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01. Because she has to travel all over the place for her work , she can [deduct] her car as a business expense.

02. If you hand your assignment in late, I will [deduct] 5% for each day it is overdue.

03. The profits are lower than they appear because you have to [deduct] for the administrators' extravagant achievement bonuses.

04. My teacher [deducted] ten points from my essay because it was too short.

05. The income tax [deductions] we are allowed for our children probably don't pay for more than a few days' food.

06. I only made $25,000 after income tax [deductions].

07. An exotic dancer in the U.S. had her breast implants declared a tax-[deductible] business expense.

08. Employees have to pay 50% of their health insurance premiums through [deductions] from their paycheck.

09. We were talking business all through supper at the restaurant, so I [deducted] the cost of the meal on my income tax.

10. An American proverb suggests that no matter how bad a child is, he is still good for a tax [deduction].

11. The Talmud advises us, "Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger; a miracle may not save you, and if it does, it will be [deducted] from your share of luck or merit."

12. Earl Wilson once remarked, "To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's [deductible]."

13. Save all your receipts when you buy office supplies because you can [deduct] them when you do your income tax.

14. Charles Colton once observed, "Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which most men throw away, but which nevertheless will make at the end of it no small [deduction] for the life of man."

15. Fran Lebowitz once suggested that if you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract - teach him to [deduct].

16. Rent and heat costs are allowable [deductions] on your income tax for a home-based business.