In: Accounting
1)Please list in the order of benefit: Credit, Itemized deduction, Deduction to Adjusted Gross Income
1. Deduction to Adjusted Gross Income
2. Itemized deduction
3. Credit
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.A basic format to calculate tax liability or refund is as follows:
Total income (Includes income from any source) | XXX |
Less: Exclusions (Income that is not subject to tax) | XXX |
Gross income | XXX |
Less: Deduction to Adjusted Gross Income [also known as "Above the line deductions] | XXX |
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) | XXX |
Less: Deductions from AGI: | XXX |
Greater of Standard deductions or Itemized deductions | XXX |
Qualified income deductions | XXX |
Taxable income | XXX |
Less: Tax credits | XXX |
Refunds or Tax liability | XXX |