<prompt> Human: Hi folks,This past year my wife and I were very surprised with a large tax bill. I was able to get it down to something we could cover from savings, but we still owed about 2,000. To keep the same from happening this year, we are going to adjust our W4s, but what can we do to actually reduce the amount we owe in taxes?  <response>: - Contribute to your 401k, if available.- Contribute to your traditional IRA, if you are able to deduct the contributions.- See if itemizing your deductions will be larger than your standard deduction. 