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Kate Schubel

Claiming the Standard Deduction? Here Are Ten Tax Breaks For Middle-Class Families in 2025

US Treasury check in an open mailbox. Government checks are used to disburse income tax refunds as well as Social Security and Medicare benefits.. The distinctive green checks feature an engraving of the Statue of Liberty and the Treasury Seal. The government checks are used to disburse income tax refunds as well as Social Security and Medicare benefits.

What is “middle-class”? Although definitions may vary, the Pew Research Center might have an answer.

A recent Pew report found that a family of three could be considered in the “middle” of upper and lower incomes when annual household earnings are between $56,600 and $169,800*.

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