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Individual Coverage |
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Tab 1
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What's New
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- Inflation Adjusted Amounts Chart
- Standard Deduction Chart
- Itemized Deduction Phaseout Chart
- Federal Tax Rate Schedules Chart
- Personal Exemptions Chart
- Social Security Highlights Chart
- Inflation Adjusted Amounts - Real Answers Real Fast Chart
- Expiring Tax Provisions Chart
- Types of Coverage Exemptions - Form 8965 Chart
- What's New Chart
- Market Reform and HRAs
- Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017
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- Leave-Based Donations
- Other Disaster Relief
- Tax Reform
- Other Recent Tax Developments
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- PTIN Court Ruling
- Taxpayer Says Repayment of APTC is Unfair
- Father on Drugs Gets Dependency Exemption Over Grandmother
- Wife Entitled to File Separate Return Even With Mental Illness
- Married Filing Jointly or Separately?
- Improper Filing Status is Not a Married Filing Separate Return
- Earned Income Credit Allowed Even Without Business Records
- 60-Day Rollover Hardship Waiver Allowed for Depressive Episode
- Termination Payments Subject to SE Tax
- Farm Rental Income Not Included in Self-Employment Income Despite Taxpayer's Material Participation
- Qualified Farmers for Charitable Contribution Purposes
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Tab 2
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Federal Tax Table and EIC Table
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- Federal Tax Table
- Prior Year Tax Rate Schedules
- Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
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Tab 3
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1040 Line Instructions
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- Form 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return Chart
- Capital Gain (or Loss) From Schedule D
- Pension and Annuities
- Unemployment Compensation
- Social Security Benefits
- Filing Requirements
- Filing Status
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- Same-Sex Marriage
- Single
- Married Filing Joint (MFJ)
- Married Filing Separately (MFS)
- Head of Household (HOH)
- Filing Status Chart
- Qualifying Widow(er) (QW)
- Dependency Tests
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- Qualifying Child of More than One Person
- Dependency Tests Chart
- Single Parent Situations
- Release of Claim for Exemption
- Multiple Support Agreements
- Exceptions to Time Lived With Taxpayer
- Other Dependency Rules
- Income (Form 1040)
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- Wages
- Tip Reporting
- Excess Salary Deferrals
- Interest and Dividend Income
- Recoveries
- State and Local Income Tax Refund
- Repayments
- Social Security Lump-Sum Payments
- Other Income
- Disability Payments and Sick Pay
- Imputed Interest on Below-Market Loans
- Lawsuit Settlement and Awards
- Life Insurance
- Notary Public
- Fiduciaries
- Nontaxable Income
- Foster Care Payments
- Public Safety Officers
- Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)
- Adjustments to Income
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- Educator Expenses
- Reservists, Performing Artists, and Fee-Basis Government Officials
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Moving Expenses
- Student Loan Interest
- Write-In Adjustments
- Other Adjustments
- Taxes and Credits
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- Income Tax
- Other Taxes
- Additional Medicare Tax
- Net Investment Income Tax
- Failure to Maintain Health Coverage
- Credits
- Payments
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- Expanded Due Diligence Requirements
- Payments by Married Taxpayers
- Estate or Trust Beneficiaries
- Excess Social Security and RRTA Tax Withheld
- Refund or Amount Due
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- Delayed Refunds for Returns Claiming Certain Credits
- Refund Offsets
- Direct Deposit
- Amount Owed
- Signature
- Return Due Date - Extensions
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FTF
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FastTaxFacts Clients with Children
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Tri-fold laminated sheet included with the Deluxe Edition Plus and 1040 Edition Plus.
- Dependency Flow Chart
- Head of Household Flow Chart
- Earned Income Credit Flow Chart
- Child and Dependent Care Credit Flow Chart
- Child Tax Credit Flow Chart
- Additional Child Tax Credit Flow Chart
- Kiddie Tax Thresholds
- Kiddie Tax Reporting Options
- Tax Benefits of Employing Children
- Retirement Contributions for Children
- Education Tax Credits
- Tuition and Fees Deduction
- Education Expense Reporting Options
- Taxation of Distributions From Education Plans
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Tab 4
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Itemized Deductions—A
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- Itemized Deduction Phaseout Chart
- Medical Expenses
- Standard Mileage Rates
- Fair Market Value Guide for Used Items
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- Recordkeeping Rules for Charitable Contributions
- Medical Expenses
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- AGI Limit for Medical Expenses
- What Medical Expenses Are Deductible
- When Medical Expenses Are Deductible
- Whose Medical Expenses Are Deductible
- Married Filing Separately Medical Expenses
- Decedent's Medical Expenses
- Capital Expenses Deductible as Medical Expenses
- Insurance Premiums
- Lifetime Care Advance Payments
- Dependents With Disabilities
- Lodging Expenses for Medical Care
- Long-Term Care
- Medicines
- Nursing Home
- Nursing Services - Nonprofessional
- Special Education
- Transportation
- Weight-Loss Program
- Reimbursed Medical Expenses
- Taxes Paid - Itemized Deductions
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- Schedule A Taxes
- Election to Deduct Income Tax or Sales Tax
- State and Local Income Taxes
- State and Local General Sales Taxes
- Real Estate Taxes
- Personal Property Taxes
- Other Taxes
- Interest Paid - Itemized Deductions
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- Interest Expense
- Home Mortgage Interest
- Deductible Amount
- Qualified Home
- Election to Treat Mortgage Interest as Not Secured by the Home
- Legal Liability to Make Payments
- Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement
- Form 1098-MA, Mortgage Assistance Payments
- Reverse Mortgage
- Points and Loan Origination Fees
- Mortgage Insurance Premiums
- Other Mortgage Interest Special Situations
- Investment Interest Paid
- Election to Capitalize Interest and Taxes
- Interest Tracing Rules (Allocation of Interest)
- Charitable Contributions
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- Eligibility to Receive Tax-Deductible Contributions
- Qualified Charitable Organizations
- Cash Contributions
- Contributions That Benefit the Taxpayer
- Volunteer Expenses
- Contributions of Property
- Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions
- Future Interest in Property
- When Contributions Are Deductible
- Charitable Contributions Deduction Limitation
- Charitable Contributions of IRA Distributions
- Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes
- Recordkeeping Rules for Charitable Contributions
- Casualty and Theft Losses
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- Deductible Casualty and Theft Losses
- How to Report Casualties and Thefts
- Insurance and Other Reimbursements
- Figuring a Loss
- Deduction Limits
- When to Deduct a Casualty or Theft Loss
- Gain on Reimbursement
- Federally-Declared Disaster Areas
- Gain Realized on Home in Disaster Area
- Loss on Deposits
- Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions
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- Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions Not Subject to the 2% AGI Limitation
- Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions Subject to the 2% AGI Limitation
- Job Expenses
- Work-Related Education Expenses
- Tax Preparation Fees
- Investment Expenses
- Loss on Traditional IRA or Roth IRA
- Legal Expenses
- Total Itemized Deductions
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Tab 5
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Sole Proprietorships and Farmers—C, F, SE
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- Business Use of Home Methods Chart
- Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Day Care Providers Standard Meal and Snack Rates Chart
- Self-Employment (SE) Tax
- Schedule C-EZ, Net Profit From Business
