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One of the biggest decisions you have to make at tax time is whether to take the standard deduction or itemize. More than 90% of taxpayers opt for the standard deduction, according to IRS data. But ...

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. Her work has appeared in Business Insider ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

An asset's standard deviation tells you how much its returns vary from its average. You can quickly calculate or look up the standard deviation of different assets. A high standard deviation can ...

In business accounting, standard margin and gross margin are two key indicators of a company's economic health. The key difference is that one measures the big-picture outlook in terms of how much ...

Ryan Eichler holds a B.S.B.A with a concentration in Finance from Boston University. He has held positions in, and has deep experience with, expense auditing, personal finance, real estate, as well as ...