Your adjusted gross income (AGI) is your total (gross) income from all sources minus certain adjustments such as educator expenses, student loan interest, alimony payments and retirement contributions. If you use software to prepare your return, it will automatically calculate your AGI.

Adjusted gross income or AGI is your total income minus deductions you're eligible to take or "adjustments to income," as the IRS calls them. Gross income includes wages, dividends, capital gains, retirement income, and rents.

Adjusted gross income (AGI) is the total or gross income a taxpayer earns minus eligible deductions or adjustments to income, which the IRS allows you to take against this income. These adjustments ensure that you arrive at your actual income before the IRS subtracts the tax deductions and exemptions that provide your taxable income.

AGI is defined as your gross income minus certain adjustments. Your gross income includes only income subject to taxation, such as: Wages Dividends Business income Other types of income, such as capital gains and retirement distributions

The IRS defines adjusted gross income as “gross income minus adjustments to income.” It’s a number that is included on your federal tax form, and many states use it for their own income tax calculations.