J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2005 For Preparing Your 2004 Tax Return

The Most Trusted Name in Tax For over 60 years, more than 38 million Americans have trusted J.K. Lasser to help them save money at tax time Now with USABLE FORMS FREE ONLINE BONUSES GUIDANCE FOR ALL YOUR TAX NEEDS COVERS ALL 2004 TAX LAW CHANGES Basics of Filing (Chap. 1) including: Which form to file - Chap. 1 Filing as Head of Household - Chap. 1 Filing for your children - Chap. 1 Filing for married couples - Chap. 1 What Must You Report as Income? (Chaps. 2-11) including: Dividends & Interest - Chap. 4 Capital gains & losses - Chap. 5 Traditional & Roth IRAs - Chap. 8 Rental income - Chap. 9 What Deductions Can You Claim? (Chaps. 12-21) including: Moving expenses - Chap. 12 Medical expense deductions - Chap. 17 Charitable deductions - Chap. 14 Who is a dependent? - Chap. 21 How Much Tax Do You Owe? (Chaps. 22-27) including: The AMT - Chap. 23 Your child2s tax - Chap. 24 Personal tax credits - Chap. 25 Estimated taxes - Chap. 27 Strategies to Save You Taxes (Chaps. 28-39) including: Tax free residence sales - Chap. 29 Investing in securities - Chap. 30 Armed forces rules - Chap. 35 Tax breaks for education - Chap. 38 Planning Ideas for Your Business (Chaps. 40-45) including: Home office deduction - Chap. 40 First year expensing - Chap. 42 Auto expenses - Chap. 43 Self-employment tax - Chap. 45 Now That You2re Done (Chaps. 46-49) including: Electronic filing - Chap. 46 Filing extensions - Chap. 46 IRS Audits - Chap. 48 Amended returns - Chap. 49 Easy-to-Use Format Explains Complex Tax Laws FILING TIPS and FILING INSTRUCTIONS help you prepare your 2004 return PLANNING REMINDERS highlight year-end tax strategies for 2004 and planning opportunities for 2005 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 IRS ALERTS highlight key rulings and announcements from the IRSJ. K. Lasser Institute Staff is the author of 'J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2005 For Preparing Your 2004 Tax Return', published 2004 under ISBN 9780471647751 and ISBN 0471647756.