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Itemized deductions are subtractions from a taxpayer's Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) that reduce the amount of income that is taxed. Most taxpayers have a choice of taking a standard deduction or itemizing deductions. Taxpayers should use the type of deduction that results in the lowest tax.

Ing to the IRS' website, you should consider itemizing your deductions if you: Can't use the standard deduction, or the amount you can claim is limited. Had large unreimbursed medical and/or dental expenses. Paid mortgage interest or real property taxes on your home.

Another way to check whether you itemized your deductions or took the standard deduction is to look at your Form 1040. Line 9 lets you enter the amount that you are deducting for itemized or standard deductions. If you entered the amount of the standard deduction ($12,950 for 2022), you took the standard deduction.

Itemized deductions, subject to certain dollar limitations, include amounts you paid, during the taxable year, for state and local income or sales taxes, real property taxes, personal property taxes, mortgage interest, disaster losses, gifts to charities, and part of the amount you paid for medical and dental expenses.

If your expenses throughout the year were more than the value of the standard deduction, itemizing is a useful strategy to maximize your tax benefits. Keep in mind that not all expenses qualify when you itemize. Itemized deductions include products, services, or contributions that have been approved by the IRS.

The 2% rule for itemized deductions is a concept that used to apply to certain types of miscellaneous expenses in excess of 2% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). In 2018, this rule changed, but some people still qualify to deduct certain unreimbursed employee business expenses.

Note: The following items aren't deductible on Schedule A: Federal income and excise taxes, Social Security or Medicare taxes, federal unemployment (FUTA), railroad retirement taxes (RRTA), customs duties, federal gift taxes, per capita taxes, or foreign real property taxes.