- Hobby Loss Rules
- Farmers - Estimated Tax
- Features of Sole Proprietorships Chart
- Self-Employment Tax Situations Chart
- Principal Business or Professional Activity Codes
- Schedule C - Profit or Loss From Business
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- Schedule C Filing Requirements
- Schedule C or Partnership
- Schedule C Recordkeeping and Substantiation Rules
- Planning Tips for Sole Proprietors
- Schedule C Line-by-Line
- Schedule C, Part I - Income
- Schedule C, Part II - Expenses
- Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction
- Employee-Spouse Health Insurance
- Schedule C, Part III - Cost of Goods Sold
- Schedule C, Part IV - Information on Vehicle
- Schedule C, Part V - Other Expenses
- Business Use of Home
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- Qualification Rules - Business Use of Home
- 1) Exclusive Use Test
- 2) Regular Use Test
- 3) Trade or Business Use Test
- 4) Principal Place of Business Test
- Employee Business Use of Home
- Calculation Methods for Business Use of Home
- Simplified Method
- Regular Method
- Reporting Expenses for Business Use of the Home
- Sole Proprietorships
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- Daycare Providers - Deducting Meals
- Authors, Artists, and Musicians
- Sharing Economy (Uber, Lyft, Airbnb)
- Foster Care Business
- Kids in Business - Paper Routes, Babysitting, and Lawn Mowing
- Family Businesses - Employing Family Members
- Hobby Loss Rules
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- Hobby or Business?
- Reporting Hobby Income and Expenses
- Hobby Loss Example
- Election to Postpone Determination of Hobby or Business Status
- Independent Contractor vs. Employee
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- Worker Classifications
- Factors Used to Determine Independent Contractor vs. Common-Law Employee Status
- Safe Harbor for Businesses
- Other Relief for Employers
- Erroneous Treatment of Employees as Independent Contractors - Form 1099-MISC Received
- Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
- Self-Employment Tax
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- Who Pays Self-Employment Tax
- Self-Employment Tax
- Self-Employment Tax Optional Methods
- Schedule F - Profit or Loss From Farming
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- Where to Report Sales of Farm Products
- Reporting Farming Activities
- Farming Activities
- Farm Inventory Accounting
- Crop Method of Accounting
- Agricultural Program Payments
- Patronage Dividends From Cooperatives
- Per-Unit Retain Certificate From Cooperatives
- Farm Debt Cancellation
- Net Operating Losses on Farms
- Excess Farm Loss Limitation
- Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen
- Prepaid Farm Expenses
- Real Estate Taxes on Farm Land
- Farm Truck and Car Expenses
- Depreciation for Farm Property
- Business Use of the Home
- Soil and Water Conservation Expenses
- Uniform Capitalization Rules for Farmers
- Timber Sales by Farmers
- Postponing Gain on Weather-Related Sales of Livestock
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Tab 6
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Investment Income—B, D, 4797
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- Income Tax Treaties - Qualified Dividends
- Tax Rates: Capital Gain and Dividend Income Chart
- Types of Business Property Chart
- Tax Treatment of Settlement Costs on Purchase or Sale of Real Estate Chart
- Tax Treatment of Stock Options Chart
- Basis and Holding Period Rules Chart
- Interest and Dividends
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- Taxable Interest
- Accrued Interest
- Original Issue Discount (OID)
- Tax-Exempt Interest
- Amortizable Bond Premium
- U.S. Savings Bonds
- U.S. Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds
- Taxable Dividends
- Qualified Dividends
- Nondividend Distributions
- Cash and Noncash Liquidation Distributions
- Exempt-Interest Dividends
- Stock Dividends
- Dividends Paid on Insurance
- Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends
- Nominee Income
- Foreign Accounts and Trusts
- Net Investment Income Tax
- Capital Gains and Losses
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- Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses
- Form 1099-B, Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions
- Basis
- Holding Periods
- Capital Gain Tax Rates
- Capital Gains Treatment for Self-Created Musical Works
- 28% Rate Gain
- Gains on Small Business Stock
- Losses on Small Business Stock
- Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
- Easements
- Capital Gain Distributions
- Capital Loss Limitation/Carryover
- Wash Sales (IRC 1091)
- Demutualization of Life Insurance Companies
- Short Sales
- Calls and Puts
- Straddles
- Classifying Investors and Traders
- Reporting Rules - Investors, Traders, and Dealers
- Virtual Currency Sale or Exchange
- Mutual Funds
- Sales of Business Property (Form 4797)
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- Disposing of Business Property
- Section 1231 - Special Treatment for Gains and Losses on Sale of Business Assets
- Depreciation Recapture - Sale of Business or Investment Property
- Installment Sales (Form 6252)
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- Interest Income (From an Installment Sale)
- Calculating Installment Sale Income (Gain on Sale)
- Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
- Installment Sale to a Related Party
- Selling Price Adjustment in Subsequent Year
- Electing Out of an Installment Sale
- Like-Kind Exchanges (Form 8824)
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- Like-Kind Exchanges
- Like-Kind Property
- Deferred Exchanges
- Related Parties
- Qualified Intermediaries
- Employee Stock Options
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- Employee Stock Options
- Statutory Stock Options
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPPs)
- Nonstatutory Stock Options
- Sale of Principal Residence
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- Determining Basis in a Residence
- Adjusted Basis of a Residence
- Exclusion of Gain
- Installment Sales of Principal Residence
- Sale of Vacant Land Adjacent to Residence
- Reduced Maximum Exclusion
- Reduced Exclusion on Sale of Home Worksheet
- Nonqualified Use (Non-Use)
- Business Use or Rental of Home - Application of Exclusion Rules
- Reporting Sale of Residence
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Tab 7
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Rental, Passive, and At-Risk—E
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- MACRS Recovery Periods for Property Used in Rental Activities Chart
- Partnerships flowchart
- Rental Real Estate Loss for Individuals flowchart
- How to Classify Rental Property for Tax Treatment flowchart
- Partnership (Form 1065) K-1 Codes
- S Corporation (Form 1120S) K-1 Codes
- Schedule E (Form 1040) Supplemental Income and Loss
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- Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental Income and Loss
- Part I - Rental Real Estate and Royalties
- Rental of Personal Property
- Royalties
- Part II - Partnerships and S Corporations
- Pass-Through Entities - Fiscal Year
- Part III - Estates and Trusts
- Missing or Erroneous Schedule K-1 - Form 8082
- Rental Real Estate
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- Rental Income
- Rental Expenses
- Limits on Rental Losses
- Personal Use of Rental Property - Roommates and Boarders
- Repairs and Improvements
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- Tangible Property Regulations
- Routine Maintenance Safe Harbor
- Capitalize Repair and Maintenance Costs Election
- De Minimis Safe Harbor Election
- Small Taxpayer Safe Harbor Election
- Materials and Supplies
- Mixed-Use Property - Vacation Homes (IRC 280A)
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- Allocating Expenses: Personal vs. Rental
- Interest on Rental - Second Home
- Sale of Rental Property
- Farm Rentals
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- Material Participation by Farm Landlord
- Passive Activity Losses
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- At-Risk Limitations
- Activities That Are Not Passive Activities
- Passive Activity Loss Limits
- Passive Activity Credits
- Self-Rental Rule
- Material Participation
- Grouping Activities
- Partners, LLC Members, Corporation Shareholders
- Rental Activities
- Real Estate Professionals
- Form 8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitations
- Form 8810, Corporate Passive Activity Loss and Credit Limitations
- Special $25,000 Allowance for Rental Real Estate
- At-Risk Rules
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- At-Risk Limits
- At-Risk Basis
- Qualified Nonrecourse Financing - Real Property.
