Do I have to report GI Bill payments?
If I rent out an apartment in my home, how do I claim a deduction for rental expenses?
If I'm a delivery driver who itemizes my gas receipts, do I have to itemize everything else, too?
Do I report cancelled debt as income?
If my dependent received a 1099-INT for interest that's reinvested, how do we report the interest?
If I'm filing as head of household, do I have to declare Social Security income on my return?
I started a business in 2012 and my start-up costs were more than my income. How do I report my net loss?
How do I convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA?
Can I claim the gas I bought to drive to school and back as a deduction?
If my 1099-R for money I rolled over from 1 retirement account to another reports a taxable amount of $0.00, do I need to report this?
Can I deduct church contributions from last year on this year's taxes?
If I'm separated and filing married filing separately, how can I claim the child tax credit?
Can I claim my unborn child's medical expenses?
Since my nanny is an illegal alien, I paid her under the table. However, she's filing a return and using her individual tax identification number. If the IRS asks who she works for, will I be penalized?
If I began a business with other people but never received any income from it, how do I deduct my expenses?
If I have a C corporation and received a Form 1099, how do I claim the income? Report the 1099 amounts as income on Form 1120.
Can I claim orthodontist expenses as out-of-pocket medical expenses?
Are emergency unemployment benefits deductible?
If I received 2 separate Forms 1098-T, can I combine the amounts when I report them?
Can I claim a loss for water damage due to leak in a water line?
If I can't pay my estimated taxes on Jan. 15, what will happen?
Does claiming childcare expenses help me or hurt me when claiming the Earned Income Credit?
My wife and I bought a home many years ago. Over the years, we've spent money on improvements. My wife died this year, and I spent additional funds on improvements before I sold the home. How do I figure my property basis and gain?
Am I taxed on the interest my IRA earns or just if I take a distribution?
If I paid my tuition out of pocket 1 year and claimed an education credit, then later received a grant for the tuition, how do I report this on my return?
My Schedule K-1 reports my other portfolio income in box 11 with code F. I filed my return, but learned this might not be the correct code. Do I need to amend my return?
If I didn't receive my Form W-2 by Feb. 15, 2013, what should I do?
What costs associated with buying a home can I deduct?
Is work attire tax deductible?
Can I file for an extension on my first quarter estimated tax payment?
If I only have to pay 1 / 2 of the self-employment tax, why am I seeing the full amount on my return?
Are contributions to Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) considered in the Saver's Credit?
If I want to itemize, which documents do I need?
I have a 1-owner LLC and had no activity except for a stock gain in the LLC account. Can I add the gain to my Schedule D?
My fiancee and her son have been living with me full-time for the past 2 years. Can I claim head of household as my filing status?
Can I apply the amounts on my 1098-E to my prior-year return?
How much interest and property tax can I deduct, and how many years back can I claim them?
Can I deduct business expenses I paid in 2012 for a business that ended in 2011?
My spouse and I have filed married filing jointly for years. Will we pay a penalty if we file married filing separately this year?
What work-based deductions can I claim?
Can I claim a family member who's not my child but who lives me as a nondependent for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Both my spouse and I are in the military. I'm a resident of Texas, and she's a resident of Virginia. Should she include my income on her Virginia return?
If I paid a babysitter as an independent contractor, can I issue a Form W-2 instead of a Form 1099-MISC?
If I expect to sell a large amount of stock in December 2012, how do I pay estimated taxes on the sale throughout the year?
Can I claim the salary of a full-time caregiver as a medical expense?
If I owe back taxes to the IRS, will the IRS take my state refund to pay it off?
If I received more than $7,000 in unemployment income, will I be eligible to receive any dependent tax credits?
Is a pension from the police and firefighters fund considered investment income?
If I contributed the maximum $5,000 to my Roth IRA, why would I be charged a 6% penalty?
Where do I enter the capital-loss carryover from last year?
If I'm unemployed and withdrew my IRA funds to pay for my medical insurance, must I pay the 10% penalty?
Is my California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) pension taxable?
Can I claim my disabled wife to qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If the person I'm claiming as a dependent doesn't fit any of the relationship options, what should I choose?
If I claimed people who aren't my spouse or my children on my federal return, can I also claim them on my state return?
How do I find out the amount of estimated taxes I need to pay this year?
Can I write off my entire tuition?
If I claim the standard deduction, can I deduct charitable donations?
I received a payout from my mother's 401(k) when she died. Is this income taxable to me?
How do I figure the basis of my home and land when I figure my home office deduction?
Can I deduct legal fees related to a dispute involving my rental property?
If my home was foreclosed and sold last year, can they take my refund?
If I'm the custodial parent to our children, but I don't have any income, can I claim our children?
My spouse was deployed in a combat zone and earned tax-free income. How do I report this income?
If I withdrew my 401(k) in 2012, can I still receive the child tax credit?
Are inherited pensions taxable?
When do I have to pay Social Security tax for my own business?
Can I deduct the mileage and leasing charges for the dump truck I leased last year?
Can I deduct local and county taxes I paid this year for prior-year taxes?
If I donated my late parents' belongings to charity, can I claim a donation?
How do I claim the adoption credit?
I'm the beneficiary of an annuity. The owner of the annuity let the interest roll back into the annuity. Now, the annuity has been paid out with interest. Do I have to pay tax on the interest?
If I received a Form W-2 for wages and a Form 1099-MISC for non-wage income, how do I report my income?
If I file as head of household, how many dependents can I claim?
I inherited land a few years ago but didn't transfer it into my name until recently. Should I have paid tax on the inherited land when it was put in my name?
I inherited a non-spouse SIMPLE IRA several years ago. It was a direct transfer from my mother, and no new IRA was set up to for the funds to go into. Do I need to pay federal and state taxes on my 2012 withdrawals?
We filed for bankruptcy 2 years ago. It included a mortgage on a rental property. We just received the 1099-A this year. How do we handle this on our return?
I live with my girlfriend and our daughter. Can I file head of household and claim them both on my taxes?
How can I increase the taxes withheld from my paycheck?
Does a child with a capital loss have to file a return?
If I applied my last year’s refund to my first-quarter estimated taxes, do I report this on my return?
Is a health savings account (HSA) the same as a medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA)?
Where do I enter my dependent's income on my return?
I purchased a vehicle last year for my agricultural business. Can I take the full deduction this year rather than depreciating it over the next 7 years?
How do I report the sale of stock reported on my W-2?
I received a Form 1099-INT for some certificates of deposit that I'm not cashing in yet. Do I have to report this?
Should I report the interest accrued on my dependent's 529 savings account?
I missed some mortgage payments and paid them after the first of the year. My Form 1098 only included the interest for the payments I actually made last year. Can I deduct the interest on the other payments anyway?
Can I receive a full refund for taxes withheld from my paycheck while I was a J-1 visa holder?
If 1 of us owes back taxes and we owe taxes jointly this year, can we still file Form 8379?
I'm a military officer enrolled as a full-time student. The military paid my tuition but not my books and school supplies. Do I qualify for any education credits?
Can I deduct the mortgage interest on a timeshare?
If I haven't registered a business for selling items on eBay, how do I report my eBay income and expenses?
My child is a dependent attending college. She received Social Security benefits half the year until she graduated from high school. How do I report her Social Security benefits?
My rental property was vacant for much of 2012. How do I report the mortgage and utility expenses?
Can I claim medical expenses for a hospital bill that went to collections?
Do I need duplicate copies of my checks to prove the amount spent on medical bills, or are hospital and doctor bills enough?
We put money down on a real estate deal and lost the money when the deal didn't go through. Can we deduct this as a loss?
If I bought a used vehicle this year, what deduction can I claim?
My mortgage company forgave my second mortgage last year and refinanced my first mortgage. Is this debt cancellation nontaxable income?
If I rented 1 of my homes to my child, who's only paying what the amount of my mortgage is, do I need to report what she pays as income?
What's the difference between the child tax credit and dependent exemptions?
I refinanced my mortgage to lower my interest rate. Can I deduct any of the refinance fees?
How do I report a patronage dividend I received that's included on a Form 1099-PATR?
If I itemize, can I deduct my daughter's cheerleading expenses as hobby expenses?
When should I receive my W-2?
If my parents and siblings have been living with me since they arrived in the United States and I've been supporting them, can I claim them as dependents?
If I sold an incentive stock option (ISO) within 1 year of receiving it, how do I report the sale for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes?
Why wouldn't I be able to itemize my deductions?
If I accidentally claimed an incorrect exemption amount on Form W-4, what will happen?
Can I deduct the cost of Christmas toys I bought for children since their parents couldn't afford gifts?
When I report the cost basis of stocks, do I add in the fees to buy and sell?
If I use my own computer for my job, can I claim it?
Is there a gross cap on medical deductions?
Is private mortgage insurance (PMI) considered a rental expense?
My mother died this year. Do I need to file a return on her behalf?
How much is the penalty for withdrawing funds from my 401(k) plan before I'm age 59 1 / 2?
Is a disability pension considered earned income for purposes of the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I'm not married to my children's other parent, can I claim our children as dependents?
Can I deduct legal expenses incurred to obtain Social Security benefits?
Can I deduct 529-plan contributions on my California return?
I inherited part of my father's IRA and received a Form 1099-R. Do I have to report this as income?
My husband was self-employed last year. His severance package from his former employer was $98,000, and he contributed $5,000 to his 401(k). His business barely breaks even. Can he open a SEP or contribute more to his rollover IRA for a deduction?
Can I use an alternative date of death for figuring basis?
I paid tuition for my children for extended day kindergarten and an early intervention program at their public school. Will I get a credit for these expenses?
My adopted son receives Social Security survivor benefits from his mother's death. The money goes to his grandmother who uses it to pay for his expenses. Then, she puts the rest in the bank for him later. Do I claim this money as income?
I paid for tuition and books to become a certified nurse assistant through the Red Cross. This is a job change for me. Can I deduct these expenses?
If my unemployment benefits are my only income, can I claim the Earned Income Credit?
Which is better for claiming auto expenses - the standard mileage deduction or actual expenses?
If I had a net loss on my 2011 Schedule D, can I use any or all of this loss for 2012 as long-term carryforward losses?
If I sold stock and re-invested the money in a certificate of deposit, is it considered a wash?
I separated from my military spouse in December 2012. What should my filing status be?
If I'm on state assistance and haven't worked, do I qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If income and taxes withheld are listed on my Form 1099-MISC, how should I report them?
Do I need to report the profit I made on the sale of a home I owned for 15 years?
If I had California state tax withheld from my paychecks, where do I put this on my return?
If my dependent earns income, does he need to file his own return?
If the person I worked for died, do I have to claim wages that person paid me?
Why didn't my refund go up after I entered my charitable donations?
If my husband received a bonus before he died, do I have to pay taxes on it?
Can I deduct interest I pay on my car loan?
Do I use a Form 1099-B to report my stock sales?
If I lose money on my hobby every year but I received a 1099-MISC for my hobby income, how do I report it?
Can I use my flexible spending account to reimburse my out-of-pocket medical travel expenses?
What does a Form 1099-INT report?
If I started paying my student loan interest in 2013, can I claim it on my 2012 return?
I e-filed my Form 1040 and it included a Schedule C for a sole-proprietor business. However, my business is a partnership. What should I do now?
If I have a home that I've been unable to sell or rent and I don't live in the house, what expenses can I deduct?
I converted a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA in December 2010. I haven't paid the taxes yet. I thought I had until April 15, 2011, to pay the taxes, so why am I being charged a penalty?
If my medical and dental insurance premiums are deducted from my paycheck before taxes, can I deduct the premiums?
If my relatives didn't live with me, can I claim them as dependents?
How much in childcare expenses can I claim without a receipt?
If I'm self-employed, is my mileage to the airport for business trips deductable?
How do I know if I qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I claim the buy-in amounts for playing bingo at a local church?
What's the maximum I can claim for a capital loss from last year's Schedule D?
What's the age limit for dependent children I can claim for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
When asked to estimate my tax liability on my extension, what should I enter?
How do I estimate self-employment tax for 2012 so I can apply this year’s refund to next year’s taxes?
If I have 2 houses in 2 different states, do I claim my pension as income in both states?
If my loan is deferred or in forbearance, can I still deduct the interest?
If my name isn't on my child's birth certificate, will my child and I meet the relationship test under the qualifying-child rule?
If I attend a private college, what credits can I claim?
If I'm a full-time student, can I receive a full refund for all the taxes I paid?
If I was unemployed when I moved, can I deduct moving expenses?
I declare tips and have taxes taken out every paycheck, but my W-2 shows no federal taxes withheld. Is my W-2 wrong?
If I receive supplemental security income (SSI), do I report it as income?
If I haven't had federal taxes withheld since my new job started last year, what will happen when I file?
Are my contributions to my work-based medical insurance plan a deductible medical expense?
If I receive HUD rental income, can I count the income toward the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
What are the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) income thresholds?
Can I include the sales tax in the price of an item I'm claiming for a deduction?
If I receive royalties from my late husband's books, do I have to file a Schedule C and pay self-employment taxes?
I received GI Bill benefits paid directly to my university and to me. Can I deduct education expenses the benefits covered?
How do I claim my online gambling winnings and losses?
If I have self-employment income, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Are dermatologist fees for cosmetic treatments deductible?
If I donate 100% of my profits, can I deduct all my profits?
If my husband was divorced in early 2012 and we married in late 2012, can we file jointly for 2012?
If I file married filing separately, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC) for my dependents?
If my house is currently in foreclosure, how does that affect my return?
If my spouse and I are legally separated but not divorced, can we file married filing jointly?
I refinanced a rental property, but the refinance paperwork incorrectly says it's my main home. Can I still claim some of the refinance expenses?
I purchased a rental property, and added a new roof, staircase, and deck. These were necessary repairs. Do I depreciate these improvements?
Can I report my LLC losses on my personal return?
The refund check my spouse and I received has both our names on it. Can I deposit the check into my bank account?
Can I deduct the payoff of an interest debt to a stock brokerage?
My sister and I inherited my mother's home by beneficiary deed. We sold the home, and I received a 1099-S for the full amount of the sale. How do I report this?
If my employer gives me a car allowance that's included in my gross income and taxed as income, can I deduct mileage?
Do I have to report my tip income?
My mortgage company paid my real estate taxes out of my escrow account. Do I include those taxes on my return?
Can I deduct my medical expenses?
If I don't contribute to my health savings account (HSA) and it has a $0 balance, will I be taxed on it?
Is there a penalty for over-withholding taxes?
How do I report my job-hunting deductions?
Why do I get "No results to report" when I log in to the "Where's My Refund" tool on the IRS Web site, even though my return was accepted a few days ago?
Can I deduct the cost of my child's private pre-kindergarten school tuition?
Can I claim my siblings and my parents as dependents?
Can I deduct outpatient drug rehabilitation costs for my child?
If my child was born in 2012, can I claim the child and dependent care credit?
If I contribute to a 401(k) plan, can I open an IRA to reduce my taxes?
If my child and I live with my parents, and my parents pay all of our expenses, can I claim my child as a dependent?
If I collected unemployment most of the year, can I still claim my dependent?
Can I claim capital losses on money I withdraw from retirement funds I have in the stock market?
Is there a limit to the number of times I can file Form 8379?
How much can I make as a daycare provider before I have to pay taxes?
Is pension income treated differently than regular income?
If I go to a gym because I have weight and health problems, can I deduct the monthly fees?
What's the most income I can make without having to file a return?
If I adopted a foster child, is my child considered my daughter or foster child?
Do I include in my income money I received in a settlement for medical expenses?
If my adult sister and her child lived with me more than 6 months, can I claim them as dependents?
If my son's girlfriend lived with me most of the year, can I claim her as a dependent?
If my child attends college full-time and earns income, can I claim my child as a dependent?
I'm a part-time student, live at home, and made less than $13,000 last year. I'm taking the standard deduction. Why is my refund so small?
Can I deduct attorney fees or any legal fees?
My spouse and I each received a cash gift totaling $32,000. How do we report this?
If I drove to the union hall every day to look for a job, can I deduct my mileage?
Where do I report insurance money I received for theft of equipment?
If I'm self-employed and didn't pay estimated taxes, can I possibly get a refund?
If I filed an extension, do I need to submit my Form 1120S with my extension?
If I sold a boat at a loss, can I deduct the loss?
When I file for an extension, do I have to pay my entire balance due?
If I'm "at-risk" on a rental property, what does that mean?
I didn't file a return for 2010, and have a rental property that I need to include in my 2010 return. What should I do?
Are dental implants deductible as medical expenses?
If I claim 6 dependents and have none, will I have to pay a lot of money?
Do I count 401(k) and 403(b) contributions as IRA contributions?
Can I deduct the value of inventory that expired?
If I overpaid my estimated city and state taxes, can I deduct the estimated payments on my federal return?
How do I report a supplemental vision plan I pay for?
If I file as single, how many dependents can I claim?
If I don't have receipts for clothing and furniture I donated, can I claim my donations?
Is Social Security disability income taxable?
If I had gains and losses from the purchase and sale of equities in my IRA accounts, do I report those as capital gains and losses?
If I paid a penalty for an early withdrawal of a certificate of deposit, do I have to pay taxes on its accrual and interest?
Can I use credit card and bank statements to document job-hunting expenses?
What's an exemption?
I claimed a Section 179 depreciation on business equipment last year, and on other equipment this year. Can I also claim a fire casualty total loss on the equipment?
If my children live outside of the United States, Mexico, and Canada, how do I get their individual tax identification numbers (ITINs)?
How do I report a scholarship I received for education expenses?
If I forgot to report my IRA rollover, how can I report this now?
To get the Earned Income Credit (EIC), do my spouse and I both need a Social Security number?
If I claim a donation, can I complete the 1040EZ?
I own a house that I rent, and I take a loss to pay the mortgage. How do I show loss? Can I claim new appliances I bought for the rental house?
If I drive more than 100 miles every day to work and back, can I deduct mileage or gas costs?
If my paycheck lists amounts for FICA tax paid and federal tax paid, what do I report for federal tax paid?
What's the difference between taxable gross income and W-2 gross income?
If I made donations on numerous dates to a charity, what date should I enter if I group the donations?
I filed amended federal and state returns and now owe money. When do I have to pay these amounts?
Can I deduct uniforms I bought for my job?
Can I claim a loss for the diminishing value of my rental house?
How do my former spouse and I report mortgage interest we pay on a home where only I live?
I'm a full-time missionary. A missions organization who sends me donations gave me a 1099-MISC. Do I have to pay taxes?
If I'm age 70, how much of my IRA must I withdraw to avoid penalties?
If I sold some stock to purchase my first home, can I reduce my capital gains or disqualifying disposition tax liability?
How do I report IRA funds I withdrew but then I redeposited only some of the money?
If my employer reimburses me for all my college expenses, can I claim an education credit for these expenses?
Why wouldn't my IRA distribution be reported as income?
Why did my employer not withhold federal taxes on Form W-2?
I didn't claim my prescription insurance premiums on my 2011 return. How can I now claim the premiums as a medical deduction?
If I claim more exemptions than I actually have on Form W-4, will it make a large difference in the taxes I owe?
If I'm self-employed and owe taxes, can I make installment payments?
Can I deduct interest paid on a medical or dental bill loan?
If I earned unemployment, will I get a Form W-2?
If I'm retired but not on Medicare, can I deduct health insurance premiums on my return?
If I receive Social Security benefits and raise a young child, do I qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I have a balance due on my return and am unable to pay it, how do I apply for an installment agreement?
Can I deduct the cost of hazard insurance?
Are start-up expenses deductible?
If I cashed out my teachers’ retirement account, does the distribution I received and the 10% penalty I paid count as a withdrawal?
Why didn't my employer take any federal withholding taxes out of my paycheck when I filed as married on Form W-4?
If I received part of my unemployment benefits for last year in January of this year, for which year do I report the benefits?
If someone cares for my child while I'm at work, should I send her a Form 1099?
If I'm self-employed and have a home office in my apartment, can I deduct the rental insurance for my apartment?
If I received a Schedule K-1 for a trust distribution, do I have to report the trust distribution amount?
How do I report the short sale of a home with 2 mortgages?
How can I add another W-2 if I've already filed my return?
If I plan to convert my traditional IRA to a Roth IRA by the end of 2012 can I pay the taxes on the conversion in 2012?
If I have a student loan, but I'm approved for a deferment, will my refund be touched in any way?
If I purchased my first home this year, which items on the HUD-1 form can I enter as deductions? Can I deduct my mortgage insurance premium and origination / processing fees?
I filed for an extension on my 2011 return, but I never filed that return. I should receive a refund on my 2011 taxes. Can I file a 2011 return now?
If I don't claim my child as a dependent but I pay for her tuition, can I claim the education credits?
Can I deduct the sales tax I pay at stores?
We refinanced our house last year. Can we deduct any of the fees?
My company withheld city taxes from my paycheck. However, the taxes withheld aren't on my Form W-2. How can I report my city taxes?
I was the beneficiary and fiduciary for an estate. The estate had less than $600 income in 2011, so I didn't file a return. The estate closed in 2012. Do I need to file a final 1041 for the estate?
Do I need to report scholarship and grant money I received as income?
Can I claim mileage or gas expenses for traveling to and from my college?
Will reporting the information on my Form 1098-T increase my refund?
If I received Forms 1099 listing interest and dividends after I filed my taxes, do I have to file an amended return?
How do I report a sign-on bonus?
My clients pay me cash, and I record each payment on a receipt. Is this acceptable as proof of earnings?
What are reciprocal wages?
If my W-4 states I'm married, can I file as single?
Can I claim someone as a dependent who's never lived with me?
How do I file for a Massachusetts extension?
If my ex-spouse claims our children as dependents, can I claim the children as nondependents for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
I bought and renovated a rental property that was assessed for taxes at a price lower than I paid for it. Can I depreciate based on my purchase price plus the cost of renovations?
How do I report interest on my savings deposit program account?
How do I deduct lodging expenses related to medical care?
Is a flexible spending account for medical expenses the same as a health savings account?
I'm 28 and live with my parents, who provide more than half my support. Can they claim me on their return?
If I have a large overpayment of taxes, can I apply the full overpayment to my first-quarter estimated tax for 2013?
My parents had temporary custody of my young, unmarried children for part of the year even though I paid my children's support. Who can claim them as dependents?
Are a weight-loss doctor's fees deductible?
How do I report items I donated that were new, not used?
If I have medical expenses that aren't enough to deduct on our federal return, can I deduct the expenses on my state return?
If my employer doesn't reimburse my expenses, can I deduct the standard meal allowance for days I'm away from home for work?
If my children get state assistance and have earned income, can I claim my children as dependents?
If I exercised incentive stock options (ISOs) and received a letter listing the fair market value of the stock, how do I report this for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes?
Do I report foreign wage income in the Form W-2 and Form 2555 topics?
Can I claim new storm doors for an energy credit?
How do I deduct fees and points for refinancing my rental property?
I want to have my entire paycheck made out to me and pay taxes separately. What do I need to file exempt status this year?
If I didn't report all my deductions last year, what should I do?
When does my employer have to issue my Form W-2?
If I received an early distribution while an Illinois resident and then moved to Michigan, in which state do I report this income?
Where do I claim California state tax that I had withheld from my paychecks?
Can I claim an education credit for my college room and board?
My brother is totally disabled and lives with me. He receives a monthly Social Security disability income check. I provide his housing, food, clothing, transportation, and other expenses. He gives me money each month for these services. Is he a dependent?
How do I claim mileage?
Do I have to report short-term disability insurance payments?
I sold some employee stock purchase plan stocks and restricted stock units, and my broker pays taxes on restricted stock units based on the date that they issue. How do I calculate my cost basis?
What do I need to have on-hand to prepare my taxes?
Can I claim a loss on a worthless stock option grant that I never exercised?
Can I claim someone who's undocumented as a dependent?
If I paid more than $2,500 in student-loan interest, can I deduct all of that?
If I became a U.S. citizen during the year, do I have to report the income I made in my former country before I became a U.S. citizen?
Can I claim my deceased child on my return?
Can I deduct attorney fees?
If I file as married filing separately, can I claim the childcare credit?
Can I report my W-2 income and get my refund and then file another return with my 1099-MISC income?
If I file as head of household, can I claim dependents who live with me but aren't related to me?
We received multiple Forms 1099-R for large distributions after my father's death. Do we need to include the 1099-Rs on our return?
Are there tax deductions or credits for emergency workers?
Do I have to wait until I receive all my Forms 1099 before I file my return?
If I receive Social Security disability payments, can I deduct medical expenses, including mileage?
I received a Social Security overpayment in late 2012 and repaid that amount in 2013. I haven't yet received a corrected SSA-1099. Do I need to report the amount of the incorrect SSA-1099 or file an extension?
How do I decide which education credit to claim?
What types of penalties come with a short sale?
If the state lottery prize money I won if is my only income, do I need to claim it?
I established a C corporation but ended up not doing any work for it. So, I had no income and no expenses. However, I bought all the shares in the C corporation. Do I need to file a return for the C corporation?
Can I deduct expenses for cat food, litter, and transportation to and from a vet that I incur as a foster caregiver for a cat rescue organization?
If I claimed my grandchildren on my federal return, can I also claim them on my state return?
Is it a recharacterization to convert money from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA?
If I received a total distribution of my ex-spouse's 401(k) plan required by a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), must I pay an early withdrawal penalty?
Are there tax breaks for taking money out of a retirement account to purchase a home?
Can I deduct the cost of making my home handicapped-accessible for a family member?
