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Taxes 2009 For Dummies (Taxes for Dummies) [Paperback]

Eric Tyson (Author), Margaret A. Munro (Author), David J. Silverman (Author)
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047024951X 978-0470249512 December 22, 2008 1
The one-stop tax guide for the first-time or last-minute filer

Updated 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.



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Your plain-English guide to filing your own returns accurately and on time

Are you dreading tax season? Never fear — this bestselling guide takes you through the major tax forms line by line, explaining all the latest filing changes. Financial expert Eric Tyson and tax experts Margaret Munro and David Silverman answer all your tax-preparation questions, offer tax-planning advice, and show you how to legally reduce your taxes!

  • Ready, set, file — assemble the tools you need to prepare your own return, select your filing status, and determine exemptions

  • Tackle the various forms — from 1040EZ to Schedule E, understand how to fill out each form correctly and painlessly

  • Comprehend all the tax law changes — understand child tax benefits, improved Health Savings Accounts, Alternative Minimum Tax changes, small-business perks, mortgage forgiveness debt relief, and more

  • Negotiate with the IRS — decipher an assessment notice, survive an audit, fix common IRS mistakes, and locate missing refunds

  • Clean up your own errors — amend a return, abate penalties or interest, and make the right moves when you can't pay your taxes

Praise for Taxes For Dummies

"The best of these books for tax novices."
— Worth magazine

"The most accessible and creative. It's also the best organized."
— USA Today

"Will make tax preparation less traumatic."
— The Wall Street Journal

"Sound financial advice you can use throughout the year."
— The Seattle Times

Open the book and find:

  • How to itemize your deductions

  • Hints for keeping good records and staying organized

  • Smart year-round personal finance and tax advice

  • Questions to ask a tax advisor

  • Ways to maximize tax software and e-filing options

  • How to file if you're self-employed

  • Tax tips for military families

  • Tips for reducing your taxes and avoiding penalties

About the Author

Eric Tyson, MBA, is the author of For Dummies guides to personal finance, real estate, and investing, including the million-copy bestseller, Personal Finance For Dummies.

Margaret A. Munro, EA, is an enrolled agent with decades of experience in handling tax cases and the coauthor of Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies.

David J. Silverman, EA, is a tax advisor.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 552 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 22, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047024951X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470249512
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars This is the UK version ....................not US, February 26, 2010
This review is from: Taxes 2009 For Dummies (Taxes for Dummies) (Paperback)
I do not see where it says ths is the UK version........no help if you live in the US.............im returing this
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3.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, October 16, 2009
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I ordered this book with the illusion I'd be able to do my own taxes the first year off
with a business. One look at how thick it is told me I'd be spending more time doing taxes than doing business so I went to the IRS website, found a seminar close by, attended that, then hired the presenter to do my taxes for me.

It saved a lot of frustration and allowed me to do what I enjoy doing and let a pro
do my taxes. I resold the book on amazon which is my business.

The book is way too thick and our tax code is way to complex. So unless you have a lot of time on your hands and infinite patience don't waste your money
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Welcome to Taxes 2009 For Dummies - the up-to-date revision of our annual bestselling book (now in print for well over a decade) by your humble authors - Eric Tyson, Margaret Atkins Munro, and David J. Silverman. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
income stuff, additional child tax credit, employee business expenses, original issue discount, collection due process hearing, qualified plans, deceased taxpayer, qualified adoption expenses, recovery rebate credit, tax shelter rules, luxury car rules, tax account information, capital gain worksheet, nontaxable combat pay, filing your return, stimulus payment, correct your records, tax software program, combat pay election, percent additional tax, retirement account money, refund deposited, innocent spouse rules, qualified dividends, enter that amount
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, Getting Ready, Attach Form, Tax Court, United States, Alternative Minimum Tax, Business Tax Schedules, Tackling the Various Forms, Taxpayer Advocate, Attach Schedule, Dreaded Envelopes, Year-Round Tax Planning, Reducing Taxes, Easy Filing, Earned Income Credit, Statutory Notice of Deficiency, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Alaska Permanent Fund, Individual Income Tax Return, Separate Forms, Uncle Sam, Lifetime Learning Credit, Rowe Price, Fixing Your Own Mistakes, Safe Harbor
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