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New Standard Deduction Changes Beginning with 2009, the amount of income tax you pay on your tax return may be lower. The new standard deduction (the amount that reduces your income tax) is $11,400...

Tax Relief For Small Business – Do You Qualify? If you are a small business owner who earns less than $500,000 in 2008, and half of your adjusted gross income is from the business...

Tax Arguments May Just Get You In Trouble. Some people will do anything to avoid paying taxes. They will make all kinds of excuses and bring all sorts of contentious arguments just to get...

Filing Of A Tax Return Is Voluntary – The Law Explained And Some Relevant Case Law. Some taxpayers assert that they are not required to file federal tax returns because the filing of a...

Tax Is Voluntary – The Law Explained And Some Relevant Case Law. In a similar vein, some argue that they are not required to pay federal taxes because the payment of federal taxes is...

Filing Zero Return – The Law And Some Relevant Case Law. Some taxpayers are attempting to reduce their federal income tax liability by filing a tax return that reports no income and no tax...

IRS Must Prepare Tax Returns – The Law And Relevant Case Law Proponents of this argument contend that section 6020(b) obligates the IRS to prepare and sign under penalties of perjury a federal tax...

Summons IRS – The Law And Some Relevant Case Laws. Some summoned parties may assert that they are not required to respond to or comply with an administrative summons. Proponents of this position argue...

Taxable Gross Income Personal Tips And Wages Are Considered Income And Must Be Taxed As So. This argument asserts that wages, tips, and other compensation received for personal services are not income, because there...

Foreign-Source Income – The Law And Some Relevant Case Laws Some maintain that there is no federal statute imposing a tax on income derived from sources within the United States by citizens or residents...