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Your 1040 Tax Filing Guide

Featured Tax Articles

  • 7 Mistakes People Make Just To Get A Huge Tax Refund
  • 5 Education Related Tax Breaks You Can Use To Lower Your Taxes
  • 7 Can’t Miss Tax Breaks for the Homeowners
  • American Opportunity Credit: Why It’s Called The Hope Credit on Steroids
  • Tax Issues for the Unemployed Individuals
  • 7 Income You May Think Are Taxable But Actually Are Not
  • 10 Types of Income Subject To Tax That You May Not Be Aware Of

Tax Filing Tools, Resources and Administration

Articles that discusses the things that you need to file your taxes such as how to file an extension, how to amend your tax return, where to find free tax preparation service, where to check status of your refund, etc.

  • Tax Table & Tax Rates
  • Where to find free tax help and free tax preparation service
  • How to check the status of your refund
  • 4 Payment Option You Can Use If You Owe Taxes
  • What to do if you misplaced or did not receive your W-2
  • Need More Time? How to extend your tax filing deadline?
  • Made a mistake on your return? File an amended tax return
  • 3 Ways You Can Obtain Copies of Your Prior Year Tax Return
  • Tax Penalties You Need To Be Aware Of

Requirements, Filing Status and Dependents

  • Are you required to file a tax return?
  • Why you should file a tax return even if you’re not required to
  • Who can you claim as dependents on your tax return
  • How to determine your tax filing status

List of Most Common Tax Deductions You Can Use

  • Tax Deductions: A Quick Guide on How Deductions Work
  • Above The Line Deductions: 10 Deductions you can use without itemizing
  • Why you should maximize your above the line deduction
  • Standard Deduction: 2010 Amounts and Recent Updates
  • Itemized Deduction: A Quick Guide To Understand How It Works
  • Medical Expenses: What Can You Deduct and What Are The Limitations
  • Interest Expense: List of Interest Expenses That You Can Deduct
  • Home Mortgage Interest: How To Deduct First, Second, Refinance, Equity Loan, PMI & Points
  • Taxes Paid: How To Deduct State & Local Income Tax, Personal and Real Estate Property Tax
  • Charitable Contributions: What Items Can You Deduct and the Limitations
  • Casualty and Theft Losses: How to Report and Deduct These Losses, What Losses Qualifies
  • Gambling Losses: How to Deduct And Report Gambling Losses
  • Miscellaneous Expenses: What’s Can You Deduct and The Limitations
  • Hobby Expenses: Rules and Limitations and How to Report Hobby Expenses
  • Unreimbursed Employee Expenses: What Can You Deduct And How To Report Them

List of Tax Credits You Can Use

  • Tax Credits: A Quick Guide on How Tax Credits Work
  • Adoption Credit – What Expenses You Can Include, How Much and the Recent Changes
  • Child Tax Credit & Additional Child Tax Credit –
  • Child and Dependent Care Credit – It’s Not Just Babysitting! Find Out What Else You Can Claim
  • Earned Income Credit – See How You Can Get As Much As $5,666 Refund for 2010
  • American Opportunity Credit: How To Claim, What Expenses Qualify and How Much You Can Get
  • Hope Credit: How To Claim, What Expenses Qualify and How Much You Can Get
  • Lifetime Learning Credit: How To Claim, What Expenses Qualify and How Much You Can Get
  • Making Work Pay Credit: Did You Work? See How This Credit Provides You Additional Money
  • Retirement Saver’s Credit: Hesitant In Saving, See How This Credit Can Help
  • First-time and Long-time Resident Home Buyer’s Credit: How To Claim, What Expenses Qualify and How Much You Can Get. (Credit was only available for tax years 2008 thru 2010).
  • Residential Energy Efficiency Credit – Bough Energy Saver Equipment Lately? See How You Can Get Money Back
  • Mortgage Interest Credit – How This Credit Helps The Low Income Homeowners

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