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Introduction | 1 | |
Part I | Getting Ready to File | 5 |
Chapter 1 | The U.S. Tax System and Rates | 7 |
Understanding Our Tax System | 7 | |
Understanding Your Tax Rates | 11 | |
Chapter 2 | Tax Return Preparation Options and Tools | 17 |
Doing 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 | 26 | |
Chapter 3 | Getting and Staying Organized | 27 |
Keeping Good Records | 28 | |
Reconstructing Missing Tax Records | 30 | |
Requesting Copies of Lost Tax Returns | 35 | |
Understanding the Cohan Rule | 36 | |
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 | |
Protecting Yourself with the Innocent Spouse Rule | 49 | |
Figuring Personal and Dependent Exemptions | 52 | |
Securing Social Security Numbers for Dependents | 56 | |
Filing a Return for Deceased Taxpayer | 57 | |
Must I File? | 57 | |
A Final Bit of Advice | 60 | |
Part II | Tackling the Various Forms 1040 | 61 |
Chapter 5 | Easy Filing: 1040EZ and 1040A | 63 |
Who Can File a 1040EZ? | 63 | |
Filling Out a 1040EZ | 64 | |
Who Can File a 1040A? | 69 | |
Final Instructions | 84 | |
Chapter 6 | Form 1040: Income Stuff | 85 |
Lines 6a-6d: Exemptions | 85 | |
Lines 7-22: Income | 86 | |
Chapter 7 | Form 1040, Part Deux: Adjustments to Income Stuff | 113 |
Adjusted Gross Income | 113 | |
Chapter 8 | The Rest of the 1040 and Other Yucky Forms | 135 |
Tax Computation | 135 | |
Credits | 143 | |
Other Taxes | 151 | |
Payments | 152 | |
Refund or Amount You Owe | 155 | |
Finishing Up | 157 | |
Part III | Filling Out Schedules and Other Forms | 159 |
Chapter 9 | Itemized Deductions: Schedule A | 161 |
The Standard Deduction | 161 | |
Itemized Deductions | 163 | |
Lines 1-4: Medical and Dental Costs | 165 | |
Lines 5-9: Taxes You Paid | 171 | |
Lines 10-14: Interest You Paid | 174 | |
Lines 15-18: Gifts to Charity | 177 | |
Line 19: Casualty and Theft Losses | 181 | |
Lines 20-26: Job Expenses and Most Other Miscellaneous Deductions | 183 | |
Line 27: Other Miscellaneous Deductions | 193 | |
Line 28: Total Itemized Deductions | 194 | |
Chapter 10 | Interest and Dividend Income: Schedule B | 197 |
Part I, Lines 1-4: Interest Income | 198 | |
Part II, Lines 5 and 6: Dividend Income | 204 | |
Part III, Lines 7-8: Foreign Accounts and Trusts | 207 | |
Chapter 11 | Profit or Loss from Business: Schedule C | 209 |
Schedule C-EZ | 209 | |
Schedule C | 210 | |
Basic Information (A-E) | 211 | |
Accounting Method Stuff (F-H) | 211 | |
Part I, Lines 1-7: Income | 212 | |
Part II, Lines 8-27: Expenses | 214 | |
Operating Loss | 229 | |
Chapter 12 | Capital Gains and Losses: Schedule D | 231 |
Tax Basis Background | 232 | |
What Part of Schedule D? | 234 | |
Schedule D: Columns | 234 | |
Figuring Your Profit or Loss | 236 | |
Part I, Lines 1--7: Short-Term Capital Gains and Losses--Assets Held One Year or Less | 237 | |
Part II, Lines 8--16: Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses--Assets Held More than One Year | 239 | |
Part III, Lines 17 and 18: Summary of Parts I and II | 243 | |
Use Schedule D When You Sell Your Home | 245 | |
Use Schedule D for Other Issues Involving Stocks (Worthless and Otherwise) | 248 | |
Use Schedule D for Nonbusiness Bad Debts | 251 | |
Chapter 13 | Supplemental Income and Loss: Schedule E | 255 |
Part I | Income or Loss from Rental Real Estate and Royalties | 255 |
Part II | Income or Loss from Partnerships and S Corporations | 262 |
Part III | Income or Loss from Estates and Trusts | 263 |
Part IV: Lines 37-38: Income or Loss from Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMIC) | 264 | |
Part V | Summary | 264 |
Chapter 14 | Profit or Loss from Farming: Schedule F | 265 |
Basic Information (Lines A-Eb): Accounting Method Stuff | 265 | |
Part I, Lines 1-11: Income | 267 | |
Part II, Lines 12-34: Expenses | 271 | |
