Guides

Each guide covers one deduction, end to end: who qualifies, what counts, where it phases out, and how it lands on the return.

• Which OBBBA deductions apply to you

  Which of the four new Schedule 1-A deductions can actually reach you on a 2026 return, in what order to check them, and the mistakes that cost people money.

  Tax year 2026 · updated September 17, 2026

• The tips deduction, explained

  Who can deduct tips on a 2026 return, which occupations Treasury listed, why service charges do not count, and where the deduction phases out by income.

  Tax year 2026 · updated September 8, 2026

• The overtime deduction, explained

  Why only the premium half of overtime pay qualifies, which overtime counts, how to rebuild the figure from pay stubs, and where the deduction phases out.

  Tax year 2026 · updated September 8, 2026