Taxes 2009 For Dummies®
by Eric Tyson; Margaret A. Munro; David J. SilvermanFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-02-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
The one-stop tax guide for the first-time or last-minute filerUpdated and revised for the 2008 tax year, Taxes 2009 For Dummies is the only tax guide on the market that walks readers through the major tax forms line by line, including the 1040 Schedules A through E. Filled with helpful tips and strategies for filing income tax returns accurately and on time, this book is aimed at individuals who want to do their own taxes without hiring a preparer. Financial expert Eric Tyson teams up with tax experts Margaret Munro and David Silverman to answer the most frequently asked tax questions in plain English.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Getting Ready to File | |
| Understanding the U.S. Tax System | |
| Tax Return Preparation Options and Tools | |
| Getting and Staying Organized | |
| No Form Fits All (Or, What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?) | |
| Tackling the Various Forms | |
| Easy Filing: 1040EZ and 1040A | |
| Form 1040: Income Stuff | |
| Form 1040, Part II: Adjustments to Income Stuff | |
| The Rest of the 1040 | |
| Filling Out Schedules and Other Forms | |
| Itemized Deductions: Schedule A | |
| Interest and Dividend Income: Schedule B (1040), Schedule 1 (1040A) | |
| Business Tax Schedules: C, C-EZ, and F | |
| Capital Gains and Losses: Schedule D | |
| Supplemental Income and Loss: Schedule E | |
| Giving Credits Where Credits Are Due | |
| Other Schedules and Forms to File | |
| Audits and Errors: Dealing with the IRS | |
| Dreaded Envelopes: IRS Notices, Assessments, and Audits | |
| Fixing Mistakes the IRS Makes | |
| Fixing Your Own Mistakes | |
| Year-Round Tax Planning | |
| Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions | |
| Reducing Taxes with Retirement Accounts | |
| Small-Business Tax Planning | |
| Your Investments and Taxes | |
| Real Estate and Taxes | |
| Children and Taxes | |
| Estate Planning | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Tips for Reducing Your Chances of Being Audited | |
| Ten Overlooked Tax-Reduction OpportunitiesChapter 28: Ten Tax Tips for Military Families | |
| Chapter 29: Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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