The CCH Guide on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact--Exceeding the Standard Deduction describes the effect of certain major changes affecting individuals.These include the changes to personal deductions, including the doubling of the standard deduction, the imitation placed on combined state and local income taxes, property taxes and sales taxes, and the elimination of home equiity interest and most itremized deductions. This Guide provides tips to maximize or preserve some of the benefits from these lost deductions.