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How Does IRS Form 1095-B Affect Small Businesses? Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Survival Guide For ALEs Affordable Care Act Decoded Health Care and Your Taxes: What's the Connection? Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Explained See more articles in ACA »

Amend Return

What is the IRS 1040-X Form? Can I Redo My Taxes and Should I? How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS How to Correct Federal Tax Returns Amending Your Income 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 Does Your Charitable Giving Measure Up? What Percent of Church Giving Can Be Taken Off Federal Taxes? Are Crowdfunding Donations Tax Deductible? How Do Tax Deductions Work When Donating a Car? Video: Deducting Charitable Contributions See more articles in Charitable Contributions »

College and Education

Can Debt Forgiveness Cause a Student Loan Tax Bomb? Tax Tips for Teachers: Deducting Out-of-Pocket Classroom Expenses What Are Education Tax Credits? Tax Tips When Sending Kids to Private or Public Schools Video: What Is the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit? 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 When to Use Tax Form 1099-C for Cancellation of Debt Filing Taxes After Filing for Bankruptcy Tax Tips for Foreclosures 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

Las 10 deducciones de impuestos que más se pasan por alto El impuesto sobre el trabajo por cuenta propia Tu guía de impuestos sobre criptomonedas Guía de deducciones de impuestos para mecánicos Consejos sobre impuestos para conductores de Uber, Lyft y otros servicios de viajes compartidos See more articles in En Español »

Estates

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

Family

Death in the Family 8 Money-Saving Tax Tips for Parents The Ins and Outs of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return At What Income Does a Minor Have to File an Income Tax Return? See more articles in Family »

Finances

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

Fun Facts

The 10 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions 12 Smart Things to Do with Your Tax Refund Cities With the Highest and Lowest Taxes 9 Things You Didn't Know Were Tax Deductions Tallying Up the Taxes of Lottery Winnings See more articles in Fun Facts »

General

Tax Terms Glossary Guide to Investment Bonds and Taxes How to File an Amended Tax Return with the IRS The 2021 Tax Deadline Extension: Everything You Need to Know Video: Benefits of Filing Taxes Early See more articles in General »

Going Green

Conserve Energy, Save Money with Larger Credits 10 Energy-Related Home Improvements You Can Make Today What Are Energy Tax Credits? Understanding the New Clean Vehicle Credit Energy Tax Credit: Which Home Improvements Qualify? See more articles in Going Green »

Health Care

Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Survival Guide For ALEs Affordable Care Act Decoded Health Care and Your Taxes: What's the Connection? Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Explained See more articles in Health Care »

Home Ownership

Deducting Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed Tax Deductions for Rental Property Depreciation Mortgage Refinance Tax Deductions How to Avoid Taxes on Canceled Mortgage Debt Conserve Energy, Save Money with Larger Credits See more articles in Home Ownership »

Investments and Taxes

Understanding Tax Liability for Investments Incentive Stock Options Answers to Common Questions from New Investors on Investor Apps, Accounts, and Tax Forms The Tax Benefits of Your 401(k) Plan What is a Schedule Q Form? See more articles in Investments and Taxes »

IRS Letters and Notices

Tax Tips for Landlords 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 See more articles in IRS Letters and Notices »

IRS Tax Forms

What is the IRS 1040-X Form? What Is an IRS 1099 Form? What Is a Schedule C IRS form? What Is the IRS Form 1099-MISC? What is Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming See more articles in IRS Tax Forms »

IRS Tax Return

What is the IRS 1040-X Form? How to Change Your Tax Filing Status What Are Tax Exemptions? What Is Form 8586: Low-Income Housing Credit What Is the IRS Form 8880? See more articles in IRS Tax Return »

Jobs and Career

Filing Taxes for On-Demand Food Delivery Drivers Tax Tips for Bloggers A Freelancer's Guide to Taxes Top 6 Tax Tips for Sharing Economy Freelancers A Tax Filing Factsheet for eBay Sellers See more articles in Jobs and Career »

Marriage

Should You and Your Spouse File Taxes Jointly or Separately? 7 Tax Advantages of Getting Married Filing Taxes After a Divorce: Is Alimony Taxable? When Married Filing Separately Will Save You Taxes Getting Married: What Newlyweds Need to Know See more articles in Marriage »

Military

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

Rental Property

Cost Basis: Tracking Your Tax Basis Tax Tips for Landlords Tax Deductions for Rental Property Depreciation What Is Form 8586: Low-Income Housing Credit Mortgage Refinance Tax Deductions See more articles in Rental Property »

Retirement

IRA Tax Benefits: Taxes on Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Accounts What Is the Savers Credit? States that Don't Tax Military Retirement Video: A Guide to 401k and IRA Early Withdrawal Taxes in Retirement: 7 Tax Tips for After You Retire 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

Rise of the Gig Economy: How Self-Employed Workers Can Benefit from Tax Reform Filing Taxes for On-Demand Food Delivery Drivers What Is an IRS 1099 Form? Tips to Reduce Self-Employment Taxes What Is a Schedule C IRS form? See more articles in Self-Employment Taxes »

Small Business Taxes

When the IRS Classifies Your Business as a Hobby What Online Business Owners Should Know about IRS Form 1099-K What is Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming What is Form 8919: Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages What Is Schedule J: Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen See more articles in Small Business Taxes »

State Taxes

Multiple States—Where To File Claiming Property Taxes on Your Tax Return 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

The Land of Unknown Tax Deductions What Are Standard Tax Deductions? What is Payroll Tax Relief and When Does It Apply? What You Need to Know About Truck Driver Tax Deductions Stimulus 2021: Self-Employed Tax Credits and Social Security Tax Deferrals Available During COVID-19 See more articles in Tax Deductions and Credits »

Tax Extensions

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

Tax Payments

Video: IRS 1099 Levy Contractor Options Tax Tips for Bitcoin and Virtual Currency How to Leverage the Extended Tax Deadline to Save Video: Can I E-File If I Owe Taxes? 7 Steps for Handling Unexpected Tax Bills See more articles in Tax Payments »

Tax Planning and Checklists

Get Next Year's Refund Starting Next Pay Day Top 8 Year-End Tax Tips The Art of Keeping Receipts for Your Taxes How to Secure Your Tax Information Before a Disaster 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

Rise of the Gig Economy: How Self-Employed Workers Can Benefit from Tax Reform What Is a W-4 Form? 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 See more articles in Tax Reform »

Tax Refund

Get Next Year's Refund Starting Next Pay Day 12 Smart Things to Do with Your Tax Refund Best Investments for Boosting Your Tax Refund 5 Hidden Ways to Boost Your Tax Refund Why Is My Check So Small After Taxes? See more articles in Tax Refund »

Tax Relief

Stimulus 2021: Self-Employed Tax Credits and Social Security Tax Deferrals Available During COVID-19 Maryland State Stimulus Checks The 2021 Tax Deadline Extension: Everything You Need to Know How to Leverage the Extended Tax Deadline to Save A Stimulus Boost for Some Earned Income Tax Filers See more articles in Tax Relief »

Unemployment

Guide to Unemployment and Taxes 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 See more articles in Unemployment »

Videos

Video: Self-Employment Tax Deductions on Cell Phones Video: Tax Tips for Car Sharing Drivers: Uber, Lyft & Others Video: 1099-K Form Reporting Delay: Everything You Need to Know Video: Tax Tips for Those Joining the Great Resignation Video: 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC: What's the Difference? See more articles in Videos »

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