Netflix has a pair of power-hitters coming up to bat in the coming weeks: The acclaimed prison comedy/drama Orange Is the New Black returns for a third season on June 12, and the week before that the Wachowskis and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski will introduce their new sci-fi drama Sense8.
Remodel and Repair. Repairs to a home are not tax deductible. It is firmly enshrined in US tax law. If you have to fix a broken floor, you can't claim it; however, if fixing the floor is part of a larger plan for remodeling the kitchen, you probably can claim it as a tax deduction.
Home improvement. When you use part of your refi to improve your home, you can deduct some of the points the year you take out the loan. For example, if your mortgage is $180,000, you refinance at $200,000 and use $20,000 for a major remodel, 10 percent of your points are immediately deductible.