Charitable Giving Under the New Tax Act – The Standard Deduction Bump

By: Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen.

One of the more visible changes from the Tax Act will be the increase in the standard deduction. When completing an annual tax return, a taxpayer has the choice to either take a standard deduction or to itemize deductions. The standard deduction is a flat dollar amount which reduces your taxable income for the year, with the same standard deduction amount applying to every taxpayer who takes the standard deduction. Read more.