Michelle Guissinger, CPA, CFP®, CDFA® vice president and was quoted by TheStreet in "Leverage These Tax Breaks Before April 15."
“With the higher standard deduction amounts ($12,950 per person in most cases), a significant portion of taxpayers will take the standard deduction and don’t need to compile personal deductions such as medical expenses and charitable contributions,” Guissinger noted.
Access Michelle's full commentary in the article written by Brian O'Connell here.