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ACA

Video: How to Claim the Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credit (Obamacare) Key Dates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment How Health Care Reform Has Changed the Way You Pay Taxes Health Care and Your Taxes: What's the Connection? Essential Tax Forms for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) See more articles in ACA »

Amend Return

How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS How to Correct Federal Tax Returns Amending Your Income Tax Return Video: What to Do If Your Tax Return Is Rejected by the IRS Video: How to Amend Your Tax Return See more articles in Amend Return »

Brand

TurboTax Tips Podcast by TurboTax Video: Just for Fun: KIM TurboTax Contest Submission Video: Just for Fun: ROBERT FATA TurboTax Contest Submission Video: How TurboTax Guides You Step by Step Like a GPS How TurboTax Safeguards Our Customers' Data See more articles in Brand »

Charitable Contributions

How Do Tax Deductions Work When Donating a Car? Video: Deducting Charitable Contributions What Percent of Church Giving Can Be Taken Off Federal Taxes? Are Contributions to School District Programs Tax Deductible? Charitable Contributions You Think You Can Claim but Can't See more articles in Charitable Contributions »

College and Education

Video: What Is the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit? Can Debt Forgiveness Cause a Student Loan Tax Bomb? Tax Tips When Sending Kids to Private or Public Schools Video: Top College Tax Deductions and Credits Are Contributions to School District Programs Tax Deductible? See more articles in College and Education »

Debt

How to Report a Foreclosed Rental House on Your Taxes How to Avoid Taxes on Canceled Mortgage Debt Filing Taxes After Filing for Bankruptcy Tax Tips for Foreclosures How Short Sales and Foreclosures Affect Your Taxes See more articles in Debt »

Disability

Is Social Security Disability Income Taxable? Tax Tips for Caring for a Disabled Spouse Deducting Medical Expenses for a Major Illness or Injury Tax Tips for the Blind Tax Tips for the Deaf See more articles in Disability »

e-File

Video: What to Do If Your Tax Return Is Rejected by the IRS Video: Can I E-File If I Owe Taxes? An E-filing Environment—Did You Know? E-file: Income Tax Return Electronic Filing Tax Tips for Avoiding E-file Rejections See more articles in e-File »

En Español

Presentación tardía de la declaración de impuestos 10 consejos de impuestos para alquileres vacacionales por Airbnb, HomeAway y VRBO ¿Cómo pagar impuestos sobre las ganancias y pérdidas por apuestas? Impuesto sobre las ventas 101 para vendedores en línea Reglas de presentación de impuestos para LLC See more articles in En Español »

Estates

What Are Inheritance Taxes? 4 Ways to Protect Your Inheritance The Gift Tax Made Simple How to Handle a 2010 Inheritance Spread the Wealth, Carefully, with Tax-Free Gifts See more articles in Estates »

Family

2022 Child Tax Credit: Top 7 Requirements The Ins and Outs of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit What Are Dependents? Birth of a Child Steps to Claiming an Elderly Parent as a Dependent See more articles in Family »

Finances

How to Spend, Save, or Stretch Your Tax Refund Year-Round Financial Tips to Make Taxes a Breeze What is Tax Lien Investing? Guide to Investment Bonds and Taxes See more articles in Finances »

Fun Facts

Tallying Up the Taxes of Lottery Winnings 12 Smart Things to Do with Your Tax Refund The 10 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions 9 Things You Didn't Know Were Tax Deductions 7 Feel-Good Tax Breaks: Ways to Get Back When You Give See more articles in Fun Facts »

General

How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS Video: Benefits of Filing Taxes Early Everything You Need to Know About Filing Taxes on Winnings What Are Tax Calculators? When to File Taxes: Should You Always Try to Be Early? See more articles in General »

Going Green

Energy Tax Credit: Which Home Improvements Qualify? Federal Tax Credit for Residential Solar Energy Video: What Are Energy Tax Credits? What Are Energy Tax Credits? Are Energy-Efficient Appliances Tax Deductible? See more articles in Going Green »

Health Care

Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed Tax Deductions for Diabetes Video: How to Claim the Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credit (Obamacare) What Is IRS Form 1099-SA: Distributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA? Tax Deductible Pregnancy Medical Expenses See more articles in Health Care »

Home Ownership

Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed Claiming Property Taxes on Your Tax Return Energy Tax Credit: Which Home Improvements Qualify? Federal Tax Credit for Residential Solar Energy Buying Your First Home See more articles in Home Ownership »

Investments and Taxes

Video: How Tax Loss Harvesting Can Offset Gains Your Crypto Tax Guide What Is IRS Form 5498: IRA Contributions Information? What Is the IRS Form 8880? How to Report RSUs or Stock Grants on Your Tax Return See more articles in Investments and Taxes »

IRS Letters and Notices

Guide to IRS Tax Penalties: How to Avoid or Reduce Them Handling Notices from the IRS What is Form 1040-V? Cost of Taking the Wrong Tax Deductions What is a Tax Levy and Tax Lien? See more articles in IRS Letters and Notices »

IRS Tax Forms

The W-4 Form Changed in Major Ways — Here's What's Different What To Do If You Haven't Received a W-2 Video: How to Read a 1099-MISC IRS Form What is Form 1099-NEC? Video: 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC: What's the Difference? See more articles in IRS Tax Forms »

IRS Tax Return

Is Social Security Disability Income Taxable? How to Obtain a Copy of Your Tax Return How Do I File Returns for Back Taxes? 2022-2023 Tax Brackets: Find Your Federal Tax Rate Schedules What Is the IRS Form 8880? See more articles in IRS Tax Return »

