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MC GRAW HILL Lower Your Taxes - Big Time! 2009-2010 Edition (Lower Your Taxes Big Time) by Sandy Botkin
"Almost every American can get a raise of $3,000-$15,000 or more annually courtesy of the United States Government." -David D'Arcangelo, author of Wealth Starts at Home"Will put thousands of dollars in your pocket every year and teach you, in clear simple steps, how to audit proof your records from the IRS forever." -Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul (R)The classic tax-relief guide--updated to help you save more than ever!The amount Americans pay in taxes exceeds all other expenses combined. And with the economic downturn taking its toll on small businesses around the country, taxes are a greater financial burden than ever before. Lower Your Taxes-Big Time, 2009-2010 shows consultants, business owners, and contractors how to slash their tax bills by thousands. Written by Sandy Botkin, CPA and former attorney for the IRS, this informative and engaging book explains how toGet a yearly subsidy of $5,000 or more back from the IRSProperly document your business deductions Avoid any future audits by the IRSDeduct the equivalent of your child's education, braces, or weddingTake advantage of tax-free fringe benefits available to small businesses Introduction: Rich or Poor Your ChoicePart 1. Wealth-Building Tax Secrets for Small and Home-Based Business Owners1. Why You Would Be Brain Dead Not to Start a Home-Based Business(If You Don't Already Have One)2. How to Deduct Your Fun 3. How to Turn Your Vacation into a Tax-Deductible Write-Off4. Income Shifting and Income Splitting: One of the Greatest Single Wealth-Building Secrets5. How to Turn Your Car into a Tax-Deductible Goldmine6. Home Office: The Misunderstood Key to Saving $15,000 Every Five Years7. Beating the Dreaded IRS Audit8. How to Shield Yourself from the IRS Weapon of Classifying a Business as a HobbyPart 2. How to Incorporate to Shelter Your Wealth9. Finding the Best Corporate Entity for Your Business10. Forming a Nevada Corporation or a Limited-Liability Corporation in Nevada11. How to Eliminate up to 40 percent of Your Social Security and Medicare Tax with an S Corporation12. How to Get Assets and Money into a Corporation Tax-FreePart 3. Every Fringe Benefit Available to Small and Home-Based Businesses13. Fringe Benefits You Will Love, Part 114. Fringe Benefits You Will Love, Part 2Part 4. Miscellaneous Tax Strategies15. The Four Most Overlooked Real Estate Tax Deductions in America16. Making Colleges Less Expensive With Tax Planning17. The Top 10 Tax QuestionsAppendix A: 2007 Tax RatesAppendix B: How to Find A Good AccountantIndex