If I'm self-employed and had no income, can I claim the childcare credit?
If the state of Washington doesn't require a personal income tax, why does it show I paid it on my W-2?
If my only income was combat pay during my deployment, can I qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I was self-employed, how do I report income I earned from temp jobs?
What are considered moving expenses?
My fiance and I own a home together. The loan is in his name only, but we each pay half the mortgage each month. Even though the loan isn't in my name, can we both write off the deductions that come with the house?
Do I delete from my return items that I have fully depreciated?
If I'm a self-employed business owner, when am I required to have an employer identification number (EIN)?
What information do I need to deduct the amount I pay my babysitter?
If I didn't pay estimated taxes, how can I figure out how much I owe?
If I received a Form 1099-MISC but didn't pay quarterly estimated taxes during the year, will I owe an underpayment penalty?
My mother lives with me and I pay all her expenses, but she receives some income from Social Security. Can I file as head of household?
Can I deduct the amount I pay for pet food?
If my child earned income reported on Form W-2, how do we file?
How much can I deduct for each child on my return?
How do I report settlement costs for the home I bought?
If I surrendered my life-insurance policies, how do I report what I receive?
My area was declared a federal disaster area. I had personal loss that wasn't covered by my flood insurance. How do I handle this loss?
I took out a term life insurance policy to cover the cost of my business loan in the event of my death. Can I claim this as a business expense?
When must I claim short-term disability?
If my spouse and I both owned homes when we married this year, do we add our home-loan interest together if we file jointly?
Can I claim a credit for educational expenses if I was enrolled in a certificate program?
Can I deduct the cost of tax-preparation software?
Can we claim a crawl space encapsulation system for an energy credit?
What are the income limitations for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I used Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds to pay for tuition, can I deduct the interest on the bonds?
If I gave a discount on the cost of my services, can I claim a deduction?
If I don't have my Form W-2 by Jan. 31, what do I do?
How do I report interest I receive from a private loan to a family member?
I incorporated a sole-proprietorship LLC last year. Can I deduct LLC registration fees paid to the state and county, trademark registration fees, and other commercial fees required to conduct my business?
Can I claim a garnishment of my wages for a child's hospital bill as a medical deduction?
If my adult child is under age 24 and lives with me, can I claim my child as a dependent?
If I received a 1099-MISC after I filed my return, will I pay a penalty for filing an amended return?
Can I deduct moving expenses only if I buy a home in my new location?
If we're paying taxes for previous years, is this the same as paying the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Do I have to indicate inherited shares versus various long-term shares in date acquired?
I already included the sale and tax of restricted stock units that I sold in my overall W-2 income and taxes withheld. Do I still need to report it elsewhere?
I inherited my mother's home. She had a reverse mortgage that I paid off when I sold the house. I received a 1099-S. How do I report the sale?
Can I claim my stepchildren for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I deduct the costs of installing a swimming pool used for rehabilitation?
Is child tax credit the same as the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I'm a disabled and unemployable military veteran. I received Forms 1099 from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and from USAA. However, I didn't receive a 1099 from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). What should I do?
If I own more than 1 property, can I deduct property tax on all of my properties?
If I withdrew my state retirement money to buy a farm and equipment, how do I report this?
Can I receive the Earned Income Credit (EIC) if I don't have a child?
If I'm paid as a contract laborer, what do I need to do to keep from owing money when I file next year?
I own a small business. After rent, maintenance, office services, and advertising, I made $600. How do I report this?
How do I claim the points, loan-origination fees, and mortgage premium insurance we paid when we refinanced our mortgage?
If the custodial parent won't file a return, can I — the noncustodial parent — claim my children for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
When are medical expenses deductible?
How should my employer report designated Roth 401(k) contributions on Form W-2?
If I'm paying my expenses with financial aid, can I claim education credits?
Do I have to report money I received from a paid family leave?
If I didn't receive part of my unemployment benefits for last year until this year, should I amend my prior-year return?
I withdrew IRA funds to pay medical expenses. Can I claim an exemption to the 10% early withdrawal penalty?
Do I have to pay taxes on my teacher retirement pension?
How do I report an inheritance I received by check?
If I changed my name after my marriage but my W-2 lists my maiden name, can I file as married filing jointly?
My ex and I share custody of our daughter, and alternate years for claiming her on our returns. On the years I claim her, can I use head of household status?
Can I apply all or part of my refund to my 2013 estimated taxes?
If I'm going to withdraw my excess Roth IRA contributions before my return's due date, how will that affect my return?
If my spouse and I are separated, can I claim my stepchildren?
If I don't have enough money to pay all of the taxes I owe, how can I pay?
I enrolled in a doctorate program this year. I spent a few thousand dollars on tuition and books. Will this qualify me for the American Opportunity Credit?
My husband's company paid him a salary advance last year for a job he starts this year. The company sent him a 1099-MISC, and we paid estimated tax on it. Do we have to pay self-employment tax on the money even though he's not self-employed?
How do I report If my Social Security and Medicare wages aren't on my W-2, how do I report those amounts?
If I took a class outside of my regular college, can I claim the tuition I paid?
If I didn't claim donations I made last year on last year's return, can I add them to this year's return?
When I report my total wages, do I include my Social Security income and unemployment?
If I had a foreclosure on a rental property, how do I report this?
If a friend paid me to clean his house, do I have to file a return?
How do I report the Veterans Affairs (VA) death pension I receive?
If I'm separated from my spouse, can her parents claim my children as dependents without my permission?
How do I file for a Georgia extension?
When my father died, I received money and stocks. Do I have to pay taxes on this?
If I have different dependents than I did last year, will I be audited?
Can I deduct my automobile insurance premiums?
Can I get my unemployment Form 1099 online?
If I work in a foreign country for a foreign company that doesn't issue a W-2, how do I report my income?
If I don't have receipts for my charitable donations, can I claim the donations?
If I receive less money per month in rent than my expenses are for my rental property, can I count this difference as a loss?
Will my spouse's tax debt affect my return?
If I received scholarships, do I qualify for education credits?
Can I e-file a return with self-employment income?
If my ex-spouse claims my children — who don't live with me — as dependents, can I claim the children for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Is mortgage insurance deductible?
I make 1 mortgage payment for 3 rental properties. Do I enter each property separately to report my rental income and mortgage interest?
I received a total distribution from a qualified tuition 529 plan, and I haven't recovered my contributions. How can I claim the loss from this plan?
How do I report income from a 1-time speaking engagement reported to me on Form 1099-MISC?
Are weekly donations made to a church deductible?
Can I deduct attorney fees for a divorce?
Can I claim someone who turned 19 during the year?
I can claim my child as a dependent this year. I plan to claim all the credits, including the Earned Income Credit (EIC). However, my ex-spouse wants to claim the EIC since our child lived with her longer than with me. Can she do this?
What form reports my taxable interest?
Can I deduct my homeowner's insurance premium?
Do I list myself as a dependent?
If I took a Roth IRA distribution but haven't received a 1099-R, what should I do?
How many education credits can I claim on my return?
I've been depreciating a detached shop building at my old property. Now, I've sold the old property and moved to a new property with a new shop building for my business. How do I handle the depreciation for these 2 buildings?
For several years, I rented out half my house and lived in the other half. When I stopped renting it out, I made repairs to the house that were rental-related (drywall, paint, and carpet). How do I deduct these repairs?
If I'm recently divorced, how do I report my mortgage interest payments?
I'm self-employed and pay taxes quarterly. With my third quarter taxes and credits, I paid enough for the year. Do I have to send in the fourth quarter payment?
For me to claim a person as a dependent, does that person have to be related to me?
Why is the refund I received less than the refund shown on my return?
If I sent in my tax payment, but it hasn't been cashed yet, how can I find out if the IRS received my check so I don't get any late-payment penalties?
If I withdrew money from my Roth IRA that was less than my total contributions, are my withdrawals exempt from taxes?
Is a breast lift and augmentation a deductible medical expense?
I sold shares of S stock in 2 buckets on 2 different days, and the first bucket included both short-term and long-term. Do I need to show 3 different sales?
Should I receive a Form 1099 before I report the money I made by renting out my home?
Can I deduct donations of toys to daycare centers?
At what age can I withdraw money from my 401(k) without a penalty?
What amount of charitable donations triggers a red flag with the IRS?
If I got stock through my employee purchase plan all through the year, what's my stock acquisition date?
If I'm taking an IRA early distribution to start a business, what taxes and penalties will I pay?
If I pay my 2012 property taxes in January 2013, can I claim them on my 2012 return?
Can I deduct the costs of modifying a vehicle and a home for a person with a disability?
Do I have to report disability payments from an insurance company?
If I filed an extension, do I have until October to file both federal and state returns?
If I withdrew money monthly from my IRA, how do I find out if penalty charges were deducted each month?
In 2011, I made improvements on my second home to make it a rental property. I didn't get a tenant until 2012. Should I categorize my second home as a rental on my 2011 return and claim losses?
Which unemployment expenses are tax-deductible?
If this is the first time we're married filing jointly, why aren't we getting a state refund?
If I received more than 1 Form 1099-MISC, how do I file?
How do I report income I get from taking care of an adult in private care?
Where on a 1040A do I report my 1099-R gross distributions and taxable amounts?
If I had a Fulbright Research Grant and won't get a W-2, is the grant taxable income?
How do I report a Form 1099-A for my foreclosed home?
How much income is required to file taxes?
Do I have to pay back my Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
We have a small farm but our farm income isn't a large part of our income. We live on our pensions. Can we still file Schedule F without showing a profit?
If I had rental income last year, do I still qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
How do I report interest I earned on a universal life insurance policy?
I inherited 1 / 4 share of property several years ago. This year, I sold the 1 / 4 share to my brother. How do I report the income from the sale?
I've rented out a cottage for several years. I've never taken depreciation for the property. How do I figure how much to deduct now?
If I'm a full-time student, do I need to report work-study income?
If I was self-employed in another country, do I need to pay self-employment taxes?
Can I deduct the 10% early withdrawal penalty on my taxes?
What's a mortgage credit certificate?
If I started paying off my student loans this year, how will that affect my taxes?
If I have receipts for Goodwill donations totaling less than $5,000 , do I also need a letter from Goodwill?
What's the most you can claim in church cash donations without having a receipt?
If I was enrolled in a dependent care reimbursement program, how can I claim the childcare credit?
If I was paid in cash, do I have to report my earnings?
Can I deduct interest on a seller-financed home loan?
Are expenses related to medical weight loss subject to the 7.50% adjusted gross income limitation?
We're self-employed but didn't generate any business or payroll. We withdrew money from our retirement funds and received Forms 1099-R. The forms showed gross distribution amounts but no capital gain. Do we still file a return?
Can deduct the penalty for cashing in a certificate of deposit before its maturity date?
A hailstorm damaged our home and vehicles. We had to install a new roof and repair the damage to our vehicles. Can we claim any of these expenses?
If I'm a college student, do I have to report my resident-assistant wages?
My spouse and I are separated and live apart, but we're not divorced. What filing status do we use?
I started renting out a condo several years ago. What do I use for the date placed in service?
I'm an independent contractor without my own business. Where do I enter my expenses?
If I pay my mother-in-law to care for my children while I'm at work, can I claim those amounts for the childcare credit?
I work for a private government contractor in a combat zone. Is my income tax-exempt?
Do I have to claim money I receive from a student loan?
If someone else claims my spouse as a dependent, can I file married filing jointly?
Can I claim the COBRA assistance credit?
If I'm real estate professional with an LLC, what form do I use to file?
What’s an eligible mortgage for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
After I filed my return, I received a revised Form 1099-DIV that reclassified my stock dividends. They changed from ordinary dividends to qualified dividends. Should I amend my return?
What's the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I renovated a room in my home that increased my home's value, can I deduct my home-renovation expenses?
I moved to take a new job. I couldn't claim moving expenses on my 2011 return since I hadn't worked at my new position long enough. Can I deduct my moving expenses this year?
If I have an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security number, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Is depreciation on my residential rental property subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) depreciation adjustment?
I'm 56 and separated from my employer when I was 54. I want to withdraw funds from my former employer's 401(k) plan. I filed as self-employed on my federal return. Can I withdraw funds from my 401(k) without incurring a penalty?
I'm a contractor. I received a check in 2011 but didn't cash it until 2012. I reported the check on my 2011 return. Now, the company sent me a 2012 1099-MISC for that amount. What should I do?
If my child attends a private kindergarten, can I claim the childcare credit?
We're Texas residents now in Arkansas on my active-duty military orders. My spouse also works in Arkansas, and her employer withheld state taxes. Under the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, shouldn't she get a refund of Arkansas taxes withheld?
Why wouldn't I be able to deduct my IRA contribution?
Can I deduct mileage for driving to National Guard and Civil Air Patrol drills and shooting ranges?
If I rent out 2 rooms in my main home, do I need to declare this as rental income?
Are credit card and bank statements acceptable documentation for cash charitable donations?
If my withholding was higher than it should've been based on my yearly income, will I receive a refund?
My 2 siblings and I inherited my mother's house after her death. It remained vacant until we sold it. The selling price was less than the appraised value. Can we deduct the loss?
If I use my vehicle to commute to work, can I deduct repair expenses?
If I don't receive a 1099-R for my pension, what should I do?
I'm active-duty military and a resident of Texas. I currently live in Georgia, and my spouse is a Georgia resident and pays Georgia state taxes. Do we have to report my salary on a Georgia return?
I received a 1099-A for a foreclosure from my mortgage lender after we filed for bankruptcy. Do I need to report this information on my return?
Do I need to make a certain amount of income to claim my children as dependents?
If I'm a self-employed barber in a barber shop, how should I file and what expenses can I claim?
What’s the basis of bank stock I inherited from my mother and then sold?
How do I report course fees, books, and exams I took for certifications I need for my job?
If I just e-filed my return but noticed a mistake, can I stop the e-file?
If I didn't claim all my dependents, what would happen to my taxes?
Can I deduct medicines I take?
Can I claim my new water-saving toilet for an energy credit?
I didn't know I had inherited some stock from a relative. I eventually claimed the stock from an office of unclaimed funds. Since I don't know when my relative bought the stock, can I use as my basis the value on the date I reclaimed the stock?
I'm a resident of a foreign country and didn't live in the United States at any time in 2012. Do I need to file a state return?
When I file an extension, can I put $0 as my estimated tax liability if I don't know what it will be?
If I wasn't eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) last year, does this mean I was disallowed the EIC?
If I know someone falsely claimed dependents, what should I do?
Can I deduct items I donated a year ago on this year's return?
If I'm a truck driver working for a company, what expenses can I deduct?
If my child is age 18 and has worked full-time since graduating high school, can I claim my child as a dependent?
If I'm under age 59 1 / 2, can I roll over the taxable distribution from my military pension into an IRA to avoid paying a penalty?
How do I prevent my refund being seized due to my spouse's debts?
Are premiums for long-term care deductible?
If I received money from a parent after my grandparent died, does this count as a cash gift or an inheritance?
If my ex-spouse lives with his parents but our children don't, can my ex-spouse's parents claim our children?
If I received severance pay, do I report it?
If my high-school child is taking college courses, can we claim the Lifetime Learning Credit?
If I sell my home without purchasing a new one, will I have a capital-gains penalty?
Can I claim a deduction for child care if I don't have the childcare center's EIN?
If I use my own vehicle for my delivery job, what can I deduct?
If I'm the beneficiary of a pension, what form do I file?
What kinds of things can offset my refund?
Can I use my mortgage interest on my rental property in 2 places - Schedule A: Itemized Deductions and Supplemental Income and Loss?
I keep records of my business mileage, but not the actual gas receipts. What can I claim on my return?
If I take a Section 179 deduction on the full purchase price of a vehicle, can I depreciate anything on the vehicle on future-year returns?
What can I do to get a state refund instead of having to pay each year?
My mother had a living trust and a will when she died in 2012. When I prepare her final return, do I need to include her death certificate, trust, and will?
How do I claim a pension loan?
Why would I have to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
If I’m withdrawing some of the money I contributed to my Roth IRA to avoid an excess-contribution penalty, do I need to do something specific with that money?
Can I claim a nonrelative for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Can I deduct state and local conveyance taxes I paid when I purchased my home?
If my pension isn't earned income, why is it taxable?
If online subscriptions to trade journals help me keep up-to-date in my profession, can I deduct them?
If I withdrew funds from my traditional IRA when I took early retirement, can I eliminate or reduce the early withdrawal penalty?
If my mortgage broker charged me something like points but weren't points, how can I deduct them?
My federal tax is less than my Social Security withholdings this year. Normally my Social Security payments are half of my federal withholding. How can this be?
How much money can my parents give me before it's taxable?
If someone living with me doesn't work, can I claim him as a dependent?
If my child's spouse is over age 24 and goes to school, can I claim my child's spouse as a dependent?
If I bought a home to use as a rental and paid origination fees, do I deduct points over the life of the loan?
I used my car for business part of the time. I sold the car this year. How do I depreciate the car?
Last year, I rolled over a 401(k) plan from my former employer into a Roth IRA. I then made a withdrawal from the Roth IRA. Since I'm only 31, is this considered an early withdrawal?
I'm active-duty military stationed in Georgia. My home state is Florida, but I own a home business in Georgia. I pay quarterly taxes based on my sales. Should I file a Georgia return?
Can I claim the American Opportunity Credit for 1 child and the Lifetime Learning Credit for another child?
How do I claim my unreimbursed work expenses?
If family members live in another country, can I claim them if they stayed with me more than 183 days on visitors' visas?
If I earned less than $10 in interest, will I receive a form showing my interest?
My ex-spouse and I each paid half of our children's expenses, but the children lived with me for more than 6 months of the year. Can I claim them?
If my income from a second job was less than $1,000, do I need to report it?
If I have a child and live with my parents, but support myself and my child, can I claim the child tax credit?
How do I know the value of donations I made to Goodwill or other charitable organizations?
If I had to withdraw funds early from my Coverdell account since the person who was depositing the funds died, do I have to pay a 10% early-distribution penalty?
I scrapbook as a hobby. However, I also do some work for an online scrapbooking website and make money doing so. Can I claim my scrapbooking as self-employment and claim the home-office deduction?
What's the minimum amount of itemized deductions I should have before I itemize rather than claim the standard deduction?
If I babysat for only part of the year and made less than $400 , do I have to report it?
How can I get a list of all the income I earned last year?
How do I know if I need to pay estimated taxes for 2012?
If I receive book royalties as an author in addition to my regular salary, how do I report this?
If my parents' only income is Social Security, can I claim my parents?
How can I find out who else claimed my child as a dependent?
Can I claim mortgage interest and real estate taxes as home-office expenses?
Are long-term care payments made after the date of death considered income of the decedent or the estate?
Can I claim the standard mileage deduction even though my company gives me a gas card to pay for my gas?
If my spouse isn't a legal U.S. resident and I'm a full citizen, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
My wife's children receive supplemental security income (SSI), and we have income tax withheld. How do I get the withheld taxes back?
If we've already filed our return, can my spouse still contribute up to $5,000 to an IRA?
Is the up-front mortgage insurance premium rolled into my loan deductible?
If my fourth quarter estimated tax payment is due in Jan. 2013, is it credited toward my 2012 tax liability?
If I go to school and my only income is unemployment benefits, what education credit can I receive?
How much federal tax should I withhold?
I only rented out my property for part of last year. Do I claim the full value of mortgage interest and taxes, or just for the months I rented it out?
On my Form W-4, I had additional money withheld from each paycheck. Can I claim this as withholding on my return?
What's the maximum amount I can contribute to my IRA?
Can I deduct federal taxes I paid in an installment agreement with the IRS?
If my child is filing his own return and isn't eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) since I claimed him as a dependent - but not for the EIC - what should we do?
I filed an extension and made a rough estimate of how much I owe. After I prepare my final return and the amount is different, what will happen?
I had an ordinary business loss reported on a Schedule K-1. I'm a general, domestic partner. My income / losses are normally reported as nonpassive. Is my loss limited to my beginning capital amount?
If I didn't claim any dependents, why didn't my Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) amount change?
What's the basis in a stock sale?
If I'm filing returns in 2 states, how is my Earned Income Credit (EIC) figured?
How do I figure out the tax on my pension?
Can I deduct the amount I contributed to my cafeteria health plan?
If I didn't itemize last year, do I need to include last year's state refund on my federal return?
If I'm paid mileage by my employer but it's a lower per-mile rate than what the IRS allows, can I claim the difference?
If I inherited U.S. Savings Bonds, is the interest taxable income?
I'm preparing a deceased relative's estate return. Some of the amount reported on a Form 1099-R for my relative was received after death. How do I report this income?
My grandparents gifted me stock many years ago with the proviso that I couldn't sell the stock while they were alive. Now that they've both passed, I've sold the stock. How do I figure my basis in the stock?
Can I claim disabled family members as dependents?
My child was a foreign-exchange student for more than 6 months of the year. Can I still claim her for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
How do I know if I can receive the $250 government retiree credit?
I lived in Missouri all year but only worked there for part of the year. For the rest of the year, I worked in Kansas. Can I prorate the taxes I paid to Kansas?
Do any energy credits apply to rental property?
My wife rolled over some IRAs last year, and it's adding $9,000 to my income. Isn't a rollover tax-exempt?
If I donated items to a charity this year, can I claim the donation on my last year's taxes?
Can I deduct my payments for mental health care?
If I worked as a consultant but used the company's office, laptop, and cell phone, how do I file?
Where do I add the commissions for buying and selling stock and options?
Where on my return do I enter reimbursed expenses from my 1099-C?
I’m required to rent a house that’s close to my workplace as a condition of employment. Can I count my rent and housing expenses as unreimbursed employee business expenses?
Can I deduct closing costs for a mortgage refinance?
If I paid my ex-spouse money from my 401(k) according to a court order, is this payment deductable?
If my parents receive disability payments and I take care of them, can I claim my parents as dependents?
Can I deduct my college education expenses?
If I contribute to a county-funded pension plan every month, is any portion of my contributions tax deductible under Section 501(c)(18)?
My partner wants to sell his share of the business. Should I file for an extension so I can file after he sells?
My spouse is in the military and reposted from Illinois to Nevada in 2012. We live in base housing in Nevada. His resident state is Florida, and mine is Nevada. How do we file?
Where do I report my contributions to my thrift savings plan?
I started a business but didn't make any money. I only lived off of savings, child support, credit cards, and some stock I sold. How do I report that?
If I had temp jobs in addition to my full-time job, can I deduct the gas I used to drive to those temp jobs?
If my child was born in January, can we claim him since we bought everything for him in December?
If I'm in training for a job or apprenticeship, can I claim my mileage?
We claimed the maximum deduction on a capital gains loss last year, but our loss was greater than the $3,000 maximum. Can we file another Schedule D this year and claim another $3,000 capital loss?
If I'm not sure I'll finish my return before the deadline, can I file an extension?
If "Retirement plan" is checked on my W-2, does this mean I have IRA contributions?
Can I receive a Form W-2 and a Form 1099 from the same employer?
My stepson lives with his mother and me, and I pay more than 50% of his expenses. Can I claim him as a dependent?
My husband pays out-of-pocket for his gas and cell phone and is reimbursed by his employer. Do we report them as both expenses and employer reimbursements?
If I had stock sales and shares withheld for taxes, how do I report them?
If I lost everything in a flood that was in a rented house, what deductions can I claim?
If I had travel expenses while working on a charitable mission, can I deduct the expenses?
If I paid off a mortgage early, can I deduct the prepayment penalty?
Can I claim my dishwasher for an energy credit?
If the self-employment income I billed for in 2011 wasn't sent to me until 2012, do I have to claim that income as self-employment income?
If I received a Form 1099-A on a second home for a short sale but the bank foreclosed, what do I do?
If I'm building rental property, how do I report the in-process construction costs?
If I have a short-term capital loss from stock sales in January 2013, can I include this loss on my 2012 return to help minimize the amount I owe?
If I have a Form 1099-C from my second mortgage, is that considered a cancelled debt?
If I rent a home to a relative for less than fair market value, can I claim rental expenses?
My child is age 19 but still lives at home and has his own Form W-2. Can I claim him as a dependent?
If I lost money on the sale of a car, do I need to report the information on a 1099-MISC regarding the sale?
How do I report the sale of restricted stock I received as an employee incentive?
What information do I need to gather for my self-employment return?
If I don't have a Social Security number (SSN), how can I file an extension?
If my W-2 shows state taxes withheld but not federal taxes withheld, what should I do?
How do I know which of my 401(k) contributions are deductible?
Can I deduct donations of care packages sent to unspecified servicemen in combat zones?
Where can I find my confirmation number for my extension?
If I report 1099 self-employment income, how do I report my expenses?
Where can I find the estimated taxes I paid for 2010 and 2011?
I'm a North Carolina resident. I have $100 of interest income reported on a South Carolina Schedule K-1. Do I need to file a South Carolina return?
If my adult child and grandchild lived with me for more than 6 months, can I claim them as dependents?
High winds brought down a tree on our property. Can I deduct the removal cost?
How does depreciation affect itemizing deductions?
What's the minimum dollar amount I need to donate to claim charitable donations?
If I was unemployed during the year, can I deduct charitable cash donations?
I worked as a contractor for the military while I was a military spouse overseas. My Form 1099 lists my U.S. address. Does my contractor income count as foreign income?
If I contributed to a Roth IRA, can I claim the Saver's Credit?
If I sold shares this year and reinvested most of the money less than a month after the sale, will I be taxed on all of the money, or just the part I didn’t reinvest?
