J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2001 [Paperback]

J.K. Lasser Institute (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471391190 | ISBN-13: 978-0471391197 | Publication Date: September 29, 2000 | Edition: 1

This 2001 Edition is for filing Year 2000 Tax Returns.

"Rated #1 . . . Excellent."—USA Today

America's all-time bestselling tax guide helps you get a jump on tax savings

For over sixty years, more American people have relied on J. K. Lasser than any other tax guide to help them be prepared for tax time. J. K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2001 takes the uncertainty out of filing by providing expert advice, practical examples, money-saving filing tips, and long-term planning strategies. This year's edition brings readers up-to-date on the latest tax legislation and IRS rulings, including a special tax planning section for self-employed people, investors, senior citizens, homeowners, and families. Extremelyuser-friendly, the guide includes easy-to-spot tax alert symbols that highlight new laws; filing tips; planning pointers; and tax traps. There's no easier-to-use guide.

J. K. Lasser Institute's staff of tax professionals, lawyers, and financial planners has been explaining complex tax and financial information to taxpayers for over sixty years.

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Easy-to-Use Format Explains Complex Tax Laws

FILING TIPS and FILING INSTRUCTIONS help you prepare your 2000 return

PLANNING REMINDERS highlight year-end tax strategies for 2000 and planning opportunities for 2001 and later years

CAUTIONS point out potential pitfalls to avoid and areas where you might expect IRS opposition

LAW ALERTS indicate recent changes in the tax law and pending legislation before Congress

COURT DECISIONS highlight key rulings from the Tax Court and other federal courts

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Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471391190
• ISBN-13: 978-0471391197
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,618,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference but not for complete idiots, January 3, 2001

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This review is from: J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2001 (Paperback)

This is one the best tax guides and will assist in clarifying any tax questions you may have. You can easily navigate the book and zero in on the sections to help you figure out how much you owe and even how to reduce your total tax bill. The recommendations here have been right on target and I'm glad I bought this book. This book has helped me understand the somewhat incomprehensible tax laws. The layout of the book is nicely done with large easy to read print. The table of contents is a great starting place and while the book is not intended for the complete idiot, ANYONE with a modicum of intelligence should find the book easy to use. You will find the volume to be large and very comprehensive ( as it should be ) and a great value considering amount of information contained within those pages. I have used this book every year and as my situation has grown from simply to more complicated this book has always provided me with the necessary information. Whether you are single, married or own a business, I recommend the book. It is very fortunate that this classic series exists -- I guess thats why its the #1 guide to understanding taxes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Make sure it's a reference you want, not a tutorial, March 1, 2001

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This book IS a reference. The author assumes you already know how to do your basic return and he means this by barely giving any introduction. The author wants to help maximize your deductions by having you reference individual sections on how to report those deductions. It's massive and it contains all kinds of tips on what to do on your return under certain conditions. It follows this type of convention: 6.21 Reporting Gambling Losses or 7.5 Deducting Mortgage Interest. Therefore you don't read this book front to back, and people filing 1040EZ's or (unless it's complex) perhaps a 1040A won't use very much of this book, only certain parts relevant to them.

This book has some great information. I located where I needed to send my return in a matter of seconds with this book as opposed to the IRS pamphlet which I still haven't found the address. In addition, it creates a great, one-page table to help you decide what return to file (1040, A, or EZ). It was the first thing I had seen that conclusively summed up exactly which one I should file.

In a one sentence summary, if you are dead set on doing your own taxes, the more complex your taxes are, the more you will use this reference book.

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, November 21, 2000

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This may be the best guide to taxes, but I'm still baffled. All I want to know is what do I owe and how to minimize it. I bought this book on the recommendations here and I'm greatly disappointed. Of course, this is probably due to the incomprehensible tax laws in this country, but I think this could be organized much better. 700+ pages is overkill and tries to address every possible twist you might see. How about a chapter that represents the "average" working class American, 1 house, 2.5 kids, etc. If this really is the best guide to understanding taxes, we're all doomed.