Sunday New York Times Tax Section:
- A Guide to the Gift Tax (for the Very Generous), by Charles Delafuente: Anyone who gave more than $12,000 to any one person other than a spouse last year is required to file Form 709, the gift tax return.
- Bright Spots in a Forest of Rules, by Jan M. Rosen: Tips to educate people so that they do not end up leaving money on the table at tax time.
- For Entrepreneurs, a Crash Course in Accounting, by Robert D. Hershey, Jr.: For owners of new businesses, experts say that taxes should be a fundamental concern from the outset.
- Keep Your Priorities Straight, but Factor in Taxes, by J. Alex Tarquinio: Taxes shouldn’t be your first consideration when you’re pondering a new investment. But financial advisers say you shouldn’t give tax planning the cold shoulder, either.
- Money From Somewhere, by Edmund L. Andrews: Democrats want to generate substantially more tax revenue, and much of that is likely to come from closer to home.
- Off to the Audit, Shoebox in Hand, by Matt Villano: In the summer of 2005, the Internal Revenue Service gave me a gift I didn’t need: an income tax audit.
- Sample 2006 Tax Return
- Taking the Phone Credit: An Easy Way and a Hard Way, by Charles Delafuente: The IRS agreed to refund the tax paid on long-distance telephone calls for the last three years. Most taxpayers can get a tax credit of $30 to $60.
- Tax-Help Software: Two Test Drives, by Paul J. Lim: Which of the major software programs does the best job on its own? This year I’d have to say the answer is TurboTax.
- The AMT Conundrum
- The Case of the Missing Deductions, by John Schwartz
- The Tax Gap
- You vs. the Tax Code: A step-by-step guide to the 1040.
