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J.K. Lasser's Taxes Made Easy for Your Home Based Business, 5th Edition

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This book, without any doubt, is the best starting point around for those of us who are starting a home-based business. However, words of warning:
-This is a reference. Do not assume you know all there is to know to your particular situation only by reading it. There is no good substitute for an accountant to help you with your business taxes, if not on an on-going basis, at least in order to get you going the first time you do your biz taxes.
-Watch for past editions. I ran into the 4th edition, and given changes in tax legislation, it is unwise to base any decisions on outdated (tax) information. Make sure you always read the latest edition of this book.

This said, I highly recommend this book for any business owner starting his/her business from home. It will give you a very good perspective on what to expect, what things you can change/improve to take full (and legal) advantage of the benefits the tax legislation offers to small business owners.

Offers numerous ways to save money on taxes for home-based businesses by educating on deductible expenses, types of accounting methods, how to manage record-keeping, and the latest tax laws to name a few. Lots of examples make the book easy to understand. A real eye-opener.

So helpful, everything I needed to know! Love it! Susan Kelley, Author Ghostly Encounters of the Paranormal Kind

This was the 5th edition of this book. While it was excellent for its time, it is now extremely out of date.

The name of this book has been changed - it is now called "J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 20XX" (where XX is the current year), and the book is now published yearly, so you don't have to go by an "edition" number, which didn't really help the consumer to know he was buying the most current edition.