# get_tax_deductions

Deductible costs mapped onto the lines of the tax return the business actually files (Schedule C, 1120, 1120-S, 1065, or 990), with entity-aware treatment (meals at 50%, etc.). Answers "what are my deductions this year and where do they land on my return?"

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_tax_deductions`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-tax-deductions

## Facts

- Tool: `get_tax_deductions`
- Server: Savi Tools (`https://getsavitools.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://getsavitools.com/api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `year` | integer | no | Calendar year. Omit to use the current fiscal year. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_tax_deductions",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_tax_deductions is rated Low

This tool queries business financial data (deductions and their tax return line mappings) to provide informational answers to the user. It performs no write, destructive, or financial transaction operations—it simply retrieves and presents pre-calculated or aggregated deduction information.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves and maps deductible costs onto tax return lines; no modification, deletion, or execution occurs. The verb 'Answers' combined with the query nature ('what are my deductions this year') indicates a read-only data retrieval operation."

## Use case

AI agents call get_tax_deductions to retrieve information from Savi Tools without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Savi Tools:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_tax_deductions": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Savi Tools (24)

- `get_1099_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-1099-summary.md
- `get_business_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-business-profile.md
- `get_business_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-business-snapshot.md
- `get_cash_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-cash-summary.md
- `get_client_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-client-summary.md
- `get_contact_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-contact-history.md
- `get_contact_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-contact-summary.md
- `get_cost_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-cost-summary.md
- `get_expense_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-expense-summary.md
- `get_goals_progress` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-goals-progress.md
- `get_invoice_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-invoice-details.md
- `get_mileage_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-mileage-summary.md
- `get_profitability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-profitability.md
- `get_project_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-project-summary.md
- `get_revenue_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-revenue-summary.md
- `get_tax_setaside` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-tax-setaside.md
- `get_time_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-time-summary.md
- `list_bills_owed` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-bills-owed.md
- `list_clients` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-clients.md
- `list_outstanding_invoices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-outstanding-invoices.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-projects.md
- `list_recent_expenses` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-recent-expenses.md
- `list_recent_invoices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-recent-invoices.md
- `list_uncategorized_transactions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-uncategorized-transactions.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-getsavitools-savi-tools · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-getsavitools-savi-tools