# tax help

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tax-help/188105
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [February 18, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tax-help/188105 "2007-02-18T14:04:38Z")
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### Author: ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tax-help/188105/12 "2007-02-19T08:47:33Z")

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> [@Introducing the NYSpeed Volume 1 DVD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/introducing-the-nyspeed-volume-1-dvd/26559/143):
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> Does it matter that I am $280 short of the minimum deduction? How much will I gain if I come up with $280 more in deuctions?

Pretty sure you will gain nothing. You use the bigger of: Standard deduction or Itemized deduction. Itemizing only benefits you if it is greater than standard deduction. If the 2 are the same, it doesn’t matter which one you use.

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