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1040.com
 
Find federal and state forms and publications, links to various state tax authorities, current tax news and information, and more. Includes a tax calendar of important dates throughout the year. From a company that produces commercial-grade tax software.
http://www.1040.com/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Apr 2, 2009
AccountantsWorld: Taxation
Aimed at independent accounting firms, this site provides news about tax law changes, links to small business resources, forms and calculators, and discussion groups. Some features require free registration.
http://www.accountantsworld.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?page=taxation
Topics: Finance, Tax Filing Season
Last updated Mar 22, 2007
Bankrate.com: Taxes
Tax tips, basics, glossary, new law, rates; information on tax scams; some tales of "weird tax write-offs"; and more to get you started on your U.S. income tax preparation. Also has summaries of state income, personal, and sales taxes.
http://www.bankrate.com/taxes.aspx
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Sep 4, 2009
Congressional Budget Office Publications by Subject Area: Taxes
Collection of papers, letters, testimony, and other publications on the economics of the U.S. tax system. Some of the topics covered include the alternative minimum tax (AMT), tax-deferred retirement savings, the untaxed business sector, gasoline taxes, Internet sales taxes, estate taxes, effective federal tax rates, and capital gains taxes. Includes material back to 1978. From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
http://www.cbo.gov/publications/bysubject.cfm?cat=33
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Apr 2, 2009
Free Tax Calculators and Money-Saving Tax Guides
Calculators for average tax rate, net pay, mortgage savings, and more. Includes sections for employees, homeowners, landlords, small businesses, and the self-employed, as well as a glossary. From a tax software company.
http://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Apr 2, 2009
History of the US Income Tax
"If, in the midst of sorting receipts and studying the latest changes in the US income tax laws, you suddenly wonder 'What is the origin of this annual ritual in the weeks leading up to April 15th?'" visit this site. Features links to information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other resources, images from Library of Congress collections, and reading suggestions. From Ellen Terrell of the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/hottopic/irs_history.html
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated May 7, 2006
How Income Taxes Work
A history of the federal income tax and basic explanation of the tax process. Includes overviews of alternative tax ideas (flat tax and national sales tax) and links to related information. From How Stuff Works. Note: some intrusive advertising.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/income-tax.htm
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Jan 18, 2006
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The official IRS Web site provides federal income tax forms, information, and tips. Includes publications, warnings about tax frauds and scams, information about electronic filing, a place (in the Individuals section) for tracking the status of your refund, and more. Some information available in Spanish. Searchable.
http://www.irs.gov/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Feb 9, 2005
Kiplinger Taxes
Advice on lowering your personal income taxes. Provides a summary of tax changes, list of 11 most-overlooked deductions, a toolkit for the self-employed, and information about tax write-offs for job-hunting expenses, avoiding the alternative minimum tax (AMT), finding a tax professional, "oddball" tax deductions, and related material. Also includes a tax glossary.
http://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Nov 10, 2009
Kiplinger.com: Taxes
This compilation of articles addresses topics related to U.S. income taxes, such as tax filing, changes to tax laws, and tax breaks. Includes a withholding calculator and state tax profiles. From the website for Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
http://www.kiplinger.com/money/taxes/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Jan 22, 2007
MSN Money: Tax
Collection of articles and resources related to filing personal income taxes. Features a discussion of recent tax law changes, a tax calendar, "a step-by-step guide to finding and filing those forms you've been avoiding," a tax estimator, and a deduction finder. Also includes a glossary and links to tax forms. From MSN.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/taxes/home.aspx
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Mar 29, 2007
SmartMoney.com: Taxes
Articles and other resources on income taxes. Covers topics such as the alternative minimum tax (AMT), homeowner tax breaks, unusual IRA investments, capital gains and losses, determining cost basis when you have lost the original records, avoiding an audit, and estate taxes. Includes worksheets and calculators. "SmartMoney is a joint publishing venture of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership."
