20 Most Overlooked Tax Breaks

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1. Don't Unnecessarily Report a State Income Tax Refund

2. Out-of-Pocket Charitable Deductions

3. State Sales Taxes

4. Gambling Losses

5. State Tax Paid Last Spring

6. Jury Pay Given to Employer

7. Childcare Credit

8. Credit for Dependents

9. Reinvested Dividends

10. Social Security Taxes You Pay

11. Refinancing Points

12. Mortgage Insurance Premiums

13. Private School Tuition (K-12)

14. American Opportunity Credit

15. A College Credit for Those Long Out of College

16. Student-Loan Interest Paid by Mom and Dad

17. Deduction of Medicare Premiums for the Self-Employed 

18. Waiver of Penalty for the Newly Retired

19. Military Reservists' Travel Expenses

20. Amortizing Bond Premiums