- Form 6198, At-Risk Limitations
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Tab 8
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Business Deductions
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- NOL Carryback/Carryforward Rules Chart
- Truckers/Transportation Industry Chart
- Amortization Chart
- Per Diem Rates
- Per Diem Rates/High-Low Method
- Business Deductions
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- Ordinary and Necessary Business Expenses
- Limits on Business Deductions
- Services in Trade
- Bad Debts
- Barrier Removal Costs
- Capital Costs
- Circulation Expenses
- Election to Capitalize Carrying Charges
- Cell Phones
- Demolition Expenses
- Energy Efficient Commercial Building Property
- Gifts
- Insurance
- Intangible Drilling Costs
- Life Insurance
- Medical Marijuana
- Office Expense
- Penalties and Fines
- Professional Fees
- Recoveries
- Remodel-Refresh Safe Harbor
- Rent or Lease
- Research and Experimental Costs
- Wages
- Meals, Entertainment, Travel, and Lodging
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- Substantiating Meals, Entertainment, Travel, and Lodging
- Meals and Entertainment
- Travel and Lodging
- Accountable/Nonaccountable Plans
- Reporting Reimbursements
- Per Diem
- Paying Expenses of an Employer
- Reservists, Performing Artists, and Fee-Basis Government Officials
- Inventory/Cost of Goods Sold
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- Inventory
- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
- Inventory Methods
- Identifying Inventory Items
- Valuing Inventory
- Goods That Cannot Be Sold
- Loss of Inventory
- Uniform Capitalization Rules (UNICAP)
- Net Operating Loss (NOL)
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- NOL Carryback and Carryforward
- What is a Net Operating Loss (NOL)?
- How to Calculate an NOL
- How to Use an NOL
- How to Calculate an NOL Carryover
- Start-Up/Organization Costs
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- Capital Expenses
- Start-Up Costs
- Organizational Costs
- Deduction/Amortization
- Making the Election
- What if the Business Never Starts?
- Domestic Production Activities Deduction (Manufacturer's Deduction)
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- Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD)
- Construction Activities
- Farm Activities
- Partnerships and S Corporations
- Estates and Trusts
- Coordination With Other Deductions
- Accounting Periods and Methods
- Accounting Methods
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- Cash
- Accrual
- Exceptions to the Accrual Method Rule for Inventory
- Hybrid
- Long-Term Construction Contracts
- Prepaid Expenses
- Change in Accounting Method
- Accounting Periods
- Required Tax Year for Partnerships
- Required Tax Year for S Corporations and PSCs
- Business Purpose Tax Year
- Election Other Than Required Taxable Year (Section 444)
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Tab 9
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Depreciation—4562
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- MACRS Recovery Periods Chart
- Half-Year Convention Depreciation Rates
- Special Depreciation Allowance Percentages Chart
- Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortization
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- Basics of Depreciation
- Form 4562
- Computing Depreciation
- Depreciation Formulas Under MACRS
- Depreciable Basis
- Allowed or Allowable
- What Can Be Depreciated
- Excluded Property
- Placed in Service Date
- Regular MACRS (GDS)/Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)
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- Regular MACRS (GDS)
- Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)
- Comparison of MACRS Depreciation Methods
- Conventions
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- Short Tax Year Depreciation
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- Short Tax Year
- Short Tax Year Conventions
- Computing Depreciation in a Short Tax Year
- Section 179 Expense
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- Section 179 Limits
- Section 179 Election/Revocation
- Section 179 Qualifying Property
- Section 179 Nonqualifying Property
- Section 179 Carryover
- Section 179 Recapture
- Special Depreciation Allowance
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- Special Depreciation Allowance (Bonus Depreciation)
- Qualified Real Property
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- Cost Recovery for Qualified Real Property
- Intangible Assets
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- Section 197 Intangibles
- Recovering the Cost of Computer Software
- General Asset Accounts (GAA)
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- Depreciation Adjustments for Alternative Minimum Tax
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- AMT Depreciation Adjustments
- Correcting Depreciation Errors
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- Correcting Depreciation Errors
- Section 481 Adjustment
- Miscellaneous Depreciation Issues
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- Income Forecast Method
- Unit-of-Production Method
- Cost Segregation
- Abandonment
- Idle Property
- Depletion
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- Depletion Allowance
- Oil and Gas Wells
- Geothermal Property and Other Mineral Property
- Depreciation for Like-Kind Exchanges and Involuntary Conversions
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- Depreciating Replacement Property
- MACRS Recovery Periods
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- MACRS Recovery Periods, GDS, and ADS
- MACRS Percentage Charts
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- Residential Rental Property
- Nonresidential Real Property
- MACRS Worksheet
- MACRS 200% Declining-Balance
- MACRS Short-Year Depreciation - Short Cut Percentage Method
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Tab 10
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Automobiles and Listed Property
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- Vehicle Depreciation Limitations (Section 280F) Chart
- Vehicle Depreciation Chart
- Standard Mileage Rate Per Mile Chart
- Lease Inclusion Tables
- When Are Transportation Expenses Deductible?