Will I pay taxes on my deceased spouse's retirement pension?
The Air Force is paying the tuition for my child, who's on active duty. The university sent us a 1098-T. If I'm not paying the tuition, what should I do with the 1098-T?
If we're married, are there special credits we can claim?
If my child was born in June, can I claim her for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I deduct sales tax paid on a boat?
I received an insurance payout from Traumatic Service Members Group Life Insurance. Do I have to report this payout?
If I have more than 1 source of 1099 income, but the sources all have the same code, can I combine the income on my return?
If my museum membership is tax deductible, can I deduct the full amount?
If my employer didn't withhold taxes from my babysitting income, how do I report my income?
What are the rules for donating vehicles?
My deceased mother's Form 1099-R shows Ohio state tax withheld. However, she lived in Colorado the entire year before she died. Should I file a return for Ohio?
Can we get a refund of our adoption expenses for last year even though the adoption isn't yet final?
I have a checking account and a savings account for my business. Can I deduct the bank fees as business expenses?
I forgot to report a very small amount of tax withheld on my 2011 return. Since I didn't report everything I should have, will I be audited?
I inherited part of our family farm. The farm was sold, and I received a portion of the sales. How do I report this?
How can I avoid paying capital gains tax on land that was sold under threat of eminent domain?
If my child's mother has already claimed her as a dependent but the child lived with me all year, can I claim the child?
If I expect federal and state refunds, do I need to file for an extension?
If I claimed income I made this year on last year's return, what should I do?
If bought a home with someone who's not my spouse, and I pay 100% of the mortgage and real estate taxes, can I claim 100% of the mortgage interest and taxes?
Will our refund vary much depending on whether we file as married filing jointly or head of household?
I just received a 2011 partnership Schedule K-1 reporting a loss. Can I enter this loss on my 2012 return?
If I contributed a total $5,000 in cash to a charity, does it matter what each weekly donation was?
I'm a noncustodial parent, and I've been claiming my kids for 5 years but never signed Form 8332. Will this cause problems with the IRS?
Do I need to report money I received from a personal-injury lawsuit?
Is private mortgage insurance deductible?
My spouse is out of the country on a military deployment. If I file an extension, when am I required to pay my estimated amount of taxes?
If I apply my refund as estimated tax for 2013, do I still need to submit payment voucher 1 of Form 1040-ES?
If my partner and I bought a house, can my partner claim the mortgage deductions on his return alone?
Can I deduct medical expenses I paid for my spouse?
My wife is repaying a debt to the Social Security Adminstration. The IRS applied all of our federal refund to pay this debt. Is there any way for me to reclaim my portion of our refund?
Why do I owe an underpayment penalty and self-employment tax?
I receive a military pension due to a divorce settlement with my ex-spouse. Is the pension exempt from Ohio taxes?
I inherited 2 bank accounts and part of a mutual fund when my father passed away. The estate still isn't settled, but I've received the money. Do I have to pay taxes on this income?
If my girlfriend doesn't file a return and is separated from her spouse, can I claim her children if they live with me?
How do I know if my W-2 is accurate?
How and when should I file quarterly taxes for my estimated business income?
If my mortgage banker foreclosed on my house, how do I find out how much property tax I paid for when I lived in my home?
I had my baby in December, but I still haven't received her SSN. Can I claim my child as a dependent without it?
If I bought items in previous years but didn't report them as business property, can I start depreciating them now?
If my business has no income, should I file a return?
If I had to sell my house to relocate for a new job, can I exclude my capital gains?
I have a rental condo that I bought for $305,000. The assessed value of the land is $129,000. The assessed value of the improvements is $70,000. What do I use for my basis?
How do I find out how much interest I earned last year?
How much do I get for mileage if I'm self-employed?
Can I claim family members who live in Mexico or Canada and have individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs)?
When must I file Schedule H, obtain an employer identification number (EIN), and provide Form W-2 for a housekeeper?
If my employer doesn't pay my family's health-insurance premiums, can I deduct the premiums?
Can I deduct the fee for a business license for my summer tutoring business?
I lost my rental property in a foreclosure. How do I report this?
If I claim my parents as dependents, do I have to include their income in my income?
I received a life insurance policy that matured. How do I report this?
If my home burned down but the insurance company will only pay off the mortgage, can I deduct the loss of my home's contents?
Do I have to pay taxes on my inheritance from an overseas trust?
Can I claim an energy-efficient freezer for an energy credit?
If it's more beneficial for my live-in partner to claim my children as dependents, can we do this?
When can I deduct county taxes paid in advance?
I received a 1099-S for the sale of property that I inherited. The estate attorney told me this is a long-term capital loss. How do I report this?
If this year I paid back property taxes I owed in prior years, can I claim the back taxes this year?
I'm a California resident who's in the military and stationed in Rhode Island. I know I'm exempt from Rhode Island taxes. Is my spouse exempt, too?
I filed my return as married filing separately, but now realize my spouse and I could save money by filing jointly. Can I cancel my first return?
One of my stocks was converted to another stock and I received a small amount of cash as a result. Is this a capital gain?
I didn't report a charitable donation on a return I already filed. How can I claim that deduction?
If I sold a piece of vacant land at a loss, can I claim the loss?
If I'm receiving student loans to pay for my education, can I claim any education credits?
I'm on active duty deployed overseas. My spouse lives with her family in Nebraska, so our mail is forwarded there. My state of record is New York, where I have military housing. Can I use the Nebraska address as our address on our joint return?
If I use my vehicle for work, can I claim drive time and gas if I have no receipts?
If I paid my mom more than $400 to babysit my children, does she have to report the babysitting income?
If I paid too much in estimated tax throughout the year, how do I file an amendment?
I once worked in another country as a citizen for a U.S. company. I received stock through an employee plan. I sold the stock while still a resident of that other country, but I'm now a U.S. permanent resident. Do I have to report this stock sale?
How do I report gas and vehicle maintenance deductions on a company vehicle I don't own?
Can I deduct student-loan interest that's accrued during the year, or only the amount I've paid?
What's a high-deductible health plan?
If I pay medical expenses out of my 401(k), can I deduct them?
I receive Social Security benefits for myself and my child. How do I report my child's benefits?
How do I report estimated tax payments on my return?
If I never received my state refund from last year, how should I handle that on this year's return?
My significant other is claiming me and our child as dependents. I'm paying interest on my student loans. Can I claim a deduction even though my partner is claiming my exemption?
My husband is in the military, and his home of record is Illinois. I'm not in the military. We're stationed in Louisiana, where I'm from. I have a W-2 showing Louisiana state taxes paid. What state returns do we complete?
Can I deduct expenses for in vitro-fertilization?
If my rental property was vacant for part of the year, how do I handle this on my return?
Can I claim my stepchild as a dependent?
Do I have to report compensation I earned as a surrogate mother?
I live and work in California. I also have a vacation rental house in Arizona. Do I also have to file an Arizona return?
We owned a rental property, and signed it over to the bank with a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. How do I enter this?
If my parents live with me and care for my children during the day, can I claim the childcare credit?
Do I itemize my real estate taxes or are they combined with my home mortgage interest?
How can I find out which kind of retirement plan I have?
Are retired teachers under age 59 1 / 2 penalized for pensions received from teacher retirement funds?
If I use my personal vehicle at work and I'm not reimbursed for the mileage, can I deduct mileage?
Can I claim donations to nonprofit religious organizations that aren't churches?
Do I have to report my Social Security benefits?
I moved to Washington from California on military orders. I then became a Washington resident and bought a house there. I cashed out a 401(k) to buy the house. Do I owe California taxes on the disbursement?
This is the first year my spouse received a Form W-2. How should we file?
If I've already e-filed but need to add the Earned Income Credit (EIC) to my return, can I e-file my amended return?
Can I claim my new air conditioning / heating unit for an energy credit?
If my children live with me, can my ex-spouse claim them on her return?
We didn't give W-2s or 1099s to our babysitters who work in our home. Are we required to do so?
I worked abroad all of 2012 in a country whose tax year ends in June. So, I won't have a full account of my earnings until then. Should I file for an extension?
If I was pregnant most of the year, can I claim my baby?
What's acquisition debt?
Can I deduct points I paid for a refinance?
If my only income is supplemental security income (SSI), can I qualify for an energy credit?
How much is the highest capital-gains tax?
How do I report interest I received from the IRS for an overpayment?
I paid tuition in 2012 for a college I attended in 2011 but not in 2012. Can I claim an education credit for the tuition?
If I have a babysitting or childcare business, what can I deduct?
Will the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) affect my eligibility for the residential energy credit?
Are education credits available for home-schooling my children?
If I settled a credit card debt for less than I owed and received a form, how do I report this?
Do I need to report interest or dividends earned on a Roth IRA-CD?
Since Girl Scouts is a not-for-profit organization, can I deduct the money I spend on buying Girl Scout cookies?
If the monthly rent payment I receive for property I own is less than my monthly mortgage payment, can I deduct the difference?
If I was paid in cash, how do I report tip income?
If I report my 401(k) distribution, will I have to pay taxes on it again if taxes were withheld from my distribution?
If I lost my Form W-2, how can I get a new W-2?
If my job requires a uniform, can I deduct my dry cleaning bills for that uniform?
If I'm older than 59 1 / 2, will I pay any penalties if I close my IRA accounts?
Do I need to send a copy of my W-2 for my return to be processed?
What items can I deduct for everything I paid during my home's closing?
How can I find out what kind of 401(k) is on my W-2, box 12?
If I was supposed to pay quarterly taxes but didn't, what should I do?
If I'm over 24 years old, can a friend I live with claim me as a dependent?
I'm divorced and don't live with my ex and our child, but both our names are still on the mortgage and I'm paying household expenses. Can I file as head of household?
Does the Earned Income Credit (EIC) go up with each child I claim?
If I receive Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) payments, do these payments count as income for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
I'm self-employed and I e-filed my return. I later discovered my business expenses showed up on Form 2106 instead of Schedule C. What should I do?
If I file an amended return to increase my charitable donations deduction, will I be at risk for an audit?
If someone used my daughter's Social Security number on their return, will this delay my refund?
Can I deduct expenses for my child's school field trip?
My wife and I each sold a house last year — her primary residence and my rental home. How do we handle these sales on our joint return?
If I purchased stock while living in 1 state, then moved to another state and sold it, to which state do I owe capital gains tax?
Do I include sales tax in my self-employment income?
Can I deduct a stock that became worthless last year?
If I only received a redemption receipt for a U.S. Savings Bond I redeemed, how do I report the interest?
If I refinanced my mortgage, what deductions can I claim?
Can I claim property tax I paid on an undeveloped piece of real estate?
Can capital loss carryovers from the previous year offset some of my income from this year?
If my business sells supplies and gives supplies away to new customers, where do I enter the value of each?
If I withdrew money from 1 child's 529 plan to pay for my other child's college tuition, do I have to claim this as a distribution?
Can I deduct the mortgage interest on my motor home?
If I haven't received my Form 1098-T, can I file?
What's the maximum number of children I can claim for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I purchased a used car in 2011. Can I deduct the sales tax?
What's the best method for minimizing taxes when exercising stock options?
If I'm paid to take care of my grandparents but I also pay their expenses and provide them with a place to live, do I need to report the money I get?
Last year I had entries on my W-2 in boxes 11 and 12, but this year I only have an entry in box 12. Is this correct?
Can a man and woman file their returns together without being married?
Why aren't Social Security taxes withheld on the W-2 I receive as a teacher?
What's my pension exclusion?
If my company granted me a stock option, can I offset the tax liability by depositing the proceeds into my 401(k)?
If my only income was from student loans, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I have several receipts for items donated to a charity, do I have to itemize each one or can I group them?
If I claim a child who's not my own as a dependent, can I claim the child tax credit?
I'm in the military stationed in Hawaii. My resident state is Connecticut. I own a home in Hawaii that I rented out half of the year. How should I file so I'm not taxed twice on my income?
If I don't receive my Form W-2 on time, do I need to file for federal and California extensions?
My wife and I live in Washington D.C., but my wife earns her income in Virginia. Do we need to file a return in Virginia?
Does a dependent have to be a child?
My child married and moved out of my home in 2012. She and her husband filed their taxes as married filing jointly. Can I still claim an exemption for her?
My mother-in-law watches our child at her house while we work. I have a flexible spending account at work that reimburses me for dependent care. What tax forms do I need to fill out for her?
If I'm a graduate student with no dependents who's filing single, is the Lifetime Learning Credit or the American Opportunity Credit better for me?
I received an inheritance from my grandparent. Do I need to report this?
Are medical premiums paid by payroll deductions considered medical expenses?
Are there penalties for not filing your deceased spouse's taxes?
Can I deduct the money I pay into my pet's wellness health plan?
If I'm claiming my 30-year-old son as a dependent and he owes back taxes, will it affect my refund?
If I'm self-employed, must I claim deductions or losses if it will affect my Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I closed the bank account I wanted to receive my direct deposit refund, will I still get my refund?
If I receive disability income, can I claim any credits?
If I lived apart from my spouse all year and made monthly payments to her, can I claim the payments as a deduction?
If I had a capital loss that was more than the amount I was able to claim last year, how do I claim the rest of it this year?
Can I deduct prescription medicines even though I'm not hospitalized?
How do I report interest I earned on a foreign bank account?
If I received a Form 1099 for income that I consider hobby income, how should I report it?
If I was supposed to get a refund last year but didn't file a return, can I still file for that year?
If my 1099-R has a number in box 7, what does it mean?
Since my spouse is on military deployment, do I have to file an extension?
I'm active-duty military. What can I deduct from my Indiana taxes?
If I received a settlement that reimbursed medical costs I paid out-of-pocket, can I deduct the costs?
My parents gave me $10,000 for my child's college. Why do I get a credit for this?
If my Form W-2 lists an incorrect Social Security number, can I still use the Form W-2 to file?
If I filed for an Arizona extension and owe state taxes, how do I send my payment?
If I supported my grandchildren but they lived with their mother, can I claim my grandchildren as dependents?
Why would I owe an underpayment penalty?
If I received a Form 1099-A after I'd already filed my return, what do I do?
We have an existing installment agreement with the IRS. We can only make a partial payment for what we owe for 2012. How should we pay what we owe this year?
I am under age 59 and took an early distribution from my Roth IRA. The entire amount withdrawn was original contribution, not gain. Will I owe a penalty?
If I didn’t pay my 2012 real estate taxes until early 2013, can I deduct the penalty for late payment in addition to the total tax payment?
I applied for a federal extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too?
How should I file an extension for my partnership LLC?
Can I deduct mortgage points on my taxes if I don't itemize?
Can I deduct my time-share property tax?
If my only income was Social Security benefits, can I claim the child tax credit?
How do I report an investor's bonus from a patent?
What homeowner deductions are available this year?
My father wants to give us cash from a sale of property. How will this affect our taxes?
Why is my deduction for IRA contributions limited when my spouse's job covers retirement plans?
I'm in the military, stationed in Virginia. My residence is in California. My spouse works and lives in the District of Columbia, where she owns a condo. What state returns do I need to file?
If I report a lump-sum early withdrawal of my 401(k) plan, will I be taxed on the proceeds?
Does refinancing my house count toward points paid on a loan for itemizing purposes?
If I cashed in an IRA before age 59 1 / 2 to pay student loans, must I pay a penalty?
When does a corporation need a new employer identification number (EIN)?
If I established a C corporation that provided me with a W-2 for my salary, am I considered self-employed?
Do I need to report money I received in a workers' compensation settlement?
I withdrew IRA funds before retirement for the down-payment of a home more than 120 days before I paid the down payment. Can I claim an exemption to the early-distribution penalty?
If I was the beneficiary on an IRA or pension, do I have to pay the 10% penalty?
I'm active-duty military who was deployed overseas all of 2012. So, I didn't get a chance to file a 2011 return. Can I now e-file my 2011 return?
If I rented out my home for less than my mortgage payment, do I have to report the rental income?
Can my disabled child receiving Social Security qualify as an Earned Income Credit (EIC) dependent?
If my parent paid for a deductible medical expense and I reimbursed her, can either of us claim it as a deduction?
Do donations to a single charity have to be $250 or more to receive a charitable donation deduction?
If I'm self-employed, what receipts and records should I keep?
If I’m using the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), can I deduct my mortgage interest?
If my paycheck reports that my employer withheld federal taxes but my W-2, box 2 shows no federal taxes withheld, how do I correct this?
Can 2 roommates who each have their own children file for head of household at the same address?
How do I report the sale of mineral rights?
If I took a distribution from my 401(k) because of financial hardship, is this an exception to the 10% early withdrawal penalty?
I have a rental property in 1 state but live in another. Do I need to file a nonresident return in the state where the rental is located, even if there's a loss on the rental?
If we sell a rental property that has had a big drop in value, can we deduct any of the loss?
If my ex-spouse claims our children on his return, what can I do so I can claim them as dependents?
Can I claim a credit for energy-efficient appliances I bought in 2012?
Can I itemize legal expenses I paid in connection with filing Chapter 13?
I rented my home out a few years ago. A professional management company manages the property. Can I claim active participation?
If my parents moved in with me due to an illness, what can I deduct?
If my spouse and I are married filing separately, do we each have to itemize our donations?
If I was unemployed all year and don't have any W-2 forms, what should I report on my return?
I earned income from Utah, but I live in Colorado. Do I need to file in Utah?
If I'm claiming the standard deduction, can I deduct my mortgage interest and real estate taxes I paid?
If I received my W-2 but had no federal taxes withheld, do I still file a return and will I get the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Since I was unemployed in 2011, I didn't file a return that year. Should I file an extension?
If I already entered my mortgage interest as a deduction, do I need to re-enter it in the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) adjustment section?
Can I deduct mileage driven to and from doctor and dentist appointments?
If my only income is Social Security benefits, how can I claim an energy credit for my energy-efficient renovations?
If my parents don't claim me as a dependent, can they claim the education credits for my college expenses?
How does a W-2 report nonqualified deferred compensation plan payments?
If I use my boat and trailer in my charter fishing business, can I claim deductions and expenses for them?
If I paid a fee to obtain a modified loan under the government's modified loan policy, can I deduct the fee?
Will I get the extra money I have taken out of every paycheck for federal and state taxes back?
I'm active-duty military serving in Illinois. I'm also a resident of Illinois and live here with my spouse. She's originally a resident of California. How do we file our returns?
Can my spouse and I both deduct the maximum $2,500 deduction for student loan interest on our joint return?
If I drive my vehicle for a second job but not my main job, can I claim job-related expenses on my vehicle?
I worked outside the United States for a few weeks. However, I was paid in American dollars. How do I report this?
Can I deduct attorney's fees that I incurred in an effort to collect unemployment?
If my previous employer made me roll over my 401(k) funds into a traditional IRA, how should I report it?
If I'm claiming my child on my state return, can my child claim herself on her federal return?
If my siblings get disability and government assistance, can I claim them as dependents?
We used a loan to pay for tuition and books. Can we still deduct our interest on EE bonds for tuition?
If I have an unlicensed hair salon business at home, should I file as self-employed?
If I surrendered my life-insurance policies and received less than I paid in premiums, how do I report it on my return?
If I’ve already paid enough to cover all my estimated quarterly tax payments for the year, do I need to continue to make the payments?
I'm a retired police officer. Can I exclude $3,000 of taxable income due to payment of health care premiums?
If I donated more than $5,000 in clothes and used household items to a charity, how do I report my donation?
Can I pay my estimated taxes all at once, instead of making quarterly payments?
If I take a total distribution from my 401(k) plan to pay for education expenses, must I pay an early-distribution penalty?
I should have claimed a carryforward of a disallowed deduction on my 2011 return. However, I forgot to do so. Can I claim the carryforward on my 2012 return?
Can I claim energy-efficient televisions for an energy credit?
If I paid state taxes last year, can I deduct them on my federal return this year?
Can I deduct the medical expenses related to the birth of my child?
If I have money deducted from my paycheck for charitable donations disbursed to local charities, what charity name do I enter?
If my divorce decree stipulated that my spouse pay the mortgage on the home I live in, can I deduct the mortgage interest?
If I receive a Canadian National Defense pension that Canada taxes, how do I report it on my U.S. return?
Can I qualify for the child tax credit and the Earned Income Credit?
If I'm the noncustodial parent, can I claim my children?
Can I deduct unreimbursed medical expenses that I haven't paid yet?
If I contributed $5,000 to my Roth IRA, how does that exceed my allowed contribution?
Do I need to add my unemployment benefits to my income?
I'm active-duty military stationed overseas. My spouse works on the base for a Texas employer. Our state of residence is California. Her Form W-2 lists her state of employment as Texas, and shows no federal taxes paid. How do we file her return?
If I received a 1099-G from Georgia after I already filed my return, can I add the unemployment amount to my return?
My withholding status has been married with no dependents. If I change my W-4 to single with no dependents, will my take-home pay be less or more?
If I found out I could have claimed my parent as a dependent on my prior-year returns, what should I do?
Can a noncitizen claim the standard deduction?
When do I need to send my employees a Form 1099-MISC?
If I received a W-2 and a 1099 from my company, where do I report my 1099 income?
If I saved all my gas receipts, can I deduct my gas expenses?
How do I file for an Ohio extension?
If I rent residential property, will I receive a form stating the amount of rent I was paid during the year?
If my mother deeded her house to me over a period of years, does this give me a basis of $0 and require me to pay capital gains when I sell the house?
If I'm a first-time homebuyer, what items on my HUD-1 can I deduct?
I purchased my home in June 2009, started advertising that the property was for rent on Jan. 1, 2012, and finally rented it to a tenant on March 1, 2012. What's considered the date I placed it into service?
I'm active-duty military stationed overseas. My wife last paid taxes as a resident in California when we were stationed there and she was working. Even though she's living overseas, will she file in California again this year?
Is alimony considered earned income for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes in some states?
Can I claim a deduction for paying down my student loan?
If I worked for cash and don't have any receipts for my expenses, what should I report?
If I'm on disability, do I qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I deduct hazard insurance?
If I don't have a bank record of my donations, can I deduct cash donations to charities?
I have joint custody of my child, who lives with me for 6 months each year. Can I claim head of household?
Can I deduct health and dental expenses?
If my adult child receives food stamps, will I still be able to claim her as a dependent?
What should I do if I have more deductions than what I earned?
When itemizing, should I add the state and local tax together?
Why is pension income taxable but not eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I work from home, but I'm not self-employed. Can I deduct any portion of my rent, mortgage, or Internet costs?
For what years are energy credits available?
My employer took too much in state taxes out of my paychecks. Can I report a different amount for my state wages to correct this?
What's the difference between the child tax credit and an exemption for a dependent?
Do I have to list individually all of the many charities I donated cash to?
Our divorce decree states that my ex-spouse can claim 1 of our children each year, yet I pay 100% of their support. Can I ignore the divorce decree and claim both of my children on my return?
If I forgot to itemize a $500 cash donation last year, can I itemize it this year?
After I filed my return, I received a corrected form that shows I paid more mortgage interest than I reported. Should I file an amended return?
Can I claim my new roof for an energy credit?
If I did some home renovation projects, can I deduct the sales tax on the items I bought for the project?
If I pay a caregiver to care for my disabled spouse, how can I claim a dependent care credit?
Can I deduct my homeowner's insurance like mortgage insurance?
My disabled brother can't live alone, so he lives with me. If he gets workers' compensation but I pay most of his expenses, can I file as head of household?
My spouse is in the military. California is my resident state, but it's not my spouse's. If I earned income in California, how should we file?
Can I deduct the margin interest I paid on my stock account against my profit from stock sales?
If my mortgage company foreclosed on my home, how will this affect my taxes?
If taxes were withheld from my paycheck, why do I owe the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Can I deduct legal fees I paid someone to process Homeland Security paperwork?
If I discovered that my 2011 Schedule C income is incorrect, how should I correct it?
How do I report the information from the Form 5498-SA I received?
I lived in Indiana in 2012 but moved to Utah for a new job in 2013. My new employer gave me a salary advance in late 2012. Do I have to file a Utah return?
If claiming a child lowers my refund, do I have to claim the child?
I'm on medical leave and receive long-term disability. Am I taxed on these benefits?
If I report income I earned in my non-resident state on my resident return and my nonresident return, won't I be double-taxed?
I installed energy-efficient windows and doors on my rental duplex. How do I handle this on my return?
Can I deduct a hearing aid I paid for out-of-pocket?
If I receive a disability pension from Veterans Affairs (VA), am I considered disabled for tax purposes?
If I'm itemizing my return by my former spouse isn't, can I claim the full deduction for the mortgage interest on a home we sold?
If I'm a divorced, single parent and full-time student who's been on unemployment all year, would it be better for me or my ex-spouse to claim our daughter?
If I was self-employed the entire year, how do I calculate and file estimated taxes?
If I've paid student-loan interest for the last few years but never claimed it, can I claim it now?
I rented my second home for 11 out of 12 months. Can I deduct the mortgage interest and real estate taxes as itemized deductions?
If I'm filing as married filing separately, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Is the 10% penalty on an early 401(k) withdrawal owed on the original amount or on the actual amount I received after taxes were withheld?
If my car was repossessed, can I deduct it?
If I cashed out my savings account, do I have to claim that amount as taxable income?
If I file estimated taxes for 2012, do I have to file estimated taxes for both federal and state?
If I have a gain for an incentive stock option (ISO) I exercised, do I need to report this for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes?
If I took money out of my Coverdell educational savings account (ESA), why would I be charged a penalty?
If I'm a state employee who's required to contribute to a retirement plan, can I claim the Saver's Credit?
