Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide (Paperback)

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"There should be a law requiring every landlord to read this great book. It simplifies the complicated, makes boring tax laws interesting, and offers landlords the major financial incentive of saving tax dollars.... On my scale of one to 10, this outstanding book rates an off-the-chart 12." (Bob Bruss, nationally syndicated columnist )

"This book cannot be recommended too highly.... explains rental property tax deductions clearly and details how to maximize tax benefits by using 'hidden deductions'..." (Los Angeles Times )

"This unusual book makes tax tactics actually interesting, whether you are a novice or a serious full-time investor." (The Washington Post 20080202)

"This unusual book makes tax tactics actually interesting, whether you are a novice or a serious full-time investor." --The Washington Post

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"There should be a law requiring every landlord to read this great book. It simplifies the complicated, makes boring tax laws interesting, and offers landlords the major financial incentive of saving tax dollars.... On my scale of one to 10, this outstanding book rates an off-the-chart 12."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: NOLO; 5 edition (December 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413309062
• ISBN-13: 978-1413309065
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just What Every Landlord Needs, March 31, 2005

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide (Paperback)

The only book on tax deductions just for landlords. This is important because the tax laws of the US are so complex that it takes a specialized book (written in plain English) to cover a specialized area like this. For instance, changes in the tax law in 1999 made it easier to take the home office deduction and harder for the IRS to successfully object. BUT the IRS doesn't go out of its way to encourage landlords to take the deduction. Indeed you won't find a single word about it in any IRS publication or form. In this book there is a chapter on just this subject, and it includes such details that as defining when travel from your home office to your rental property is or is not deductible.

This is the kind of detail that this book goes into. It is specific to landlords so eliminates all of the other material that is just in the way when you read it. It also includes access to a web site that updates this book with any changes in the law that affect the current edition of the book.

Basically this tells you all that you need to know, and it is almost guaranteed to let you find deductions you would otherwise have missed.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, December 4, 2005

By	Lisa Coleman (West Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide (Paperback)

I'm a beginner landlord and I found this book easy to read and comprehend. Tax books are not the most exciting of reading material, so I'm only 1/4 of the way through it, but I have learned so much from it so far. I bought the book at the end of the year to prepare myself for taxes. I wish I bought it sooner, because there is many deductions that I could have taken. But it's a little late in the year now and the reciepts were trashed, so I loose there. Great book for first timers and I will probably need to refer to this book as I move into the next tax year.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide, July 9, 2005

By	Stan M. Bober (Mishawaka, Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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It's very well written for the everyday person. We will now know the right questions to ask our CPA to gain the maximum deductions we're legally entitled to have.