J.k. Lasser''s Your Income Tax 2022 - For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return

The latest entry in America's #1 all-time, best-selling tax guideJ.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022: For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return delivers hands-on and practical advice for everyday taxpayers getting ready to file their 2021 taxes. On top of info about the latest changes to the 2021 tax code, you'll get worksheets and forms you can use to file your taxes. You'll also find the most current advice on how to maximize your deductions and credits and keep as much money in your pocket--and out of Uncle Sam's--as possible.In the newest edition of this celebrated series, you'll find:* Special features on how to interpret recent IRS rulings and Tax Court decisions* Pointers for how to file properly and optimum tax planning strategies to help you save money* New information about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA)Trusted by Americans across the country for over seventy-five years, J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022 is perfect for anyone looking for the latest and most up-to-date personal tax info before they file their personal taxes.

List of contents

What's New for 2021 xxviiTax News for 2021 xxviiKey Tax Numbers for 2021 xxxTax-Saving Opportunities for 2021 and Beyond xxxiiiPending Tax Rule Changes xxxivExpiring Provisions xxxviFiling Basics 11 Filing Status 9Reporting Your Income 352 Wages, Salary, and Other Compensation 373 Fringe Benefits 564 Dividend and Interest Income 845 Reporting Property Sales 1126 Tax-Free Exchanges of Property 1607 Retirement and Annuity Income 174Claiming Deductions 34112 Deductions Allowed in Figuring Adjusted Gross Income 34313 Claiming the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions 34914 Charitable Contribution Deductions 35615 Itemized Deduction for Interest Expenses 38416 Deductions for Taxes 40217 Medical and Dental Expense Deductions 41118 Casualty and Theft Losses and Involuntary Conversions 43119 Other Itemized Deductions 45520 Travel and Meal Expense Deductions 45821 Personal Tax Computations 479Dependents 48122 Figuring Your Regular Income Tax Liability 49523 Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 50024 Computing the "Kiddie Tax" on Your Child's Unearned Income 50825 Personal Tax Credits Reduce Your Tax Liability 51426 Tax Withholdings 53827 Estimated Tax Payments 54628 Additional Medicare Tax and Net Investment Income Tax 55229 Tax Planning 559Tax Savings for Residence Sales 56130 Tax Rules for Investors in Securities 57831 Tax Savings for Investors in Real Estate 59532 Tax Rules for Investors in Mutual Funds 60933 Educational Tax Benefits 61834 Special Tax Rules for Senior Citizens and the Disabled 63635 Members of the Armed Forces 65136 How To Treat Foreign Earned Income 65937 Planning Alimony and Marital Settlements 67038 Other Taxes 67639 Gift and Estate Tax Planning Basics 682Business Tax Planning 69140 Income or Loss From Your Business or Profession 69341 Retirement and Medical Plans for Self-Employed 72342 Claiming Depreciation Deductions 73643 Deducting Car and Truck Expenses 75344 Sales of Business Property 76845 Figuring Self-Employment Tax 77546 Filing Your Return And What Happens After You File 785Filing Your Return 78747 Filing Refund Claims, and Amended Returns 79548 If the IRS Examines Your Return 7992021 Tax Forms 813Form 1040 815Form 1040-SR 817Schedule 1 821Schedule 2 823Schedule 3 825Schedule A 827Schedule B 828Schedule 8812 8292021 Tax Table 8322021 Tax Computation Worksheet 8442021 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table 845Glossary 855Index 861

About the author

J.K. Lasser Institute has been the premier publisher of consumer tax guides since 1939, when Jacob Kay Lasser first published Your Income Tax. Since then, the guide has been published continuously for over seventy years and read by over 39,000,000 people. The J.K. Lasser Institute also publishes personal finance books such as Small Business Taxes and 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks. J.K. Lasser Institute spokespeople are regularly sought after as media tax experts. They regularly appear on such broadcast programs as CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg TV. They are also often featured in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Self Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek and Reader's Digest.

Summary

The latest entry in America's #1 all-time, best-selling tax guide

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022: For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return delivers hands-on and practical advice for everyday taxpayers getting ready to file their 2021 taxes. On top of info about the latest changes to the 2021 tax code, you'll get worksheets and forms you can use to file your taxes. You'll also find the most current advice on how to maximize your deductions and credits and keep as much money in your pocket--and out of Uncle Sam's--as possible.

In the newest edition of this celebrated series, you'll find:
* Special features on how to interpret recent IRS rulings and Tax Court decisions
* Pointers for how to file properly and optimum tax planning strategies to help you save money
* New information about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA)

Trusted by Americans across the country for over seventy-five years, J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022 is perfect for anyone looking for the latest and most up-to-date personal tax info before they file their personal taxes.

Product details

• Authors: J K Lasser Institute, J.K. Lasser Institute
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781119839217
• ISBN: 978-1-119-83921-7
• No. of pages: 928
• Series: J.K. Lasser
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Einkommensteuer, Finance & Investments, Finanz- u. Anlagewesen, Private Finanzen / Verbrauchsteuern, Personal Finance / Consumer Tax