You greatly need to select between utilizing the standard deduction (the flat amount of tax) and or claiming the actual allowable tax deductions which is called as the tax itemizing in each and every year that you file your income tax return. You will save money if in any case that the actual expenses exceeds [...]

To figure your itemized deduction you will need to fill in a 1040 schedule A form to itemize all the deductions you are entitled.

Itemized Deductions

Your deductions include:

medical expenses
dental expenses
taxes you paid which include -

state and local
general sales tax
real estate taxes
personal property taxes
interest you’ve paid on home mortgage (that is a loan on your primary home, [...]