Taxes 2008 For Dummies by Eric Tyson (PDF)

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“The best of these books for tax novices.” —Worth magazine Can a fantastic tax-prep guide actually make doing your taxes fun? Probably not, but you’ll have a lot more fun doing your taxes with the help of Taxes 2008 For Dummies than you would without it.This uncommonly friendly tax guide weaves you through the tax-filing maze, walking you line by line through the most common forms for fast, easy filing. Fully updated for 2008, including details on Alternative Minimum Tax relief, enhanced child tax benefits, and deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums, this indispensable handbook also a new list of wise end-of-year moneysaving tax moves. You’ll discover how to:Organize your records and keep them organizedChoose your filing statusSave time and money filing your taxesItemize your deductions with Schedule ATake full advantage of Schedule C deductionsDetermine your capital gains and lossesNegotiate with the IRSUse tax credits to reduce what you oweMake tax-wise personal finance decisionsMaximize your tax software and e-filing optionsAudit-proof your tax returnMake sure you don’t pay for IRS mistakesComplete with four Top Ten tip lists covering audit avoidance, finding overlooked tax-reduction opportunities, interview questions for tax advisers, and special tax issues for military families, Taxes 2008 For Dummies may not make you laugh while your filling out your tax forms, but you’ll smile when your done.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover 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 TimesCovers critical tax code changesFile properly, save time and money and minimize errorsThis friendly book guides you through the tax-filing maze, walking you line-by-line through the most common forms. Fully updated for 2008, including details on Alternative Minimum Tax relief, enhanced child tax benefits, and deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums, this indispensable guide also offers a new list of wise end-of-year money-saving tax moves.Discover how to: Itemize your deductions Negotiate with the IRS Take advantage of tax credits to reduce what you owe Make tax-wise personal finance decisions Maximize your tax software and e-filing options Audit-proof your tax return About the Author Eric Tyson, MBA, is a bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and lecturer. He works with and teaches people from myriad income levels and backgrounds, so he knows the financial and tax questions and concerns of real folks. After toiling away for too many years as a management consultant to behemoth financialservice firms, Eric decided to take his knowledge of the industry and commit himself to making personal financial management accessible to all of us. Despite being handicapped by a joint B.S. in Economics and Biology from Yale and an MBA from Stanford, Eric remains a master at “keeping it simple.” An accomplished freelance personal-finance writer, Eric is the author of other For Dummies national bestsellers on Personal Finance, Investing, Real Estate Investing, and Home Buying. His work has been critically acclaimed in hundreds of publications and programs including Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC’s Today Show, ABC, CNBC, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, CNN, FOX-TV, CBS national radio, Bloomberg Business Radio, and Business Radio Network. Margaret Atkins Munro, EA, (who answers to Peggy) is a tax advisor, writer, and lecturer with more than 30 years’ experience in various areas of taxation and finance with a mission in life to make taxes understandable to anyone willing to learn. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of family tax, small business, trusts, estates, and charitable foundations. She is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and has also attended University College Cork (Ireland) and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, and she feels that her ability to decipher the language in the Internal Revenue Code derives completely from her familiarity with a variety of obscure medieval languages. Peggy is the author of 529 & Other College Savings Plans For Dummies. She lectures for the IRS annually for its volunteer tax preparer programs and speaks on a variety of tax-related topics.David J. Silverman, EA, has served on the Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. David has a Certificate in Taxation from New York University and has been in private practice in Manhattan for more than 25 years. He regularly testifies on tax issues before both the Senate Finance Committee and the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. As the result of his suggestions regarding penalty reform that he made while testifying before these committees, legislation was enacted that reduced the amount of penalties that may be assessed in a number of key areas. David is the author of Battling the IRS, which has received critical acclaim in The New York Times, Money, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications. David has been a contributing editor and wrote a monthly column for Smart Money magazine and is frequently interviewed on national TV and radio as an expert on tax issues.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I thought it was okay, it got to the meat and potatoes of a1040 Tax form, did not define everything with examples butevery book has its pro and cons I can tell you one thing itis a hell of a lot better then that J.K. Lassers book..

⭐When I first bought this book, YEARS ago, and read it, I had written a review which the author found worthy of publication in the introductory remarks. Nothing has changed except the SIZE of the book. It has gotten larger…I still believe EVERY person in the United States, as part of a high-school curriculum, should be REQUIRED to read this book. You WILL understand the tax system, why you pay taxes, how much you should pay, and END the STUPID, RIDICULOUS comments about a “FLAT TAX” and television commercials about “getting a refund.” If one understands the tax system, you learn you SHOULD NOT get a refund. You should NOT owe, either. You should PAY ONLY what you should pay–and understand WHY you owe and pay what you do. (How can a Presidential Candidate (Steve Forbes), who should be a financial genius, push a “flat tax”? Does he NOT understand, that the tax system is DESIGNED to give your employer a tax-benefit for your salary he/she pays you? A tax benefit for your health-insurance benefits you get? A FLAT TAX would destroy your employer’s ability to GIVE you a job!) Yes, the tax system is complicated–but it is complicated for a REASON–and this book will help you understand why that is. It is complicated to HELP the tax-payer (although that seems at times counter-intuitive). I do not mind paying taxes–I just don’t want the governmental agencies to WASTE my tax money! I like good roads; I like public parks and good schools. I’m proud of my state university (all paid with tax dollars)…I have purchased this book every year since it has been published. (A note to the authors: maybe a section, alone, that summarizes the changes from the prior year ONLY would be helpful…and be careful, it’s getting too big–go back and look at the FIRST publication…that was IDEAL!) Recommended highly; there is NO substitute. Do NOT buy the tax books written by the accounting firms (unless you’re a tax professional or an accountant; if you’re just a good ol’ fashioned American who wants to understand you 1040, then buy THIS book ONLY!)

⭐I read the book from front to back. It was a lot of information. However, good stuff. You definitely can learn to do your own taxes on 1040EZ. The others are a bit more difficult, but doable; just need patience and some time to cross reference what you are doing depending on how complicated your tax situation. Although, doable even for complex tax stuff in myriad deductions and credits; I’d suggest doing it with a professional; then get those prepared tax papers then do a mock tax for yourself as a practice and see if your numbers came out correctly, if so, then do next years yourself.

⭐This book offered very little more than the info included on the tax form instructions. I was disappointed and the book gave little additional insights – it is too large of a topic to cover, congress has libraries full of tax law books – right?

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