Schedule A
Use this skill when an individual filer needs to fill out IRS Schedule A (Form 1040) — Itemized Deductions. Triggers on phrases like "should I itemize", "fill out Schedule A", "claim mortgage interest deduction", "deduct medical expenses", "SALT cap deduction", "charitable contribution deduction", "standard vs itemized", or "where do property taxes go on my taxes". Do NOT use for: business expenses (Schedule C — use schedule-c), educator expenses (Schedule 1 Line 11 — use schedule-1), HSA contributions (Form 8889 — use form-8889), self-employed health insurance (Schedule 1 Line 17 — use schedule-1), QBI deduction (Form 8995 — use form-8995), above-the-line student loan interest (Schedule 1 — use schedule-1), or the Schedule 1-A deductions for tips, overtime, car loan interest and seniors (Form 1040 line 13b — use form-1040).
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From the source SKILL.md
This skill produces an audit-grade draft of Schedule A from the user's medical, tax, mortgage, charitable, and casualty expenses. It collects documents, applies the limits for the tax year (2025: the $40,000 SALT cap with its $500,000 MAGI phase-down; 2026: the $40,400 cap, deductible mortgage insurance premiums, the 0.5% charitable floor and the 2/37 limitation for the 37% bracket), runs the standard-vs-itemized comparison, and emits a deliverable the user can transcribe to a paper or e-file form.
What this skill does
Schedule A is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/schedule-a/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Schedule A Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 211,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/schedule-a
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-a/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/schedule-a/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/schedule-a/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/schedule-a/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\schedule-a\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Schedule A Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/schedule-a/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Schedule A skill do?
Use this skill when an individual filer needs to fill out IRS Schedule A (Form 1040) — Itemized Deductions. Triggers on phrases like "should I itemize", "fill out Schedule A", "claim mortgage interest deduction", "deduct medical expenses", "SALT cap deduction", "charitable contribution deduction", "standard vs itemized", or "where do property taxes go on my taxes". Do NOT use for: business expenses (Schedule C — use schedule-c), educator expenses (Schedule 1 Line 11 — use schedule-1), HSA contributions (Form 8889 — use form-8889), self-employed health insurance (Schedule 1 Line 17 — use schedule-1), QBI deduction (Form 8995 — use form-8995), above-the-line student loan interest (Schedule 1 — use schedule-1), or the Schedule 1-A deductions for tips, overtime, car loan interest and seniors (Form 1040 line 13b — use form-1040).
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Schedule A skill?
Use Schedule A when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Schedule A" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Schedule A skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Schedule A is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
jupid-tax. (2026). Schedule A [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-a/
BibTeX
@misc{schedule-a-2026,
author = {jupid-tax},
title = {Schedule A [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-a/}
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Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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