Itemized Deduction

Run your own business? Consult? Drive for Uber? Then you have deductions you can take against the hard-earned money you won.

"Gas for car"; "Parking"; "Cell phone bill: 50%"...those are all items you can deduct against your taxable earnings, so that, more or less, the U.S. Government is splitting some of the costs you've incurred in building your small business.