Tax Insight For Tax Year 2012

Tax Insight: For Tax Year 2012 will teach you to take control of life’s biggest expense—taxes. In your lifetime, you will spend more money on taxes than on anything else. Despite that fact, you likely know the current prices of movies and milk but don’t k

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Contents Foreword ..........................................................................................................vii About the Author ........................................................................................... ix Acknowledgments........................................................................................... xi Introduction ................................................................................................... xiii Part I: The Foundation ................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1: The Tax Code Demystified ........................................................................... 3 Chapter 2: Key Components Defined ............................................................................. 9 Chapter 3: Income ............................................................................................................. 25 Chapter 4: Dependents and Filing Status...................................................................... 35 Chapter 5: The Tax Code Is Rigged ............................................................................... 43 Part II: Ordinary Income ........................................................................................... 53 Chapter 6: Employment Income ..................................................................................... 55 Chapter 7: Retirement Income ....................................................................................... 63 Chapter 8: Other Sources of Ordinary Income .......................................................... 75 Chapter 9: Tax-Free “Unordinary” Income from Non-Investment Sources ........ 85 Part III: Investment Income and Deductions ......................................................... 91 Chapter 10: Tax-Free Investment Income....................................................................... 93 Chapter 11: Taxable Investment Income .......................................................................111 Chapter 12: Deductions from Investment Income .....................................................133 Chapter 13: Education Investment Strategies ..............................................................141 Chapter 14: Retirement Investment Strategies—The Basics ...................................149 Chapter 15: Retirement Investment Strategies—Alternatives.................................169 Part IV: Business Income and Deductions ............................................................179 Chapter 16: Business Taxation.........................................................................................181 Chapter 17: Business Use of the Home ........................................................................185 Chapter 18: Travel Expenses ............................................................................................207 Chapter 19: Meals, Entertainment, and Gifts...............................................................223 Chapter 20: Employee Benefits ...........