[Verse 1] Sarah runs her graphic design from home Business cards and software, office phone Section one-six-two protects her trade Ordinary, necessary, expenses paid [Verse 2] Teachers buying markers with their cash Educators get three hundred back in flash Health Savings Accounts, pre-tax and smart Student loans take interest deductions apart [Chorus] Above the line, before we calculate These adjustments shrink your income rate Traditional IRA, business costs so real Half your self-employment tax you steal Above the line, the government's sweet deal [Verse 3] Truck driver moves from base to base Military only gets moving expense grace Post-Tax-Cuts-Jobs-Act changed the game Civilians lost this tax-reducing claim [Verse 4] Divorce before twenty-nineteen's end Alimony payments you can still defend But newer splits don't get this break Congress closed that door for mercy's sake [Chorus] Above the line, before we calculate These adjustments shrink your income rate Traditional IRA, business costs so real Half your self-employment tax you steal Above the line, the government's sweet deal [Bridge] Schedule One lists every single way To trim your income down before you pay From teacher pens to contractor's gas These deductions help your money last [Chorus] Above the line, before we calculate These adjustments shrink your income rate Traditional IRA, business costs so real Half your self-employment tax you steal Above the line, reduces what you owe [Outro] Freelancers and teachers know the score Above-the-line saves dollars by the score
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