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Top 7 Often-Overlooked Tax Deductions for Retirees

By Our Editorial Team  |  Published October 25, 2022

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7. Give Money to Your Family

Most of us don’t have to worry about the federal estate tax. That’s because most Americans have a credit large enough to allow them to leave up to $12.06 million to heirs in 2022. Married couples can give double that amount.

However, if the estate tax may affect you in the future, make sure to benefit from the annual gift tax exclusion. This tax deduction lets you pass up to $16,000 per year to any number of individuals without worrying about the gift tax. Your spouse can also pass on $16,000 to the same person, bringing the total tax-free gift to $32,000.

For instance, if you’re married and have two children and 4 grandchildren, you and your spouse can pass up to $32,000 this year to each of your children, their spouses, and all grandchildren without having to file a gift tax return. That would be an amount of $256,000 in tax-free gifts.

Besides tax deductions, you may also be interested in 7 States That Do NOT Tax Retirement Income.

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11 responses to “Top 7 Often-Overlooked Tax Deductions for Retirees”

  1. Charlene W Coleman says:
    January 6, 2023 at 2:29 pm

    False pretense.

    Reply
  2. Dee says:
    February 16, 2023 at 12:47 pm

    Where in Cleveland Ohio can I get a reasonable deal on an older SUV?

    Reply
  3. Joseph McMillan says:
    February 16, 2023 at 7:50 pm

    What type of exercise do you recommend.

    Reply
  4. Kathy Weber says:
    February 17, 2023 at 3:35 pm

    Hello,
    I am retired. I am helping my disabled son I have a driver license but I have no car because cannot afford a car. My only income is Social Security and $300 for food stamps. For my son and myself. Housing is my biggest issue we live in a unit with a attached garage, It was a dog house. I need to know how I can save money make money.

    Reply
    • janice williams says:
      June 28, 2023 at 11:36 pm

      Kathy can you be a caregiver for seniors? there is a huge need out there for honest and compassionate people to help seniors in their homes. some CNA courses are consolidated and affordable you might not even need one for domestic chores maybe work 4 hours per day so you don’t get worn out?

      Reply
      • JCAT says:
        February 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm

        IN CALIFORNIA THEY PAY PARENTS TO BE THE CAREGIVER!

        Reply
  5. Charles Singleton says:
    February 17, 2023 at 10:49 pm

    That’s me

    Reply
  6. William Russell says:
    June 22, 2023 at 9:52 pm

    You should have the story on one page not 15000!!!!

    Reply
  7. William L Milam says:
    November 14, 2023 at 11:13 pm

    I am now 65 and the government has done so much wrong i can not even begin to think about retirement. This is so sad. Looked forward to the day with pride my whole life. Began working in the fields with my dad when I was a kid. First real job 15. Been working my ass off for 50 years. The politicians don’t care. They have it made by taking our money.

    Reply
    • Peggy says:
      February 13, 2024 at 4:29 pm

      I am truly sorry William & I get it. I’m a retired school bus drover. Retired only because I had literally broke my back, I didn’t make it retirement age. I have a son that’s on the autistic spectrum whose father he never met. He was a Vietnam vet, who came home physically, not mentally. He was hit & killed by kids drag racing.
      This government never gave him or his son the SS or VA benefits they were entitled to. Worked my fingers to the bone. I finally won the SS benefits where 3 lawyers couldn’t (my son was just a number), VA I’m still working on. I just don’t have another 32 years to fight. That’s how long it took to win. Absolutely ridiculous. But let an illegal come in & they get free everything & yet my son lost his dad in a war we had no business in. Go figure, right! I get it. You take care. God gives what we need. Been there, he does come through.

      Reply
  8. Dennis Jones says:
    February 18, 2024 at 12:13 am

    i am retired and receive ss but what i want to know can i file on my interest i have gained thanks

    Reply

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