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How Earned Income Impacts Your Social Security Benefits If you are a social security beneficiary under full retirement age (currently age 66), an earnings test determines whether your social security retirement benefits will be reduced because you earned more from a job or business than an annual exempt amount (discussed below).   Sales Tax Write-offs for Vehicles and Motor Homes A provision in the recent Stimulus Act provides that qualified motor vehicle taxes are deductible as either an itemized deduction or as a component of the standard deduction.   Substantiating Charitable Contributions As we approach year-end, many of us may need to catch up on our charitable contributions for a number of reasons in addition to a tax break. So, let's briefly review the IRS rules on deducting charitable contributions.