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I recently had an email exchange with an Oblivious Investor reader about the (new for 2026) deduction of $1,000 ($2,000 if married filing jointly) for charitable contributions, for people who don’t itemize. The question was whether the deduction reduces adjusted gross income (AGI) or not. The short answer is that, no, it does not reduce […]

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