If I forgot to include my pension income in a return I already filed, what should I do?
If my boyfriend claims my child as a dependent, can he claim her for the Earned Income Credit?
What is the percentage amount withheld for Social Security and Medicare?
How do I figure capital gains and losses for Schedule D?
If I moved because of a new job, what expenses are deductible?
My 1099-B, box 4 lists $0 federal tax withheld for each nonqualified stock option transaction. Yet my financial institution sent me information showing federal, state, FICA, and Medicare were withheld. Where do I find the withholding?
Can I deduct the fee I paid to become a U.S. citizen?
If I rent a vehicle while on my job, can I claim mileage for when I drive it?
If I don't claim my child as a dependent, can I claim the childcare credit?
I received a bankruptcy settlement worth far less than what my investment was worth. I then received a 1099-DIV reporting the bankruptcy settlement in box 3. How do I claim and carry forward my loss?
My husband works 100 miles away from our home. He rents an apartment to stay closer to work. Can we deduct this rent payment as an unreimbursed business expense?
Is it right that my W-2 shows that Medicare and Social Security taxes have been withheld, but no federal taxes?
Can I claim the residential energy credit and first-time homebuyer credit for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Can I claim part of this year's income on next year's return?
If I forgot to add expenses for things like utilities on my 2011 return, can I simply add them this year?
My spouse and I are filing separately. Can we split our itemized deductions?
If my alimony is paid directly to my mortgage company and I never see it, do I have to claim it?
I paid more than half of my parents' support. Their income was less than $3,800 , but they lived in their own home. Can I claim my parents as dependents?
If I'm 24 and don't go to school, can my parents claim me as a dependent?
Can I file as head of household and claim my girlfriend and her children as dependents?
After my mother died, her mutual fund shares transferred to me. I then sold the shares. How do I enter this on my Schedule D?
If my family members lived abroad for most of the year, can I claim them as dependents?
I have a SEP IRA from a previous employer. Can I still make tax-deductible contributions?
Can I deduct my rent payments?
I live and work in Arizona for a company based in Wisconsin. The company withholds Wisconsin tax from my paychecks. Will I have to file a Wisconsin return and pay that state's tax?
If I receive a care check for my grandchildren and also receive Social Security, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
My military retirement pay is reported on a Form 1099-R. My veterans' disability pay is 70% of the total and should be tax-exempt. However, my 1099 shows it as 100% taxable. What can I do to fix this?
I developed a product, manufactured it, and shipped it to a company. The company reimbursed me for my manufacturing and shipping costs. I know I should claim my profit as income. Should I also claim the amount I was reimbursed?
If I collected unemployment, can I still claim the child tax credit?
If the amount on my Form W-2, box 12, code W, is reported as income, how can I reduce the income?
What's the tax rate on capital gains income?
Can I claim relatives living outside of the country as dependents?
We live in South Carolina and were legally separated for all of 2012. Can we file jointly until the divorce is final?
If I can't claim my child as a dependent, can I still claim medical expenses I paid for my child?
Do I add state and local taxes together when claiming itemized deductions?
How do I report my foster-care income?
In 2009, I bought my home for $89,000. I made about $10,000 in home improvements. So, my total investment is now $99,000. How much can I sell the house for without having to pay back the $7,500 first-time homebuyer credit?
I cashed out my 401(a) and rolled it into a traditional IRA. Can I claim it as a traditional IRA contribution?
How do I figure cost basis on the sale of stock that was a gift?
Can I claim the energy-efficient items I installed on my second home if I'm going to make it my main home later?
Can I deduct the cost of putting a new roof on my home?
I'm a Michigan resident stationed on military duty in California. I received a Form 1099-MISC for rent paid to me on a home I own in Virginia. What state returns should I file?
If I worked full-time but my spouse received unemployment benefits, do we qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
How do I report the tools I bought for my self-employment business?
How can I avoid having my refund taken as a result of my spouse's defaulted school loans?
Can I deduct the donation I made to an orphanage in China?
If my partner and I have 2 children, can we each claim 1 child as a dependent?
If I sell stock at a loss, can I deduct the loss?
Can I deduct the cost of painting my home's exterior?
How do I estimate my self-employment tax for quarterly payments?
I received 2 Forms 1099 with amounts in box 7 reporting nonemployee compensation. How do I report these amounts?
If we're married filing separately, do we need to add our incomes together on each return?
I used my dependent-care flexible spending account (FSA) to pay for childcare expenses, but my partner didn't. Should I claim both of our children as dependents, or should we each claim a child?
If I have a preferred stock that wasn't sold but is described as "return of principal"on Form 1099-B, do I list the amount on Schedule D as assets sold?
Can I deduct the closing costs on my home?
If I was paid in cash and don't have a W-2, how do I file?
Are contributions to the USO and the U.S. Olympics deductible?
I spent the year deployed to a combat zone, so most of my pay is tax-free. Does that have an effect on the itemized deductions I can claim?
If my spouse died in 2012, do I have to report the pension income from a W-2?
I manage my own rental property, so I don't receive a 1099. Where do I enter my income from these properties?
How much of a deduction can I claim per dependent?
How do I determine what is state-source income when I'm a nonresident on my state return?
How much is the additional child tax credit?
If I have an amount on my W-2, box 12, what is it and is it added to my income?
Will we be able to always claim medical expenses for our permanently and totally disabled child?
How can the Advanced Earned Income Credit (EIC) affect my return?
Can I deduct medical expenses for my pets?
Do I have to report unemployment income on my return?
If I pay for my parent's assisted living and medical expenses, can I claim her as a dependent?
I bought a condo last year with a loan from my parents. I'm paying my parents back with interest through a written agreement. Can I deduct the interest?
If I file my federal return 1 day after the filing deadline, will I have to pay penalties or interest?
How much interest income can my dependent child earn before being required to file a return?
I'm active-duty military. I also perform engineering consulting work for a firm based in the United States. How should I treat my consulting income?
If proceeds from nonstatutory stock options are reported on my W-2, do I have to enter information again for a 1099-B?
Our divorce decree gave my ex-spouse the right to claim our children on his return. He no longer pays child support or education costs. Can he still claim our children?
If my W-2s each list a different address for me, do I enter them with the different addresses?
What are the income limitations for making contributions to a Roth IRA?
If I withheld too much in taxes, will I pay a penalty?
If I installed a new energy-efficient furnace, can I claim an energy credit?
If we sold a condo we used only as rental property, how do we handle depreciation and long-term capital gains on this property?
Are health savings account (HSA) contributions deductible under the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Why don't I qualify for the Saver's Credit?
The mortgage of my home is in my parents' names, but I make all of the payments. Can I deduct mortgage interest?
If my federal return was accepted but my state was rejected, will my federal refund still be direct deposited?
Together, my spouse and I make too much money to claim the child tax credit. If we filed married filing separately, could my spouse claim the child tax credit?
Does a dependent have to be a minor?
If my child's last name is different from mine, can I still claim my child?
After my spouse died, my minor child started receiving Social Security income. I received an SSA-1099 for my child. Do I report this income on my return?
If my mortgage interest and property taxes equal more than $5,950 (filing single), would it benefit me more to itemize?
If I received a 1099-R after I filed my return, what should I do?
How do I figure my nonbusiness energy property credit?
What are Roth IRA contribution limits?
When I retired from the military, I moved back to my resident state of Oregon. My only income since retirement has been retirement pay. Do I have to file a state return?
If I'm a childcare provider without a W-2, what do I file?
What's a capital loss?
If my spouse is incarcerated, should I file jointly or separately?
If I have exercise equipment in the room I use as a home office, does this room still qualify as a home office?
My child's a full-time student and married. Can I claim my child and my child's spouse as dependents if I supported them but they filed their own return?
If I'm a first-time homeowner, how will this affect my refund?
Can I claim a loss on the sale of my main home?
Can I deduct mortgage interest?
Can I get a credit for the new Energy Star washer I bought in 2012?
Can I receive the child tax credit for my grandchildren?
How do I report the amount in my 403(b) plan?
If I contributed $5,000 to each of my 2 Roth IRA accounts, will I pay a penalty?
What types of low-emission vehicle credits are available?
If I rent a home and make improvements for which I’m not reimbursed, can I claim deductions or credits?
How do I find out if I itemized on my return last year?
I rent an aircraft hangar, and I pay leasehold tax in my monthly payment. Can I deduct this?
Can I deduct hazard and flood insurance for my rental property?
I am in the Navy. I recently moved from Hawaii to South Carolina. I own homes in both states. I rented out my homes when I wasn't living in them. How do I pay taxes on the rental income?
When 1 parent pays a child's medical expenses and the other parent reimburses them, how much of a deduction can the first parent claim?
What documentation do I need to claim expenses for my in-home business?
My child's other parent is filing as head of household and claiming our child as a dependent. Can I claim our child for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If my only income this year was from unemployment, why don't I get a refund on my federal return?
If I'm a full-time student who earns an income but someone else paid my tuition, can I claim any education credits?
Can we deduct the loan-origination fee and insurance we paid when we refinanced our mortgage?
My mother died in 2012. Can I file and sign a return for her?
Is there a penalty for tips reported on Form 4137?
Can I file a return listing my tax-free income so I can claim dependent deductions?
How long do I have to claim a capital loss?
If the company I contract with includes in my income the reimbursements they pay me for expenses, how can I make sure I'm not double-taxed?
If I received tuition reimbursement from my employer, what can I claim for an education credit?
I'm on medical leave and receiving Social Security benefits. I received Form SSA-1099-SM. Am I taxed on these benefits?
Does income from a previous employer's pension plan affect my Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I've received payment from a foreign country for translations services. I also had expenses for travel and training for this work. How do I report this?
My employer broke my contract early and offered me a settlement package. Since I thought it wasn't a fair package, I hired a lawyer. Can I deduct my legal fees?
Can I claim my dependent child's unearned income on my return?
To calculate the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), do I need to separate my mortgage interest and my home equity loan interest?
If I want to use my state refund to pay my federal tax debt, can I file my state return now and file my federal return in April?
If I report self-employment income and expenses, do I need an identification number besides my Social Security number?
I receive a widow's pension from my late husband's foreign employer. They withhold the foreign taxes. If I exclude foreign income, how do I claim the foreign tax credit?
Is the amount in a deceased person's federal pension fund taxable to an estate and its beneficiaries?
Can my friend and I file jointly, or with me as his dependent?
Can I claim someone who owes the IRS as a dependent?
Where can I find my 2011 adjusted gross income (AGI)?
If I'm unemployed but haven't received unemployment benefits, how will it affect my return?
If someone claims me as a dependent, can I claim my child as a dependent?
Can I deduct any of my wedding expenses?
Can I claim the mileage I drive from going from 1 job to another?
If I paid more tax that I owe with my extension, can I amend my extension?
I lost a lot of money due to embezzlement. Do I claim the amount as a casualty loss or an involuntary conversion?
If I took an early IRA withdrawal to pay a parent's assisted-living and medical expenses, can I claim an exception to the 10% withdrawal penalty?
I had my California taxes withheld on Form CA 592-B. How should I report this on my federal return?
Can I deduct the mortgage payments I make on my rental property?
Are the amounts withheld from my paycheck for my health savings account considered contributions by me or by my employer?
If I converted my traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and also invested $5,000 in my Roth IRA, will both amounts put me over the limit for Roth IRA conversions so I'll have to pay a penalty?
If my childcare credit is more than the total amount withheld on my W-2, can I claim the credit?
How do I enter mortgage interest and taxes paid on my rental property?
I sold stock that I purchased many years ago. How do I figure my basis?
I'm retired military. Is my income tax-exempt for my North Carolina state taxes?
Can I claim both the child tax credit and the childcare credit?
Do I have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits?
Can my partner and I both claim our child as a dependent?
I'm active-duty military. I need to file both last year's and this year's returns. How do I go about filing for 2 years?
If I received a salary settlement from my employer, how can I reduce its effect for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
If I received workers' compensation, does it count as income?
How do I report my Roth IRA contributions?
Do I need to report participation in a company stock purchase plan and the receipt of stock options from an employer?
I own a rental property. Do I list each depreciable asset individually on Form 4797?
Do I have to report income I inherited?
Can I claim start-up expenses and no income for my own business?
Can I use any of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) I paid last year as a credit this year or in future years?
If I work on a cruise ship, how do I report a merchant mariner deduction?
How do I report start-up expenses for my new daycare business?
Is it more cost-effective to sell items in a garage sale and keep the cash or donate the items to Goodwill and deduct the donation?
If I used all of the money in my IRA to purchase my first home, how do I report this on my return?
If my Form 1099-R reports income of less than $100, do I have to file a return?
I retired from the Navy in 2011 and started receiving my retirement pay. The VA approved my disability claim, and it was supposed to be retroactive. However, I received a 1099-R that shows my retirement pay as taxable. How do I fix this?
Does the AGI phaseout on education credits apply this year?
When married filing jointly, is the 7.50% adjusted gross income limit computed using the income from both spouses, or only the spouse who paid the medical expenses?
If I spent money to fight for unpaid wages, can I claim my attorney and court costs as a business loss?
The Army withheld Georgia taxes from my military pay. How do I get a Georgia refund?
Can I deduct the costs of cosmetic surgery, like a tummy tuck, as a medical expense?
If I owe back child support, will my refund be delayed?
What's the age limit after which I can no longer claim the child tax credit?
My sisters and I inherited our parents' home. The home was held in trust. We sold the home and divided the proceeds. How do we report this sale?
How much in dividends and interest can my dependent make before either he or I have to report the interest?
What's a passive loss relative to rental property?
I'm active-duty military and a legal resident of Ohio. Will I owe Ohio taxes?
If I itemize, can I deduct my hobby expenses?
If I paid my tuition with a Pell Grant, can I claim it as an education expense?
I lost my business and claimed a loss in 2011. Can I carry forward any loss I couldn't claim last year on this and future years' returns?
If our car was repossessed, can we claim this as a loss?
If I sold some stock last year that was in an IRA, and immediately moved the money to a bank CD, how do I show on my return that I rolled it over to the CD IRA?
If my insurance doesn't cover a medical expense, can I deduct it?
If my child's other parent isn't working, can I claim the childcare credit?
If my father lived with my wife and child while I was deployed to Iraq, can I claim him as a dependent?
In 2011, my vacation home was destroyed by a hurricane. I didn't claim a loss on it, but I got insurance money on it in 2011 and 2012. I sold the home in 2012. How do I report the gain or loss on the home?
When will I get my state refund?
Are donations to booster clubs and university scholarship endowment funds deductible charitable donations?
If I own rental property but I don’t receive any of the rental income, do I have to claim it when filing my return?
If I want to receive the maximum Earned Income Credit (EIC), do I have to claim all deductions?
If I'm a police officer, can I deduct the cost of meals while I'm on duty?
Do I need to claim workers' compensation income on my return?
If I rolled my 401(k) into an IRA, should my 1099-R show there was a distribution and an immediate contribution?
I rented land for farming and had expenses for livestock and supplies. I made a small profit. Do I have to report this income?
How do I claim the mileage I drive to commute to my monthly National Guard service?
If I received a Form 1099-R, can I report my pension as a capital gain?
Can I deduct the additional tax I paid after an audit?
I did a 401(k) rollover into a Roth IRA in 2010. Can I spread the income from the rollover over the next 2 years?
My spouse is active-duty military in California, where we live. I'm part-time National Guard and don't work for the military otherwise. Do I qualify to exempt my taxes under the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act?
If my business income will show a loss, do I need to file it as a hobby?
The IRS billed me for the amount I owed on my 2011 return. Then, I was deployed by the military, and so the bill is still outstanding. Can the IRS deduct the amount I owed for 2011 from the 2012 refund I'll receive?
How do I find out why the IRS offset my federal refund?
If I set up a bank account to organize a charity event, how should I report the money that was donated?
I paid thousands of dollars to a university my child graduated from in May. He's had a job since then. so he filed his own return. Is there any way I can deduct the tuition I paid for him?
Do I claim jury duty pay as income?
Can I claim my boyfriend as a dependent?
If I want to lower my tax bill, can I write a check to a nonprofit in my name and designate it as a gift from my small business?
How do I report my freelance writing income?
I want to send medical records to doctors in other states for second opinions. Is that a deductible medical expense?
How do I know if I qualify for the child tax credit?
How can I add the carryover loss from my federal return to my New Jersey return?
Am I required to pay estimated quarterly taxes on my federal unemployment wages?
Do I need to report money I received for an accident settlement?
If I hired an attorney for a tax matter, can I deduct my attorney fee?
If I took care of someone's child and earned more than $400 , do I have to report that money?
I only sent a partial payment with my request for an extension. How can I now pay the entire amount?
If I was unemployed and had to withdraw funds early from my 401(k) plan to pay my mortgage, can I claim an exemption to the 10% early-distribution penalty?
If I'm paying into a pension with a financial services company, are my contributions considered an IRA?
My grandmother received interest income after she died. Do I have to file a Form 1041 for her estate?
If I claim my children as dependents to claim the childcare credit, can my children's other parent claim them for the Earned Income Credit?
If I'm over age 24, not going to school, and will file my own return, can my parents claim me as a dependent?
I'm eligible to claim a credit for 35% of our health care premiums for employees. How do I claim the credit?
If I sold stock and invested the resulting amount in shares of other stock, do I qualify for deductions on proceeds from the stock sale, or do I pay taxes on the entire amount?
If I live in the U.S. Virgin Islands half of the year, how do I file my taxes?
I used short-term disability for maternity leave. Do I have to report this?
If I forgot to claim a tuition credit in 2011, how can I claim it now?
I have a rental property in Colorado that provides income. However, I live in another state. Do I need to file a Colorado return?
Can I deduct the health insurance premiums taken out of my paycheck?
If I have an LLC that's still active, but I didn't operate it or earn income from it this year, do I still need to file a Schedule C?
I received a credit to my foreign bank account. How do I report this?
If my grandchildren's parents claimed them on their W-4s, can I claim my grandchildren as dependents?
I received my house in my divorce, but Forms 1098 are issued with my ex-husband's name. How do I report these?
If my child was born when the year was more than half over, do I get the entire child tax credit or just half?
I filed for an extension for my personal return. Will the extension apply to my for-profit and not-for-profit businesses?
If I both e-filed and mailed my return, what should I do?
I paid my property tax in January 2012. Can I deduct the payment on my 2011 return? Can I still deduct property tax payments even though I don't itemize?
If I sold some employee stock shares through E*TRADE, and taxes were taken out at the time of the sale, how do I report this?
Why didn't my refund go up even though I'm claiming a $500 energy credit?
My W-2 reports my exercised nonqualified stock options with taxes withheld. However, my 1099-B reports the gross proceeds without taxes withheld. How do I report this sale?
Can I deduct the fair market value of a boat I donated to a charity?
If I received Form K-1 from a trust for dividends, how do I report the K-1 information?
In a wash sale, what's a substantially similar security?
If a high-school student watches my children during summers and after school, can I claim the childcare credit?
Since my husband is the only member of the family who's employed, should he file as head of household?
If I'm self-employed and don't have 1099s from everyone I worked for, how can I complete my return?
What does the code in box 14 of my W-2 mean?
If I didn't claim my child for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes last year but my ex-spouse claimed the child as a dependent, how can I still claim an EIC for last year?
I used money from my 401(k) to pay COBRA insurance premiums. Do I have to pay early withdrawal penalties?
My spouse is a foreign service officer who was posted overseas and then to Virginia. We bought a home in Virginia, but his home state of record is New York. Which state returns do we file?
I had a loss on my business for 2012. The loss is for several thousand dollars. Can I still file Form 8829 and show the items I didn’t already claim as business expenses?
What sales tax can I deduct?
If my ex-spouse claims our child as a dependent, can I claim the child for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Is a military pension taxable?
What's the minimum required earned income to qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I'm a freelancer who received no Forms 1099, how do I report my income?
If I attend college part-time, what credits can I claim?
If a business were to operate without paying taxes, what possible IRS penalties would it face?
If I paid for my textbooks out of pocket, can I claim them as an education expense?
I paid state taxes in 2012 that were owed on a prior-year return. Can I deduct those tax payments?
I sold some stock in a brokerage account and then bought the same stock in another brokerage account. Can I report this as a swap rather than a sale?
I withdrew money from an exchange reserve fund, class A. Then, I directly deposited the money into a 529 prepaid tuition program for my child. How do I report this?
I inherited an investment account. I used the funds to pay for my relative's cremation and legal fees. Then, I distributed the rest to his children and spouse. I didn't keep any of the funds for myself. Do I report the funds as income to me?
How much can I withdraw from my IRA without having to pay the 10% penalty?
What related expenses for a second home can I deduct?
If my girlfriend and her children live with me and their father isn't around, can I claim my girlfriend and her children as dependents?
I'm a full-time Pennsylvania resident. I worked part-time in Pennsylvania and part-time in Delaware for the same employer. My employer only withheld Pennsylvania taxes. Do I have to file a Delaware return?
We bought a vehicle in 2011, but we forgot to claim the sales tax on our 2011 return. Can we claim the tax on our 2012 return?
I moved and don't have my Form W-2. Since I know how much I earned, do I have to file an extension?
Can I have my refund deposited into 2 different accounts if 1 of the accounts isn't mine?
Where can I find the Earned Income Credit (EIC) table?
Do I have to report Social Security disability income?
I have a leased car for personal use. Can I deduct the title and lease fees?
Can I total the value of many cash donations to the same charity as 1 donation?
Can I roll over a monthly annuity into an IRA?
How many dependents can I claim without the IRS red-flagging my return for an audit?
If my dependent children made charitable donations, can I include them as my own?
If I'm not retired, do I have to report interest accrued on my qualified retirement accounts?
If our child died this year, can we still claim the Earned Income Credit and other credits?
If I received all my forms except a 1099 for self-employed income, can I complete my return?
Do I need to pay my underpayment penalty separately from my balance due?
Can everyone claim a personal exemption?
If I was self-employed for only a few months, can I deduct health insurance premiums I paid all year long?
If my husband is in the military and stationed in another state, can we still file jointly?
How do I pay estimated taxes?
Can I claim food and lodging expenses for the period I worked as a truck driver?
If I'm getting a refund, why would I owe an underpayment penalty?
Since my mortgage and my rental expenses totaled more than I was paid in rent, how should I report this?
If I used 1 vehicle and 1 home office for 2 unrelated businesses, how do I deduct expenses?
If I'm a member of the clergy, how does my housing allowance figure into my income?
My partner lives with me and is claiming our child as a dependent. If I file single, can I claim my child as a nondependent for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I didn't receive all the Forms 1099-R I need to file my return. Since I know the amounts and don't want to file an extension, what can I do?
If my girlfriend and her children don't live with me, can I claim them as dependents?
If I received a dividend in a prior year but haven't received a dividend this year, do I have a capital loss?
Do I include the down payment I made on a rental property in the basis for depreciation?
I work at a church. My W-2 shows Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld, but not federal taxes withheld. Do I use the regular W-2 wages or the church employee wages?
If the inheritance I received was reported on Form 1099-R, do I need to report this as income?
If I'm a stay-at-home mother, can I claim my children for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Can I claim my adult children who live in Mexico as dependents?
How do I report a sale of a patent and the expenses involved with the patent?
If I don't have a Social Security number for my adopted child, can I claim my child for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Can a friend who helps pay my bills but doesn't live with me claim my children as dependents?
If I'm claiming my child as a dependent, can my child also claim a dependent?
Does getting unemployment affect my refund?
If I sold some stock this year that I purchased at different times, what's my stock purchase date?
I didn't take a required minimum distribution from a retirement account. I need to apply for a waiver of the penalty. How can I request a waiver and file an extension?
If I was reimbursed for medical expenses, can I claim the expenses?
If I sold a house, am I exempt from capital gains tax?
Where do I report nonqualifying stock option sales?
Can I deduct property tax that was paid from an escrow account?
If I received a university stipend for a research project and I paid expenses from the stipend, do I need to report the stipend as self-employment income?
If I list my business as "doing business as" (DBA), do I need to file additional forms?
Are home hazard-insurance premiums deductible?
I got my Schedule K-1 from my business partner. I think he claimed deductions for the LLC that aren't valid. How do I protect myself?
Can I deduct a cash donation my business made to a charity on Schedule C?
How do I complete a Schedule D?
If I paid back taxes for local income taxes I owed and interest on those taxes, are these taxes and interest deductible?
How do I itemize the state taxes I paid?
If I'm self-employed and drive to my office outside my home, can I deduct the mileage?
I bought stock in several separate purchases, and then sold it all at once for less than what paid for it. Is this a capital loss?
Can I deduct professional membership dues?
Which retirement plans are subject to an early withdrawal penalty?
Can I deduct payments for prior-year federal tax debt?
If a car I don't use for business was stolen, can I claim a deduction for the theft?
Our minor daughter had her own income. Can my husband and I claim her as a dependent on our return, and what filing status does she use on her return?
If I got $13,000 as a gift, do I have to pay taxes on it?
If we received a statement from a church showing we gave cash gifts of more than $250 , can we deduct the gifts?
Do I report Social Security survivor benefits my children receive?
If I received a total distribution from a company pension fund to which I made no contributions, should I complete Form 5329?
Can I claim Energy Star light bulbs for an energy credit?
If I sold a rental property, what can I add to my basis?
I moved from Maryland to Virginia in April 2012. How should I file my Virginia and Maryland returns?
If I received pay for being in a combat zone, do I have to report this?
If I paid my 2013 spring tuition in January 2013, can I claim it on my 2012 return?
