Taxes 2009 For Dummies^®

by Eric Tyson; Margaret A. Munro; David J. Silverman

• ISBN13: 9780470460757
• ISBN10: 047046075X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

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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