Jobs and Career

How to Use Work Clothes as a Tax Deduction Can You Claim Gambling Losses on Your Taxes? A Tax Filing Factsheet for eBay Sellers Top Tax Deductions for Massage Therapists Military Tax Return Filing and Extensions See more articles in Jobs and Career »

Marriage

Getting Married: What Newlyweds Need to Know Video: Taxes & Divorce: Here's What to Know 7 Tax Advantages of Getting Married Key Tax Tips When Filing for Divorce or Separation Should You and Your Spouse File Taxes Jointly or Separately? See more articles in Marriage »

Military

States that Don't Tax Military Retirement Military Tax Return Filing and Extensions At Ease Soldier: Extensions for Military Personnel Military Personnel Tax Tips Serving Uncle Sam: Tax Breaks for the Military See more articles in Military »

Rental Property

How to Report a Foreclosed Rental House on Your Taxes Cost Basis: Tracking Your Tax Basis Tax Tips for Landlords Tax Deductions for Rental Property Depreciation What Is Form 8586: Low-Income Housing Credit See more articles in Rental Property »

Retirement

Video: A Guide to 401k and IRA Early Withdrawal States that Don't Tax Military Retirement IRA Tax Benefits: Taxes on Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Accounts Taxes in Retirement: 7 Tax Tips for After You Retire The Golden Years Guide to Tax-Free Retirement See more articles in Retirement »

Security

Tax Tips If You Have Had Your Identity Stolen Top 10 Tax Scams Keeping Yourself Safe from Tax Scams Today How TurboTax Safeguards Our Customers' Data 10 Steps to Avoiding Tax-Return Identity Theft See more articles in Security »

Self-Employment Taxes

Estimated Taxes: Common Questions Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed Video: PayPal and Venmo Taxes: Tax Rules and 1099 K Form Explained A Tax Filing Factsheet for eBay Sellers Top Tax Deductions for Massage Therapists See more articles in Self-Employment Taxes »

Small Business Taxes

S-Corp Federal Tax Filing Dates Estimated Taxes: Common Questions What is Form 1065? How Do You Get a Business Tax ID Number? How to File Federal Income Taxes for Small Businesses See more articles in Small Business Taxes »

State Taxes

Claiming Property Taxes on Your Tax Return Multiple States—Where To File Multiple States—Figuring What's Owed When You Live and Work in More Than One State Video: Tax Tips When Filing for Multiple Jobs Video: How to File for an Extension of State Taxes See more articles in State Taxes »

Tax Deductions and Credits

2022 Child Tax Credit: Top 7 Requirements Video: 5 Last Minute Tax Deductions and Credits The Ins and Outs of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit 6 Tax-saving Strategies and Tips from TurboTax Experts What is Payroll Tax Relief and When Does It Apply? See more articles in Tax Deductions and Credits »

Tax Extensions

Video: Your Extension of Time to File 2021 Taxes Is Running Out How Do I Get an Extension on Taxes? Video: A Guide to Tax Extensions: Deadlines, Forms, and Who Qualifies Can't File by the Deadline? Top 3 Reasons to File a Tax Extension What Are Tax Extensions? See more articles in Tax Extensions »

Tax Payments

Video: Can I E-File If I Owe Taxes? 7 Steps for Handling Unexpected Tax Bills 5 IRS Penalties You Want to Avoid Video: Why Would I Owe Federal Taxes? Video: IRS Payment Plans Explained See more articles in Tax Payments »

Tax Planning and Checklists

The W-4 Form Changed in Major Ways — Here's What's Different How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS Top 5 Reasons to Adjust Your W-4 Withholding Every Tax Deadline You Need To Know How to Estimate Federal Withholding See more articles in Tax Planning and Checklists »

Tax Pro

How to Find a Good CPA for Your Taxes What is a Tax Professional? What Is a Tax Accountant? What Documents Do I Need to Bring to My Tax Preparer? 6 Tax-saving Strategies and Tips from TurboTax Experts See more articles in Tax Pro »

Tax Reform

Form W-4 and Your Take-Home Pay Tax Reform Changes That Impact Your 2019 Taxes Tax Reform Impact: What You Should Know For 2019 What Is a W-4 Form? Rise of the Gig Economy: How Self-Employed Workers Can Benefit from Tax Reform See more articles in Tax Reform »

Tax Refund

Where's My Tax Refund? The IRS Refund Timetable Explained Video: Reasons Why My Tax Refund Is Not What I Expected Top 5 Reasons to Adjust Your W-4 Withholding Best Investments for Boosting Your Tax Refund Video: What Days of the Week Does the IRS Deposit Tax Refunds? See more articles in Tax Refund »

Tax Relief

A Stimulus Boost for Some Earned Income Tax Filers Hurricane Tax Relief From Hurricane Laura: Do I Qualify? Tax Relief for South Carolina Flood Victims The 2021 Tax Deadline Extension: Everything You Need to Know Where’s My Second Stimulus Check? See more articles in Tax Relief »

Unemployment

Video: First Time Filing for Unemployment Video: Tax Forms for Reporting Unemployment Do I Qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit While on Unemployment? Losing a Job 10 Tax Tips for the Suddenly Unemployed See more articles in Unemployment »

Videos

Video: How to Read a 1099-MISC IRS Form Video: 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC: What's the Difference? Video: First Time Filing for Unemployment Video: Tax Tips When Filing for Multiple Jobs Video: Renting vs Buying a Home: Tax Breaks You Should Know See more articles in Videos »

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