<prompt> Human: In 2014, my gross income was 80k. My total income taxes for that year were 33 of my gross income. I live in NYC which has its own city tax, am single, do not own any property, and did not make any investments. In other words, I dont believe I had any elements that would help lower my taxes.I would like to change that for 2015; my income has increased for this year, so it holds even greater importance. What tax strategies will help me here?  <response>: Not much. Put some money in retirement accounts. Thats about the only way to reduce your tax burden. 