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| Short Term Capital Gain or Loss: | |
Info Short Term Capital Gain or LossGain/loss on sale of asset held for one year or less. Get information from forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV and broker statements. Report using Form 8949 (attachment is required) Read more on IRS.gov: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch16.html |
| Long Term Capital Gain or Loss: | |
Info Long Term Capital Gain or LossGain/loss on sale of asset held for more then one year. Get information from forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV and broker statements. Report using Form 8949 (attachment is required) Read more on IRS.gov: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch16.html |
| Taxable IRA Distributions: | |
Info Taxable IRA DistributionsDistributions from an IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan generally must be included as part of your taxable income. If you were unable to claim a tax deduction during the year for your IRA contribution, your distribution is only partially taxable. If you were able to claim a tax deduction in the year of the contribution your distribution is fully taxable. Report using Form 8606 (attachment is required). Withdrawals from a retirement account may be subject to an additional tax of 10% if the distribution is made before you reach age 59.5 years old. |
| Taxable Pensions And Annuity: | |
Info Taxable Pensions And AnnuityUnder the General Rule, you figure the taxable and tax–free parts of your annuity payments using life expectancy tables prescribed by the IRS. Read more at IRS.gov: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p939/index.html |
| Unemployment Compensation: | |
Info Unemployment CompensationIf you received unemployment compensation during the year, you should receive Form 1099-G (should arrive sometime in January), showing the amount you were paid. Any unemployment compensation received must be included in your income. Read more on IRS.gov: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/employees/article/0,,id=130505,00.html |
| Taxable Social Security Benefits: | |
Info Taxable Social Security BenefitsSocial Security benefits may be non-taxable or partially taxable, depending on your total income from other sources and your filing status. Read more on IRS.gov: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc423.html and more: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p915/index.html |
| Gambling Winnings: | |
Info Gambling WinningsGambling winnings are fully taxable regardless of whether you receive a Form W-2G or any other reporting form. Gambling income includes – but is not limited to – winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse and dog races and casinos, as well as the fair market value of prizes such as cars, houses, trips or other noncash prizes. The payer might provide you with a Form W-2G and may have withheld federal income taxes from the payment. You may not use Form 1040A or 1040EZ. |
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Tax Deductions
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| Amortizable Bond Premium: | |
Info Amortizable Bond PremiumSubtract the bond premium amortization from your interest income from these bonds. Report the bond's interest on line 1 of Schedule B (Form 1040). NOTE: There is no deduction possible for bond premiums related to tax-free bonds. |
| Gambling Losses: | |
Info Gambling LossesYou cannot deduct gambling losses that are more than your winnings. To deduct your losses, you must be able to provide receipts, tickets, statements or other records that show the amount of both your winnings and losses. |
| Home Office Expense: | |
Info Home Office ExpenseHomeowners can deduct a portion of their utilities, home insurance, property taxes, mortgage interest, and home repairs as business expenses. Homeowners who work at home can even claim a tax break for depreciation on the business portion of their home. Read more: Publication 587 - Business Use of Your Home. |
| Investment Interest Expense: | |
Info Investment Interest ExpenseInvestment interest refers to interest paid on money borrowed for the purpose of purchasing investment property that will generate taxable income. This includes margin interest, assuming you purchased taxable securities with your margin account. Interest on money borrowed to purchase tax exempt securities, such as municipal bonds, is not deductible. |
| Medical Expenses: | |
Info Medical ExpensesIf the total of your medical expenses is less than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI), you are not eligible to take a single dollar’s worth of the medical expense deduction. Medical expenses include expenses related to diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or treatment affecting any function or structure of the body. Expenses must not be paid out of a tax-free medical savings or health savings account. Read more on IRS.gov: IRS Publication 502 |
| Mortgage Interest (Form 1098): | |
Info Mortgage Interest (Form 1098)Deduction is limited to interest on debts secured by a principal residence or a second home. Interest is deductible on only the first $1 million of debt used for acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving the residence, or the first $100,000 of home equity debt regardless of the purpose or use of the loan. You should receive a Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, from each mortgage lenders. This form reports the total interest that you paid during the tax year. You do not have to attach this form to your tax return. Read more in IRS.gov: Publication 936, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction. |
| Mortgage Points: | |
Info Mortgage PointsCertain charges you pay to obtain a home mortgage. Points are usually charged based on a percentage of the loan amount. Read more in IRS.gov: IRS Tax Topic 504 - Home Mortgage Points and Publication 936 |
