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The Bipartisan Budget Act, enacted on Feb. 9, renewed for tax year 2017 a wide range of individual and business tax benefits that had expired at the end of 2016. The IRS has now reprogrammed its processing systems to handle the three benefits most likely to be claimed on returns filed early in the tax season.
As a result, taxpayers can now file returns claiming:
- Exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (often, foreclosure-related debt forgiveness), claimed on Form 982,
- Mortgage insurance premiums treated as qualified residence interest, generally claimed by low- and middle-income filers on Schedule A, and
- Deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses claimed on Form 8917.

These IRS publications explain the tax law to make sure you pay only the tax you owe and no more.

Pub 17, Your Federal Income Tax

Pub 463, Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

Pub 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information

Pub 502, Medical and Dental Expenses

Pub 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Pub 526, Charitable Contributions

Pub 529, Miscellaneous Deductions

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