How to Use deduction in a Sentence

deduction

noun
  • 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.
  • So why did Biles earn the deduction in the first place?
    — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That means a 20-mile trip to meet a client might score a deduction of about $12 this tax year.
    — Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Even without the deductions for his falls, Richard’s score would have been just the ninth best.
    — Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • This tax must be paid to the centre within 30 days of the end of the month during which the deduction was made.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 24 June 2022
  • Investors in these funds can claim a tax deduction for the year in which a deposit to the fund was made.
    — Dan Weil, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • If anyone breaks the rules, deductions come out of the group's prize money total.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 July 2023
  • One item that keeps coming up is the state and local tax deduction cap.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Her legs briefly came apart early in the vault, causing a small deduction.
    — Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024
  • Businesses would also be able to take part of the deduction in one year and save the rest for future years.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • According to Henry, both Ford and the union agreed that Green was owed her deductions.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
  • To itemize, your deductions would need to be higher than that amount.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • That would come possibly in the form of raising the standard deduction on the state income tax.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The values of the deductions correspond to the severity of the error.
    — Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • With no badge and no papers, Touré uses his gifts of wit and deduction to become the best detective in the city.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The level of the standard deduction matters to more and more taxpayers.
    — Laura Saunders, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The region of Navarre offers a 35% tax deduction for a minimum one week shoot in the region.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Many times the mileage deduction is key for those who are running their own businesses.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In 2017, the deduction was limited to investments that firms had owned for at least three years.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The bill passed today means that the extra child tax credits will not count against the federal deduction.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 17 Feb. 2022
  • In the broadest sense, the SALT deduction shifts spending and taxation power down to the state level.
    — Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Nov. 2021
  • That means part of the medical expense deduction could be lost if your income is too low.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Keeping receipts and digital records of your expenses is crucial—if the IRS ever questions your deductions, having proof can save you from losing valuable tax write-offs.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

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