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Here are some websites and a few book titles to help you get started in preparing your taxes.
Some credits and exemptions exist for specific groups of people. Explore the links below – you may be in for a benefit you didn’t know existed!
General Tax Information
Earned Income Tax Credit - EITC
Seniors
Parents
Military Personnel
Immigrants
Small Business Owners
General Tax Information
Federal:
1040 Central
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=118506,00.html
Electronic IRS
http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=151880,00.html?portlet=2
Bankrate.com 2008 Tax guide
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/news/taxguide/default.asp
SmartMoney Magazine's Tax Guide
http://www.smartmoney.com/tax/
USA.gov - Taxes
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Money_Taxes.shtml
1040.com
http://www.1040.com/
Uncle Feds Tax Board. Tax Relief
http://www.unclefed.com/
Yahoo!Finance Tax Center
http://finance.yahoo.com/taxes
Many Branches of the Brooklyn Public Library own:
J.K Lasser: Your Income Tax 2007 - Call# q336 L34 Y7
The Central Library at Grand Army Plaza and the Business Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West own J.K. Lasser's 1001 deductions and tax breaks: the complete guide to everything deductible / Barbara Weltman. Call# 343.75052 W
New York State:
New York State's Guide to Tax Information
http://www.nysegov.com/citGuide.cfm?superCat=212&content=main
New York City:
New York City Tax Reduction & Rebate Programs for Property Owners. Including information on
- STAR -- the New York State School Tax Relief Program (Basic and Enhanced)
- Senior Citizen Homeowners' Exemption (SCHE)
- Veterans' Exemption
- Disabled Homeowners' Exemption (DHE)
- Clergy Exemption
- Cooperative and Condominium Tax Abatement
New York City Tax Reduction & Rebate Programs for Property Owners.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/property_tax_reduc_taxreductions.shtml
Information on EITC - Earned Income Tax Credit
Federal: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96406,00.html
New York City: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/initiatives/eitc.shtml
Seniors
AARP - General Tax Aide
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide/
AARP - Online Tax counseling
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide/taxcounseling/
USA.gov Money and Taxes
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors/Taxes.shtml
New York State Office of Real Property Services: Senior Citizen Exemptions
http://www.orps.state.ny.us/pamphlet/exempt/senior.htm
NYC Property Exemptions and Abatements: Senior Citizen Homeowners Exemption (SCHE) and School Tax Relief (STAR)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/property_tax_reduc_individual.shtml
Parents
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Tax Information for Parents
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/parents/
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Tax Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=121435,00.html
NYC Department of Consumer Affairs: EITC Campaign
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/initiatives/eitc.shtml
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA): Parent and Student Guide to Federal Tax Benefits for Tuition and Fees
http://www.nasfaa.org/annualpubs/TaxBenefitsGuideIntroPS.html
Year 2007 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/1187
New York 's 529 College Savings Program
http://nysaves.uii.upromise.com/content/programInfo/taxBenefit.html
Military Personnel
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Tax Information for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=97273,00.html
New York State Information for Military Personnel & Veterans
http://www.tax.state.ny.us/pit/military_page.htm
Immigrants
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): International Taxpayer - Determining Alien Status
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96392,00.html
Suny Buffalo The Office of International Student and Scholar Services Income Tax Info
http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/provost/intl/isss.html/tax.html
Small Business Owners
See the Business Library’s guide to filing taxes.
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