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Filing 2015 Taxes

What's New

  1. 6 Tax Forms for Investors Who Have Money Abroad

    If you're a U.S. citizen or resident, and you own assets in other countries, you ...
  2. Confused About Estimated Tax Deadlines for 2016?

    If you run a business or have investment income, pay attention to this year's estimated ...
  3. Don't Have Your ID Stolen This Tax Season

    How to protect against tax-related identify theft – and what to do if it happens.
  4. Free 2016 Tax Preparation! Top Online Services

    A place that fills out and files your taxes free of charge? It's no myth, as long ...
  5. Is Your Online Tax-Prep Service Secure?

    News that even IRS-approved online tax-prep companies can fail a cybersecurity test ...
  6. Match Your Tax Preparer to Your Tax Picture

    A tax pro can not only minimize the taxes you pay on tax day but may be able to help ...
  7. Retirement Plan Tax Prep Checklist

    Here's a list of items you need to have in order by tax time, including paying attention ...
  8. Always Keep These Tax Documents

    It's tempting to ditch them. But make a practice of this very specific group of tax ...

Top Tax Tips

  1. Ten Things That You Might Not Know Are Taxable

    When you file your taxes this year make sure that you have claimed all taxable income. ...
  2. Surprise! These Items are Taxable

    These are 10 surprising taxable items you need to be aware of if you don't want the ...
  3. Top Tax Deductions Not to Overlook

    If you want to pay as little as possible in taxes, it's important to learn about ...
  4. 6 Tax Forms for Investors Who Have Money Abroad

    If you're a U.S. citizen or resident, and you own assets in other countries, you ...
  5. How to Avoid the 6 Most Common Tax Audit Triggers

    These are the most common scenarios that can trigger the IRS to audit a tax return. ...
  6. What It Costs to Hire an Accountant in 2016

    Various factors affect how much accountants charge clients each year, including the ...
  7. Before You Visit Your Tax Preparer: Do This

    The earlier you start preparing your tax records and documents, the more likely you ...
  8. The Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

    The receipts you cram into your wallet could be replaced with cash come tax season. ...
  9. How to File Your Child's First Income Tax Return

    Use this quick parental guide to help your child learn the tax filing process and ...
  10. How to Cut Your Alternative Minimum Tax

    Should you worry about the AMT? Even if you're subject to it, there are exemptions ...

Calculators and Tools

  1. How much is my standard deduction?

    Tool to calculate your standard deduction.
  2. IRS Interactive Tax Assistant

    The ITA tool is a tax law resource that takes you through a series of questions and provides you with responses to tax law questions.
  3. Where’s My Refund?

    Get the latest status update on your tax refund.
  4. File Your Taxes Free (income under $62,000)

    If your reported income is under $62,000 you can use Free File.
  5. Earned Income Tax Credit Assistant

    Find out if you’re eligible for it.
  6. IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center Locator

    Locate the closest Taxpayer Assistance Center using your 5 digit zip code.
  7. IRS Withholding Calculator

    If you are an employee, the Withholding Calculator can help you determine whether you need to give your employer a new Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate to avoid having too much or too little Federal income tax withheld from your pay.
  8. IRS Sales Tax Calculator

    If you file a Form 1040, and itemize deductions on Schedule A, you have the option of claiming either state and local income taxes or state and local sales taxes (you can’t claim both).
  9. IRS Alternative Minimum Tax Assistant

    Individuals who claim certain tax benefits may owe AMT. The easiest way to calculate your AMT is to use tax software, which will automatically figure your tax, including any AMT.
  1. Ten Things That You Might Not Know Are Taxable

    When you file your taxes this year make sure that you have claimed all taxable income. ...
  2. 6 Tax Forms for Investors Who Have Money Abroad

    If you're a U.S. citizen or resident, and you own assets in other countries, you ...
  3. Free 2016 Tax Preparation! Top Online Services

    A place that fills out and files your taxes free of charge? It's no myth, as long ...
  4. How to Use the IRS Website

    The IRS website is vast, but it offers plenty of easy-to-understand information even ...
  5. Taxes: H&R Block vs. TurboTax vs. Jackson Hewitt

    There are more and more tax services to help ease the pain of filing income taxes. ...
  6. Which Is Better? Tax Preparer or Tax Software

    Every taxpayer – and every year – is different, so here are four factors to help ...
  1. Venture Philanthropy

    The application or redirection of principles of traditional venture capital financing ...
  2. Carbon Dioxide Tax

    A tax on businesses and industries that produce carbon dioxide through their operations. ...
  3. Earnings Stripping

    Earnings Stripping is a commonly-used tactic by multinationals to escape high domestic ...
  4. Skinny Down Distribution

    Skinny down distribution is corporate practice of slimming down a large domestic ...
  5. Taxes

    An involuntary fee levied on corporations or individuals that is enforced by a level ...
  6. W-2 Form

    The W-2 form reports an employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld ...
  7. Sales Tax

    A consumption tax imposed by the government on the sale of goods and services. A ...
  8. Property Tax

    A tax assessed on real estate by the local government. The tax is usually based on ...
  9. Encumbrance

    A claim against a property by a party that is not the owner. An encumbrance can impact ...
  10. Earnings Before Interest & Tax - EBIT

    An indicator of a company's profitability, calculated as revenue minus expenses, ...