A tax credit can reduce or eliminate your federal tax obligation. One such credit is the unified tax credit, so named because federal gift and estate taxes are integrated into one unified tax system. The extent of the benefit provided by the unified tax credit depends on the tax year in which you intend to use the credit.
No, alcohol is considered a different class of chemicals than carbohydrates, even though alcohol can be derived from carbohydrates.
Subtract half the grams of sugar alcohols from the total carbohydrate count, since sugar alcohols affect blood glucose half as much as ordinary carbohydrates. For example, a food item containing 17 g total carbohydrate and 8 g of sugar alcohols should be counted as 13 g carbohydrate (17 â 4 = 13). Sugar alcohols are sweeteners found in many reduced-calorie foods such as gum, mints, yogurt, ice cream, cookies, and candy.