Taxes for Dummies,9780764553066

Taxes for Dummies

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ISBN13: 9780764553066
ISBN10: 0764553062
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-12-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

Now revised with the latest tax law changes and money-saving strategies, this perennial bestseller is a boon to frustrated taxpayers everywhere. The authors present a comprehensive, plain-English guide that demystifies the process of filing tax forms as well as how to plan for the year ahead. Includes federal income tax forms.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(5)
Part I: Getting Ready to File 5(54)
The U.S. Tax System and Rates
7(10)
Tax Return Preparation Options and Tools
17(10)
Getting and Staying Organized
27(10)
No Form Fits All (Or, What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?)
37(22)
Part II: Tackling the 1040 59(94)
Easy Filling: 1040EZ and 1040A
61(22)
Form 1040: Income Stuff
83(26)
Form 1040, Part Deux: Adjustments to Income Stuff
109(22)
The Rest of the 1040 and Other Yucky Forms
131(22)
Part III: Filling Out Schedules and Forms 153(144)
Itemized Deductions: Schedule A
155(36)
Interest and Dividend Income: Schedule B
191(10)
Profit or Loss from Business: Schedule C
201(22)
Capital Gains and Losses: Schedule D
223(22)
Supplemental Income and Loss: Schedule E
245(10)
Profit or Loss from Farming: Schedule F
255(22)
Other Schedules and Forms to File
277(20)
Part IV: Audits and Errors: Dealing with the IRS 297(58)
The Dreaded Envelope I: IRS Notices
299(14)
The Dreaded Envelope II: Audits
313(8)
Fixing Mistakes the IRS Makes
321(16)
Fixing Your Own Mistakes
337(18)
Part V: Year-Round Tax Planning 355(98)
Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions
357(8)
Retirement (Tax-Reduction) Accounts
365(20)
Small Business and Tax Planning
385(14)
Your Investments and Taxes
399(14)
Real Estate and Taxes
413(16)
Kids and Taxes
429(14)
Estate Planning
443(10)
Part VI: The Part of Tens 453(24)
Ten Important Tax Law Changes
455(6)
Ten Important Tax Questions
461(4)
Ten Proven Ways to Avoid Audits
465(4)
Ten Often-Overlooked Tax-Reduction Opportunities
469(4)
Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors
473(4)
Appendix A: Reaching Out to the IRS 477(10)
Appendix B: Glossary 487(12)
Tax Forms 499(72)
Index 571

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