- Listed Property Recordkeeping
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- Business Autos
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- Business Use of a Vehicle
- Standard Mileage Rate Method
- Actual Expense Method
- Auto Loan Interest Expense
- Section 280F Depreciation Limits
- MACRS Depreciation on Business Autos
- Maximizing Section 179 - Autos Worksheet
- Depreciation After End of Recovery Period
- Depreciation Recapture
- Leased Autos
- Converting Personal Use Auto to Business Use
- Converting Business Use Auto to Personal Use
- Sale of Business Auto
- Business Auto Trade-In Rules
- Business Auto Trade-In Worksheet
- Other Listed Property
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Tab 11
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Tax Credits
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- Retirement Savings Contribution Credit Chart
- Earned Income Credit Chart
- Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit Percentages Chart
- Tax Credits Chart
- Due Diligence Requirements
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- Due Diligence Requirements Chart
- Delayed Refunds for Refundable Credits
- Enforcement
- Adoption Expenses
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- Adoption Credit and Exclusion
- When to Claim Credit and Exclusion
- Children With Special Needs
- Child and Dependent Care Expenses
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- Exclusion or Credit
- Qualifying Person
- Child and Dependent Care Credit Eligibility flowchart
- Exclusion on Separate Returns
- Work-Related Expenses
- Provider Identification
- Earned Income
- Child Tax Credit
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- Child Tax Credit
- Qualifying Child
- Additional Child Tax Credit
- Hurricane Relief
- Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
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- Credit for Elderly or Disabled Eligibility Chart
- Earned Income Credit
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- Basics of the Earned Income Credit (EIC)
- Earned Income Credit Eligibility Chart
- Qualifying Child
- Investment Income Limit
- Earned Income
- Federal Tax Paid on Fuels
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- Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels
- First-Time Homebuyer Credit
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- Repayment of First-Time Homebuyer Credit
- Foreign Tax Credit
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- Tax Paid to a Foreign Country
- Mortgage Interest Credit
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- Premium Tax Credit
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- Premium Tax Credit (PTC)
- Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Terms
- Reconciliation/Repayment of Advance Payments
- Shared Policy Allocations
- Health Coverage Tax Credit
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- Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)
- Who May Claim the Credit
- Form 8885, Health Coverage Tax Credit
- Residential Energy Credits
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- Expiration of Residential Energy Credits
- Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit
- Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit
- Retirement Savings Contribution Credit
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- Credit Amount
- Residential Energy Credits Chart
- Vehicle Credits
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- Expiration of Vehicle Credits
- Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (IRC 30B)
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (IRC 30C)
- Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (IRC 30D)
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Tab 12
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Children, College, and Family
Details(+)
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- Claiming a Dependent's Education Expenses Chart
- Comparison of Education Credits Chart
- Modified AGI for Computing Education Tax Benefits Chart
- Education Benefits Comparison Chart
- Coordinating Education Benefits
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- Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement
- American Opportunity Credit
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- Due Diligence Requirements
- American Opportunity Credit Amount
- Restrictions
- Eligible Students
- Qualified Education Expenses
- Lifetime Learning Credit
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- Lifetime Learning Credit Tax Benefit
- Restrictions
- Eligible Students
- Qualified Education Expenses
- Tuition and Fees Deduction
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- Tuition and Fees Deduction Tax Benefit
- Restrictions
- Eligible Students
- Qualified Education Expenses
- Qualified Tuition Programs (QTPs) and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
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- QTP and ESA Tax Benefits
- QTP and ESA Contributions Chart
- Qualified Expenses for QTPs and ESAs
- Tax-Free Distributions
- Taxable Distributions
- ESA Rollovers
- Exceptions to 10% Additional Tax - Education
- Losses on QTPs and ESAs
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants
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- Tax-Free Scholarships
- Taxable Scholarships
- Coordination With Other Education Benefits
- Reporting
- Qualified Tuition Reductions
- Graduate Education
- U.S. Savings Bond Interest Exclusion
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- Exclusion Rules
- Qualified Savings Bonds
- Qualified Education Expenses
- Dependents
- Penalty-Free IRA Distributions
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- Penalty Exception
- Qualified Education Expenses
- Coordination With Other Education Benefits
- Student Loan Interest Deduction
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- Student Loan Interest Deduction
- Children and Taxes
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- Divorce
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- Property Settlements and Transfers
- Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
- Deducting Costs of Divorce
- Alimony
- Child Support
- Underpayment of Alimony or Child Support
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Tab 13
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Retirment and Employee Benefits
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Tab 14
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Other 1040 Topics
Details(+)
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- Household Employment Tax Requirements Chart
- AMT Exemption Phaseout Range Chart
- AMT Exemption - Individuals Chart
- Form 6251 - 2017 AMT Adjustments Summary Chart
- Household Employees
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- Schedule H, Household Employment Taxes
- Filing Requirements
- Alternative Minimum Tax
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- AMT Rate Schedule
- AMT Exemption - Individuals
- AMT Exemption Phaseout Range
- Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax - Individuals
- Incentive Stock Options - AMT Adjustments
- AMT and Children
- Corporations
- Partners and S Corporation Shareholders
- Credits and AMT
- Credit for Prior Year AMT
- Community Property
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- Community Property
- Filing Separately
- Community Property Rules for RDPs and Same-Sex Married Couples
- Clergy and Religious Workers
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- Ministers
- Parsonage (Housing) Allowance
- U.S. Armed Forces
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- Armed Forces Income
- Combat Zones
- Combat Zone Tax Provisions
- Extensions and Deferrals
- Principal Residence Purchase or Sale
- Military Reservists
- Involuntary Conversions
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- Involuntary Conversion Defined
- Condemnations
- Postponement of Gain
- Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Cancellation of Debt
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- Definitions
- Cancellation of Debt
- Foreclosure or Repossession
- Property Secured by Recourse Debt
- Property Secured by Nonrecourse Debt
- Short Sale and Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
- Nontaxable Cancellation of Debt Income
- Taxpayer Insolvency
- Abandonment - Foreclosure or Repossession
- Reduction of Tax Attributes (Form 982)
- Qualified Real Property Business Debt
- Qualified Principal Residence Debt
- Forms 1099-A and 1099-C
- Foreign Income
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- Taxation of Worldwide Income
- Foreign Earned Income
- Bona Fide Residence Test
- Physical Presence Test
- Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Housing Exclusion and Deduction
