Exemptions, deductions, and tax credits can lower a taxpayer's taxable income. Discuss their relative merits in terms of helping taxpayers reduce their tax liability

What will be an ideal response?


Assuming a constant dollar amount, the most valuable of the three to a taxpayer would be the tax credit. This is because the tax credit directly reduces a taxpayer's tax liability, while the other two merely reduce the level of taxable income. If a taxpayer itemizes, then deductions and exemptions of a similar amount are of equal value to her. If, however, a taxpayer does not itemize and instead takes the standard deduction, then the exemption would be more valuable than the deduction.

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