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New 2013 Tax Rates and Standard Deductions
Standard deductions go up, but the ceiling for itemized deductions go down in 2013—plus other changes that will affect your taxes this year.

Former Editor Monrovia Patch
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Birthday: July 21
Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
Standard deductions go up, but the ceiling for itemized deductions go down in 2013—plus other changes that will affect your taxes this year.

A man and woman accused of causing a fatal crash on Christmas Day will be arraigned Tuesday.
The bear had to be pepper-sprayed by Monrovia Animal Control after it tried to enter a hillside resident's yard through a drain pipe.
Former Councilman Clarence Shaw told a local newspaper that his military obligations prevented him from running for City Council again.
Taxpayers can file returns starting at the end of the month.
Taxpayers can file returns starting at the end of the month.
Here are the possible outcomes when the City Council meets next week to decide the fate of Monrovia's April elections.
This week a burglar apparently only had destruction in mind when he broke into a home and destroyed a bunch of stuff. Read on for more.
Former Councilman Clarence Shaw sent the city an email Thursday tendering his immediate resignation and Councilman Tom Adams alleges that Shaw never intended to run for re-election in the first place.
The latest victim of gun violence in Pasadena died Thursday after he was shot in the head in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday.
Taxpayers can file returns starting at the end of the month.
The injured people were transported to the hospital after firefighters extricated them from the vehicle, a fire official said.
Only two candidates filed to run for two open positions on the City Council and the mayor is running unopposed so the city could decide to cancel April's elections.
The victim remains in critical condition after he was shot in the head Tuesday.
A group of local residents has joined the Dance Walking fitness craze, boogieing around Old Town in a flamboyant bid to stay in shape.
Monrovia City Manager Laurie Lile suggested that the council table a proposal to forgive outstanding franchise payments owed by the company that operates the city's Friday street fair.
A Monrovia man was allegedly attacked by three men on New Year's Day and police released a sketch of one of the suspects Tuesday.
Police are searching for two men who may be involved in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that left a man critically wounded.
Councilman Clarence Shaw and his interim replacement, Larry Spicer, will each be seeking a seat on the City Council with two seats up for grabs in April.
The windy and cold forecast is expected to begin Tuesday.