- Extensions for Taxpayers Abroad
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Tab 15
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IRS, Penalties, and Audits
Details(+)
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- IRS Contact Information
- Taxpayer Advocate Service
- Refund Inquiries
- Filing and Extended Due Dates Chart
- Extensions
- Overpayment/Underpayment Interest Rates Chart
- Get Transcript
- Taxpayer Penalties Chart
- Return Preparer Penalties Chart
- Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN)
- Private Debt Collection
- Statutes of Limitation
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- Military Exceptions
- Date Considered Filed
- Assessment
- Collection
- Claim for Refund
- Penalty for Underpayment of Estimated Tax
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- Estimated Tax Penalty for 2017
- Joint Return to Separate
- Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
- Directing Payments
- Taxpayer Unable to Pay
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- File the Tax Return on Time
- Additional Time to Pay
- Amended Returns
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- Filing Claim for Refund
- Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
- Form 1045, Application for Tentative Refund
- IRS Audits
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- Selection of Returns for Examination
- Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business
- IRS Audits
- Audit Strategy
- Requesting a Different Auditor
- Repeat Examinations
- Appeals Process
- Tax Court
- Annual Filing Season Program
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- Practice Before the IRS
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- Authorizing a Representative
- Disclosure of Tax Return Information
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- Disclosure or Use of Tax Return Information
- Tax Return Information
- Taxpayer Consent
- IRS Collection Process
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- Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Fast Track Mediation - Collection (FTMC)
- Payment Options
- Federal Tax Liens
- IRS Levies
- Offer in Compromise (OIC)
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- Summary of an Offer in Compromise (OIC)
- Eligibility
- To Submit an Offer
- Evaluation Process
- Relief from Joint and Several Liability on Joint Returns
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- Innocent Spouse
- Injured Spouse
- Electronic Filing
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- e-File Requirement for Tax Return Preparers
- Applying to Become an e-File Provider
- Electronic Return Originators (EROs)
- Individual Returns Not Eligible for e-File
- Timely Filing
- Signing an Electronic Return - Individuals
- Corporations, Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts
- Signing an Electronic Return
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Worksheets and Where to File
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- Sales Tax Tables
- Where to File Forms 1040, 4868, and 1040-ES
- Child Tax Credit Worksheet
- Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents
- Student Loan Interest Deduction Worksheet
- Standard Deduction Chart for People Who Were Born Before January 2, 1953, or Were Blind
- Capital Loss Carryover Worksheet
- Social Security Benefits Worksheet
- Earned Income Credit (EIC) Worksheet
- Itemized Deductions Phaseout Worksheet
- Annual Lease Value Worksheet for Employer-Provided Vehicles
- Exemptions Phaseout Worksheet
- W-2 Codes and 1099-R Codes
- 1099-A Instructions
- 1099-C Instructions
- Worksheet for Determining Support
- Recommended Names for PDFs Attached to e-Filed Returns
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FastTaxFacts W2/1099 Roadmap
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Tri-fold laminated sheet included with the Deluxe Edition Plus and 1040 Edition Plus.
- Tax Treatment for Sellers and Buyers chart
- Book to Tax Adjustments
- Income per Books vs. Taxable Income
- Book to Tax Adjustments - Schedule M-1 chart
- Contributed Property Depreciation
- Schedule M-1, Reconciliation of Income (Loss per Books With Income per Return)
- Schedule M-3
- Closing a Business
- Closing a Business Checklist
- Canceling an Employer Identification Number (EIN) - Closing an Account
- Sale of a Business
- Sale of Business Assets
- Classes of Assets
- Asset Acquisition Statement
- Sale of a Business Planning Issues
- Buyer vs. Seller
- Sale of Stock vs. Sale of Assets
- Self-Employment Tax - Sale of Business
- Partnership - Sale of Business
- Non-Tax Issues
- Sale of Business Examples, C Corporation, S Corporation, Partnership
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States
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- Filing Requirements
- Tax Rate Schedules
- State Websites
- Contact Information
- Return Mailing Addresses
- Extension Information
- Federal Attachments
- State e-File Information
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Tab 18
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C Corporations
Details(+)
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- C Corporation Income Tax Rate Schedule, Form 1120 Chart
- Where to File
- Filing Requirements
- Filing Deadline
- Extension of Time to File
- Penalties
- Electronic Filing
- Special Returns for Certain Organizations Chart
- Amended C Corporation Return
- Corporations
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- Businesses Taxed as Corporations
- Legal Aspects of Corporations
- Payments to Shareholders
- Controlled Groups
- C Corporation Taxation
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- C Corporation Income Tax
- Estimated Tax
- Depositing Taxes
- Quick Refund of Overpayment of Estimated Tax
- Change of Name or Address
- Capital Contributions
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- Basis
- IRC Section 351 - Nontaxable Transfers
- Use Caution When Transferring Personal Assets
- Stock
- C Corporation Advantages
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- Fringe Benefits
- Rents and Royalty Payments
- Employer-Provided Living Expenses (IRC 119)
- Loans
- Losses on IRC Section 1244 Small Business Stock
- Gain on IRC Section 1202 Small Business Stock
- C vs. S Corporation Comparison
- Income and Expenses of a Corporation
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- Tax Rules for Corporations
- Capital Losses
- Capital Gains
- Charitable Contributions
- Start-Up Costs and Organizational Costs
- Dividends Received Deduction
- Corporate Net Operating Loss (NOL)
- Miscellaneous Corporate Topics
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- Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
- Tax Credits
- Shareholder Wages
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- Employee/Shareholder
- Reasonable Compensation
- Assignment of Income
- Distributions to Shareholders
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- Dividends
- Constructive Dividends (Taxable Distributions)
- Form 1099-DIV
- Form 5452, Corporate Report of Nondividend Distributions
- Earnings and Profits (E&P)
- Entity Classification Election
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- Basic Classification Rules
- Accumulated Earnings Tax
- Personal Service Corporations (PSCs)
- Personal Holding Companies (PHCs)
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- Personal Holding Company Income
- Personal Holding Company Tax
- Homeowners' Associations Form 1120, 1120-H, or 990 Series
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- Homeowners' Associations (IRC 528)
- Types of Homeowners' Associations
- Choice of Tax Form
- Stock Redemptions
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- Tax Planning with Stock Redemptions and Liquidations
- Corporate Reorganizations
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- Qualifications for Tax-Free Reorganization
- Distributions of Stock Under Reorganization
- Corporate Liquidations
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- Complete Liquidation - C or S Corporations
- Election to Treat Stock Purchase as Asset Acquisition
- C Corporation Example
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- Scenario
- Incorporation Agreement
- Health Savings Accounts
- SIMPLE Plan
- Organizational Costs and Start-Up Costs
- Purchase of Assets
- Payroll
- Dividends
- Financial Statements
- Line-by-Line Explanation of C Corporation Example - Page 1, Form 1120
- Income
- Deductions
- Schedule J, Tax Computation and Payment
- Schedule L, Balance Sheet per Books
- Schedule M-1, Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return
- Schedule M-2, Analysis of Unappropriated Retained Earnings per Books (Line 25, Schedule L)
- Depreciation Worksheet - Greener Pastures, Inc.
