Taxes are your least favorite thing to think about, but they're probably your largest expense every year. So why not reduce the burden and keep the extra money? With this concise guide, you'll quickly discover 75 ways to pay less in taxes all completely legal and practical. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, and filled with practical insights that reflect recent tax law changes, J.K. Lasser's 75 Tax Tips for You and Your Family will help you take advantage of essential tax breaks and deductions. Organized by subject matter, so you can easily find situations that apply to you, this book will help you make the most informed decisions possible when looking to save money on taxes, including tips for: You and Your Family Your Home Medical Expenses Retirement Savings Education Costs Your Job Your Car Inheritances You don't need to be a financial professional to find ways to lessen your tax load. All you need is J.K. Lasser's 75 Tax Tips for You and Your Family. Read it today and start saving.

Taxes are your least favorite thing to think about, but they're probably your largest expense every year. So why not reduce the burden and keep the extra money? With this concise guide, you'll quickly discover 75 ways to pay less in taxes all completely legal and practical. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, and filled with practical insights that reflect recent tax law changes, J.K. Lasser's 75 Tax Tips for You and Your Family will help you take advantage of essential tax breaks and deductions. Organized by subject matter, so you can easily find situations that apply to you, this book will help you make the most informed decisions possible when looking to save money on taxes, including tips for: You and Your Family Your Home Medical Expenses Retirement Savings Education Costs Your Job Your Car Inheritances You don't need to be a financial professional to find ways to lessen your tax load. All you need is J.K. Lasser's 75 Tax Tips for You and Your Family. Read it today and start saving.

Introduction: 75 Trusted Ways to Save on Your Taxes ixPart 1 Ideas for Tax Savings in Your Teens and Twenties 1Take a Tax Break for Your College Tuition 3Take a Tax Credit for Financed Higher Education 4Finance Graduate School through Your Job 5Claim a Deduction for Student Loan Interest Even Though You Don't Repay the Loan Yourself 6Get Your Student Loans Canceled Tax Free 7Deduct Your Moving Costs to Take a Job 8Take a Job Overseas 9Enlist in the Military for a Slew of Tax Breaks 10Write Off Travel Costs for the National Guard and Reserve 11Select Tax-Free Fringe Benefits Wisely 12Fix Your Salary Reduction Contributions 13Extra Deduction for Work Clothes 14A Tip on Tips 15Get Health Insurance through Your Parent's Plan 16Use a Health Savings Account If You Don't Have Medical Coverage 17When to Tie the Knot? 18Part 2 Ideas for Tax Savings in Your Thirties and Forties 19Expecting the Birth of a Child This Year? 21Adopting a Child? 22Report Your Child's Income on Your Return 23Careful Planning for Dependent Care FSAs 24Tax Credit for Summer Day Camp 25Triple Break for Energy Improvements 26Write Off Business Startup Costs 27Protect Your Home Office Deduction from Audit 28Transform Nondeductible Interest on Personal Credit Card Debt into a Deduction 29Affected by a Flood, Storm, or Other Natural Disaster? 30Debt Cancellation with No Tax Cost 31Track All Your Car Usage 32Get a Double Benefit for Membership in a Union or Professional Association 33Renew Membership Dues? 34Self-Employed? Put Your Child to Work for You 35Business Gift or Entertainment Cost? 36When Not to Save Receipts for T&E 37Year-End Strategies if You're Self-Employed 38Make Your Business Losses Work for You 39Get Special Help from the IRS for Your Business 40Part 3 Ideas for Tax Savings in Your Fifties and Sixties 41For Taxes, Age Matters! 43Don't Overreport Capital Gains or Underreport Capital Losses 44Worthless Securities have Tax Value 45Don't Overreport Bond Interest 46Inheriting a Bond May Give You a Tax Deduction 47Year-End Sales of Securities 48Take an Ordinary Loss on Certain Stock Sales 49Pay Zero Tax on Gain from Certain Stock Sales 50Elect Out of Installment Reporting 51Make IRA Contributions Early to Create Significant Wealth 52Catch Up on Retirement Plan Contributions 53Save for Retirement and Get a Double Tax Benefit 54Set Up a Self-Employed Retirement Plan 55Set Up a SEP After the end of the Year 56Keep Certain Investments Out of Your IRA 57Create Tax-Free Retirement Income 58Need Cash? Borrowing Money Won't Increase Your Income 59Turn Health Savings Accounts into Retirement Income 60Supporting a Parent May Give You Tax Breaks 61Get Tax-Free Income from Renting a Vacation Home 62Part 4 Ideas for Tax Savings in Your Seventies and Beyond 63Take an Extra Standard Deduction 65Control AGI to Minimize Medicare Premiums 66Do You Qualify for Homeowner Property Tax Rebates? 67Take Advantage of Government Programs 68Don't Postpone Retirement Plan Distributions 69Avoid Excess Accumulation Penalties 70Partially Annuitize 71Take a Deduction for Loans Not Repaid to You 72What Happens if You Need Nursing Home Care? 73Use a Reverse Mortgage to Take Equity from Your Home 74Making Tax-Free Gifts to Family Members 75Dividends on Life Insurance Policies May Not be Income 76Tap Life Insurance Proceeds before Death 77Get Receipts for All Money Donations to Charity 78Get Proof for Donations of Used Clothing andHousehold Items 79Donate Appreciated Property Instead of Cash 80Don't Donate Stock that Has Declined in Value 81Minimize Income While Benefiting Your Favorite Charity 82Use Voluntary Withholding on Retirement Benefits toAvoid Estimated Taxes 83