Standard Deduction: What Does It Mean?
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A Specified Service Trade or Business (SSTB) is a category of professional service businesses defined by tax law that face A fixed dollar amount that reduces your taxable income, no questions asked. For the 2025 tax year, it's $15,750 for single filers and $31,500 for married couples filing jointly. Most taxpayers take the standard deduction because it's larger than their total itemized deductions.
Gilles Hudelot
Jenny Wilson
Mar 23, 2026
8 min
New tax laws mean new deductions — and most people don't know what they qualify for. Here's a plain-language look at what changed in 2025 and what to claim before you file.
Gilles Hudelot
Jenny Wilson
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6 min
Understanding the difference between gross income, AGI, MAGI, and taxable income can unlock deductions and credits you didn't know you qualified for.
