Individuals

The Gift Tax

Gift Tax

What is a gift? The Gift Tax applies to the lifetime transfers of property from a donor to donees. If you are the donor of

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The Standard Deduction

Standard Deduction

What is the standard deduction? The Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers to take either the standard deduction, a fixed amount that is deducted from adjusted

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Self-employment tax

Self-Employment Tax

How does it work? Social Security and Medicare taxes are paid to the IRS either as payroll tax or self-employment tax. Your employer withholds payroll

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Schedule B

Schedule B

Interest and Ordinary Dividends Taxpayers must use Form 1040, Schedule B to report income received in the form of interest and ordinary dividends. Generally, you

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Schedule A

Schedule A

Itemized Deduction Taxpayers can use the higher of either the standard deduction or the itemized deduction. It’s worth the effort to compare the two methods

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