If I receive Social Security disability income, can I claim any deductions?
If I didn't deduct my property taxes in prior years, can I deduct those taxes this year?
If I attended a community college, do I qualify for education credits?
If I'm not in school but I'm paying school loans, do I still qualify for an education credit?
If I received a form I needed after I filed my return, what should I do?
My parents used a quitclaim deed to give me some property in 2009. I've been paying property taxes on it but haven't claimed it on my return. How do I report the property taxes for this year and prior years?
Can I deduct anything in my position as a volunteer fireman?
How much of my Social Security disability income (SSDI) is taxable?
If I want to itemize my state and local real estate taxes, what kind of documentation do I need?
What's the taxable portion of a pension?
If someone else used my money to pay my job-related expenses, can I deduct those expenses?
Can I claim a baby born in July?
I received a Form 1099-B for a widely held fixed investment trust. How do I report this?
If I'm self-employed, do I have to file a return?
If I lived in a foreign country all of 2012, what state do I file in?
If I had a medical treatment out of the country, can I deduct my expenses?
I received property from my parents, and the quitclaim shows it was given to me in consideration of $10. Is this considered a gift or a sale subject to capital gains?
Do I pay federal taxes on my pension?
If my child received a W-2, how much does he have to make before he's required to file?
Can I claim the money I spent on a passport for an oversees mission trip?
If my home burned down but I'm still paying the mortgage until I receive an insurance settlement, can I still deduct the mortgage interest?
Can I deduct contributions I made to a foreign country for disaster relief?
If I got married in 2012, should I file a joint return or a separate return?
My spouse is deployed on active military duty. If I file an extension, will I pay any penalties?
Can I deduct loan payments I used to pay medical expenses?
I launched a business from my home in 2011. I had expenses I didn't deduct on my 2011 return. Since I started earning income in 2012, can I deduct my 2011 expenses on my 2012 return?
Can I pay my past-due mortgage with my retirement funds without having to pay a 10% penalty for early withdrawal?
How do I report the pension amounts from my 1099-R?
How are Roth IRA contributions taxed?
How do I set up a payment plan with the IRS?
If I had a baby, can I get the child tax credit?
If my employer went out of business, how can I get a W-2 from that company?
Are there tax credits for buying high-efficiency appliances and geothermal heating systems?
I receive a federal death benefit annuity for my first husband. I received a Form CSF 1099-R. Is the annuity fully taxable?
If my new company reimbursed me for most of my moving expenses, what can I claim?
How can we file an Arizona extension to pay our taxes later?
I'm in the National Guard. Can I deduct work-related expenses that weren't reimbursed, like my uniform, mileage, and haircuts?
If my rental income is more than my mortgage, do I have to report the rental income?
If I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and had several rental homes included, how do I report this on my return?
If I paid back taxes and penalties for my vehicle, can I deduct the taxes and penalties?
Do I need to report stock awards for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes?
If I file married filing separately, can I claim the child tax credit and Earned Income Credit?
If I'm getting unemployment from 1 state but have relocated to another state, where do I file?
If my spouse and I file married filing separately, can 1 of us claim all of the mortgage interest and property tax deduction?
If my friend in prison receives income, should he file a return?
How many children can I claim as dependents?
Why are my tax-deferred pension contributions figured into my Social Security and Medicare wages?
My siblings and I inherited our mother's home. I bought the house from the other siblings. My original proceeds from the house are deducted from the sales price. Can I add my inherited share to the basis and deduct it?
Is there a new-baby credit?
If I received a Form 1099-B that lists a return of principal on shares I still own, do I list this as an asset sold?
Can I claim someone as dependent who doesn't have a Social Security number (SSN) or an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN)?
If I inherited lump-sum distributions from retirement accounts, how will this affect my taxes?
If I'm self-employed, can I deduct my mileage and maintenance on my vehicle?
How do I file for a Maryland extension?
I financially supported family members who don't live in the United States. Can I claim them as dependents?
How do I report the work I did for a charitable organization if I did it for free as a charitable donation?
If I claimed 6 allowances on my W-4 but only claimed 1 dependent on my return, will I be penalized?
What's the maximum income you can make to deduct student loan interest?
If I'm self-employed, can I deduct my cell phone as a business expense?
I inherited a share of my grandmother's property a few years ago. I sold the property this year. How do I figure the taxes I owe on the sale?
If I exercised stock options, do I enter the taxable income amount as an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) adjustment?
I bought a new home after being deployed overseas. If I’m still in the military, can I qualify for the first-time homebuyer credit extension?
How do I find out my Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) basis?
If I pay my day labor workers in cash, how do I report them?
If my adult child under age 24 goes to school but doesn't live with me during the school year, can I claim my child as a dependent?
Who do I count as a dependent?
I received a corrected 2011 Form W-2 in 2012. Can I report it on my 2012 return?
My mother died in May 2011. Do I split her income to show what she earned before and after she died?
If my spouse and I pay estimated taxes for our 2 separate businesses, can we file a joint return?
Where do I enter interest income?
The person I want to claim as a dependent for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) is 24 and provides more than half of her own support. Will I be able to claim her?
If I received payment in 2012 for something I did in 2011, in what year should I report the income?
Is tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Can I deduct losses I’ve had on my investments?
If I live in a state with a state income tax but earn income in a state without a state income tax, how do I report my income on my home-state return?
If I'm an American attending a foreign college, can I claim education credits?
My wife paid for finishing an unfinished room in our home as a new office for her business. How do we classify and depreciate this capital improvement?
Can I deduct a special assessment my homeowner's association (HOA) imposes?
If my child is over age 18, lives at home, but has a job, can I claim my child as a dependent?
Why is my basic housing allowance (BHA) added to my taxable income?
In 2012 I was in the process of trying to adopt a child. Since I haven't yet adopted a child, can I claim the adoption credit?
What are the exceptions to the penalty for underpayment of tax?
Do I include in my tuition expenses any veteran's / GI Bill benefits paid directly to me or my university?
Is any box of goods donated to charity valued at $25 regardless of its size or contents?
My sibling bought out my share of my deceased mother's home. Do I report this as income?
My home was foreclosed last year. I received a Form 1099-A for the first mortgage and a Form 1099-C for the second mortgage. How do I report these on my return?
If I have 2 Forms 1098 from 2 different companies for 1 mortgage, do I need to report both?
Why's my refund so different from last year?
If I received a reduced rate for COBRA insurance, can I claim medical deductions?
I sold stock for which I'd reinvested dividends over the years. I reinvested some dividends less than 30 days before the sale and some less than 30 days after. I need to make 2 wash-sale adjustments. How do I figure my gain or loss of my shares?
I serve in the National Guard and volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol. Can I deduct pool fees I incur for swimming laps to stay in shape?
If I have joint custody of our children, but my ex-spouse hasn't seen our children for more than 6 months, can I claim both of our children as dependents?
If I've already filed my taxes, but I received a 1099-MISC for nonemployee compensation, do I need to add this to my return?
If I bought a used car in 2012, can I deduct the sales tax I paid on it?
How do I figure my stock’s basis?
If I sold a rental property at a profit, how do I account for that on my return?
Is the self-employment income I reported on my return reported to Social Security?
I purchased equipment for my business. How do I figure the useful life of these items for depreciation?
Can a creditor to whom I owe money take my refund?
Can I claim mortgage interest if I filed for bankruptcy?
If my dependent is age 17 and a full-time student whom I support, can I claim the child tax credit?
Should I have made estimated tax payments last year, when I began receiving alimony, to avoid owing taxes?
If 1 of us owes back taxes, is it better to file separately?
In the past, I've filed returns for New York. However, I've been stationed overseas for 2 years. Should I file a 2012 New York return?
If I sold a stock on Dec. 31 but the settlement date wasn’t until January of the next year, in which year do I report the sale?
Can I carry forward my donations from this year to next year?
To claim foster children as dependents, must they live with me 6 months straight or 6 months total?
Can I deduct money given to my church as a charitable donation?
We lived in our RV and volunteered throughout the United States. Can we deduct mileage, depreciation, and the propane we used to heat the RV?
I lived 6 months in Massachusetts and 6 months in another state. My job for the entire year was in Massachusetts. How do I report my Massachusetts income?
If 1 of my parents lives with me but has her own income, can I deduct medical bills that I pay for her?
Do I include in my income an insurance payment I received for medical expenses?
Are Social Security and Medicare (FICA) taxes withheld refundable?
I'm getting a divorce, but it won't be final until 2013 (2012). I'm also the primary custodial parent of 1 minor child and can claim her on my 2012 (2011) return. What filing status should I use?
Can I make IRA contributions in 2013 to reduce the taxes I owe in 2012?
I moved and don't have my W-2 from my last employer. I only worked there for 1 month, and I have my W-2s for the rest of the year. Can I do my taxes without that W-2?
My spouse is a foreign citizen who hasn't applied for a Social Security number and hasn't lived or worked in the United States. What filing status do I use?
If I made less than $400 on items I sold on consignment, do I need to report this as income?
If the IRS applied my last year's refund to past tax debt, can I write it off on this year's return?
City taxes were taken out of my paychecks, but they aren't reported on my W-2. What should I do?
If I purchased a house this year, what fees can I deduct on my return?
If my partner and I aren't legally married, can I claim my partner as a dependent?
Can I claim purchases of items for use by our church youth group as charitable donations?
If I receive workers' compensation, how do I claim medical expenses?
Can I deduct fees associated with creating a business website and business email account?
If I'm not married, how do I split the home mortgage interest deduction with the person I bought the house with?
Can I claim my grandparents as dependents?
If I live in Canada and am married to a Canadian who has no U.S. income, how should I file?
Can I deduct interest on a short-term bank loan that I used to buy stock?
If my spouse files separately and itemizes, can I file using the standard deduction?
If I received a grant, what education credits can I claim?
If I entered my mortgage interest on my Schedule C, do I also list it for my deductions?
If I'm a freelance writer, am I required to pay quarterly estimated taxes?
Can I claim a loss on a house that burned down?
If my spouse filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy by herself, will filing married filing separately protect my refund?
How do I report my unreimbursed mileage?
If my only income was unemployment benefits, can I claim the child tax credit?
If doctors recommended that my daughter attend a private school, can I deduct the cost of sending her to the private school?
If I'm still contributing to a 401(k) plan but received a distribution from the plan, why didn't I receive the Saver's Credit?
If I left an old appliance at an unattended donation location, how do I prove my donation?
If my grandparents don't file returns, can I claim them?
I incurred medical expenses in 2011, but I paid for them in 2012. Can I deduct the expenses in 2012?
My spouse died in January 2013 but I haven't yet filed my 2012 return. How should I handle his death on my 2012 return?
If a court decreed that my ex-spouse could claim our child every year, can he do this even when he's in prison?
If my child files a return, can I claim my child for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I carry forward an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit?
If I earned income as a teacher in a foreign country that has a tax treaty with the United States, do I have to report that income on a U.S. return?
If I'm a U.S. citizen married to a nonresident alien, can we file married filing jointly?
What's the best way to keep track of my mileage and transportation expenses?
If I qualify for the energy credit, will I get my entire investment refunded?
Can I receive a $1,000 credit per child for 3 or more children?
How much in estimated taxes must I have paid before I file my return?
If I pay for my children's private school, can I claim an education credit?
Where can I find out how much I contributed to my IRA?
I received a payment for an easement in 2011 but didn't receive a Form 1099-S on it until 2012. So, I didn’t report the payment on my 2011 return. How should I report the easement payment now that I have the 1099-S?
Can my spouse claim me as a dependent?
Do I need to itemize to claim the energy credit?
How do I report government annuity pension death benefits?
Can I claim a parent for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
I'm self-employed and have 1 employee. I paid taxes for my employee, including Social Security, Medicare, FUTA, and SUTA. Can I deduct these on my return?
If my child is over age 24, can I claim my child as a dependent?
If my girlfriend pays me rent, do I have to claim it as income?
If my spouse filed for bankruptcy, can I file Form 8379: Injured Spouse Allocation?
Can I deduct hotel and food expenses I incurred during my spouse's hospitalization in another city?
If I contributed $5,000 to my IRA at the end of the year and another $5,000 before the filing deadline of the next year, how can I avoid a penalty for contributing too much to my IRA?
Can I deduct flood insurance on Schedule E?
What are the income levels for filing income taxes?
Can I deduct medical expenses paid for my domestic partner and her children?
My son has been receiving Social Security survivor benefits since his dad died. In the past, I haven't had to claim any of these funds. Is that still true?
My renter has been paying for repairs out of his own pocket and deducting that from his monthly rent. How do I report this?
If we sold our home after installing items that qualify for the nonbusiness energy property credit, can we take the credit?
I had a main home with an attached rental property. I sold my home for a profit after living there 10 years. How do I handle this on my return?
I auctioned a painting from my late mother's estate. Do I claim the proceeds as income?
Years ago, I bought a $10,000 zero-coupon bond and reported the interest on it every year. I sold the mature bond this year and received a 1099-B. It listed the proceeds as $10,000. How do I report my original issue discount (OID) interest this year?
If I received 2 Forms 1099-R for 1 retirement distribution, how do I report it?
Can I deduct the 10% penalty I paid for early withdrawal from a pension trust fund?
Can I deduct contributions to an educational savings account (ESA)?
If I moved closer to my job, can I deduct my moving expenses?
If my child and I live with my parents, can they claim my child as a dependent?
I'm a citizen of another country and not a citizen or resident alien of the United States. How do I report interest I earned on money in a U.S. bank account?
What's the maximum Saver's Credit I can receive?
What are the requirements for claiming a full-time college student as a dependent for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
I earned consulting income from Utah, but I live in Colorado. Are there any special filing considerations?
How do I determine the useful life of my business vehicle?
If I have a personal loan from a relative rather than a regular mortgage, can I deduct the interest as mortgage interest?
If I didn't claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC) last year, can I still claim it?
If I build a new home with energy-efficient items, can I claim an energy credit?
Are costs of a ventilation system and hardwood flooring deductible as medical expenses?
Why was money withheld from my 457(b) plan?
How much do I have to earn to claim the child tax credit?
If I sell products at home parties or from catalogs, will I receive a W-2?
Can I deduct the cost of medical supplies and equipment?
If I didn't have any business or 1099 income, can I claim a business and a home office?
My husband isn't a U.S. citizen, but he has a Social Security number and permit to work in the United States. What filing status do we use?
Can I deduct my health insurance expenses that are withheld from my company pension?
My last pay period of the year ended Dec. 31, 2012, but my check was dated Jan. 1, 2013. Is it included in wages for 2012 or 2013?
I paid 2 contract laborers this year, but I didn't file the 1099-MISC on time. What should I do?
If I had adoption expenses for 1 child over a 2-year period, can I claim the $12,650 adoption credit both years?
If I filed bankruptcy this year, can I claim family members as dependents?
My total gambling losses are more than my winnings. Do I still have to report these winnings?
My mother died in 2012. Do I need to split her income to reflect what she earned before she died and after she died?
My mother passed away last year, and the IRS sent me her overpayment of estimated tax back. Do I claim this as income?
If my employer didn't withhold any taxes, what do I need to file?
If I'm in the military and using my tuition assistance and the G.I. Bill, can I deduct education expenses?
Can I deduct cash and item donations to support dependents, adult children, parents, or needy people?
How do I report payments I receive from the state for providing daycare services?
Can I report public transportation expenses for traveling to and from my job?
Can I claim taxes taken out of excludable income?
I obtained a patent on an item I sold in 2008. Prior to that, I incurred attorney fees and patent-office costs. Can I deduct those fees now?
What are the income limitations for making contributions to a traditional IRA?
How can I avoid an underpayment penalty in the future?
We filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Our house was removed from the protection of the bankruptcy and was foreclosed on. We received a 1099-A but no 1099-C. How should we report this?
I mailed my return on time but forgot to sign it. The IRS sent it back to me to sign. Since I'm mailing it after the due date, will I have to pay late penalties?
If I sold a rental property in Canada, where do I report foreign rental income and gain on sale of the property?
I lived in Kansas but worked in Missouri. I had no tax withheld from my income, but I don't owe federal or state tax. Do I have to file any federal or state return?
If I pay my caregiver in cash, and she doesn't want to report that income, can I claim the childcare credit?
I received a reimbursement check for 401(k) contributions that were more than the allowable limits. Must I pay a penalty on the excess contributions?
How do I check the status of my refund?
If I paid the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) last year, can I get an AMT credit this year?
Can I deduct my tuition to a church school as a charitable donation?
If I didn't have federal withholding because I didn't make enough, will I owe taxes?
My husband and I are in the process of divorcing, and have 1 dependent and a house. What filing status should we use?
I've been paying a mortgage that's in my late mother's name. My sister and I own the house and pay the town taxes on it in our names. Can I claim the mortgage?
If I cashed out my Roth IRAs, can I deduct my medical insurance premiums to offset my Roth early-withdrawal penalty?
When my mother passed away, her house was in a reverse mortgage for $500,000. I sold the house for $670,000 after I made repairs. Do I owe taxes on the gain?
Where do I report ordinary income from the sale of shares of an employee stock purchase plan?
Can I claim the medical expenses I paid for a dependent?
Can we deduct COBRA insurance payments as self-employed health insurance?
Can I deduct orthodontics?
I'm missing a Form 1099-INT. If I don't get the information by the filing deadline, how should I report the income?
Do I have to report insurance money I received for a home fire?
If I performed services related to a conservation easement I made to a qualified organization, can I claim a charitable deduction for services?
My parents rented my home from me after I moved out. Their rent was well below fair market value. I then sold the home as a short sale. Does this home still qualify as my main home for the capital gains exclusion?
Do I have to report my welfare income?
How do I report income I earned from my paper route?
If my child is over age 24, lives with me, and goes to school, can I claim him as a dependent?
If I'm a U.S. citizen who's the beneficiary of a Canadian pension, how do I report the payment and withholding on my U.S. return?
If I bought a lot of items for my business and these items were on the same receipt, do I Iist each item separately or in a group?
If I sold my home to buyers who are paying me monthly, but I still carry the mortgage and paid all the taxes and mortgage interest, do I report the money they're paying me as income?
If my spouse and I filed separately in 2011, can we e-file our 2012 joint return?
If I have 2 grandchildren living with me but only have power of attorney for 1 of them, can I claim them as dependents?
If my ex-spouse and I live together and split expenses down the middle, can we both claim our child as a dependent?
If my baby lived for less than 1 day after she was born, can I claim her as a dependent?
If my parent's income was more than $3,800 , can I claim my parent as a dependent?
Can I deduct repairs I make to my house?
How do I deduct royalties I received from coal?
We inherited a home and tried unsuccessfully to sell or rent it. How do we deduct the expenses for the home?
I have gold vaulted in a foreign country. Do I have to complete Form TD F 90-22.1?
I e-filed my return early, but I don't have to pay my taxes owed until 15-Apr-13. In the meantime, I received an additional form reporting items I can deduct. What should I do?
If I itemize on my federal return, do I have to claim my state refund as taxable income?
My parents gave me their house when they couldn't afford to continue to make the payments. The title is in my name, but the mortgage is still in their names. I pay all the expenses for the house. Do I report the house as a gift?
How do I claim hours I donated to a charitable organization?
If I supported family members but they lived out of state, can I claim them as dependents?
Can I deduct anything if my student loan isn't in repayment status?
I sold several shares of restricted stock over the past 10 years. The stock was reported on my W-2 as earnings in the year each was received. How do I report the sale?
I withdrew money from my 401(k) to purchase my first home, but haven't bought a home yet. Is the distribution still tax-exempt?
If the federal income tax withheld field on my W-2 is blank, what do I enter?
If I donated a car to a person in need, can I claim my donation?
If I use the standard deduction, can I claim an education credit?
If I claim my son as a dependent, can I deduct his student-loan interest?
If I've already e-filed my return, can I e-file Form 8379: Injured Spouse Allocation?
Can I deduct child support payments I make?
If I'm working for a foreign company that doesn't withhold taxes, how do I report the income?
If I've already filed my return, can I add dependents?
If I'm a J-1 visa holder and I overstayed my visa in the United States, can I still file a return?
If we bought a house and paid property tax for this year and last year, can we claim all of it on our return?
I sold property condemned by the state. I also purchased replacement property. How do I report this so I don't owe tax on the sale?
If I sold my home, can I deduct the buyer's closing costs?
If I receive nondisability retirement pay, can I exclude any of this income?
How do I report my eBay profits and expenses?
Can I claim health, dental, and vision coverage insurance that I paid for?
Can I claim pension income from my business on my Schedule C instead of on Form 1040?
What's my cost basis if I exercised my company stock options?
Can I deduct my 2010 estimated tax penalty on my 2011 return?
If I paid childcare, will that increase my chance of claiming the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I apply my 2012 estimated tax payment to my 2010 taxes owed?
Was my 2011 refund applied to my 2012 estimated tax?
If my only income was unemployment benefits, do I qualify for the Earned Income Credit?
How do I file for a New Jersey extension?
I received payment for serving as an executor for an estate. Do I need to report this income?
If I'm self-employed, what can I do to maximize my refund?
I had property losses for a home I used as a rental home for half the year before converting it to my personal home. Can I claim the losses in 2012?
If I applied some of my refund to my estimated tax payments, does it all go to the April 15 payment or is it divided among the 4 quarterly payments?
If I must take continuing education classes to keep my teaching certificate, what education credit can I claim?
I'm claiming myself as a bona fide resident of a foreign country. However, I spent 3 months in North Carolina in 2012 for vacation and other duties. Do I need to file a North Carolina return?
Can I claim the gas I bought as a deduction?
If my employer paid my moving expenses on my behalf, can I claim the expenses?
If I sold my main home at a loss, do I report this on my return?
Can I amend my returns from previous years to claim medical expenses?
If I donated items to a needy person, can I claim my donation?
If I loaned someone money who won't pay it back, can I claim this as a loss?
How should a C corporation report health insurance premiums provided to employees?
If I donated 5,000 points from a hotel rewards program to Haiti relief, can I claim this as a charitable deduction?
Since my mortgage and my rental expenses totaled more than I was paid in rent, how should I report this?
If I ran a daycare business, how do I report my income?
If I earned less than $5,000 , can I contribute $5,000 to my IRA?
Will my refund be greater if I file married filing jointly or married filing separately?
If I legally live in the United States but am not a citizen, can I claim my children who go to school outside the country as dependents?
If I don't have taxable income, can I claim a charitable donation deduction?
If I had no income but did have dependents, should I file a return?
If I paid my expenses with a loan, can I claim an education credit?
My husband was approved for disability in December 2011. We received a settlement check after Jan. 1, 2012, but the check was dated Dec. 27, 2011. Do we report this income our 2012 return?
If my W-2, box 1 shows $0, can I e-file?
My spouse is on military deployment. If we file an extension, when should we file it?
Can we deduct the expense for a LifeLock system to protect personal information associated with our home business?
I have real estate tax reported on a North Carolina K-1. It's my nonresident share of net tax paid by an LLC partnership. Do I report this on Schedule A, line 6?
If I didn't claim education credits in prior years, can I claim them now?
If I had to pay taxes, penalties, and interest for an error on a prior-year return, how do I claim these expenses on my return?
We only collected rent for our our rental property for 10 months out of the year. Can we claim the mortgage for the other 2 months as an expense?
If my niece lived with her parents, not me, but her parents asked me to claim her, can I claim my niece as a dependent?
If I'm self-employed and also work full-time, how do I figure my quarterly tax payments?
If I only have a few months of employment income and unemployment income this year, should I claim myself and my children, or let my fiance claim us?
Can I claim tax credits for making energy-saving investments in my house?
I have gold vaulted in Switzerland. Am I required to fill out form TD F 90-22.1?
I filed my return in January but then received a Form 1099-MISC in February. Can I include this 1099 information on my 2013 return?
Do I report union dues?
If I went on a volunteer vacation organized by a qualified organization, how much of the program fee and airfare can I claim?
In a rental agreement, which person is the payer and which is the payee?
If I live with relatives and don't pay rent, can I claim my child as a dependent?
I inherited some stock from an estate settled in 2010. The stocks were originally bought in 2008, and I sold them in 2012. How do I figure my basis?
Can I deduct my pet's medical expenses on my income taxes?
Are any of my Social Security benefits taxable?
Can I claim my portion of the nonbusiness energy property credit for energy-efficient renovations done to my entire condominium complex?
Can I deduct prescription medicines I received from countries outside the United States?
I received a Form 1099 from a 5-year gas lease on my property. Can I spread the income over the 5 years?
If I pay all my child's childcare expenses but I'm not married to my partner, can I claim the childcare credit?
If I took an early total Roth IRA distribution and the total was less than what I'd contributed, is the loss deductible against my income?
Can I take a charitable deduction in 2012 for donations I make between Jan. 1 and April 15, 2013?
If I donated several items to charity this year, how do I estimate their value?
Can I postpone paying the penalty on my 401(k) early withdrawal?
If I'm paying back my employer for overpayment, how do I handle this on my return?
If my employer incorrectly checked box 13 on Form W-2, should I request a corrected W-2?
I'm active-duty military. I was stationed in Missouri for a few years before being deployed overseas. However, my state of record is New York. What state return do I need to file?
If I paid estimated taxes this year, where do I report them on my return?
If my parents lived with me for less than 6 months, can I claim them as dependents?
I opened a Roth IRA in 2011 but earned too much to qualify. So, I withdrew the money in February 2012. On the 1099-R I received, box 7 has codes P and T. What do the codes mean?