| Real Estate (Property) Taxes Paid: | |
Info Real Estate (Property) Taxes PaidState and local income taxes, real estate taxes, and many other types of taxes can be included as federal tax deductions on your return, provided that you carefully follow the established procedures, and document everything. At the end of the year you should recieve an annual mortgage statement from your bank (Form 1098). The statements reports how much taxes you paid in real estate taxes. |
| Work Related Educational Expenses: | |
Info Work Related Educational ExpensesEducation expenses required to maintain or improve skills relating to your current job, or required to meet legal or employer requirements, are considered work-related educational expenses. These expenses may be deductible as an itemized deduction. Either 1) American Opportunity Credit or 2) Lifetime Learning Credit or 3) work-related tuition and fees deduction, but not both or all together, may be taken for any student in a year. |
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| Miscellaneous Deductions |
Info Miscellaneous DeductionsMiscellaneous expenses subject to a 2% 'floor'. This means you're allowed to deduct miscellaneous items if they total more than 2% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). You can then deduct anything in excess of that 2%. For example, assuming your AGI is $25,000, you would have to report combined miscellaneous expenses of more than $500 (2% of $25,000) before any part of your expenses are deductible, and then you can only deduct amount over $500. So, in our example, if your expenses total $800, you may deduct $300: $800 worth of expenses less $500 ($25,000 AGI x 2%) = $300. |
| Accidental Loss: | |
Info Accidental LossUninsured losses from fires, floods, earthquakes, storm damage, and theft are current expense deductions. Losses not considered accidental include losses as a result of termite damage and pipe corrosion. Accidental losses must exceed 10% of your adjusted gross income to be considered a tax deductible expense. Appraisal fees for a casualty loss are also deductible. |
| Charitable Contributions: | |
Info Charitable ContributionsIf your total non-cash contributions are over $500 for the year, you must file Form 8283 with your return. You can deduct amounts contributed by check, cash, payroll deduction, or credit card to a qualified charitable organization, as long as you have one of these: written acknowledgment from the donee, Bank, credit card, or payroll record. You can also deduct the value of property, such as used clothing or publicly traded shares of stock, contributed to a qualified charitable organization. Out-of-pocket expenses related to volunteer work for a qualifying organization are deductible unless you were reimbursed. You can also include mileage (at 14 cents per mile) for use of your car related to volunteer work. |
| Unreimbursed Employee Expenses: | |
Info Unreimbursed Employee ExpensesYou can deduct unreimbursed employee expenses that are related to your trade or business on behalf of your employer. What personal expenses incurred while doing the work for your employer: cell phone cost (business portion of use, commuting to temporary job site, computer (if you use it more than 50% for business purposes), attending conferences and conventions. You can also deduct such fees as: subscriptions to trade journals; union fees; legal fees related to your job (for example professional license fees); unreimbursed medical fees required by the employer is subject to the 2% test rather than the 7.5% threshold that applies if you count it as a personal medical expense; cost of acquiring a passport for a job-related trip; security clearance and background check expenses; cost of uniforms and other special work clothes required by your job is deductible. |
| Job Search Expenses: | |
Info Job Search ExpensesDeductible job search expenses can include travel expenses (transportation, lodging and 50% of food) if you go away from home overnight, employment-agency fees, want ads, and the cost of printing and mailing resumes. You can claim these expenses even if your search was unsuccessful. However, the deduction is limited to the cost of searching for a job in your field. If you're a paralegal who wants to become a trapeze artist, you can't deduct the cost of finding a job at the circus. |
| Tax Advice Expenses: | |
Info Tax Advice ExpensesFees paid to your account, CPA or tax preparer to help you prepare and file tax return. |
| Safe Deposit Box Rental: | |
Info Safe Deposit Box RentalFees paid to the bank or other institution for safe deposit box. |
| Fees to Produce or Collect Income: | |
Info Fees to Produce or Collect IncomeDepreciation on home computers used for investments, fees to collect interest and dividends, investment fees and expenses, trustee's fees for your IRA, if separately billed and paid, clerical help and office rent in caring for investments. |
| Income Producing Property Related Fees: | |
Info Income Producing Property Related FeesDepreciation on home computers used for investments, maintenance and repair fees of income producing property. |
| Employee Vehicle Expenses (Mileage): | |
Info Employee Vehicle Expenses (Mileage)Employees required to use their cars on the job can deduct either actual expenses or the standard mileage rate (50 cents per mile for 2010 driving; 51 cents a mile for 2011, plus parking and tolls). |
| Professional Education Expenses: | |
Info Professional Education ExpensesBecause of the 2% test consider claiming the Lifetime Learning credit instead of claiming education deduction for the cost of courses designed to maintain or improve the skills needed for your present job. |
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Tax Adjustments
Info There are some items you can deduct even if you don't itemize - these items are called adjustments to income.
