The Sunday New York Times had a special section on taxes:
- With Rules in Flux, It’s a Tough Time for Tax Strategies, by Robert D. Hershey Jr. "What’s the future of the estate tax? The Bush tax cuts? The alternative minimum tax? For taxpayers, it’s a game of wait and see."
- Tax Tips Some Clues for Finding New Tax Breaks, by Jan M. Rosen: "Credits for buying a home and college costs are among many ways to reduce what’s owed to Uncle Sam for 2009. Solar panels are installed on a rooftop in New Orleans. A 30 percent tax credit can be taken for adding alternative-energy sources to your home."
- Don’t Overlook the Rewards for Thinking Green, by M. P. Dunleavey: "Whether you’ve bought an alternative-fuel vehicle or installed energy-efficient windows, there may well be a tax break for you."
- That Fog Still Hasn’t Lifted From the Estate Tax, by Conrad De Aenlle: "The absence of an estate tax this year could result in greater liability on smaller fortunes than on bigger ones."
- Should Tax Bills Be Public Information?, by Anna Bernasek: "Some tax experts say a return to more disclosure of personal and corporate tax filings would discourage attempts to break the law."
- Paying the Price for Survival Tactics, by Charles Delafuente: "Debt forgiven by a lender is counted as phantom income, and tax must be paid on it."
- This Year, the Tax Code Is My Friend, by John Schwartz: "An ordinary taxpayer finds an assortment of ways to turn bad news into good."
- A Side-by-Side Look at Tax Software, by Tim Gray: "Putting the leading tax software programs — TurboTax and H&R Block at Home — through their paces."
- A 1040 Close-Up: "A line-by-line walk through the 1040 to help taxpayers understand the changes and claim all the breaks to which they are entitled in 2009."