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S Corporations - 1120S
Details(+)
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- Filing Requirements
- Electronic Filing
- Where to File
- S Corporation Advantages/Disadvantages Chart
- Business Activity Codes
- Filing Deadline
- Taxation Summary - Corporations and Partnerships Chart
- Penalties
- Amended Form 1120S
- Basics of S Corporations
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- S Corporation Formation
- S Corporation Qualifications
- Ineligible Corporations
- One-Class-of-Stock Rule
- Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation
- Relief for Late S Corporation Elections
- Termination of S Corporation Status
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- Termination
- Inadvertent Termination
- Five-Year Waiting Period for Reinstatement
- Treatment of S Corporation Termination Year
- Flow-Through to S Corporation Shareholders
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- Ordinary Business Income
- Pro-Rata Allocation/Per-Share/Per-Day
- Separately Stated Items
- Shareholder Basis
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- S Corporation Shareholder's Basis
- S Corporation Shareholder's Basis Adjustments
- Loans
- Charitable Contributions of Appreciated Property by S Corporations
- Basis of S Corporation Stock Upon Conversion From C Corporation
- Discharge of Indebtedness
- Distributions
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- Acronyms
- S Corporations With No Earnings and Profits
- Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA)
- Other Adjustments Account (OAA)
- Ordering Rules
- Election to Distribute Earnings and Profits First
- Post Termination Transition Period (PTTP)
- S Corporation Liquidation
- S Corporation Taxes
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- S Corporation Pass Through
- Excess Net Passive Income Tax (IRC §1375)
- Built-In Gains (BIG) Tax
- Investment Credit Recapture Tax
- Last-In First-Out (LIFO) Recapture Tax
- Estimated Tax Payments
- Miscellaneous S Corporation Issues
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- Required Tax Year for S Corporations and PSCs
- Employee Business Expense for S Corporation Shareholder
- Reasonable Compensation
- Fringe Benefits for S Corporation Shareholders
- No Carryovers Between C and S Year
- S Corporation Example
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- Scenario
- Incorporation Agreement
- Health Savings Accounts
- SIMPLE Plan
- Organizational and Start-Up Costs
- Purchase of Assets
- Payroll
- Distributions
- Financial Statements
- Line-by-Line Instructions (Form 1120S)
- Income
- Deductions
- Schedules K and K-1 (Form 1120S)
- Schedule L - Balance Sheet per Books
- Schedule M-1 - Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books with Income (Loss) per Return
- Schedule M-2
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Partnerships and LLCs - 1065
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- Electronic Filing
- Where to File
- Filing Requirements
- Business Activity Codes
- Filing Deadline
- Extension of Time to File
- Where to Report Income and Expenses (Form 1065) Chart
- Penalties
- Amended Partnership Return
- Partnership Advantages/Disadvantages Chart
- Partnerships
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- Partnership Defined
- Spousal Partnerships
- Family Partnerships
- Exclusion From Partnership Treatment
- General and Limited Partners
- Fundamentals of Partnership Taxation
- Partnership Agreement
- Partnership Tax Year
- Partnership Income and Expenses
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- Trade or Business Income (Loss)
- Start-Up Costs and Organizational Costs
- Distributive Share
- Guaranteed Payments
- Self-Employed Health Insurance Premiums
- Separately Stated Items
- Limit on Losses
- Timing of Income
- Change in Partnership Interest
- Unreimbursed Partnership Expenses
- Basis
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- Partnership's Basis (Inside Basis)
- Partner's Basis in the Partnership (Outside Basis)
- Effect of Partnership Liabilities
- Contribution of Services
- Alternative Rule for Computing Partner's Basis
- Partner's Capital Account
- Partner's Outside Basis Compared to Partner's Capital Account
- IRC Section 754 Election to Adjust Basis of Partnership Property
- Partnership Distributions
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- Tax Effects of Distributions
- Current Distributions
- Liquidating Distributions
- Liabilities
- Sale of Partnership Interest
- Disguised Sale Rules
- Certain Distributions Treated as Sales or Exchanges
- Payments for Unrealized Receivables and Inventory Items
- Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests
- Distribution of Inventory
- Liquidation at Partner's Retirement or Death
- Terminating a Partnership
- Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
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- LLC Defined
- Classification of LLCs
- LLCs Classified as Partnerships
- LLCs Classified as Disregarded Entities
- LLCs Classified as Corporations
- LLC Treated as Partnership vs. S Corporation
- Subsequent Elections (Changing Elections)
- Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
- Publicly Traded Partnership (PTPs)
- Partnership Example
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- Scenario
- Partnership Agreement
- Health Savings Accounts
- SIMPLE Plan
- Organizational Costs and Start-Up Costs
- Purchase of Assets
- Payroll
- Distributions
- Financial Statements
- Line-by-Line Explanations (Form 1065)
- Income
- Deductions
- Schedules K and K-1 (Form 1065)
- Schedule L - Balance Sheets per Books
- Schedule M-1 - Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income (Loss) per Return
- Schedule M-2 - Analysis of Partners' Capital Accounts
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Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciaries - 1041, 706, 709
Details(+)
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- Annual Exclusion for Gifts Chart
- Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion, Credit, and Tax Rate Chart
- Capital Gain and Qualified Dividend Rates
- Form 1041 - Estates and Trusts Taxable Income
- Form 1041 Federal Tax Rate Schedule
- Form 1041 - Estates and Trusts Income Tax Return Chart
- Prior Years Form 1041 Federal Tax Rate Schedules
- Where to File - Form 1041
- State Estate and Inheritance Tax
- States with Estate or Inheritance Tax Chart
- Form 706 - Estate Tax Return
- Where to File - Form 706 or 709
- Estate and Gift Tax Federal Tax Rate Schedules
- Form 709 - Gift Tax Return
- Form 709 - Filing Requirements Chart
- Death of a Taxpayer - Common Forms and Returns
- Estates and Trusts (Form 1041) K-1 Codes
- Death of Taxpayer
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- Property Passing at Death
- Probate
- Wills and Intestacy
- Personal Representatives
- Revocable Trusts at Death
- Income in the Year of Death
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- Income in Respect of Decedent (IRD)
- Wages
- U.S. Savings Bonds at Death
- Decedent's Final Form 1040
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- Who Files and Signs
- Filing Requirements
- Income
- Deductions
- Credits
- Form 1041, Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts
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- Estates
- Simple and Complex Trusts
- Other Trust Entities
- Accounting Income
- Income
- Capital Gains and Losses
- Tax-Exempt Income
- Deductions
- AGI Calculation for Estates and Trusts
- Termination Year
- Charitable Deductions, Schedule A (Form 1041)
- Income Distribution Deduction, Schedule B (Form 1041)
- Distributable Net Income (DNI)
- Distributions
- Schedule K-1 (Form 1041)
- Form 1041 Examples
- Alternative Minimum Tax - Estates and Trusts
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- Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
- Calculating AMT
- Grantor Trusts
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- Grantor Trust Filing Methods Chart
- Estate and Gift Tax
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- Estate Tax
- Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax
- Marital Deduction
- Marital Estate Tax Planning
- Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) Election
- Charitable Deduction
- Valuation
- Form 709, Gift Tax Return
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- Gift Tax
- Gifts Subject to Gift Tax
- Loans
- Joint Tenancies
- Not Gifts
