1.   A federal tax credit offsets that difference, but the credit has expired.

2.   Credits offset taxes dollar for dollar.

3.   In some cases, higher up-front costs can be offset by credits, grants or special mortgages made available by some utilities, states and banks.

4.   Industrial customers would get credits to offset price increases, he said.

5.   The administration is pressing congressional leaders to allow the credit to offset Social Security taxes as well.

6.   The agent could scan the coupons into his terminal and get a credit to offset some debt.

7.   This enlightened tax credit offsets income and payroll taxes that are paid by low-wage workers.

8.   The credit would offset state taxes applying to the companies that make the films.

9.   This income credit offsets any taxes owed.