If I fully support 3 adult college students who are non-relatives, can I claim them as dependents?
Can I deduct the fee I paid a real estate company to sell a timeshare for me?
If I earned interest on a checking account, do I have to report it?
Are the premiums for long-term health care insurance considered out-of-pocket medical expenses?
Can I claim a child over age 30 as a dependent?
If my child makes more than $3,800 but lives at home and I pay all his expenses, can I claim my child as a dependent?
I borrowed money from my life insurance policy. The insurance company canceled the policy and sent me a Form 1099-R. The difference between my premiums paid and the loan amount is on the 1099-R, line 2a as taxable income. Is this capital gains income?
If I'm a senior who's been in college more than 4 years, do I qualify for the American Opportunity Credit?
I paid for my school tuition in December. However, I expect my GI Bill benefits will reimburse me for the tuition. Should I still claim the tuition credit even if I'll get all of the money back?
I contributed $2,500 to a flexible spending account with my employer. Can I deduct these payments?
If I've paid off my home-equity loan, can I deduct my interest on the loan?
Can I deduct car repair expenses?
I'm separated from my spouse. I have 1 child who lives with me and another who lived with me for more than half of the year. How should I file?
Can I still average my income over a 5-year-period?
Who can claim head of household status?
Can my long-time live-in boyfriend claim my children for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
What's my tax rate when I combine my self-employment income and wage income?
If I lived out of state as the result of an emergency situation, can my boyfriend still claim me as a dependent?
Why am I not getting money back from donated items?
If I have 2 Forms 1099-C, can I qualify for insolvency?
If I'm a sole proprietor who's been donating services to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, can I report the value of my services?
If our adoption attempt failed, can we claim legal fees and other expenses?
I retired from the Navy and am receiving my retirement pay. The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded me disability. However, the Form 1099-R they sent me doesn't show the correct number of months of disability pay. What should I do?
Can I deduct travel expenses for managing a rental property?
My home went into foreclosure last year, and I'm not sure how to file. Do I report this as a sale of a home?
Do I have to claim small amounts of income I received when freelancing?
If my 1098, box 5 shows 0, but my bank's statement shows real-estate taxes I paid, can I claim that amount on my return?
If my employer reimburses my home-office expenses, can I deduct the expenses?
If I lost my main home in a short sale and received a Form 1099-S, do I report it on my return?
Is the distribution from my employee stock ownership plan taxable income?
Can I deduct funeral expenses for a family member?
Do I have to claim wages and withholding for a second job I worked when the wages and withholdings were very small?
Can I deduct my monthly mortgage insurance premium?
Am I required to include my January–April 2013 health savings account (HSA) contributions?
How do I figure my expenses for meals and snacks I serve at my daycare?
Can I claim losses to my IRA to offset short-term capital gains?
I bought a house last year with a co-signer. If my Form 1098 has my co-signer's Social Security number on it, does he claim the house on his taxes?
I'm the executor for an open estate. How should I file?
Can I count principal payments on student loans for purposes of the American Opportunity Credit?
Can I claim my children for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) but not as dependents, so my ex-spouse can claim them as dependents?
What's the income limit for claiming education credits?
We finalized our international adoption in 2011 but didn't claim our adoption credit in 2011. We plan to file an extension for our 2012 return and claim the credit. How much is the adoption credit?
I've been renting out half of my home and plan to sell it this year. I hope to buy another property to also use as a 50% rental investment. If I do, can I claim Section 1031 treatment for my capital gain on the sale of my home?
If the only income I receive is annuity income, do I need to file?
I do contract work but haven't received my Form 1099-MISC yet. Since I have a good estimate of what I earned, can I file my return?
If I'm figuring the fair market value of all my assets, do I include my 401(k) retirement account?
What's a recharacterization?
If my partner, our children, and I live with my father but provide for the children ourselves, can I file as head of household?
I'm active-duty military who was deployed overseas. Can I deduct the costs of shipping my animals and my vehicle?
If I sell products at home parties or from catalogs, which deductions can I claim?
My sister and I received money from stock sold in my mother's name after her death. How do I report this?
If my spouse and I file separate returns, can I claim our children as dependents even if she makes more money?
What's the standard depreciation method for computers and computer equipment?
How do I enter multiple prior-year city refunds I received this year?
What form do I use to submit estimated tax, Social Security, and Medicare payments?
If the rental income I receive is only enough to cover the mortgage, do I have to report it?
Are Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation and pensions taxable?
If I flew to another state to do maintenance on a rental property I own, can I deduct the plane ticket as a rental expense?
Are workers' compensation and unemployment taxable income?
If I earn self-employment income, do I have to report it?
If I requested an extra amount be withheld from each paycheck when I filled out my W-4 at work, do I include this amount in backup withholding?
If my mortgage company sold my home for less than my mortgage balance and sent me a bill for the balance, how should I report this?
If I work at a church and my W-2 shows only Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld - but not federal taxes withheld - how do I report my income?
If I'm a dependent on someone else's return, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
How do I prove my mileage?
If my ex-spouse claims our children as dependents even though they live with me most of the year, can I claim the children for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Where can I find my adjusted gross income (AGI) on my Form W-2?
I'm a full-time resident of Illinois who attended a work convention in Minnesota. I received a Form W-2 for the pay I received during the convention with Minnesota state tax withheld. Do I have to file a Minnesota return?
Can I deduct the items I bought to renovate my home to make it more energy efficient?
If I donated used clothing valued at more than $5,000 , how can I claim the donation?
I'm self-employed. I gave a nonprofit company a 50% discount on my services, which I noted on an invoice. Can I claim that discount?
What form reports my 401(k) distributions?
If my only income was workers' compensation, do I qualify for the Earned Income Credit?
Is there a salary cap for contributing to a traditional IRA?
How do I file for an exception to the early withdrawal penalty?
If I sell stock that I inherited, at what percentage will the amount be taxed?
Can I claim psychotherapy sessions as a medical expense?
I took a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) payment from my former spouse's pension plan. How much should I set aside for taxes?
Do I have to report child support I receive?
Would it be beneficial to file as married filing separately in years when I have large medical bills?
If I received a W-2 reporting retirement income from a former employer, how do I report this?
If my child died during the year, can I claim him for the Earned Income Credit?
My late husband's retirement fund sent a notice of my contributions and distributions. It listed total contributions, post-tax contributions, and awarded interest. How do I figure the taxable amount?
I claimed the homebuyer's credit in 2009. I was then deployed overseas with the military and rented out my home. Do I have to repay the credit?
I received a rebate from the state to install a solar-thermal heating system in my home. Do I report this as income?
If my only income is self-employment income, how much do I have to earn before I must file a return?
If I sold an incentive stock option (ISO) 1 year after receiving it, how do I report the sale for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes?
If I'm the beneficiary of a state employees' retirement system (SERS) pension, do I claim the disbursement I received as income?
Is the amount I can deduct for each dependent more this year than last year?
Since my child paid his own tuition, I didn't claim a Form 1098-T on my return. However, I claimed him as a dependent. Now, he's not able to claim the 1098-T on his return. Should I amend my return?
How do we know if we can claim a homestead exemption for our house?
If the federal withholding on my W-2 is incorrect, what should I do?
Can I claim new energy-efficient windows for an energy credit?
If I have no income, can I claim an energy credit for my property?
What are the requirements for claiming my parents as dependents?
My spouse and I moved to Kentucky late in the year. I earned income in Kentucky, but my spouse didn't. Should he file a Kentucky return?
When we bought our condo, we paid for the condo itself, closing costs, and a down payment. Do I include all of these amounts when I figure the total cost basis?
If I don't yet have my 1099-G for unemployment wages, can I file my return now or will I have to file an extension?
If I pay all of my children's support and they live with me, how can I make sure a non-family member doesn't claim my children as dependents?
My home burned down, and I paid the mortgage until insurance settled my claim. Can I claim all of the mortgage interest? Can I take a loss deduction for the contents of my home since insurance doesn't cover them?
If I take an early withdrawal, is interest income from a 401(k) or a 401(a) subject to penalties?
Can I deduct contributions to my workplace pension fund?
If my only income was from unemployment, will I get a refund by claiming a dependent?
Is a nonstatutory stock option the same as a nonqualified stock option?
My family members receive Social Security and supplemental security income (SSI). Can I still claim them as dependents?
I haven't filed a federal return for the last few years. Do I have to file those returns?
Do I have to enter each transaction from my Forms 1099-B separately?
Is it better to have my taxes deducted from my paychecks or to pay quarterly estimated taxes?
How can I tell from my 1099-R if my distribution came from a SEP, IRA, or SIMPLE plan?
If 1 of us owes child support, how should we file?
I'm married, but filing separately. I earn the only income for our family. If I file as head of household instead, can I still claim both my children as dependents?
If I discovered that a charitable deduction was counted twice after I filed my return, do I need to correct it?
I inherited and sold a home last year. I gave the property title to the new owner, so I don't know the original property value. The only property value I have is the appraised value for tax purposes. Can I use this amount as the original basis?
What's the maximum amount of charitable donations I can claim?
If I've owned a rental property for 10 years but have never claimed depreciation, can I claim it now?
If my itemized deductions and losses usually offset any tax I owe, am I required to pay estimated tax payments quarterly?
If I'm separated from my spouse, can I file as head of household to get the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I gave money to someone in need, can I deduct the money I gave?
If I pay a relative to care for my children, can I claim the childcare credit?
I received an early distribution from my IRA to pay medical expenses. How can I reduce the early-distribution penalty?
If I contributed the maximum to my 403(b) plan, can I also make a traditional IRA contribution?
If the federal income tax withheld box is blank on my W-2, do I still need to file?
How do I report business expenses related to a single-member LLC, and passive losses for property with 2 owners?
Are fees I pay to my broker to buy and sell investments an investment expense?
If my Form W-2 doesn't list my name correctly, should I request a corrected Form W-2?
If I had a catastrophic loss of my vacation home and the insurance doesn't cover the loss's full amount, what can I deduct?
If taxes weren't deducted from my wages, can I still get a refund?
If I want to claim capital losses on my 2012 return, what's the deadline for executing a stock sale?
Is my student loan deductible?
If I received a federal tax refund last year, do I report it as income this year?
Can I deduct the annual service fee I pay my broker?
If I offer discounted rates when a client chooses a package of services rather than 1 service, does this discounting qualify for the returns and allowances section for my self-employment tax?
My spouse is on active duty in Missouri, but I'm nonmilitary. Our legal residence is Washington state. Do we need to file a Missouri return?
How do I report my child's W-2 information on my return?
I worked on commission as an insurance agent all of 2012. Do I file a business or individual return?
Can I claim state sales tax from a funeral expense as a big-ticket item on my return?
How can I deduct business expenses?
I pay mortgage insurance, and I received a Form 1098 that doesn't include an amount in box 4. However, the Form 1098 does note a mortgage insurance premium amount. Do I record this amount on my return even though it's not in box 4?
I inherited an investment account. I used the funds to pay for my relative's cremation and legal fees. Then, I distributed the rest to his children and spouse. I didn't keep any of the funds for myself. Can I deduct the funeral costs?
If we withdrew IRA funds to pay education expenses but the 1099-R, box 7, shows code 1 reporting no exception applies, how do I get back the amount taken out for an early withdrawal penalty?
If I didn't earn income but received an IRA distribution, can I claim the child tax credit?
My escrow has only paid part of my property taxes. Can I only claim what was paid, or can I claim the total tax billed?
If I divide my childcare between 2 places, can I claim the childcare credit?
If I drive to my place of employment and then use my car to drive for my job, what mileage can I deduct?
Can I deduct interest I paid on my motor home loan?
What's the difference between allowances and dependents?
If my spouse owes money to the IRS and we file married filing jointly, will we get a refund?
If I received another W-2 after I e-filed my return, what should I do?
What amounts are reported on Form W-2, box 10 and box 12b, code W?
Can I deduct prescription drugs purchased in another country?
If I didn't make much money for freelance work I did, can I consider this a hobby?
Can I deduct the excise tax I paid on a new vehicle?
If I receive unemployment benefits, do I qualify for the additional child tax credit?
Can I claim household and vehicle expenses for my children in college?
I receive military retirement pay, and I also contribute part of that pay to an IRA. Are my contributions tax-exempt as qualified rollover contributions to my IRA?
If I receive more than 1 Form W-2 from the same employer, how should I report my wages?
Can I deduct tools I bought for my job?
How much do I have to receive in dividends or interest before I'm required to report them?
I lived in another state for part of 2012 and might be moving there. How should I file?
If I paid out more in medical expenses than I put into my flexible spending account, what expenses can I deduct?
Do I have to report dividends from my children's custodial mutual fund and stock accounts?
If I didn't make much money but my spouse did, do I have to report all my income?
Can a child I don't claim as my dependent claim medical expenses that I paid?
We paid about $20,000 for our child's substance abuse treatment. Can we claim a deduction for these expenses?
My daughter is a full-time student, but she also made $6,000 working part-time. Does she need to file a return?
How do I find out what I paid in student loan interest?
If my company pays me a vehicle allowance — separate from my paycheck — that isn't on my W-2, how do I report the allowance?
If I claim a parent as a dependent, can I also claim that parent for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I filed my return or paid my balance due after the due date last year, can I claim a deduction this year for the penalties and interest I paid?
Does the IRS place a limit on the number of years someone can have a loss in an Internet-based business?
What's a capital gain?
When can I deduct medical expenses for treatments I had 1 year but didn't get billed for until the next year?
Where do I enter interest paid?
If my doctor recommended exercise, can I deduct the costs of exercise equipment and a gym membership?
If I contributed to a 414(h) plan, can I claim the Saver's Credit?
Which items qualify as other itemized deductions?
Is personal property tax deductible?
I received an extension of time to file my federal return. Do I automatically receive an extension to file my Missouri return?
How do I find out the value of my pension plan?
I own timeshare properties that I rent out and don’t use personally. Can I deduct assessments, real estate taxes, interest, and other expenses?
If I've already e-filed, how can I claim a child for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Can I deduct money I spend remodeling my home?
If I bought a new vehicle for my own business, which I won't pay off for 5 years, can I claim the Section 179 deduction?
Can I deduct train travel to and from work as an unreimbursed job-related expense?
What are the age and income limitations for dependents?
Where do I report income my employer doesn't report?
If relatives lived with me for part of the year, can I claim them as dependents?
If I paid my way through cosmetology school, do I qualify for any credits?
Should I report interest I receive on child-support arrears?
Each of my children has a Form 1099-S for the sale of stock that was given to them several years ago, but I don’t know the basis. How do I report the sale?
Can I claim my children for part of the year and let them claim themselves for the rest of the year?
If I took care of a parent who passed away during the year, can I claim that parent as a dependent?
If my ex-spouse only received unemployment and is a full-time student, can my ex-spouse claim our child as a dependent?
If I receive payment for a hobby, how do I report the income?
I claimed the Hope Credit in 2007 and 2008. I claimed the American Opportunity Credit in 2009 and 2010. Can I claim the American Opportunity Credit again this year?
If I earned interest on life insurance and bank accounts -- but never withdrew it -- do I have to report the interest?
What job-hunting expenses are deductible?
Is the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits exempt from tax like it was for 2009?
I forgot to claim my medical expenses before I filed my return. Can I claim them on my 2013 return?
If my sister's children live with me and my sister's only income is from government assistance, can I claim her children as my dependents?
When can I use my Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit?
If I had passive-activity losses from rental real estate, can I deduct them this year?
If I'm paying child support for my children but they don't live with me, can I claim them as dependents?
I'm active duty military. My spouse and I were separated all of 2012 and divorced in December 2012. I paid him a percentage of my untaxed housing allowance during that time. Can I deduct the payments?
I use my home Internet service for work and personal purposes. What portion of the total cost of Internet services can I figure as a business expense?
Can I deduct as medical expenses amounts I paid for Lasik eye surgery or other vision corrective procedures?
If I received temporary alimony, do I have to claim it?
Do I have to report the value of my traditional IRA every year, or only when I make contributions or distributions?
I've spent money to convert my condo to a rental property but haven't rented it out yet. Can I deduct the expenses on my return?
Can I deduct commissions I lost on sales that were made to manufacturers who didn't pay for products they received?
I won a lottery in Oklahoma, but I'm not a resident. Do I have to file an Oklahoma return?
Do I need to claim my state refund as income?
I'm a truck driver. What deductions can I claim?
What's a mortgage interest certificate, and how can I get one?
Can I still contribute to an IRA even though I'm retired and receiving Social Security?
Can I deduct ambulance and fire department fees?
Can I deduct federal and state taxes I paid last year on short-term capital gains?
Is it possible to get a federal refund and still have to pay estimated taxes?
Can I file head of household and claim my roommate's child as a dependent?
I had a bankruptcy that included foreclosures. I received a Form 1099-A. How do I report the information return?
I was assessed and paid the early withdrawal penalty on my retirement account. So, must I report the assessment and payment?
If my 2 children and I live with my parents, can my parents claim 1 of my children on their return and I claim my other child?
If I live in a state that doesn't have income tax, can I deduct sales tax?
If I forgot to enter some of my income on a return I already filed, how do I correct my return?
If my husband and I file jointly and enter our self-employed income and expenses jointly, do we need to file income and expenses for my husband's S corporation separately?
Will the IRS directly deposit my refund on an exact day based on when I file?
If I pay my spouse a monthly allowance, can she claim it as income to secure Social Security credit?
Are homeowners association fees for my rental condo deductible?
If I worked odd jobs and have dependent children, how can I get a refund?
What’s considered compensation to determine how much I can contribute to my IRA(s) in 2012?
Do I have to claim the interest I paid on my home mortgage?
How can my church housing allowance be exempt from my self-employment income?
If I contributed to my IRA, why didn't I receive a Saver's Credit?
If I don't have a 1099-R regarding a rollover, but I do have bank confirmation, is that acceptable?
If my dogs travel with me for protection work, can I deduct expenses relating to them?
Can I change my W-4 to increase my withholding instead of paying quarterly estimated tax?
I inherited a limited gas drilling partnership several years ago. Now the partnership has paid out. Do I have to pay tax on this?
If I bought land in another state that I plan to rent out, which travel expenses can I claim when I drive to the land?
If my employer didn't pay for my meals while traveling on business, can I deduct them?
I was the sole beneficiary of a pension, but I divided it among other people. Can I claim only what I actually received and not the full amount?
Can I deduct long-term care insurance premiums as medical expenses?
If my child made $5,000 last year, does he have to file?
Can I claim expired stock options as a loss?
The city took part of our property through eminent domain. We received a settlement and used part of it to pay attorney fees. We also paid a portion to the mortgage company. The rest went to us. How do I report the gain?
We bought a farm and spent money to repair and update the farm. We haven't yet started farming full-time, but we did have a small amount of sales. How should I report the expenses and sales?
Can I deduct the attorney's fee from the settlement I received?
I use my garage solely for my business. It has electricity and water. Can I deduct the use of the garage's electricity and water for my business?
My husband is on active military duty. He received 1 / 2 of his bonus pay in 2011 and the other 1 / 2 in 2012. What do I do if the bonus doesn't appear on his W-2?
Can I report losses from my 401(k)?
What's a Schedule C?
I reported an incorrect employee identification number (EIN) on my return. I e-filed it but haven't received word that my return is accepted. Can I correct the EIN before my return is accepted?
How do I report income I earned as a household employee?
I installed new insulation, new windows, and a new water heater. Can I claim these expenses for the energy credit?
If I'm not making a profit, do I have to claim my rental income?
Can I claim the Making Work Pay Credit?
Can I claim my stepchild's children as dependents?
Are IRA fees deductible?
How do I report income from Form 1099-MISC, box 2?
My child's father and I take turns claiming our child on our returns. If this isn't my year to claim my child, can I still file as head of household with a dependent so that I can claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
My property taxes were 3 years delinquent. My lender paid them and added that amount to my loan. Can I claim those property taxes?
When do wash-sale rules apply?
Can I deduct payments to a financial advisor?
If my children received student loans and scholarships, can I claim an education credit for their college tuition?
If my spouse and I file separate returns, does the person who claims the child also get to claim all expenses for that child?
I paid my child's tuition. However, he filed his own return, so I can't claim him as a dependent and claim an education credit. What should we do?
If I'm not my parents' dependent, can my parents claim the charitable donation I made on their return?
If my employer pays my health insurance premiums, can I deduct the benefit allowance I receive for my premiums?
If my parents gave me rental property as a gift, how do I report income and expenses for the property?
If I'm an ordained minister not currently associated with a church, can I still claim I'm a clergy member for Earned Income Credit (EIC) purposes?
Are capital gains forgiven for some tax brackets?
I paid taxes on a bonus in 2011. I then repaid more than $3,000 of the bonus when I left active duty. Can I deduct the amount repaid as a miscellaneous deduction for 2012?
Do I report the amount I tithe to my church?
If my spouse and I file married filing separately and itemize our deductions, how can we split our charitable donations?
How long do I have to be in school to be considered a student for the education credits?
How can I avoid the 10% penalty when I report the lump-sum distribution I received from my former employer?
If my only income was a lump-sum early withdrawal of my 401(k) plan and SSDI, do I have to file?
What are the contribution limits for my Roth IRA?
If I won a vacation in a sweepstakes, do I have to pay estimated taxes?
How long does a person have to live with you before you can claim that person as a dependent?
If my only income was interest income, do I have to report it?
If I'm self-employed, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If I was unemployed all year but made charitable donations during the year, can I file a return?
I'm the beneficiary of an insurance payout on the death of a relative. Do I need to include this as income?
If I cashed out some IRAs, how can I reduce my tax liability?
What are the income limitations for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
If my children live outside of the country with their mother, can I claim them as dependents?
Can I claim my new pellet stove for an energy credit?
If I'm the legal guardian of 2 children, can I claim them as dependents?
My spouse defaulted on a student loan before we married. Her refund is withheld every year to repay the debt. If we file married filing separately, will that keep my part of the refund from going toward her debt?
If I receive a foreign pension and don't have an employer identification number (EIN), how do I report my income?
If I withdrew Roth IRA funds of amounts I contributed 4 years ago, why am I charged a penalty?
How do I know if a capital loss is short-term or long-term?
If I have several stock trades on my Form 1099, can I consolidate and enter them on my return as 1 trade for the whole year?
My health insurance premiums are withheld from my paycheck pre-tax. If I itemize, can I deduct the premiums as medical expenses?
Do I have to repay unemployment benefits that I received when my benefits were extended?
When will I get my refund?
Is my entire mortgage insurance premium deductible?
If my foreign employer didn't issue a Form W-2 to me, what should I do?
I'm required to pay homeowner association dues and a termite bond for my house. Can I deduct these costs?
If I check the status of my federal refund on the IRS website, which amount do I put as my refund?
Can I deduct clothing I buy to wear to my job?
Can I deduct the mortgage insurance premiums I paid last year?
How much is the child tax credit?
If I don't owe the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), do I need to file the worksheet?
Does the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) rate apply to my long-term capital gain?
How old must my children be before I have to stop claiming them as dependents?
How many college credit hours do I need to claim the American Opportunity Credit?
If I'm an employee of an S corporation, how should my employer report health insurance premiums it provides?
If I bought energy-efficient appliances during a home remodel, can I claim an energy credit?
If I didn't receive a W-2, how do I report foreign earned income?
Can I claim business materials that qualify for the green tax incentive for homeowners?
If my 501(c) paperwork hasn't gone through yet, do I need to file a Form 990 for my nonprofit corporation?
If I haven't received Form 1099-G for the unemployment benefits I received last year, how do I complete my return?
Can I claim my grandchildren as dependents?
My income prevents me from contributing directly to a Roth IRA. Can I convert a $5,000 contribution I made to a traditional IRA in 2011 for the 2010 tax year to a Roth IRA?
If I made more than $400 babysitting for friends, do I need to report that income?
If my company terminated me, must I pay the 10% penalty on my employer retirement plan withdrawal?
If I don't itemize, can I claim the childcare credit?
I spent a few thousand dollars for law school entrance exams, exam-study books, and an online exam-prep course. Can I deduct these expenses?
After I file for an extension, how much time do I have to file my return?
Can I carry over a loss from an owner-financed mortgage on the sale of my home from a prior year on my 2012 return?
My income this year is increasing, but my estimated quarterly tax payments are based on last year's income. Should I revise my estimated payments?
If I issued a 1099-MISC for work done on a rental property and filled out a Form 1096, where do I enter it?
If I haven't yet received my W-2, can I report the income and withholding listed on my final pay stub of the year?
Do I need my babysitter to provide me with a record of everything I paid her?
I rented out my main home for several years and am now selling it to the renter. If the buyer is paying me in monthly installments, how do I report the sale?
How do I report a Form 1099-MISC with an amount in box 3?
I worked on a project for which I was paid, but all the money went to my expenses. I received a Form 1099-MISC with an amount in box 7. How do I report this and my expenses?
I withdrew my pension before retiring and used the funds to pay federal tax due from an audit. Do I have to pay the additional 10% penalty?
If I only received half my refund, what should I do?
If I owe money to a collections agency, can the agency take my refund?
Can I have my refund deposited into a bank account not in my name?
I e-filed my return, and it was accepted. Then, I amended my return. Will I still get the original refund amount?
How long does it take to get a direct-deposit refund after the IRS accepts my return?
I have a W-2 from Farm Bureau and I get a Form 1099 from several other companies. How should I divide the mileage and office supplies among all of the Form 1099s?
I have a W-2 from Farm Bureau and I get a Form 1099 from several other companies. How should I divide the mileage and office supplies among all of the Form 1099s?