http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/taxes/
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Last updated Feb 14, 2009
Summary of Tax Law Changes for 2008-2017
"Learn how federal tax law changes affect your 2008 income tax return, and how existing tax laws are expected to impact your federal income taxes through 2017." Covers exemptions, standard and itemized deductions, capital gains, and more. The site notes that "with a new presidential administration taking office in 2009, some scheduled tax laws could be changed or eliminated altogether. And new tax laws could be enacted." Written by Kiplinger for TurboTax.
http://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/irs-tax-return/5519.html
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Mar 27, 2009
Tax History Project
Established to provide "scholars, policymakers, journalists, and the general public with information on the history of U.S. public finance." Site has documents from the National Archives, presidential libraries, the White House, Congress, and the U.S. Treasury, and includes tax returns of the current president and vice president and of several former presidents and candidates; posters about bonds and filing taxes; a tax history virtual museum; and cartoons about paying taxes.
http://taxhistory.tax.org/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Jan 18, 2006
Tax Resources on the Web
A large directory of categorized links to tax resources on the Internet. Features resources on a wide variety of general and specific tax topics, as well as special sections devoted to federal and California state taxes. The site's author has a master of science in taxation (MST) degree.
http://taxtopics.net/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Mar 13, 2006
Tax Statistics: Produced by the Statistics of Income Division and Other Areas of the Internal Revenue Service
Collection of statistics about the U.S. tax system, covering individual and business taxes, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operations, charitable and tax-exempt organizations, and other topics. Browse by IRS form or topic. Availability of archived data varies by subject, but many areas go back to the mid-1990s. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/
Topics: Finance, Tax Filing Season
Last updated Dec 20, 2005
TRAC IRS
Examines the Internal Revenue Service's enforcement activities from many different perspectives. Economic data about the taxpayers in each of the nation's more than 3,000 counties — and the relative standing of each county — are available. Includes population, returns filed, average income reported, and percentile income rank. Also provides a history of the IRS and applicable laws.
http://trac.syr.edu/tracirs/
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Feb 9, 2005
UncleFed's Tax*Board
U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms, news, and bulletins; Tax Court Rules; the Taxpayer Bill of Rights; strategies for avoiding audits; U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) reports on the IRS; state tax forms; information for tax professionals, including job postings; and more. Much of the material can be found elsewhere on the Internet, but it is arranged here in an easy-to-navigate presentation. From a commercial tax preparation firm.
http://www.unclefed.com/
Topics: Job Listings, Tax Filing Season
Last updated Jan 12, 2006
Understanding Taxes
"The IRS has developed an interactive, instructional tax program ... to provide high schools, community colleges, and the general public with a technology-based instructional tool." It includes teacher and student sections, with teaching modules, lesson plans, simulations, tutorials, and an option to create a custom resource list allowing for later online access.
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp
Topics: Lesson Plans, Tax Filing Season
Last updated Apr 2, 2009
What's Hot In Tax Forms, Publications, and Other Tax Products
Collection of links to information about tax law changes and changes to tax forms and publications for the current tax year and later. Covers individuals, businesses, and specific tax topics such as excise taxes, estates and trusts, and retirement plans. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=97397,00.html
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Dec 20, 2005
willyancey.com
This focus of this directory is on tax, sampling and statistics, electronic commerce, general business, law and litigation, and other accounting and financial topics. Also includes links to resources for finding people, places, and companies. From a certified public accountant (CPA) who "consults on audit sampling and litigation support."
http://www.willyancey.com/
Topics: Statistics, Tax Filing Season
Last updated Apr 2, 2009
Yahoo! Finance: Tax Center
Tax forms, estimators, calculators, preparation, guides, tips, terms, calendars, rates, rules, news, and state tax profiles. Includes tax basics section for those new to preparing U.S. taxes and a tax guide for investors.
http://finance.yahoo.com/taxes
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Oct 24, 2005
Your Taxes
Contains information on filing and retaining tax returns, IRS audits and appeals, installment plans, dealing with high tax bills, and more. From Nolo, a California publisher of legal self-help books.
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/taxes/index.html
Topics: Tax Filing Season
Last updated Sep 22, 2009
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