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| Alimony Paid: | |
Info Alimony PaidAlimony payments you make under a divorce or separation instrument are deductible if certain requirements are met. Any payments not required by such a decree or agreement do not qualify as deductible alimony payments. CHILD SUPPORT YOU PAY IS NEVER DEDUCTIBLE. |
| Domestic Production Activities (Form 8903): | |
Info Domestic Production ActivitiesBusinesses with qualified production activities can take a tax deduction of 10% from NET INCOME (qualified production activities income - qualified production activites expenses). For a business with only one line of business, this will be the same as gross income. For businesses with multiple lines of business, income will need to be allocated. Not qualified production activities: Construction services that are cosmetic in nature, such as painting; leasing or licensing items to a related party; selling food or beverages prepared at a retail establishment. |
| Educator Expenses: | |
Info Educator ExpensesIf you were an eligible educator in 2010, you can deduct up to $250 of qualified expenses you paid in 2010 as an adjustment to gross income on Form 1040, line 23, rather than as a miscellaneous itemized deduction. If you file Form 1040A, you can deduct these expenses on line 16. If you and your spouse are filing jointly and both of you were eligible educators, the maximum deduction is $500. However, neither spouse can deduct more than $250 of his or her qualified expenses. An eligible educator is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in school for at least 900 hours during a school year. Qualified expenses include ordinary and necessary expenses paid in connection with books, supplies, equipment (including computer equipment, software, and services), and other materials used in the classroom. An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your educational field. A necessary expenses is one that is helpful and appropriate for your profession as an educator. An expense does not have to be required to be considered necessary. |
| Expenses From Rental or Personal Property: | |
Info Expenses From Rental or Personal PropertyIf you hold property for rental purposes, you may be able to deduct your ordinary and necessary expenses (including depreciation) for managing, conserving, or maintaining the property while the property is vacant. However, you cannot deduct any loss of rental income for the period the property is vacant. |
| Health Savings Account Deduction (Form 8889): | |
Info Health Savings Account DeductionA health savings account (HSA) is a tax-exempt trust or custodial account that you set up with a qualified HSA trustee to pay or reimburse certain medical expenses you incur. You must be an eligible individual to qualify for an HSA. Contributions to an HSA are tax-deductible. Earnings, such as interest and dividends, in the health savings account are tax-exempt at the federal level. Withdrawals from a health savings account are tax-free as long as the funds are used for qualified medical expenses. Read more on IRS.gov: IRS Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts |
| IRA Deduction: | |
Info IRA DeductionIRA Deduction |
| Moving Expenses (Form 3903): | |
Info Moving ExpensesIf a new job is more than 50 miles farther away from your old house than your old job was, then you can deduct the cost of getting yourself, your family and your positions to the new location. You can claim this tax saver regardless of whether you itemize deductions, so it is not subject to the 2% rule. |
| Penalty On Early Withdrawal of Savings: | |
Info Penalty On Early Withdrawal of SavingsIf you paid a penalty for the early withdrawal of funds from a time savings account or certificate of deposit, you can deduct it, even if it exceeds the interest income you earned on the account during the year. The Form 1099-INT or Form 1099-OID you received will show the amount of any penalty you were charged. |
| Student Loan Interest (Form 1098-E): | |
Info Student Loan InterestWe can help you deduct up to $2,500 of your qualified student loan interest. You can take this deduction even if you don't itemize, or even in addition to any itemized deductions. Your lender will send you a Form 1098-E. The amount of interest you paid on your student loans for the year will be reported on Form 1098-E, box 1. Read more on IRS.gov: IRS Publication 970 |
| Tuition and Fees Deduction (Form 8917): | |
Info Tuition and Fees Deduction |
| One Half Of Self Employment Tax (Schedule SE): | |
Info One Half Of Self Employment Tax50% of self employment taxes paid |
| Self Employed Health Insurance: | |
Info Self Employed Health InsuranceSelf Employed Health Insurance |
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Tax Credits
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| Federal Income Tax Withheld (W-2 box 2): | |
Info Federal Income Tax WithheldIf you had income tax withheld during the year, you generally should be sent a statement by January 31 of the next year, showing your income and the tax withheld. Depending on the source of your income, you will receive: 1) Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement or 2) Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, or A form in the 1099 series. |
| Estimated Taxes Paid: | |