- Gift Tax Lifetime Exclusion
- Annual Exclusion
- Taxable Gifts
- Think Twice Before Giving
- Form 709 Gift Tax Return Examples
- Gift Splitting
- Form 706, Estate Tax Return
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- Gross Estate
- Asset Schedules
- Deductions
- Schedule PC, Protective Claim for Refund
- State Death Tax
- Deduction for Estate Tax Paid on IRD
- Basis
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- Basis of Inherited Property
- Basis of Gifts
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Social Security, Medicare, and Exempt Organizations
Details(+)
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- Full Retirement Age - Social Security Chart
- Early Retirement Reduced Benefits Chart
- Social Security and Medicare Highlights Chart
- Working While Receiving Social Security Benefits Chart
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Chart
- Social Security
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- Social Security Basics
- Taxable Social Security Benefits
- How Benefits Are Calculated
- How Work Affects Retirement Benefits
- Medicare
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- Medicare Basic Coverage Chart
- Medicare Eligibility Chart
- Medicare Part A Premiums
- Medicare Part B Premiums
- Medicare Part C Coverage
- Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP)
- Coverage Gap (“Donut Hole”)
- Medigap (Medicare Supplemental Insurance)
- Medicaid
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
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- Tax-Exempt
- Common Types of Exempt Organizations
- Exempt Organization Components
- Tax-Exempt Qualifications
- Nonqualified Organizations
- Private Foundations
- Exempt Organization Responsibilities
- Applying for Exempt Status
- Types of Applications
- User Fees
- Filing Requirements for Exempt Organizations
- Penalties
- Unrelated Business Income Tax
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- Unrelated Business Income
- Exceptions and Special Rules
- Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return
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Payroll and Labor Laws - 940, 941
Details(+)
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- Payroll Deposit Penalties Chart
- Form 941 - Payroll Deposit Schedule Chart
- 2018 Employer's Payroll Tax Calendar
- Payroll Tax Deposits
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- Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)
- Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO)
- Other Payroll Deposit Rules
- Form W-4, Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate
- Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
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- Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
- Employer's Quarterly Return (Form 941)
- Form 944, Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return
- Form 943, Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees
- Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax
- Backup Withholding
- Employment Tax Form Corrections
- Form W-2 and Form W-3
- Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
- Special Rules for Various Types of Employment
- Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
- Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income
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- Non-Employee Payments for Work Performed by Outside Workers
- Other Payroll Issues
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- Payroll Recordkeeping
- Gross-Up Computation
- Fringe Benefits
- Supplemental Wages
- Tip vs. Wage
- Reporting Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Labor Laws
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- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)
- New Hire Reporting Requirements
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Business Tools and Worksheets
Details(+)
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- Business Agreements
- Starting a Business Checklist
- Section 351 Statements
- Principal Business Activity Codes for Corporations and Partnerships
- S Corporation Shareholder's Adjusted Basis Worksheet
- Partner's Adjusted Basis Worksheet (Outside Basis)
- Cash Flow Reconciliation
- NOL Business/Nonbusiness Allocation Worksheet
- Depreciation Worksheet
- Organizational Costs and Start-Up Costs: Statement of Election to Amortize
- Simplified Production Method under Section 263A
- Worksheet to Reconcile Amounts Reported in Name of Decedent on Information Returns (Forms W-2, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, etc.)
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Other Business Topics
Details(+)
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- Where to File Individual Returns
- Where to File Business Returns Chart
- Learning to Prepare Income Tax Returns for Partnerships/Corporations
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- Starting with Schedule C (Form 1040)
- Structure and Taxation of Business Entities
- Greener Pastures Partnership
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- Scenario
- Effect on Forms 1040 of Partners
- Corporations
- Employee Benefit Plan Excise Taxes
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- Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans
- Identity Theft and the Tax Return
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- Identity Security Changes
- Detecting and Reporting Identity Theft
- Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) Program
- Victims of Credit Card Fraud or Identity Theft
- Data Theft Information for Tax Professionals
- Suspicious Emails and Scams
- Scam Phone Calls - Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious Calls
- IRS Publications Index
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Small Business Recent Developments
Details(+)
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- What's New - 2017 and Beyond
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- Contemporaneous vs. Reconstructed Records
- Hobby Loss Rules Can Apply to Non-Hobby Activities
- C Corporation Accumulated Earnings Tax
- The Wrong Way to Transfer S Corporation Stock
- Creation of Loan Documents After the Fact Does Not Make it a Loan
- LLC Members Subject to SE Tax
- CEO Not Liable for Trust-Fund Tax
- Partnership Audit Regulations
- Business Bad Debt vs. Nonbusiness Bad Debt
- No Automatic Exemption to Partnership Filing Requirement
- New Partnership Section 754 Election Regulations
- Unreasonable Management Fees Paid to a Controlled Corporation
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Sales, Dispositions, and Adjustments
Details(+)
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- Tax Treatment for Sellers and Buyers Chart
- Book to Tax Adjustments
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- Income per Books vs. Taxable Income
- Contributed Property Depreciation
- Book to Tax Adjustments - Schedule M-1 Chart
- Schedule M-1, Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return
- Schedule M-3
- Closing a Business
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- Closing a Business Checklist
- Actions to Take When Closing a Business Chart
- Cancelling an Employer Identification Number (EIN) - Closing an Account
- Sale of a Business
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- Sale of Business Assets
- Asset Acquisition Statement
- Classes of Assets
- Sale of a Business Planning Issues
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- Buyer vs. Seller
- Sale of Stock vs. Sale of Assets
- Self-Employment Tax - Sale of Business
- Partnership - Sale of Business
- Non-Tax Issues
- Sale of Business Examples
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- C Corporation - Sale of Business Example
- S Corporation - Sale of Business Example
- Partnership - Sale of Business Example
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Tab 28
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Small Business Retirement
Details(+)
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- Retirement Plan Limitations Chart
- Where to Deduct Qualified Pension Plan and IRA Contributions Chart
- Pension Plan Limitations Chart
- Rollover Chart
- Pension Plan Characteristics
- Pension Plan Advantages/Disadvantages
- Financial Hardship Distributions
- Small Business Retirement Plans
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- Benefits for Offering a Retirement Plan
- IRS Retirement Plans Navigator
- Definitions
- IRA Based Plans
