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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.Eric Tyson, MBA, is a financial counselor and the author of bestselling For Dummies books on personal finance, investing, and small business. Margaret A. Munro, EA (Montpelier, VT), is an enrolled agent with decades of experience in handling tax cases. David J. Silverman, EA (New York, NY), is also an enrolled agent with more than 30 years of experience as a tax preparer.

Author Biography

Eric Tyson, MBA, is the author of For Dummies guides to personal finance, real estate, and investing, including the million-copy bestseller, Personal Finance For Dummies. Margaret A. Munro, EA, is an enrolled agent with decades of experience in handling tax cases and the coauthor of Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies. David J. Silverman, EA, is a tax advisor.

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
Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors
Glossary
Index
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