Info Estimated Taxes PaidTake credit for all your estimated tax payments made during the year. Include any overpayment from the prior years you had credited to your current year's estimated tax. You must use Form 1040 or Form 1040A if you paid estimated tax. You cannot file Form 1040EZ. |
| Foreign Tax Credit: | |
Info Foreign Tax CreditYou may claim a tax credit or an itemized deduction for taxes paid to foreign countries. You do not need to live or to work in that foreign country in order to claim this benefit. A tax credit reduces your US tax liability on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and so is generally more valuable than a deduction which reduces your taxable income. Read more on IRS.gov: Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals. |
| Child And Dependent Care: | |
Info Child And Dependent CareThe Child and Dependent Care Credit is available to families who pay childcare expenses. The expenses must have been incurred so that you and your spouse can work or look for work. The credit is based on a percentage of the expenses you pay. You may be able to claim the credit for child and dependent care expenses. If you are married, both you and your spouse must have earned income, unless one spouse was either a full-time student for 5 months of the tax year or was physically or mentally incapable of self-care. An individual is physically or mentally incapable of self-care if, as a result of a physical or mental defect, the individual is incapable of caring for his or her hygiene or nutritional needs, or requires the full-time attention of another person for the individual's own safety or the safety of others. Read more on IRS.gov: Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses. |
| Elderly Or Disabled Credit: | |
Info Elderly Or Disabled CreditThe Credit for the Elderly or Disabled provides a tax credit for certain qualifying individuals. You figure your tax credit on Schedule R (for Form 1040) or Schedule 3 (for Form 1040A). Read more on IRS.gov: Publication 524, Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. |
| Retirement Savings Contributions: | |
Info Retirement Savings ContributionsThe credit is a percentage of savings, from 10% to 50%. The credit also depends on your overall income and filing status. To claim the credit, you will need to fill out Form 8880 (PDF) and attach it to your Form 1040A or 1040. |
| Child Tax Credit: | |
Info Child Tax CreditThe Child Tax Credit is available to families that have a qualifying child under the age 16. The credit is non-refundable, which means you must have tax liability to claim the credit. Child Tax Credit is an important tax credit that may be worth as much as $1,000 per qualifying child depending upon your income. Read more on IRS.gov: Publication 972, Child Tax Credit |
| Adoption Credit (Form 8839): | |
Info Adoption Credit (Form 8839)An eligible child is a child under age 18. Eligible expenses include: court costs, attorney fees, travel (including meals and lodging), and other expenses related to adopting a child. If you are adopting a foreign child you can take the credit only after the adoption process is finalized. To claim this credit, you'll need Form 8839, Qualified Adoption Expenses. |
| Mortgage Interest Credit: | |
Info Mortgage Interest CreditPublication 530, Tax Information for First-time Homeowners |
| Qualified Electric Vehicle: | |
Info Qualified Electric VehicleForm 8834 Instructions |
| General Business Credit: | |
Info General Business CreditForm 3800, General Business Credit |
| Prior Year AMT Credit: | |
Info Prior Year AMT CreditForm 8801 Instructions |
| Home Energy Credit: | |
Info Home Energy CreditSave your receipts, or make copies of them, and the Manufacturer Certification Statement for your records. Tax credits can only be claimed once, and are limited to the year in which they are purchased: If you claimed a home energy improvement tax credit on your 2010 taxes, you cannot take an additional credit for the same purchase on your 2011 taxes. There is a $500 lifetime limit on the federal tax credits that expire in December 2011 (not those that expire in 2016). If you have received a total of $500 or more in these tax credits from 2006-2010, you are not eligible for any more. |
| Education Credits | |
Info American Opportunity Tax CreditThe American Opportunity Tax Credit can be claimed for expenses paid first four years of post-secondary (higher) education. You can claim this credit for education expenses incurred by 1) Yourself, 2) the Your Spouse, or 3) Your Dependent. The American Opportunity Credit is worth up to $2,500 per student for four years of post-secondary education. The credit is 40% refundable, up to $1,000, so it can benefit even those with no tax liability. For individual taxpayers, the American Opportunity Credit phases out if modified adjusted gross income is between $80,000 and $90,000. For married filing joint, the credit phases out if MAGI is between $160,000 and $180,000. |
| Life Learning Credit: | |
Info Life Learning CreditTo claim Life Learning Credit the student must attend school on at least a part-time basis. You can claim this credit for education expenses incurred by 1) Yourself, 2) the Your Spouse, or 3) Your Dependent. Credit allows for a 20% tax credit for first $10,000 of qualified tuition and expenses to be fully creditable against the taxpayer’s total tax liability. The maximum amount of the credit is $2000 per eligible student. |
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