Twelve deductions hiding in your receipts. We checked the numbers.

From home-office square footage to that conference badge from 2024, the deductions filers most often leave on the table — with median dollar amounts.

Maya Patel

Tax & accounting lead

Apr 9, 2026 8 min read

$1,247.30

average refund found

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From home-office square footage to that conference badge from 2024, the deductions filers most often leave on the table — with median dollar amounts.

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