If you received Social Security benefits or payments in 2010, some of that money may be taxable. You should receive a Form SSA1099 which will show the total amount of your benefits. How much of your Social Security benefits are taxable depends on your total...
Identity Theft Manifesting Itself Through Surprise Arrival of IRS Form 1099-C from Collection Agencies Reporting Cancelled Debt as Income I've been asked 3 times in the last 24 hours or so about how and why an IRS 1099-C form was received when one was not expected...
If you changed your name as a result of a recent marriage or divorce you’ll want to take the necessary steps to ensure the name on your tax return matches the name registered with the Social Security Administration. A mismatch between the name shown on...
If you itemize your deductions on Form 1040, Schedule A, you may be able to deduct expenses you paid in 2010 for medical care – including dental – for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents. You may deduct only the amount by which your total medical...
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is for workers earning $48,362 or less a year. Four of five eligible taxpayers filed for and received their EITC last year. As your financial, marital or parental situations change, you should review the EITC eligibility rules to...
1. Dependents In most cases, a child can be claimed as a dependent in the year they were born. For more information see IRS Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information. 2. Child Tax Credit You may be able to take this credit on...
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If you are forgiven debt and that forgiven debt is not considered income then you should prepare and file IRS Form 982 - Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness. Generally, the amount by which you benefit from the discharge of indebtedness is included in your gross income....
If you carry forward your NOL to a tax year after the NOL year, list your NOL deduction as a negative figure on the Other income line of Form 1040 or Form 1040NR (line 21 for 2009). Estates and trusts include an NOL deduction on...
Some kinds of income may or may not be self-employment income. The source of your income and your involvement in the activity from which your income is received will determine whether it is self-employment income. INTEREST - Interest is not self-employment income unless you receive it...