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Level 15
Level 15

Deductions & credits

I'm not sure what you mean by the "tax breaks section." Do you mean Deductions & Credits?


If you know that you are going to take the standard deduction you do not have to enter any itemized deductions. But there are other tax breaks, that are not itemized deductions, that you can take even if you take the standard deduction. There are other deductions that are not itemized deductions. You can claim these other deductions even if you take the standard deduction. And there are credits that you can claim even if you take the standard deduction. So you should no skip the entire Deductions & Credits section. You might miss out on other kinds of tax breaks that you could use.