What people are calculating right now
The 2026 filing season introduced four brand-new deductions, and they are the most-searched tax questions of the year. This page tracks what is timely, alongside the seasonal pattern that repeats every year.
The 2026 Schedule 1-A deductions
Four new deductions took effect for the 2026 filing season under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: qualified tips up to $25,000, qualified overtime up to $12,500 ($25,000 joint), qualifying car loan interest up to $10,000, and a $6,000 bonus deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and over. Each is claimed on the new Schedule 1-A, each is available whether or not you itemise, and each has a different income phase-out. All four are scheduled to expire after the 2028 tax year.
No Tax on Tips Deduction Calculator
Work out your qualified tip deduction after the income phase-out, and what it saves in federal tax.
2026 Tax ChangesNo Tax on Overtime Deduction Calculator
Only the premium half of overtime qualifies. Work out the deductible portion and the tax it saves.
2026 Tax ChangesCar Loan Interest Deduction Calculator
Up to $10,000 of interest on a US-assembled new vehicle is deductible. See how much of yours qualifies.
2026 Tax ChangesSenior Bonus Deduction Calculator
The extra $6,000 deduction for taxpayers 65 and older, after the 6% income phase-out.
2026 Tax ChangesSchedule 1-A Total Deduction Estimator
All four new deductions in one place — tips, overtime, car loan interest and the senior bonus.
2026 Tax ChangesSALT Deduction Cap Calculator
The state and local tax cap rose to $40,000. See whether itemising now beats the standard deduction.
What gets searched, and when
Tax season
Refund estimates, the four new Schedule 1-A deductions, self-employment quarterly payments.
Home buying season
Affordability, closing costs and the payment people can actually live with.
Storm, travel and claims season
Property claims, deductibles and auto policy reviews.
Peak cooling costs
Electricity bills, solar payback and appliance running costs.
Open enrolment and year-end planning
Coverage decisions, retirement top-ups and charitable bunching.
How we pick what goes here
A tool earns a place on this page when a rule actually changed, a deadline is approaching, or a cost is moving. We do not chase news cycles that have nothing to calculate behind them.
Everything on this page also exists as a permanent calculator with its own page, so nothing disappears when a season ends. If a statutory figure changes — a cap, a bracket, a wage base — the underlying tool is updated and the year appears in its title.
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