J.K. Lasser´s Your Income Tax 2017: For Preparing Your 2016 Tax Return

America?s number–one all–time best–selling tax guide, with 2,500 money–saving tips J.K. Lasser?s Your Income Tax 2017 puts America?s most trusted tax advice to work to help you with your 2016 tax return. Reader–friendly and easy to use, this book answers your most pressing questions to help you maximize your tax savings. You?ll learn how the latest tax law and IRS changes apply to your specific situation, and you?ll find expert advice on sheltering income, planning, claiming deductions, and more. New tax laws, IRS rulings, court decisions, filing pointers, and planning strategies are highlighted throughout for quick reference, and the companion website at jklasser.com has an e–Supplement that updates the text with the latest tax developments from the IRS and Congress. Using a CPA or tax software to file? This guide shows you what you can do to leverage the utmost money–saving capabilities these services have to offer. Filing yourself? This book gives you guidance and expertise from America?s most trusted tax resource for over 75 years.  Tax laws are continually evolving, and even if your family situation and finances haven?t changed in the last year, your tax–saving opportunities or liabilities may have changed because of new rules. Do you routinely stay up to date on IRS rulings and new tax legislation? J.K. Lasser does, and this book tells you everything you need to know to file your 2016 return. Maximize your tax savings with over 2,500 tax–saving tips Learn how recent tax law changes affect your 2016 filing Identify your deductions, and claim them correctly Get the answers you need quickly, from a trusted source Taxes are complex, confusing, and always changing, and it?s tempting to just settle for what you?re given but why leave money on the table? You?ve worked hard for it, and you?re entitled to it. Cut through the complexity and file correctly, on time, for a maximized return with the trusted authoritative help of J.K. Lasser?s Your Income Tax 2017. INDICE: What s New for 2016 xxv .Key Tax Numbers for 2016 xxix .FILING BASICS 1 .Do You Have to File a 2016 Tax Return? 3 .Filing Tests for Dependents: 2016 Returns 4 .Where to File Your 2016 Return 5 .Filing Deadlines (on or before) 6 .Which Tax Form Should You File? 8 .Filing Status 9 .REPORTING YOUR INCOME 33 .Wages, Salary, and Other Compensation 35 .Fringe Benefits 52 .Dividend and Interest Income 74 .Reporting Property Sales 100 .Tax–Free Exchanges of Property 145 .Retirement and Annuity Income 160 .IRAs 195 .Income From Real Estate Rentals and Royalties 241 .Loss Restrictions: Passive Activities and At–Risk Limits 258 .Other Income 286 .CLAIMING DEDUCTIONS 309 .Deductions Allowed in Figuring Adjusted Gross Income 311 .Claiming the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions 320 .Charitable Contribution Deductions 328 .Itemized Deduction for Interest Expenses 352 .Deductions for Taxes 369 .Medical and Dental Expense Deductions 376 .Casualty and Theft Losses and Involuntary Conversions 394 .Deducting Job Costs and Other Miscellaneous Expenses 419 .Travel and Entertainment Expense Deductions 433 .Personal Exemptions 459 .PERSONAL TAX COMPUTATIONS 473 .Figuring Your Regular Income Tax Liability 475 .Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 479 .Computing the Kiddie Tax on Your Child s Investment Income 487 .Personal Tax Credits Reduce Your Tax Liability 493 .Tax Withholdings 514 .Estimated Tax Payments 521 .Additional Medicare Tax and Net Investment Income Tax 527 .TAX PLANNING 533 .Tax Savings for Residence Sales 535 .Tax Rules for Investors in Securities 550 .Tax Savings for Investors in Real Estate 566 .Tax Rules for Investors in Mutual Funds 579 .Educational Tax Benefi ts 588 .Special Tax Rules for Senior Citizens and the Disabled 606 .Members of the Armed Forces 617 .How To Treat Foreign Earned Income 624 .Planning Alimony and Marital Settlements 635 .Other Taxes 642 .Gift and Estate Tax Planning Basics 650 .BUSINESS TAX PLANNING 659 .Income or Loss From Your Business or Profession 661 .Retirement and Medical Plans for Self–Employed 689 .Claiming Depreciation Deductions 699 .Deducting Car and Truck Expenses 716 .Sales of Business Property 730 .Figuring Self–Employment Tax 737 .FILING YOUR RETURN AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU FILE 745 .Filing Your Return 747 .Filing Refund Claims, and Amended Returns 755 .If the IRS Examines Your Return 759 .2016 SAMPLE TAX FORMS 771 .2016 Form 1040 773 .Schedule A 775 .Schedule B 776 .Schedule C 777 .Schedule D 779 .Schedule E 781 .Schedule SE 783

• ISBN: 978-1-119-24820-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 848
• Fecha Publicación: 16/11/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés