“By process of deduction, that's what it has to be,”
Charles Wolf
“He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.”
Margery Allingham
“After itemizing a taxpayer compares their itemized deductions to the standard deduction and takes whichever is higher. Seventy percent of the taxpayers take the standard deduction, meaning only 30 percent really receive a tax break for their donations, ... My plan offers a deduction for hurricane relief donations in addition to the standard deduction.”
Dan Kelly
“If you know your itemized deductions will be more than the standard deduction, you can still just use the standard deduction to get an idea in your mind. This will give you the lowest estimate.”
Cindy Hockenberry
“Dan's plan is unique in that it provides taxpayers who do not currently itemize their deductions a $1,000 deduction for contributions to charitable organizations that help the victims of Katrina and Rita. Seventy percent of taxpayers would be entitled to their regular standard deduction plus the amount they contributed to organizations that assist hurricane victims.”
James Wittenbach
“Dan's plan is unique in that it provides taxpayers who do not currently itemize their deductions a $1,000 deduction for contributions to charitable organizations that help the victims of Katrina and Rita, ... Seventy percent of taxpayers would be entitled to their regular standard deduction plus the amount they contributed to organizations that assist hurricane victims.”
“If you don't have much in other deductions and thus your itemized deductions aren't much higher than your standard deduction, then it's not really helping that much.”
David Foster