I collect back overtime pay from my previous job. How is that calculated on my W-2?
My child's Form 1098-T, box 4 has an adjustment made for a prior year. Box 6 shows adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year. How does this affect my return?
I'm filing part-year returns for both Iowa and Colorado. I have the maximum $2,500 adjustment for payments I made for my student loan interest. Do I need to separate this amount for each state?
Over the years I bought stock through an employee stock-purchase plan with funds from my paycheck and by reinvesting all the dividends. I sold the stock in 2011. How do I figure my cost basis and date of acquisition?
I own stock in a foreign company as part of my American-based account. Does this mean I own foreign financial assets?
My divorce decree states that I pay $1,000 monthly in alimony. My ex-spouse also gets 50% of my military retirement. Until I retired, I had willingly paid her an extra $500 monthly. Can I now claim that money if it wasn't noted in the decree?
Can I deduct group therapy expenses?
Under the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), is a timeshare property considered a qualified dwelling?
If I have only expenses and no income, do I need to file first-quarter estimated taxes for my 3-week-old LLC?
Would my early 401(k) withdrawal be included on my W-2?
If I have power of attorney for someone, can I file for an extension for that person?
Do I need to claim a stipend as income?
If my employer contributed to my health savings account (HSA) and money was withdrawn incrementally from my gross pay to go into my HSA, am I in danger of having excess contributions?
If I'm required to have a cell phone for my job, can I deduct the business use of it?
Where do I enter the Social Security number and name of a contract laborer I paid?
I work in Canada for part of each year. How do I report income from my T4 Statement of Remuneration Paid?
I work full-time. I also have a part-time business. I use the part-time business as a tax write-off and break even on it every year. Is this legal?
How do I file an injured-spouse form?
Can I deduct the taxes I paid on my primary residence and motor vehicles on my federal return?
Can I deduct federal taxes I paid last year on my return this year?
Should I report all information from the Form 1098-T I received from my university?
I took an early distribution from my Roth IRA that was less than my total contributions, and had a long-term capital gain for 1 stock and a short-term capital loss for the other. Do I claim that gain and loss on my return?
If I filed bankruptcy last year, will I lose my refund?
If my children file their own returns, can I claim them as dependents?
Can I use the information from my last pay stub of the year instead of waiting for my Form W-2?
If I bought a home in the middle of the year, how do I figure what I paid in real-estate taxes for the year?
If I used my Internet service for both business and personal purposes, can I deduct it?
Can I claim the child tax credit and the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
How do I file a District of Columbia extension?
My daughter receives Social Security disability income and pays me rent. Can I declare this income as not-for-profit rental income?
Should I have filed estimated taxes on Jan. 15 even though I had a net loss from the business I started last year?
If my family members as dependents live outside of the United States, Canada, or Mexico, can I claim them as dependents?
Do donations to schools count as charitable donations?
I contracted for a company. It paid all the expenses and sent me a Form 1099-MISC. How should I file?
I purchased a new home in the early part of 2011. I was on active duty overseas from 2008 until May 2010. Can I claim the first-time homebuyer's credit?
Can I deduct my child's Catholic school tuition?
If I prepaid taxes on my mortgage refinance at the settlement, can I deduct the taxes?
Can I deduct my state sales tax?
Can I deduct treatment for a drug addiction as a medical expense?
Are IRA withdrawals part of my income?
Can I deduct my expenses for going to my job each day?
If my college-student child turned 24 on Dec. 31, is he still a qualifying child for Earned Income Credit (EIC) Purposes?
I'm the custodial parent of my young child. She lives with me most of the year but not all of the year. Can I claim her as a dependent?
What proof do I need to document my medical expenses?
If the hospital I work for loaned me money for a treatment, when do I deduct the medical expenses?
I have terminal cancer. I don't receive Social Security disability income, but I receive Medicare and Medicaid. Can I claim that I'm disabled?
Can I deduct any extra payments made to the principal on an investment property?
Can I claim self-employment income if I don't have any documentation proving I earned the income?
Can I deduct medical expenses I incurred in prior years?
How do I file for a New York state extension?
Do capital gains count as income?
Are there any new tax laws that affect the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
I received payments from short-term disability insurance. Do I claim this as income?
Can I receive a tax benefit for operating a 501(c)(3) charity out of my home?
By doing my taxes online, can I receive a rapid refund?
I overpaid my federal taxes this year and owe back taxes. Can I apply my refund to my estimated payments for next year, or will my refund be applied to my back taxes?
Should I report my freelance income as "other income" on my 1040?
When do I have to file a New Jersey return?
Do I need my childcare provider's ID number?
If I own stock - personally and in a 401(k) - that's now worthless, can I claim a loss for both?
My sister pays the mortgage on a house she lives in. However, the title and mortgage are in my name. How do I report this?
Can I deduct expenses I paid for home repairs?
If I'm self-employed, how do I create a W-2 for myself?
I'm active-duty military, and my resident state is Colorado. My spouse is a resident of Utah. Since we filed a joint federal return, how should we file our state returns?
Can parents filing separately rotate claiming dependents on their returns?
In 2011, I was eligible for the health care credit. So, the IRS paid my insurance premiums. I just received a 1099-H reporting the 2 premium payments made by the IRS. Do I have to claim this as income?
If my business purchased a new delivery van, can I use this as a Section 179 property deduction?
Since I live in my RV part of the year, can I deduct interest on an RV loan?
How do I deduct mileage I drove for my job?
What happened to the recovery rebate credit?
If my dependent makes less than $5,950 , does he or I have to include the income on our return?
My spouse changed her name when she became a U.S. citizen in 2012. Since my spouse's last name doesn't match Social Security records, the IRS won't let me claim a personal exemption for her. How can get her exemption on our return?
What's the maximum I can earn to receive the child tax credit?
How much can I contribute to my IRA(s) in 2012?
My child paid his own tuition last year. So, I didn't report Form 1098-T: Tuition Statement on my return. However, I claimed him as a dependent. Can he claim the education credit on his return?
I moved into a new home and am now renting my previous home. Do I deduct my mortgage interest and taxes on Schedule A?
If I'm under age 59, is my military pension taxed at a higher rate?
Can I deduct my student-loan interest if it was part of a consolidation loan?
If I have more than 3 children, can I claim all of them for the Earned Income Credit?
We pay for private medical insurance since neither my job nor my husband's job offers health insurance. Can I deduct the medical premiums if I don't itemize?
If my only income was unemployment, can I still get a refund?
If I took time off without pay to participate in a charitable activity, can I claim my lost wages as a charitable donation?
If I didn't file a return last year, what should I do?
I used the interest from my U.S. Savings Bonds to pay for higher-education expenses. Is the interest exempt from taxes?
Can I deduct the cost of buying and dry cleaning business work apparel like suits and shirts?
If this is the first year my child received a Form W-2, will she need to file a separate return?
If I reinvested dividends back into stock in my company, do I declare the entire amount of dividends, or just what I didn’t reinvest?
If my home was foreclosed and I received a Form 1099-A, how do I report it?
If I installed new energy-efficient items in my home in prior years, can I claim an energy credit this year?
I have 2 Forms 1099-R for a deceased relative for whom I'm preparing a final return. Federal tax has been withheld from the 1099-R amounts. Shouldn't they be tax-free?
Can I deduct wages owed to me by my church that it's unable to pay?
What types of organizations qualify to receive deductible charitable donations?
Our home was burglarized, and our insurance didn't cover everything stolen. Can we deduct the difference?
Can I deduct expenses used to maintain property for wildlife management?
How can I figure how much I should pay quarterly in estimated taxes?
What amount of out-of-pocket medical expenses do I need so I can deduct the expenses?
Are homeowner association dues deductible?
If my adult child got unemployment income but I provided more than half her support, can I claim her as my dependent?
My son and his wife live with me, and I pay all the household expenses. Can I claim their children as dependents even though my son and his wife want to claim them?
I worked on a construction job in Texas, which has no state tax. My home is in Arizona, and my employer withheld Arizona taxes. Do I file in Arizona or Texas?
I'm active-duty military stationed overseas but am living off base. I have an Army-issued APO address I use for all correspondence. Can I use this address on my return?
I'm the executor of my mother's estate. She died in 2010, but the estate still isn't finalized. Should I wait until the estate is final to file an estate return?
I'm unemployed. I withdrew $3,000 from my 401(k) and rolled it over to an IRA. Form 1099-R, box 7, shows a number 1. What's my penalty?
If I lost everything in a tornado in an area that was declared a disaster area, what deductions can I claim?
I'm deployed with the military overseas. If I can't file until my deployment is over, what can I do?
If our divorce took effect in 2012, how should my ex-spouse and I claim our children?
If my children live with my ex-wife and her boyfriend but I pay child support, can my ex-wife's boyfriend claim my children as dependents?
What kind of tax should my teenager expect to pay for his paper route?
Can I deduct a portion of the penalties and interest I paid on my installment agreement?
If my ex-spouse died during the year and he had previously claimed our children as his dependents, can I now claim them?
Can I deduct gambling losses?
I had a balance due for my federal and state 2011 taxes. I paid both balances in 2012. Can I claim these taxes on my 2012 return?
I physically resided in New York and Arizona in 2012. However, my W-2 shows state taxes paid to Georgia. Do I need to file returns in all 3 states?
I live and work in Arizona for a company based in Utah. The company withholds Utah tax from my paychecks. Will I have to file a Utah return and pay that state's tax?
Can I deduct franchise fees related to my business?
Is interest on a second mortgage deductible?
How do I calculate the Advance Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I deduct the amount of my pension that I pay to my ex-spouse?
If my child received student loans, are the loans included in the income limitation for my being able to claim him as a dependent?
Since I was self-employed only half of 2011, how do I figure my estimated tax payments for 2012?
Can I deduct prepaid mortgage interest and real estate taxes?
Should I itemize or use the standard deduction?
If I provided for my grandchildren's care for the entire year, can I claim them to receive additional Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Can I claim discount points on my home's closing costs?
Can I make changes to an extension?
If I didn't claim my dependents last year, can I claim them twice this year?
If I haven't received all my W-2s yet, can I get an advance on my refund?
If I'm a college student who's my parents' dependent, can I claim money I donated to a charity on my own return?
If my job requires me to take classes, can I claim an education credit?
Can we deduct what we paid to reimburse our gestational surrogate for her out-of-pocket expenses?
What document should I expect if I'm paying off my school loans?
I claimed 0 exemptions and married on my W-4, but my employer is withholding less tax than they should. Can I have additional money taken out or change my W-4 filing status to have more withheld?
If I'm claiming the Earned Income Credit (EIC), can I claim deductions?
If I took continuing education courses from a college that doesn't send out a Form 1098-T, how can I deduct my tuition?
Where do I enter deductions for continuing education expenses related to my work?
Will the IRS deduct any liens from my refund and then send me the remainder?
How much do I have to make by selling products at home parties or from catalogs before it's mandatory to file taxes?
What's the cost basis for my stock sale?
If I didn't include my unemployment income when I filed, what should I do?
If my wife and I divorced last year, do we file as married or single?
How do I report my teacher union dues?
Can I claim my online college tuition as an educational expense for an education credit?
I rolled over the full amount of a pension distribution into my traditional IRA. The pension was from an employer I worked for 20 years ago. What do I report as the basis for my pension distribution?
Can I deduct mortgage interest, insurance, and repairs for my rental property?
Can I claim my ex-spouse as a dependent?
If I file a return after receiving a pension distribution, can someone still claim me as a dependent?
What's the difference between interest and dividends on regular checking and savings accounts?
If I claimed my 2 college-age children on my return but shouldn't have since they're filing on their own, what should I do?
What are the income thresholds for filing a return in 2012?
Can I claim a deduction for my new roof?
If I withdrew money from my traditional IRA to pay federal income taxes, can I deduct my IRA distribution?
If I withdrew all my 401(k) funds and the plan administrator withheld taxes but I didn't receive a Form 1099-R, must I report the income?
How do I report a highway use tax?
If I work for 1 company that pays taxable income and I also work for a company that pays non-taxed income, how do I claim the non-taxed income?
Do I owe taxes on pension plan funds to which I no longer contribute?
Can we deduct the health insurance premiums we pay for our child through the Missouri HealthNet program?
If I'm separated from my children's other parent, who gets to claim the children as dependents?
If I still owe estimated taxes, how important is it to file my 2012 federal return by Jan. 31, 2013?
If I had both unemployment and self-employment income in the year, how do I file?
Can I file an extension so I have more time to raise money for the taxes I owe?
Do I need to report money I received from a class-action settlement?
Can I claim the government retiree credit?
If I have more losing lottery tickets than winning ones, can I deduct the amount I lost?
If I have 414(h) pension contributions, can I claim the Saver's Credit?
After my child graduated from college, I withdrew the extra money, including interest, from my state's 529 plan. Do I have to report the amount I withdrew as income?
I'm a contractor in a combat zone overseas. Will I have to pay taxes on my income?
How do we know if we have enough medical expenses to claim a deduction?
If I have lottery winnings, will it affect my eligibility for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
When my mother died, I paid for the cremation and the court fees for her estate. Can I deduct these expenses?
Can I claim farm animals or pets as dependents?
Will the IRS hold my federal refund to pay off my state tax debt?
How do I set up estimated taxes for my sole proprietorship?
I included my solely owned LLC income and expenses on my Schedule C. Do I still need to file a separate return for the LLC?
I'm a military civilian employee. If my Form W-2 has incorrect information on it, what should I do?
Can I deduct my large stock loss over a number of years?
Can I deduct the cost of building a garage to house business equipment?
I converted an SEP to a Roth IRA, and then had to take the amount as an early distribution in the same year. Do I pay the 10% early withdrawal penalty this year, and defer the taxable conversion amount over the next 2 years?
What credits are available for college students?
If my company gave me a stock grant that vested after 3 years and I sold it, how do I report this on my return?
If I'm working as an independent contractor, do I have to pay Social Security taxes as well as make estimated tax payments?
If I'm paying money into a pre-paid college fund, can I get a credit for my contributions even though my child isn't yet in college?
How can I find out if energy-efficient items I bought for my home qualify for energy credits?
Am I required to claim all my dependents?
Can I deduct the cost of incontinence supplies?
When am I exempt from withholding?
If I sold my rental home, can I write off the real estate agent's commissions?
Is the processing fee I paid for a loan modification on my home a tax write-off ?
If I'm retired military, do I have to pay North Carolina tax on my military pension?
What are passive losses, and how do I know if I have them for my rental property?
If my wife died, can I contribute to our spousal IRA in my name or on her behalf?
I've been living in a foreign country for a few years and plan to live there indefinitely. What requirements do I have to meet to be a bona fide resident of the country?
Is the money my parents gave our children taxable to us?
How do I report a sign-on bonus I received for an oil lease?
If I’m filing an extension but don’t know my balance due yet, do I pay the estimated federal tax or the estimated Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
Does filing Form 8379 affect how quickly we'll receive our refund?
If I receive a new W-2, do I need to amend my return?
How much of my freelance income should I put aside for taxes?
I inherited cash from a relative's estate. She was a resident of a different state than where I live. Should I report this as income on my state return?
I got a Form 1099-S for the sale of nonfarm property in which I have a share. How should I report the sale proceeds?
Can I withdraw IRA funds penalty-free to help pay the down payment or closing costs on my new home?
Do I have to itemize to claim charitable contributions?
If I file for an extension through H&R Block At Home, can I also pay my tax online?
How can I file for a North Carolina extension?
If the federal income tax withheld box on my W-2 is blank, what does it mean?
Can I amend my marital status on a previous year's return?
If my spouse passed away in 2010, can I still file my 2012 taxes as married?
If I'm seeking an associate's degree, can I claim the education credits?
If the unemployment office overpaid me, can they take my federal income tax refund?
I paid many expenses for my child who's attending college. The expenses include tuition, apartment rent, utilities, and credit card bills. Since she's in college, what expenses can I deduct?
If I received a state refund last year, do I have to report it as income this year?
If my ex-husband and I are living together with our 2 children, what's our filing status?
My employer paid for my education expenses. She treated the amount she paid as a reimbursed business expense and not income. Can I claim an education credit and not report the reimbursement?
I underwent treatment for cancer and diabetes. Can I deduct the cost of over-the-counter medicine related to treatment?
Can I claim new siding for an energy credit?
If I bought a vehicle, can I deduct the sales tax?
What's federal income tax withheld?
I'm a military reservist who has to travel hundreds of miles to attend drills. Can I deduct my travel and lodging expenses for going to drills?
How do I report a capital loss from stock trading?
My partnership Schedule K-1 shows a small amount for nondeductible expenses. Do I report this on my personal return?
If a family lived with me most of the year, can I claim them as dependents?
If I pay quarterly business taxes, do I need to pay income tax on the profit?
Several years ago, my mother signed over her home to me and my 3 siblings. After my mother's death, we rented it for 18 months. The rest of the time it was vacant. We sold the home last year. How do I report this?
Can I claim my married grandchild and his spouse as dependents?
Are fees or mortgage interest on a reverse mortgage deductible?
Do I need to report sick pay?
If I live in 1 state and earn income in another, how do I report my income?
If I already filed my return and didn't list all my interest and dividend income, can I avoid a penalty?
If I file as head of household, can I claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I withdrew money from an IRA this year due to medical hardship. My distribution code on Form 1099, line 7, is 1. Does this mean the distribution is tax-exempt?
If I'm self-employed, can I deduct the taxes I paid last year on my federal return?
Are nursing facility expenses deductible as medical expenses?
If my employee address isn't on my W-2 since I'm on a military deployment, how can I e-file?
If I purchased a franchise, how do I deduct the franchise fee?
I'm an actor, but didn't earn income as an actor this year. However, I did incur expenses. How do I claim these expenses?
Can I claim a charitable donation for old cell phones?
Do I have to file a return for a deceased parent?
Will the IRS collect my ex-spouse's refund to pay back child support?
Can I claim an energy credit for renovations I did to my manufactured home?
If I moved from 1 state to another, what can I deduct?
My child lives with me in alternate years. Can I claim a deduction for childcare expenses for the years he doesn't live with me but I pay 50% of his childcare?
If I'm taking care of someone's children while that person is in prison, can I claim the children as dependents?
What mortgage refinancing fees can I deduct?
If my home office expenses are more than my business income, can I claim the home office deduction?
Can I claim medical expenses as expenses subject to 2% of my adjusted gross income?
Can I depreciate equipment I bought this year for a business I won't start until next year?
If my only income was from unemployment, can I still claim dependents?
What's the deadline for an amended return?
Do I need to report a distribution that's noted on Form 1099-R, box 7, code G?
If I received custody of my grandchild in the last half of the year, can I claim her as a dependent?
If I made a little money on some inherited stock, is this considered a long-term capital gain?
I received long-term disability payments from a policy I paid for with after-tax dollars. I received a W-2 that shows federal taxes withheld. Do I have to include these payments as income?
My income was higher than my parents' income. Can I claim my siblings as dependents?
Can I deduct the pre-penalty I received from paying off my mortgage early?
If my girlfriend and I purchased a home together but only my name is on the title and the mortgage, should I deduct 100% of the mortgage interest?
If I took a lump-sum early distribution from a pension fund, should I receive a 1099-R?
Can I claim myself as a dependent?
If my child's college course in piloting requires flight hours, can I claim the expenses for the flight hours as course materials?
Can I deduct contributions to a child's college account?
I live in New York but work in Connecticut. Do I have to file a return for each state?
When I file for an extension, what should I count as my tax payments?
If I worked jobs for cash but don't have my own business, am I considered self-employed?
If I pay child support but my children live with my parents, can I claim the children as dependents?
If I operated my own business for less than a year, how do I report this?
If my only income was as a childcare provider and I received a 1099-MISC, how do I report my income?
What’s the total loss I can claim on a managed investment / stock account?
If I contribute to a 403(b) plan and my employer matches my amount, is this considered a traditional IRA?
If I live in Florida but am stationed with the military in Virginia, do I file a Virginia state return?
Are in vitro fertilization treatments deductible medical expenses?
What's the maximum yearly contribution I can make to a health savings account (HSA)?
If my adult daughter is a dependent, can I deduct the cost of her outpatient drug rehab medications?
Can I claim my son, his girlfriend, and her child as dependents?
If I withdrew money from my IRA for education expenses, how can I eliminate the penalty?
If I sold rental property in a short sale and received a Form 1099-S, how do I report it on my return?
Can I claim a refund for excess FICA withholding reported on Form W-2?
What deductions can I claim for my rental properties?
I'd like to claim my grandparent as a dependent. However, she has unemployment income, an insurance payout, and supplemental security income (SSI). Can I claim her?
If I paid for the spring semester in December, can I claim the tuition I paid on this year's return?
How do I report the percentage of my salary that goes to paying my agency-placement fees?
How much do I have to earn to claim the additional child tax credit?
Can I deduct expenses related to surgery I had in Mexico?
If I have a debt offset for student loans, can the IRS take this debt out of my refund, including the amount I receive for the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
Does my federal Form 8379 apply to my state return as well?
Will I be penalized for donations of more than $5,000 ?
If I received a CP2000 letter from the IRS after I e-filed, will this stop or delay my refund?
If I work in law enforcement and work nights, can I deduct the home-security system I bought to protect my family?
Can my fiance and I each deduct part of our mortgage interest, insurance premiums, and city taxes?
I bought a new car in 2012. My company reimburses me for business mileage. Can I also depreciate the car?
I'm a floor advisor in my college dorm. So, I receive a scholarship covering my room and board. The school sent me a both a W-2 listing wages in box 1 and a 1098-T listing my scholarship in box 5. Do I report the scholarship?
If I bought a new home in 2012, can I claim the first-time homebuyer credit?
We bought a new home in 2012 and paid the full year of real estate taxes from our mortgage escrow. However, at closing, we received a credit for the taxes that the sellers owed from January 2012 to our July 2012 closing date. What amount do I report for real estate taxes paid?
How do I report the information on Form 3922?
Can I deduct my down payment on a home?
I received a 1099 from my bank after I filed my return. Do I need to amend my return?
I received a 1098-T after I filed my return. Do I need to amend my return?
Can I deduct fees or mortgage interest on my reverse mortgage?
If I’m a permanent resident of the United States who lived outside the country all year, what forms do I need to provide regarding my U.S. investments?
What's a Section 125 cafeteria plan?
If we rented a bedroom in our house, but shared some areas of the house with the tenant, how do we treat the property on our return?
Can I deduct non-payment of rent by tenants?
If I'm required to have a horse for my job, can I claim expenses for my horse?
I received Form 1098 from 2 separate mortgage companies for real estate taxes paid. The taxes were paid by my mortgage company from my escrow accounts. Do I claim these above and beyond what I entered for mortgage interest paid?
If I clean houses with another person, how should we file?
If my spouse owes back taxes, will filing married filing separately protect me?
If I refinanced my home, what can I deduct associated with the loan?
I own my main home and a second home. This year, I spent more days at my second home. If I claim my second home as my main home, will I still be eligible to exclude the capital gain when I sell the first home?
If I live in Massachusetts and didn't have health insurance last year, what will my penalty be?
If I'm self-employed, can I deduct COBRA payments as self-employed insurance premiums?
If I received a 1099-MISC from a home-party company that listed products' value, how do I report these free products?
If I'm self-employed and use my car to visit clients, can I deduct my auto insurance expenses and license and registration fees?
If I send money to an inmate, can I claim that person as a dependent?
I filed my return, but forgot to enter taxes that had been withheld. Should I amend my return?
I received a 1099-R after I filed my return. Do I need to amend my return?
After I filed my return, I learned that I used the wrong filing status. Should I amend my return?
After I filed my return, I received a 1099-INT. Should I amend my return?
I received a Form 1098 after I filed my return. Should I amend my return?
I received the first-time homebuyer credit when I bought my home in 2010. In 2012, I had to move temporarily for a new job. I'm renting out the house and paying rent for a house in my new city. Do I have to repay the first-time homebuyer credit?
We closed on our house just a couple of days after the deadline for the first-time homebuyer credit in 2010. So, I didn't claim the credit for 2010. Can I amend my 2010 return and claim it?
My child is going to college in the United States, but he's not a U.S. citizen. He doesn't have a green card, but he does meet the presence test. Can I claim him as a dependent?
My children receive Social Security benefits since my ex-spouse is disabled. If I claim the children as dependents, do I report those benefits on my return?
If I claim 0 dependents on my W-4, can I claim as many dependents as I actually have on my return?
If I don't exclude my foreign income earned, can I claim the EIC?
What are the qualifications for resident aliens for tax purposes?
I'm married with my own business. Should I file jointly with my husband for our personal income and file a separate return for my business?
My same-sex partner and I are legally married in our resident state. I provide more than 50% of her support. Can I claim her as a dependent and file as head of household?
I separated from my spouse in 2012. I received no child support or alimony. Do I qualify to file as head of household?
If my spouse lives out of the country, what filing status should I use?
I received an incorrect Form 1099. The company that issued it is no longer in business. How do I get a corrected 1099?
Can I combine multiple sales on 1 line of Schedule D?
I've had my own business since 2010. This will be my third year of no profit. I filed for an extension of the 3-out-of-5 rule, and the IRS is looking into it. Can I claim the business this year, or do I need to claim it as a hobby?
Is a deduction the same thing as a credit?
Is money I received from financial aid considered earned income?
How can my refund be more than the federal taxes withheld on my W-2?
What medical expenses can I deduct?
If I sold some stock, how do I enter this on my return?
