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Introduction | 1 | |
What's New in This Edition | 1 | |
Why Buy This Tax Book? | 1 | |
Your Tax Road Map | 2 | |
Part I | Getting Ready to File | 5 |
Chapter 1 | Understanding the U.S. Tax System | 7 |
Figuring Out the U.S. Tax System | 7 | |
Understanding Your Income Tax Rates | 11 | |
Chapter 2 | Tax Return Preparation Options and Tools | 17 |
Preparing Your Own Return | 17 | |
Using IRS Publications | 18 | |
Perusing Tax-Preparation and Advice Guides | 19 | |
Buying Software | 19 | |
Accessing Internet Tax Resources | 20 | |
Hiring Help | 22 | |
Finding Tax Preparers and Advisors | 25 | |
Chapter 3 | Getting and Staying Organized | 27 |
Keeping Good Records | 28 | |
Reconstructing Missing Tax Records | 31 | |
Requesting Copies of Lost Tax Returns | 36 | |
Understanding the Cohan Rule | 37 | |
Chapter 4 | No Form Fits All (Or, What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?) | 39 |
What Rendition of 1040 Shall We Play? | 39 | |
Choosing a Filing Status | 41 | |
Figuring Personal and Dependent Exemptions | 49 | |
Securing Social Security Numbers for Dependents | 54 | |
Filing a Return for a Deceased Taxpayer | 55 | |
Must I File? | 55 | |
A Final Bit of Advice | 59 | |
Part II | Tackling the Various Forms | 61 |
Chapter 5 | Easy Filing: 1040EZ and 1040A | 63 |
Who Can File a 1040EZ? | 63 | |
Filling Out a 1040EZ | 65 | |
Who Can File a 1040A? | 69 | |
Final Instructions | 81 | |
Chapter 6 | Form 1040: Income Stuff | 83 |
Lines 6a-6d: Exemptions | 84 | |
Lines 7-22: Income | 84 | |
Chapter 7 | Form 1040, Part II: Adjustments to Income Stuff | 117 |
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) | 117 | |
Chapter 8 | The Rest of the 1040 | 139 |
Tax and Credits | 139 | |
Credits: Lines 46 to 54 | 148 | |
Other Taxes | 154 | |
Payments | 155 | |
Refund or Amount You Owe | 158 | |
Finishing Up | 160 | |
Part III | Filling Out Schedules and Other Forms | 161 |
Chapter 9 | Itemized Deductions: Schedule A | 163 |
The Standard Deduction | 163 | |
Itemized Deductions | 166 | |
Lines 1-4: Medical and Dental Costs | 167 | |
Lines 5-9: Taxes You Paid | 175 | |
Lines 10-14: Interest You Paid | 178 | |
Lines 15-18: Gifts to Charity | 182 | |
Line 19: Casualty and Theft Losses | 187 | |
Victims of Terrorist Attacks | 187 | |
Lines 20-26: Job Expenses and Most Other Miscellaneous Deductions | 190 | |
Line 27: Other Miscellaneous Deductions | 199 | |
Line 28: Total Itemized Deductions | 200 | |
Chapter 10 | Interest and Dividend Income: Schedule B (1040), Schedule 1 (1040A) | 203 |
Part I, Lines 1-4: Interest Income | 205 | |
Part II, Lines 5 and 6: Dividend Income | 212 | |
Part III, Lines 7-8: Foreign Accounts and Trusts | 215 | |
Chapter 11 | Business Tax Schedules: C, C-EZ, and F | 217 |
Schedule C-EZ | 217 | |
Schedule C | 218 | |
Basic Information (A-E) | 219 | |
Accounting Method Stuff (F-H) | 219 | |
Part I, Lines 1-7: Income | 220 | |
Part II, Lines 8-27: Expenses | 222 | |
Operating Loss | 240 | |
Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming | 241 | |
Chapter 12 | Capital Gains and Losses: Schedule D | 247 |
Collectibles and Real Estate | 247 | |
What Part of Schedule D? | 248 | |
Schedule D: Columns | 249 | |
Calculating Your Adjusted Basis | 250 | |
Part I, Lines 1-7a and b: Short-Term Capital Gains and Losses - Assets Held One Year or Less | 252 | |
Part II, Lines 8-15: Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses - Assets Held More than One Year | 254 | |
Part III, Lines 16-22: Summary of Parts I and II | 257 | |
Using Schedule D When You Sell Your Home | 258 | |
Use Schedule D for Other Issues Involving Stocks (Worthless and Otherwise) | 263 | |
Using Schedule D for Nonbusiness Bad Debts | 267 | |
Chapter 13 | Supplemental Income and Loss: Schedule E | 271 |
Part I | Income or Loss from Rental Real Estate and Royalties | 271 |
Part II | Income or Loss from Partnerships and S Corporations | 278 |
Part III | Income or Loss from Estates and Trusts | 280 |
Part IV | Lines 38-39: Income or Loss from Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMIC) | 281 |
Part V | Summary | 281 |
Chapter 14 | Giving Credits Where Credits Are Due | 283 |
