usage examples for Deductions

Personally I have always felt that such help as I have been able to render them in two or three different cases was most largely due to luck, and only in a small degree to the exercise of logic and common sense in making deductions of subsequently proven importance from apparently trivial facts.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
There is thus always a specious pretext ready to the employer's hand for making deductions from wages on the ground that the work done did not come up to the stipulated standard.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
But his system is nearly identical with the communism of the Young Hegelians of his own time-that is, with the German socialism of the present day-although he arrived at it in entire independence of their agitations, and builds it on deductions peculiar to himself.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Deductions

  • It would appear that the number of nonsense triplets is rather low, since we only occasionally come across them. However this conclusion is less secure than our other deductions about the general nature of the genetic code.
    Francis Crick
  • Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for employees, even if they are here illegally, which Mr. King is addressing.
    Virgil Goode
  • Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy and eliminates deductions that benefit the middle class.
    Rick Larsen
  • And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.
    Joshua Slocum
  • A man who does not endeavour to seem more than he is will generally be thought nothing of. We habitually make such large deductions for pretence and imposture that no real merit will stand against them. It is necessary to set off our good qualities with a certain air of plausibility and self-importance, as some attention to fashion is necessary.
    Hazlitt

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