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* A line-by-line guide to your tax return
* Over 50 tips to reduce your taxes
* The most common errors and audit triggers
* The 50 most overlooked deductions
* A prep guide on who has to file and how to file
* Covers everything from alimony, capital gains or loss, and income from rents to royalties, trusts and estates, social security benefits and gifts to charity.
* 25 ideas for small business owners, and an entire section on home office deduction; car, travel, and entertainment expenses; depreciation and amortization; adjustments to income for the self-employed; and much, much more!
Plus: A federal tax calendar, new developments, tips for filing amended returns, IRS help numbers, state and local tax information, and over 40 tear-out, ready-to-use tax forms and schedules--all IRS approved.
* A line-by-line guide to your tax return
* Over 50 tips to reduce your taxes
* The most common errors and audit triggers
* The 50 most overlooked deductions
* A prep guide on who has to file and how to file
* Covers everything from alimony, capital gains or loss, and income from rents to royalties, trusts and estates, social security benefits and gifts to charity.
* 25 ideas for small business owners, and an entire section on home office deduction; car, travel, and entertainment expenses; depreciation and amortization; adjustments to income for the self-employed; and much, much more!
Plus: A federal tax calendar, new developments, tips for filing amended returns, IRS help numbers, state and local tax information, and over 40 tear-out, ready-to-use tax forms and schedules--all IRS approved.