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- Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA)
- Payroll-Deduction IRA
- Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)
- SIMPLE IRA Plan
- Qualified Plans
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- Qualified Retirement Plans
- Defined Contribution Plans
- Defined Benefit Plans
- IRC Section 414(x) Combined Plans
- How to Set Up a Qualified Plan
- Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Minimum Funding Requirement
- Vesting Rules
- Contributions
- Employer Deduction
- 401(k) Plans
- SIMPLE 401(k) Plan
- Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan
- Solo 401(k) Plan
- Qualified Roth Contribution Program
- Distributions
- Rollovers and Transfers
- Inherited Retirement Plans
- Disaster-Related Relief
- Prohibited Transactions
- Plan Errors and Corrections
- Reporting Requirements
- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
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- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
- Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
- IRC Section 409A Rules
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Employee Health Benefits
Details(+)
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- HSA Limitation flowchart
- HSA Limitations Chart
- HSA Penalties
- Where to Deduct HSA Contributions
- Archer MSA Limitations
- Medical Fringe Benefit Plans Chart
- Employer Contributions to Accident and Health Plans
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- Employer-Provided Medical Coverage
- Employer Mandate - Affordable Care Act
- COBRA
- Penalty for Large Employers
- Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs)
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- Tax Benefits
- Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA)
- Qualifying for an HRA
- HRA Contributions
- HRA Distributions
- Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs)
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- Tax Benefits
- Qualifying for an FSA
- FSA Contributions
- FSA Distributions
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
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- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- HSA Qualifications
- Contributions to an HSA
- Limit on Contributions
- Rollovers
- Contribution Deadline
- Reporting Contributions
- HSA Distributions
- Reporting Distributions on the Tax Return
- Balance in an HSA
- Death of HSA Holder
- Form 8889, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Employer Participation
- Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs)
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- Excess Medical Reimbursements
- Are Excess Medical Reimbursements Taxable?
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Business Credits
Details(+)
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- Assembling Form 3800
- 3 Steps to Determine Qualification for the Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums Chart
- Business Credits Chart
- General Business Credit
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- General Business Credit (Form 3800)
- Reducing Certain Expenses for Which Credits Are Allowable
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (Form 8911)
- Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (Form 8910)
- Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuels Credit (Form 8864)
- Biofuel Producer Credit (Form 6478)
- Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Credit (Form 8933)
- Credit for Employer Differential Wage Payments (Form 8932)
- Credit for Employer-Provided Childcare Facilities and Services (Form 8882)
- Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Certain Employee Tips (Form 8846)
- Credit for Increasing Research Activities (Form 6765)
- Payroll Tax Credit
- Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Start-Up Costs (Form 8881)
- Disabled Access Credit (Form 8826)
- Distilled Spirits Credit (Form 8906)
- Empowerment Zone Employment Credit (Form 8844)
- Energy Efficient Home Credit (Form 8908)
- Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit (Form 8830)
- Indian Employment Credit (Form 8845)
- Investment Credit (Form 3468)
- Low-Income Housing Credit (Form 8586)
- Mine Rescue Team Training Credit (Form 8923)
- New Markets Tax Credit (Form 8874)
- Orphan Drug Credit (Form 8820)
- Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit (Form 8936)
- Qualified Railroad Track Maintenance Credit (Form 8900)
- Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit (Form 8835)
- Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums (Form 8941)
- Work Opportunity Credit (Form 5884)
- Credits for Hurricane Disaster Area Employers
- Other Credits
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- Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels (Form 4136)
- Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax - Corporations (Form 8827)
- Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums
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Starting a Business
Details(+)
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- Websites
- Entity Classification Elections Chart
- Business Entity Comparison Chart
- Business Entity Pros and Cons Chart
- Business Plans
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- Starting a Business
- Preparation of a Business Plan
- Targeting a Business Plan to a Specific Audience
- Organization of the Business Plan
- Executive Summary
- Mission, Vision, and Description
- Products and Services
- Marketing Plan
- Operational Plan
- Management and Organization
- Personal Financial Statement
- Start-Up Costs and Capitalization
- Financial Plan
- Forecasting Profit and Loss
- Monthly Sales Forecast
- Projected Cash Flow (12 Months)
- Use of Budgets in Ongoing Operations
- Internal Control, Accounting Procedures, and Insurance
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- Internal Control
- Accounting Procedures
- Insurance
- SWOT Analysis
- Reasons Businesses Fail
- Going Out of Business Tax Checklist
- Succession Planning
- Business Valuation
- Hiring Practices
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- Avoiding Improper Interview Questions
- Legal Considerations
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- Truth in Advertising
- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
- Contracts
- Financing - Small Business Administration
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- 7(a) Loan Program
- Certified Development Company (CDC), 504 Loan Program
- Microloan Program
- Disaster Loans
- State Secretaries of State Contact Information
- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
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Tab 32
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Business Audit Strategies
Details(+)
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- Websites
- Industries/Professions Tax Centers
- Examination Letters
- Examination Terms
- IRS Databases
- Guide to an IRS Audit
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- Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- IRS Audit
- Audit Process
- Records
- The Audit
- Examination Workpapers and Initial Interview
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- Sample Initial Interview Questions
- Worker Classification
- Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
- Minimum Income Probes - IRS Audit
- In-Depth Examinations of Income
- Formal Indirect Methods - IRS Audit
- IRS Audit Techniques for Businesses
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- IRS Links to Industries and Professions
- Partnership Distributions - Disguised Sales
- Activities Not Engaged in For Profit
- Cash Intensive Businesses
- Day Care Provider Expenses
- Excise Tax on Indoor Tanning
- Executive Compensation - Fringe Benefits
- Capitalization of Tangible Property
- Cost Segregation
- Farmers - Income
- General Livestock
- Monitoring of Authorized IRS e-file Providers
- Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) Program
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- IIR Program Goal
- Business Tax Issues Appropriate for IIR
- IIR Submission Procedures
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States Business Tax Summary
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- Business Return Filing Requirements
- Sales and Use Tax
- Tax Rate Schedules
- State Web Sites
- Contact Information
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