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Adjustments to Income

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Adjustments to Income
In U.S. tax, deductions that reduce one's taxable income. When calculating a taxpayer's tax liability, one takes the amount of money he/she has made over the tax year and takes away deductions such as contributions to IRA accounts, business expenses, and so forth. One refers to these deductions as adjustments to income.

adjustments to income
Any of various amounts a taxpayer is allowed to subtract from his or her gross income when calculating adjusted gross income. These adjustments are permitted even if the taxpayer does not itemize deductions during a tax year. Allowable adjustments of particular interest to investors are interest penalties on early savings withdrawals and payments into IRAs and Keogh plans. See also adjusted gross income.


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The practical effect of this is that any adjustments to income that arises as a result of the IRS audit will have to be taken immediately by the taxpayer rather than being spread over Rev.
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