J.K. Lasser / J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2021

What's New for 2020 xxvii Tax News for 2020 xxvii Key Tax Numbers for 2020 xxx Tax-Saving Opportunities for 2020 xxxiii Payments Resulting from the CARES Act xxxiv Expiring Provisions xxxiv Filing Basics 1 Do You Have to File a 2020 Tax Return? 2 Filing Tests for Dependents: 2020 Returns 4 Where to File Your 2020 Form 1040 or 1040-SR 5 Filing Deadlines (on or before) 6 What Forms Do You Need to File? 8 Filing Status 9 Reporting Your Income 35 Wages, Salary, and Other Compensation 37 Fringe Benefits 56 Dividend and Interest Income 82 Reporting Property Sales 110 Tax-Free Exchanges of Property 158 Retirement and Annuity Income 172 IRAs 211 Income From Real Estate Rentals and Royalties 260 Loss Restrictions: Passive Activities and At-Risk Limits 280 Other Income 310 Claiming Deductions 335 Deductions Allowed in Figuring Adjusted Gross Income 337 Claiming the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions 343 Charitable Contribution Deductions 350 Itemized Deduction for Interest Expenses 377 Deductions for Taxes 395 Medical and Dental Expense Deductions 404 Casualty and Theft Losses and Involuntary Conversions 424 Other Itemized Deductions 448 Travel and Meal Expense Deductions 451 Personal Tax Computations 473 Dependents 475 Figuring Your Regular Income Tax Liability 489 Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 494 Computing the "Kiddie Tax" on Your Child's Unearned Income 502 Personal Tax Credits Reduce Your Tax Liability 508 Tax Withholdings 532 Estimated Tax Payments 539 Additional Medicare Tax and Net Investment Income Tax 545 Tax Planning 551 Tax Savings for Residence Sales 553 Tax Rules for Investors in Securities 570 Tax Savings for Investors in Real Estate 587 Tax Rules for Investors in Mutual Funds 601 Educational Tax Benefits 610 Special Tax Rules for Senior Citizens and the Disabled 629 Members of the Armed Forces 644 How To Treat Foreign Earned Income 652 Planning Alimony and Marital Settlements 663 Other Taxes 670 Gift and Estate Tax Planning Basics 676 Business Tax

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