Child and Dependent-Care Expenses: Form 2441 (1040) and Schedule 2 (1040A) | 284 | |
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled: Schedule R (1040) and Schedule 3 (1040A) | 286 | |
Education Credits (Form 8863) | 287 | |
Child Tax Credit | 288 | |
Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Form 8880) | 289 | |
Adoption Credit (Form 8839) | 289 | |
Earned Income Credit (EIC) | 291 | |
Chapter 15 | Other Schedules and Forms to File | 295 |
Estimated Tax for Individuals (Form 1040-ES) | 295 | |
Moving Expenses (Form 3903) | 297 | |
Nondeductible IRAs (Form 8606) | 299 | |
Forms 8615 and 8814, the Kiddie Tax | 302 | |
Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home | 303 | |
Form W-4, Employee Withholding | 307 | |
Household Employment Taxes: Schedule H (the Nanny Tax) | 308 | |
Schedule SE: Self-Employment Tax Form | 309 | |
Part IV | Audits and Errors: Dealing with the IRS | 313 |
Chapter 16 | The Dreaded Envelope I: IRS Notices | 315 |
Finding Strength in Numbers | 315 | |
Understanding the IRS Notice Process | 316 | |
Assessing Assessment Notices | 318 | |
Collection Due Process Hearing | 322 | |
Handling Nonassessment Notices | 324 | |
Chapter 17 | The Dreaded Envelope II: Audits | 329 |
What You Must Know about Audits | 329 | |
Surviving the Four Types of Audits | 330 | |
Questioning Repetitive Audits | 333 | |
Getting Ready for an Audit | 334 | |
Winning Your Audit | 335 | |
Understanding the Statute of Limitations on Audits | 335 | |
Chapter 18 | Fixing Mistakes the IRS Makes | 339 |
Pointing the Finger: Common IRS Flubs | 339 | |
Fixing IRS Mistakes: Just the Facts, Ma'am | 340 | |
Sending a Simple Response to a Balance Due Notice | 342 | |
Sending Generic Responses to Generic Notices | 342 | |
Getting Attention When the IRS Ignores You | 348 | |
Finding Your Refund When It Doesn't Find You | 350 | |
Chapter 19 | Fixing Your Own Mistakes | 355 |
Amending a Return | 355 | |
When You Can't Pay Your Taxes | 357 | |
Abating a Penalty | 362 | |
Abating Interest | 368 | |
Protecting Yourself with Innocent Spouse Relief | 370 | |
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights | 373 | |
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Parts 2 and 3 | 375 | |
Part V | Year-Round Tax Planning | 377 |
Chapter 20 | Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions | 379 |
Taxing Mistakes | 380 | |
Comprehending the Causes of Bad Tax Decisions | 383 | |
Chapter 21 | Reducing Taxes with Retirement Accounts | 387 |
Identifying Retirement Account Benefits | 387 | |
Types of Retirement Accounts | 391 | |
Taxing Retirement Account Decisions | 400 | |
Chapter 22 | Small Businesses and Tax Planning | 407 |
Organizing Your Business Accounting | 407 | |
Minimizing Your Small-Business Taxes | 410 | |
To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate | 415 | |
Investing in Someone Else's Business | 419 | |
Buying or Selling a Business | 419 | |
Chapter 23 | Your Investments and Taxes | 421 |
Tax-Reducing Investment Techniques | 421 | |
Tax-Favored Investments to Avoid | 427 | |
Annuities | 430 | |
Selling Decisions | 431 | |
Chapter 24 | Real Estate and Taxes | 437 |
Surveying Real Estate Tax Breaks | 437 | |
Purchasing Your Own Palace | 439 | |
Making Tax-Wise Mortgage Decisions | 443 | |
Selling Your House | 446 | |
Investing in Real Estate | 448 | |
Chapter 25 | Kids and Taxes | 453 |
Bringing Up Baby | 453 | |
Education Tax Breaks and Pitfalls | 457 | |
Taxes on Your Kiddies' Investments | 462 | |
Chapter 26 | Estate Planning | 467 |
Figuring Whether You May Owe Estate Taxes | 467 | |
How High Are Estate Taxes? | 469 | |
Reducing Expected Estate Taxes (If You're Rich) | 470 | |
Part VI | The Part of Tens | 479 |
Chapter 27 | Ten Tips for Reducing Your Chances of Being Audited | 481 |
Chapter 28 | Ten (or So) Often-Overlooked Tax-Reduction Opportunities | 485 |
Chapter 29 | Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors | 489 |
Part VII | Appendixes | 493 |
Appendix A | Important IRS Info | 495 |
IRS Tax Forms and Publications | 495 | |
Recorded Tax Information | 495 | |
IRS Problem Resolution Program | 496 | |
Appendix B | Glossary | 497 |
Index | 513 |
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