above the line

above-the-line, adj. (Of a deduction) taken after calculating gross income and before calculating adjusted gross income. • Examples of above-the-line deductions are IRA contributions and moving expenses. Formerly, indi-vidual tax returns had a dark line above which these deductions were written. Cf. BELOW-THE-LINE. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3114. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 59.]

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资深译员David，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译有关汽车业的法律文件。