Tax Issues Specific to Farmers | 284 | |
Chapter 15 | Other Schedules and Forms to File | 287 |
Form 1040-ES, the Estimated Tax Form | 287 | |
Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses | 290 | |
Form 3903, Moving Expenses | 292 | |
Form 8606, for Nondeductible IRAs and Eduction IRA's (Coverdell ESAs) | 293 | |
Forms 8615 and 8814, the Kiddie Tax | 296 | |
Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home | 297 | |
Form W-4, Employee Withholding | 300 | |
Schedule H: Nanny Tax | 302 | |
Schedule SE: Self-Employment Tax Form | 303 | |
Schedule R: Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled | 305 | |
Part IV | Audits and Errors: Dealing with the IRS | 307 |
Chapter 16 | The Dreaded Envelope I: IRS Notices | 309 |
Finding Strength in Numbers | 309 | |
Understanding the IRS Notice Process | 310 | |
Assessing Assessment Notices | 312 | |
Handling Nonassessment Notices | 317 | |
Chapter 17 | The Dreaded Envelope II: Audits | 323 |
What You Should Know about Audits | 323 | |
Surviving the Three Types of Audits | 324 | |
Questioning Repetitive Audits | 327 | |
Getting Ready for an Audit | 327 | |
Winning Your Audit | 328 | |
Understanding the Statute of Limitations on Audits | 329 | |
Chapter 18 | Fixing Mistakes the IRS Makes | 331 |
Pointing the Finger: Common IRS Flubs | 331 | |
Fixing IRS Mistakes: Fight Fire with Fire | 332 | |
Sending a Simple Response to a Balance Due Notice | 334 | |
Sending Generic Responses to Generic Notices | 334 | |
Getting Attention When the IRS Ignores You | 340 | |
Finding Your Refund When It Doesn't Find You | 342 | |
Chapter 19 | Fixing Your Own Mistakes | 347 |
Amending a Return | 347 | |
When You Can't Pay Your Taxes | 349 | |
Abating a Penalty | 353 | |
Abating Interest | 359 | |
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights | 361 | |
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights--Parts 2 and 3 | 362 | |
Part V | Year-Round Tax Planning | 365 |
Chapter 20 | Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions | 367 |
Fitting Taxes into Your Financial Puzzle | 367 | |
Taxing Mistakes | 368 | |
The Causes of Bad Tax Decisions | 372 | |
Chapter 21 | Retirement (Tax-Reduction) Accounts | 375 |
Retirement Account Benefits | 375 | |
Types of Retirement Accounts | 378 | |
Taxing Retirement Account Decisions | 389 | |
Chapter 22 | Small Businesses and Tax Planning | 397 |
Organizing Your Business Accounting | 397 | |
Minimizing Your Small-Business Taxes | 400 | |
To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate | 405 | |
Investing in Someone Else's Business | 409 | |
Buying or Selling a Business | 410 | |
Chapter 23 | Your Investments and Taxes | 411 |
Tax-Reducing Investment Techniques | 411 | |
Tax-Favored Investments to Avoid | 417 | |
Selling Decisions | 420 | |
Chapter 24 | Real Estate and Taxes | 425 |
Real Estate Tax Breaks | 425 | |
Purchasing Your Own Palace | 428 | |
Making Tax-Wise Mortgage Decisions | 432 | |
Selling Your House | 435 | |
Investing in Real Estate | 437 | |
Chapter 25 | Kids and Taxes | 441 |
Bringing Up Baby | 441 | |
Education Tax Breaks and Pitfalls | 445 | |
Taxes on Your Kiddies' Investments | 451 | |
Chapter 26 | Estate Planning | 455 |
Will I Owe Estate Taxes? | 455 | |
How High Are Estate Taxes? | 457 | |
Reducing Expected Estate Taxes if You're Rich | 458 | |
Part VI | The Part of Tens | 467 |
Chapter 27 | Ten Important Tax Law Changes | 469 |
Chapter 28 | Ten Important Tax Questions | 475 |
Chapter 29 | Ten Proven Ways to Avoid Audits | 479 |
Chapter 30 | Ten Often-Overlooked Tax-Reduction Opportunities | 483 |
Chapter 31 | Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors | 487 |
Appendix A | Reaching OUt to the IRS | 491 |
Appendix B | Glossary | 499 |
Appendix C | Tax Forms | 511 |
Index | 583 |
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