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J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks: Your Complete Guide to Finding Hidden Gold
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J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks: Your Complete Guide to Finding Hidden Gold in Your Home Paperback - 2005

by Gerald J. Robinson

Summary

Proven tax strategies any homeowner can use to maximize the benefits of owning a home "Robinson walks the reader through almost every conceivable scenario that could result in a lower tax bill." --Ilyce Glink, Tribune Media Services J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks 2006 provides a straightforward and accessible look at the legitimate tax strategies any homeowner can use to save on their taxes. This comprehensive guide reveals a multitude of both well-known and little-known tax-saving ideas that will allow you to put substantial dollars back where they belong--in your pocket. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks 2006 will help you: Legitimately take deductions for your household when you have a home office Make your credit card and car loan interest deductible Qualify to exclude up to $250,000 of gains on the sale of your home--$500,000 if you're married Cope with a depressed housing market by getting deductions for renting your home before you sell it Create tax-free income from renovating your home and selling it at a profit Receive charitable deductions on your home while you're still living in it Make your home a retirement nest egg that generates tax-free income by trading down or using it for a reverse mortgage Eliminate estate tax on your principal residence by utilizing a personal residence trust J.K. Lasser--Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com

From the publisher

Proven tax strategies any homeowner can use to maximize the benefits of owning a home

"Robinson walks the reader through almost every conceivable scenario that could result in a lower tax bill."
--Ilyce Glink, Tribune Media Services

J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks 2006 provides a straightforward and accessible look at the legitimate tax strategies any homeowner can use to save on their taxes. This comprehensive guide reveals a multitude of both well-known and little-known tax-saving ideas that will allow you to put substantial dollars back where they belong--in your pocket.

Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks 2006 will help you:
* Legitimately take deductions for your household when you have a home office
* Make your credit card and car loan interest deductible
* Qualify to exclude up to $250,000 of gains on the sale of your home--$500,000 if you're married
* Cope with a depressed housing market by getting deductions for renting your home before you sell it
* Create tax-free income from renovating your home and selling it at a profit
* Receive charitable deductions on your home while you're still living in it
* Make your home a retirement nest egg that generates tax-free income by trading down or using it for a reverse mortgage
* Eliminate estate tax on your principal residence by utilizing a personal residence trust


J.K. Lasser--Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs

Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com

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It's often said the only thing you get from renting an apartment is rent receipts.

Details

  • Title J.K. Lasser's Homeowner's Tax Breaks: Your Complete Guide to Finding Hidden Gold in Your Home
  • Author Gerald J. Robinson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 270
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons
  • Date November 25, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780471733102 / 0471733105
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.12 x 0.8 in (23.67 x 15.54 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Income tax deductions - United States, Real property and taxation - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code 343.730

About the author

Gerald J. Robinson, Esq., tax counsel to the New York City law firm of Carb, Luria, Cook & Kufeld, is a member of the New York and Maryland bars. He received his BA degree from Cornell University, an LLB from the University of Maryland, and an LLM in Taxation from New York University. Prior to entering private practice, he served in the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. He is the author of the treatise, Federal Income Taxation of Real Estate, now in its sixth edition, and wrote the monthly newsletter, "Real Estate Tax Ideas," both published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont. He is also a frequent lecturer and contributor to various professional journals.
He hates to pay taxes.

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