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From start-up to success, you need to Deduct It!

Completely updated for 2008

Make more money for your small business by paying the IRS less. Let Deduct It! show you how to maximize the business deductions you're entitled to -- quickly, easily and legally.

This comprehensive, yet easy to read book is organized into practical categories featuring common deductions, including:

start-up expenses

operating expenses

health deductions

vehicles

travel

entertainment

meals

inventory

equipment

and many more

The 4th edition is completely updated with all the latest tax information and numbers for 2008, and provides new information on tax planning. Whether your business is just starting or well established, Deduct It! is indispensable to your venture..
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This bestseller is the only book on tax deductions specifically for residential landlords!

Named a "Top 10 Real Estate Book" by Robert Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist

If you own rental property, you should be taking advantage of the many tax write-offs available. Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide gives residential landlords the plain-English guide they need to save money on taxes -- without the services of a high-priced accounting firm.

This book explains how to maximize your deductions. Find out how to:

fill out IRS Schedule E

take real estate tax credits

figure out if an expense is a repair (deductible) or an improvement (depreciable)

maximize your depreciation deductions

deduct losses arising from real estate ownership

keep proper tax records

deduct home office, travel, casualty losses and much more


Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide is comprehensive yet easy to read, jam packed with interesting and relevant examples. The 4th edition is completely updated for 2008 and reflects the latest tax information and numbers..
Price: $21.92 [Notify me when price goes down.]

"The best of these books for tax novices "
—Worth magazine

Can a fantastic tax-prep guide actually make doing your taxes fun? Probably not, but you'll have a lot more fun doing your taxes with the help of Taxes 2008 For Dummies than you would without it.

This uncommonly friendly tax guide weaves you through the tax-filing maze, walking you line by line through the most common forms for fast, easy filing. Fully updated for 2008, including details on Alternative Minimum Tax relief, enhanced child tax benefits, and deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums, this indispensable handbook also a new list of wise end-of-year moneysaving tax moves. You’ll discover how to:

• Organize your records and keep them organized
• Choose your filing status
• Save time and money filing your taxes
• Itemize your deductions with Schedule A
• Take full advantage of Schedule C deductions
• Determine your capital gains and losses
• Negotiate with the IRS
• Use tax credits to reduce what you owe
• Make tax-wise personal finance decisions
• Maximize your tax software and e-filing options
• Audit-proof your tax return
• Make sure you don't pay for IRS mistakes

Complete with four Top Ten tip lists covering audit avoidance, finding overlooked tax-reduction opportunities, interview questions for tax advisers, and special tax issues for military families, Taxes 2008 For Dummies may not make you laugh while your filling out your tax forms, but you'll smile when your done..
Price: $1.85 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The ultimate tax expert shows small business owners how to keep more of what you earn

For millions of self-employed Americans, Eva Rosenberg is the go-to person for tax advice. Now, from the woman behind the wildly popular TaxMama.com--named one of the top seven tax advice websites by Inc. magazine--comes the ultimate guide to navigating the tax maze. Small Business Taxes Made Easy walks you through every stage of the process, showing you how to reduce your tax losses at every step. You'll learn:

• How to set up a business plan that helps minimize taxes
• The tax benefits of various forms of financing
• How to spot errors in 1099s and what to do about them
• Record-keeping techniques that legally increase deductible expenses

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Price: $9.74 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Completely revised to reflect important changes in this year's tax laws, J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2008 will help you take advantage of every tax break and deduction you may be entitled to.

This comprehensive guide is clearly organized by subject matter so you can easily find situations that may apply to you. Each tax benefit is also clearly explained--along with the eligibility requirements for claiming the benefit--while planning tips and common pitfalls associated with the benefit in question are discussed in detail. New tax law alerts are also included throughout the book, so you can make the most informed decisions possible.

With this book as your guide, you'll find deductions and tax breaks with regard to:
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You and your family
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Your home and car
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Your job or business
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Your investments and retirement savings
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Medical and dental expenses
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Health savings accounts
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Education costs
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Your charitable giving
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Casualty and theft losses


Packed with hundreds of updated deductions and credits, practical advice, and real-world examples, J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2008 is a book every taxpayer should own.

Don't forget to view the online supplement to this book for up-to-the-minute tax law changes..
Price: $8.19 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Make 2008 the year you pay zero taxes!

Fully updated to include all the latest tax law changes, How to Pay Zero Taxes outlines the easiest, most practical strategies you can use to lower your taxes this year, next year, and beyond. From converting personal expenses into business expenses to avoiding or surviving an IRS audit, Jeff Schnepper's guide comprehensively covers more deductions than any other tax book, all conveniently organized in six fast-access categories: exclusions, credits, “above-the-line” deductions, “below-the-line” deductions, traditional tax shelters, and supertax shelters.

In the 2008 edition you will find coverage of:

• The new 2007 tax laws
• Credits and deductions for higher education expenses
• The special capital gains and dividends rules
• Increased dependent care and “kiddie” tax credits
• Coverdell Education Accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses
• Increased IRA and retirement plan limits
• Home equity loans
• Real estate trusts
• Theft and casualty losses
• Educational and ROTH IRAs
• Divorce and separation costs

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Price: $10.38 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Save more of your hard-earned money!

Completely updated for 2008

Tax deductions are essential to any business, but even more so when your office is also your home. Why spend thousands on an accountant, when you can turn to Home Business Tax Deductions and do it yourself!

Home Business Tax Deductions will help you write off:

your home office

start-up and operating expenses

vehicles and travel

entertainment and meals

health insurance and medical bills

inventory

equipment

and much more

The 4th edition is completely updated with all the latest tax information and numbers for 2008, and provides new information on tax planning.

Home Business Tax Deduction also covers how to avoid being classified as a hobby business, steer clear of home-business tax scams, stay out of trouble with the IRS and take special deductions if your business loses money..
Price: $21.92 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This book helps to determine if you are a hobby or a business and how to report this on your tax return. It then gives you step-by-step ways to turn your poker game into a business and your expenses into deductions It also assists you with reporting to the IRS if you have won money playing poker..
Price: $12.51 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Fully revised and updated, this guide is aimed at all businesses, independent professionals and contractors, freelancers, and home and Internet businesses. The hundreds of tax breaks listed are not loopholes or questionable areas of the law, but legitimate business deductions that accountants forget to ask their clients about or that the IRS chooses not to mention on its tax forms..
Price: $9.94 [Notify me when price goes down.]

One across… Three down… The answer is in the puzzle. The danger is in not solving it before time’s up.

Libby Burton longs to be close to her twin sister, Tori, but their lives have taken them in different directions. Forced to share Aunt Stella’s old Philadelphia home in order to receive their inheritance, Libby hopes for a change, but it isn’t looking good so far.

First, Tori tries to steal the affection and allegiance of Libby’s thirteen-year-old daughter, Chloe. Then when a crossword puzzle with a hidden warning shows up on their doorstep, Tori refuses to take it seriously–in spite of the dead man who delivers it.

Libby finds comfort in neighbor Drew Canfield, but he hesitates to trust her after his disastrous marriage. As Libby struggles to act faithfully in the midst of these confusing relationships, she must also deal with a stolen diamond and a botched kidnapping. The answer to her problems lies in the riddles of the crosswords, if only she can solve the puzzle before it’s too late..
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