Federal tax cut proposed to assist teachers with out of pocket expenses

Sep. 7—Teachers who spend their own money for various out-of-pocket expenses may get an increase in their tax deduction for such expenses. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced Wednesday a proposed bill to quadruple the tax deduction from $250 to $1,000 to assist teachers and other public and private school educators with these out-of-pocket costs. Brown said the proposed bill called the …