Tax breaks you don’t want to overlook

It’s that time of the year that we all can’t avoid…tax season. However, before you file you might want to dig up all those extra receipts because you might be eligible for some unexpected tax breaks.

Joseph Hill from says Salisbury, MD says, “WelI I do know about first time home buyers tax breaks and things like that but other than that I’m not sure aside from tax breaks when you get married or have kids.”>

Sara Anello from Salisbury, MD.”We just had a baby in November so we looked up online that we can get a thousand  I think dollar credit. So that’s money off of what we’d pay.”

For Anello,  knowing about  child care tax breaks can save them tax dollars every year.According to tax expert Maxine Whitelock, there are a lot of other tax breaks that people can file for, for example medical costs.

“I know and went and got my braces done but I didn’t track that or track the cost for dental work that was done, or my eye glasses, or contacts.You could go to cvs or Walgreens they will give you they will print out your year of prescriptions,” says Whitelock

 Whitelock also tells us that one of the most commonly forgotten tax breaks are un-reimbursed employee expenses. Also, if you’re in the midst of applying for a job,  that can also be tax deductible.

“If you spend six months looking for a job and you’re driving to a different places. You’ve got meals, you’ve got costs from getting a new business suit, new portfolio, any of those costs in searching for a job,” says Whitelock.

Whitelock tells 47 ABC, the amount of money you can get back depends on your expenses on your income or the amount spent. If there are any doubts of what could be used for a tax break Whitelock says, “Keep everything, it sounds very clutter, but its better to keep it and ask a question than it is to throw it way and not be ablt to get it.”