I'm married filing jointly, and want to make IRA contributions for 2012. Our income was $340,000. We want to make a $10,000 traditional IRA contribution. If we recharacterize the IRA to a Roth, can we make a traditional IRA contribution?
We own 4 rental properties and have reached the limit on losses we can deduct. What should we do?
If I had a part-time job in addition to my regular full-time job, how do I report the extra income?
How do I claim a per diem for overnight trips I took for my job if I wasn't reimbursed?
If my grandparent died during the year, can I claim my grandparent as a dependent?
My ex-spouse makes more money than I do and pays child support, but our children live with me. Can he claim our children as dependents?
If I'm in the process of adopting children who are now my foster children, can I claim them as dependents?
If my only income sources last year were unemployment and Social Security disability and both were taxed, why don't I qualify for the Earned Income Credit?
I sold my interest in a timeshare for less than I paid for it. How do I report this loss?
How do I report the sale of stock I inherited?
My employee restricted stock was fully vested in 2012. I received the stock over 3 years and paid taxes on it each year. My company reported the value of the stock in my regular wages on my W-2. But did my employer report the taxes I paid on it?
I made some non-cash charitable contributions. Each donation was less than $500 . If I can't find the Forms 8283 for the contributions, can I file without them?
If I claim the standard deduction, should I also report my itemized expenses and donations?
I have a 1098-T from my child's college. It reports her tuition and fees, scholarships, and grants. She also has student loans. To claim the American Opportunity Credit, can we apply the loan to the tuition and fees first?
I'm a full-time graduate student. What education credits and deductions can I claim?
I worked on a boat and was paid by a Michigan company. I don't live in Michigan. Do I file a Michigan return?
My spouse owes back taxes. If my spouse and I file a joint return, will the IRS take my refund to pay my spouse's tax debt?
My spouse and I married this year. In 2008, my spouse claimed the first-time homebuyer's credit to buy her home. Now, my spouse lives in my home, and we want to sell her home. How should we file?
My ex-spouse and I owed back taxes while we were married. Now, we're divorced and filing our own returns. Will the IRS take only half of what we owe from my refund?
My employer made 100% of the contributions to my HSA, and I didn't use any of it. Do I need to report the code W from my W-2, box 12?
If my spouse owes child support, should I file separately or jointly as an injured spouse?
If the SSN is incorrect on my W-2, what should I do?
I need to file a prior-year state return, but I can't find my prior-year W-2. What should I do?
If I paid only 2 of my 2012 estimated tax payments, can I pay the other 2 now without a penalty?
I inherited money from my sister's estate. Do I claim this as income?
In 2011, I received a court settlement and reported the income. However, I didn't deduct my attorney fees. Can I deduct the attorney fees now?
If my spouse and I are divorced, who gets to report the 1099-G that came with both our names on it?
Can I deduct Medicare premiums?
Can I deduct my donations to a trust fund set up for a needy family?
If my father lives with me and pays me the amount of his public assistance check allocated to housing, do I include that as income?
Can I file an amended return with a Form 8379: Injured Spouse Allocation?
What qualifies as self-employment deductions?
Can I donate an IRA directly to a qualified charitable organization and avoid the 50% of adjusted gross income (AGI) deduction limit?
I'm active-duty military. I contribute to a military version of the federal employees' retirement savings program. Can I contribute an extra amount this year to make up for the amounts I couldn't contribute in past years?
If I file an extension, how much of the tax I might owe do I have to pay now?
Are website costs related to my business considered advertising or Internet expenses?
I'm a clergy member. Is earthquake insurance allowed as a housing expense for clergy?
How much self-employment income do I need to earn before having to pay quarterly estimated taxes?
My mother died in 2012. She had 3 months of income for the year. There's also a trust account that produces monthly income, which is now in my name. Can I report all of the earned interest on my mother's final return?
I received a Form 1099-C after I filed my return. Do I need to amend my return?
I received a Form 1099-G after I filed my return. Should I amend my return?
I forgot to claim some expenses, and I've already filed my return. Should I amend my return?
I received a form with information that I need to include on my return, but I've already filed. Should I amend my return?
I already filed my taxes, but I forgot to claim some deductions and credits. The deductions and credits don't affect my refund. Should I amend my return?
I received a W-2 from my former employer, but it's incorrect. They're also out of business. What should I do?
My W-2 had an explanation of my Section 125 plan, but it didn't report an amount in box 12 with a code W. What should I do?
I forgot to attach my W-2s when I mailed my returns. What should I do?
We received a corrected W-2 after filing and must now file an amended return. We claimed a deduction on our original return, but with the corrected W-2, we'll get less. Can we choose to not claim the deduction on our amended return?
If the total of my expenses add up to more than the standard deduction, should I itemize?
I'm self-employed, and my 18-year-old child worked for me last summer. Am I required to give her a 1099-MISC?
If I'm self-employed, what vehicle expenses can I deduct?
If I'm self-employed, can I make 1 large estimated payment instead of 4 smaller payments?
How do I report my Form 1099-K and business expenses?
Do I have to report my Form 1099-LTC income?
If I received a Form 1099-MISC, but no taxes were withheld, how do I report this?
Are survivor-annuity payments taxable?
How do I report Canadian income?
How do I report prize money?
Do I have to claim all of my disability income?
If I'm claiming my child as a dependent, do I need to report both our SSA-1099 incomes?
If I sold a rental property on Jan. 6, 2012, do I count the 6 days of 2012 as available for rent?
If I use my cell phone for both personal and business calls, can I deduct the business portion?
I owned a home that I used as my main home for half the year and as a rental for the other half. How do I split up the mortgage interest?
If I don't yet have income from my own business, but I have start-up expenses, how do I report the expenses?
I own 6 rental homes. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pays the rent for a few of my tenants. However, HUD only sent me 1 1099-MISC with all the rental amounts combined. How do I report this?
If I take early withdrawals from my Roth IRA to pay higher-education expenses, will I pay a penalty?
If I receive both Social Security and pension income, do I need to file a return?
What's the basis for stock from my employer that I sold last year?
Can I claim a child who isn't related to me as a dependent?
Can I deduct a loan loss from my active S corporation that I haven't yet recovered?
What are the qualifications for the additional Earned Income Credit (EIC)?
I bought a home in 2009 and received the first-time homebuyer credit. I've never lived in the house. I currently rent it out, but I still plan to move in after the tenants leave. Do I have to repay the credit?
If I used all my traditional IRA money to purchase my first home, how do I report this on my return?
If my only income is from cleaning houses and I don't get a W-2 or a 1099, how do I file my taxes?
If my employer didn't withhold enough federal tax, how will my taxes be affected?
Is a 401(k) the same as a traditional IRA?
I inherited a farm and rent it out for farming. How do I report the rent I receive?
I received an e-mail from the IRS with a link to file my return. Is this e-mail really from the IRS?
I'm in a business partnership but I also earn real estate commissions based on my own activities. How should I report these commissions?
The business I contracted for isn't required to give me a 1099-MISC since I earned less than $600 . Do I have to report the income?
I received a 1099-MISC listing punitive damages I received. Do I need to report this?
My child gets Social Security benefits because my ex-spouse is disabled. Does my child have to report these benefits?
If the Pell Grant I received is more than my tuition, do I have to report the amount I don't use to pay tuition?
If the student loan I received is more than my tuition, do I have to report the excess amount?
I have season tickets for several sports teams. I sold tickets on a reputable ticket exchange. The exchange directly deposited the profit minus commission into my checking account. How should I report this?
I'm an author of a book. How do I report my expenses?
I received a Form 1099-A for a home foreclosure. Do I have to file a Form 982?
If I didn't return a renter's deposit, is it taxable income?
Can I amend my return online?
If I pay dependent care expenses for a disabled adult dependent, can I claim the child and dependent care credit?
Are there additional credits or deductions I can take for working a full year?
Do I need to report money I received in a medical settlement?
If my children made more than $3,800 , can I still claim them as dependents?
If my child was 16 for most of the year, can I still receive the child tax credit?
Can I deduct group therapy payments as a medical expense?
I'm active-duty military and transferred from Ohio to another state in April 2012. I received a mortgage credit certificate for my Ohio home, which I rented out when I left the state. How should I claim a mortgage interest deduction?
Is it better for me to report my mortgage interest when I report my home-office expenses or when I report deductions?
If I received a federal refund on last year's return, do I need to claim the refund this year?
Will I pay a penalty for receiving my retirement pension before age 59 1 / 2?
Can I report the expenses I incur for taking care of my disabled adult child — including medical expenses and insurance?
Can I deduct the cost of a whirlpool tub as a medical expense?
If I sold a home that I rent out, will I have to pay capital gains on the sale?
My child's Form 1098-T has his Social Security number on it. Since I claim him as a dependent, can I claim the education credits and deductions for him?
Can I claim mileage for the miles beyond what my company reimbursed me for?
If the IRS sent me a refund adjustment for a prior year, do I report this as income on my return?
If I never received my state refund last year, what should I do about this year's return?
I discovered I made an error on my return, which I already filed. However, I haven't received my refund yet. Can I correct my return before I receive my refund?
I made many repairs to my for-profit rental. What can I deduct?
How do I report the short sale of my main home, which I rented out until I sold it?
Can I deduct my vehicle miles for travel out-of-state when I need to do work on my rental property?
I inherited rental property and rented it out until I sold it last year. How do I report the rental income and the sale?
A company rented some equipment from me, and then sent me a 1099-MISC. How do I report this?
I make more than half my income as a coach. I have travel expenses for driving to practices and games plus meals on the road. Can I deduct these expenses?
I worked on an independent film. I received no income but had many expenses. Can I claim these expenses?
I received a bonus for opening a checking account at my bank. Do I need to report this?
Can I deduct interest on a personal loan?
What's the average amount of time to receive a refund?
How do I know if my bank received my direct-deposit refund?
How do I report interest on U.S. Savings Bonds I cashed?
I loaned my child some money through a family trust to buy a home. He's paying me interest. How do I claim this?
Is vehicle interest the same as car interest?
Do I need to report the Form 5498 I received?
If I received an insurance check for an auto-accident injury, do I report this as income?
If my spouse is in prison, can I claim him as a dependent?
I inherited an IRA from my father at his death. I didn't roll it into another IRA. Will I have to pay an underpayment penalty?
I filed a Section 83(b) election on stock I received in 2012. Should I send my 83(b) election form with my 2012 return?
Can I deduct the prepayment penalty my mortgage company charged when I refinanced?
If I paid a penalty and taxes on an annuity I canceled last year, do I have to pay taxes again on same annuity?
Are real estate taxes the same as property taxes?
I'm a massage therapist. I pay for regular massages since I couldn't keep working in this profession without this care. Can I deduct these expenses?
If I'm someone's dependent, can I claim the income I earned on my own return?
Where can I find the state and local sales tax I paid?
While living in a foreign country, I pay a local babysitter to care for my child. Since she doesn't have a Social Security number, can I still claim the childcare credit?
If I'm not retired, do I need to report my 401(k) interest?
Can I claim a metal roof for an energy credit?
If I sold shares of restricted employee stock on different dates, how do I report the sales on my state and federal returns?
I have a joint mortgage with another person and we both paid equally. How can we deduct the mortgage interest fairly?
If I have an irrevocable trust, how do I report its dividends?
If I made money in direct sales, but my 1099-MISC doesn't list the amount, how do I report the sales?
Can I get my refund sooner than the projected cycle?
I took an early withdrawal from my 401(k) to pay an old tuition balance. Do I have to pay taxes and a penalty on the withdrawal?
I had more of my income withheld this year than last year. Why is my federal refund lower if my income, credits, and deductions are basically the same as last year?
I didn't file last year even though federal taxes were withheld from my paycheck. This year, I took an early withdrawal from my IRA. So, now I owe taxes. If I file my prior-year return now, can my refund go toward this year's taxes?
According to the IRS refund cycle chart, I should have received my refund already via direct deposit. How can I find out when to expect my refund?
My child received a 1099-R for distributions from an inherited IRA. Do I have to file a separate return for her or can I report the distribution on my return?
I closed an IRA in 2011 but didn't receive the money until 2012. I received a Form 1099-R dated 2011. When should I claim it?
Is a SIMPLE IRA the same as a traditional IRA?
How long can I contribute to my HSA in 2012 to lower my 2011 taxes?
Can I deduct the medical expenses my HSA didn't cover?
My spouse and I sold our home in a short sale. We received 2 Forms 1099-C. Both have our names on them, but 1 has her name first and the other has my name first. Box 2 on each contains the same amount. How do I report this?
I received a corrected Form 1098. The difference between the original and the corrected one is that there's an amount in box 3 on the corrected form. Do I need to file an amendment?
I've been making installment payments to the IRS for back taxes. Will I still receive this year's refund?
I received 2 Forms 1099 for my pension instead of 1 as I have in years past. Do I report them separately?
I use retirement plan distributions to pay my health insurance premiums. Does the Pension Protection Act of 2006 mean the distributions are tax-free?
If I started a new job and relocated, can I deduct my moving expenses?
If I opted out of my employer's health insurance plan, can I deduct the health-insurance premiums my wife and I pay on my wife's Schedule C?
How do I enter the mortgage interest for my rental home?
If I received a federal tax refund last year, do I have to report it as income this year?
Can I claim a tax credit for energy-efficient improvements I made to a house that I rent out?
If I don't want to receive such a large refund, how much should I decrease my withholdings on my pension 1099-R?
If I received Forms 1098 for interest paid on my main home, a second home, and a timeshare, and I sold my second home last year, what interest can I deduct?
I lived and worked overseas as a military contractor for the first 6 months of 2012. I'm a resident of Virginia, but I didn't own a home there while I was overseas. Will I have to pay Virginia taxes?
If my partner and I file separate returns, can we each claim part of our mortgage interest and real-estate taxes?
If I received too much in unemployment benefits and have to repay the overpayment, do I have to claim my unemployment?
If I pay the childcare costs for my grandchild, can I claim the childcare credit?
What might disqualify me from claiming the childcare credit?
Can I deduct medication costs as medical expenses?
If I was the victim of the Bernie Madoff scam, can I deduct my loss?
Are there special credits for pregnant women?
If I received partial unemployment benefits through my job, will the state send me a 1099-G?
I earned income in Canada and the United States. Canada already taxed my Canadian income. How do I report my Canadian income without the United States taxing it?
I purchased a gold lease in 2011 for the purpose of mining gold as supplemental income. How do I report this?
I'm a hair stylist who rents a booth from the owner of the salon. How do I report my income?
I moved from Puerto Rico to the United States in 2011. I have a PR W-2 that shows I paid Social Security and Medicare, but I'm not required to pay federal taxes. I'm filing a federal return since I have state income. Do I have to include the PR W-2 in my federal income?
My income is a combination of W-2 and Form 1099-MISC income. I traveled for the company that paid me the W-2 income. Can I deduct travel and hotel expenses on my Schedule C as business expenses?
My employer offers an adoption benefit plan. The plan reimburses expenses when an adoption is final. I'll submit any additional expenses not claimed as part of the adoption tax credit this year to my employer. I'll claim them as an income exclusion on my 2012 return. So, should I claim the adoption expenses this year, or split them with my partner?
I filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 last year. However, I didn't receive a Form 1099-C. How do I report it on my return?
My company gave me a bonus and withheld taxes. However, the bonus isn't included on my W-2 wages. How do I report it?
My child receives Alaska Permanent Fund payments. His payments are directly deposited into his 529 college savings account. Do I have to report the payments?
I received a Form 1099-MISC from a class action suit settlement. The settlement amount is shown in box 7, which will require me to pay self-employment tax. The settlement wasn't employment related. Should this have been reported in box 3 as other income?
My husband is a minister. He's exempt from federal income tax with a Form 4361 approved by the IRS in 1990. He served as an interim pastor for a church for 10 months in 2012. They reported his income from that time on a Form 1099-MISC. This makes his income self-employed business income even though it was ministerial income. How do we report his income?
Is investment money from an angel investor considered income?
A company's stock I bought years ago split to stock in new companies. I sold all the stock. How can I figure out the cost basis of the stock in the new companies?
The amount I received from my GI Bill is more than the amount billed for tuition and related expenses on my 1098-T. Will I be taxed on the excess amount?
The amount I received from my Pell Grant is more than the amount billed for tuition and related expenses on my Form 1098-T. Will I be taxed on the excess amount?
I received property as a gift and then sold it. How do I report that?
I wrecked my car and the insurance company said it was totaled. The payout was a percentage of the cash value of the car based on the insurance company's estimate. Do I file the income received from the insurance company and then attribute the cash value as a loss?
I enlisted in the Army but didn’t complete basic training. I was discharged. Do I have to claim the amount the Army paid me while in basic training?
We moved and friends are living in our old home. They pay the mortgage payment. Is that considered rental property?
I received money from my ex-spouse's 401(k) into my 401(k). I then rolled the amount into an IRA. Does that count as a contribution?
I received a Form 1099-MISC for a medical research study I participated in. Does this qualify me as an independent contractor?
If I'm a taxi driver, how do I report my income?
I sold cosmetics as an independent rep, but I quit that business. I gifted some of my remaining inventory and kept the rest for personal use. How should I report this final inventory information without claiming a big loss for the business?
I pay the rent and utilities of my disabled child, who doesn't live in my home. Can I claim him as a dependent?
If I set up an installment plan to pay my federal taxes, is there a penalty if I pay off my debt early?
Can I reimburse myself for 2012 medical expenses from money I put into an HSA in 2013?
Can I deduct medical expenses I paid with money from an HSA account?
Can I deduct denture purchases?
If I pay some expenses for relatives who can't afford their expenses, can I deduct what I pay?
My son received a Form 1099-Q. Does he have to report his earnings from this plan, or can he claim some deductions for education expenses?
I received a 1099-Q in my name, but I used the funds to pay the tuition of my college-aged child. Do I report the 1099-Q amount as my own income?
I adopted a child from the state of Nevada. The adoption is final. Nevada pays an adoption subsidy for my child every month. Do I need to report this income?
If I reimburse my adult child for her medical expenses, can I deduc those amounts on my Schedule A?
I receive V.A. benefits for hearing loss I suffered in combat. Do I claim this as income?
I received a loan-repayment program award. The government gave money directly to 1 of my student loan providers. Does this count as income?
Is an RV considered a vacation home?
My wife settled a discrimination lawsuit against her employer out of court. We aren't receiving a W-2 from the employer. How do I claim the settlement?
My mother and I sold a home and land we owned jointly. We split the proceeds evenly. How do I report the amount I received?
I sold my home in a short sale in 2012 for thousands of dollars less than the amount I owed on it. We didn't buy another home, and are renting an apartment. Do I have to report the sale on my return?
My mother died, and I and other heirs inherited her house. We decided to rent it instead of sell it. Is the rent we receive taxable?
I was a beneficiary on my late father's EE savings bonds. I cashed them out a few weeks after his death to help with expenses. Do I report them as taxable income this year even though they were an inheritance?
In 2012 we hired a nanny. Can I complete a W-2 for my nanny without completing my taxes first?
I buy and sell coins as part of my coin-collecting hobby. I will get a Form 1099 this year. Since I started my hobby 4 years ago, I have always filed with a Schedule C. I don't claim office expenses or any depreciation. Can I file a Schedule D this year instead, since I don't consider myself a business?
I collect unemployment from the Georgia Department of Labor. I didn't get a form, so I just averaged my weekly unemployment and multiplied it by 13 for my unemployment income. Can I file with just that information?
My wife and I are separated and not living together. She has no income and I have sole custody of our children. Can I file as head of household?
My wife and I separated earlier this year, but now we're back together. We didn't live together for most of the year. What filing status should we use?
My new spouse's ex-husband incurred a federal tax debt while they were still married. If we now file a joint return, will the IRS take our refund to pay that debt?
I live with my parent, who's on disability. I pay 1 / 2 the rent and buy the grocery and household items. Can I claim head of household filing status? If so, will this affect my parent's disability checks?
If I am under a DFS order to pay child support, but it's a mistake that DFS is fixing. How do I keep federal collections from taking my refund?
Why don't I qualify for the EIC?
If the IRS accepted my return, could I still be audited?
If we're married filing separately, do each of us claim our son as a dependent?
I'm self-employed and file estimated quarterly taxes. My husband's a W-2 employee. We file married filing jointly. At the end of 2012, my husband received a stock grant. The value was added to his W-2 as earnings, but his employer didn't withhold taxes. Do we have until the April 15 filing date to pay taxes on the stock grant. or do we have to pay these taxes with our Jan. 15, 2013 estimated taxes?
I got married in 2011. Which name do I use to file my return?
It's my ex-spouse's year to claim our child, but our child lived with me all year. I want to file as head of household. Can I do this?
Can I deduct legal fees for a personal injury case that wasn't job-related?
Can I deduct legal fees for a lost wages in wrongful termination case?
In prior years, I was self-employed. Now I have a job where my employer withholds federal tax. Can I still deduct office expenses like in previous years?
Can I claim bonus depreciation on a vehicle I purchased in 2012?
Can I deduct my attorney fees for a worker's compensation settlement case?
I use Groupon to promote my business, offering my services for a discount. Can I consider the income I didn't make - the amount discounted - as an advertising expense?
I bought property with an IRA withdrawal. I paid taxes and penalties when I withdrew the money. Will I need to report the gain when I sell the property even though I've already paid tax?
Can I claim medical expenses I paid for a parent who lives outside of the United States?
Can I deduct airline tickets if I purchased them for a charitable mission trip?
I withdrew money from my 401(k) last year to pay for fertility treatments. However, the treatments weren't done until this year. Can I claim an exception to the early withdrawal penalty?
I got married in 2012. Can I deduct all the donations I made under both my married and unmarried names?
For my residential rental property, can I deduct landscaping and tree removal?
I donated a timeshare to a chartiable organization. I received Form 8283 from the organization. The organization listed the appraised fair market value at a price lower than a real estate appraisal company did. Do I have to use the organization's Form 8283 amount?
If I dissolved my business but didn't sell any assets, do I still need to file Form 4797?
Can I deduct money I spent visiting college campuses while my child was deciding where to attend college?
I pay Medicare premiums and supplemental insurance premiums. Do these count as self-employed health insurance for the in-home office deduction?
I'm a teacher, and spent more than $250 for school supplies. Can I deduct the amount above $250 ?
The IRS sent me a letter saying an adjustment to my return means I owe additional taxes. If I don't agree, what do I do?
I'm allowed the state tribal exemption. My employer withheld state income tax. How do I get a refund of this amount from the state?
I won a wrongful termination settlement. I received a notice CP2000 showing the settlement amount as self-employed income. Is the settlement amount taxable?
Can I claim interest I pay on a cemetery plot I bought?
I received a Form 1099 for interest income the IRS overpaid. How do I report it?
My husband is disabled. We withdrew $35,000 from a pension plan and $19,000 from an IRA. How do we show that the withdrawals were medically necessary so we don't owe tax on them?
I moved to a new home in 2012. I still own my original home and rented it out after I moved. How do I report the mortgage interest for both houses?
Both my name and my domestic partner's name are on the deed to our house. My partner's name isn't on the mortgage, even though she makes all the mortgage payments. Can my partner claim the mortgage interest?
I reached a settlement with my bank for mortgage fraud. The result was that the bank agreed to take the property back via a deed in lieu in 2012. I was the plaintiff and the bank was the defendant. How do I report this transaction?
What type of asphalt roofing qualifies for the energy tax credit?
Can I deduct amounts I paid to my psychiatrist or psychologist?
Can I deduct the premiums I paid through my employer for short-term disability insurance?
Can I deduct my health care premiums?
Can I deduct diabetes supplies (Ex: insulin syringes) and nonprescription supplements recommended by a doctor?
Can I deduct the cost of gluten-free food items?
I use my personal computer and phone for work, but they aren't paid for by my company. Can I deduct these devices as job-related expenses?
If I work from home and telecommute, what expenses can I deduct?
I worked for a company with a main office in 1 state, but I actually worked in another state. On my W-2, it lists a third state. How do I report the W-2 address?
I do construction work and purchase paint and materials for the jobs I perform. Should I deduct these items as supplies or expenses?
One of my paychecks bounced. I never received the money, and my W-2 didn't report it. Do I need to claim the income?
My disabled adult child received a W-2 for income he earned. Can I report his income on my return?
My employer shut down its local office. Now, I travel about 150 miles round trip to and from work. This is for the same employer but in a different town. Can I deduct my commuting expenses?
If I pay my child to help me in my self-employment work, can I deduct this money from my business expenses?
I'm a direct sales rep for a jewelry company. Can I deduct the jewely I display during sales parties?
I received pension benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board for 2011. I filed married filing jointly. I received a CP2000 for 2011 from the IRS, saying we owed them almost $7,000 for not reporting our income properly. How do I correctly report my pension for 2012?
My child collects Social Security and pension income from her deceased father. Can I report her taxable income on my return?
In 2011 I earned $4,000. I didn't file, since I would only have received a $15 refund. Can I file this year without having filed last year?
I loaned my child some money through a family trust to buy a home. My child’s paying interest on the loan. How do we claim the interest I'm receiving and my child’s paying?
I made a mistake by filing as head of household. I should have filed married filing jointly. I refigured my return, and the different status doesn't change my refund amount. Do I need to amend my return?
We sold our main house on a 2-year lease with option to purchase. I still pay the mortgage, taxes, and insurance on the house. I apply $300 from each monthly payment towards decreasing the purchase price. Do I treat this as a sale or as a rental property?
I took an IRA distribution in 2012. Is there an investment I can make that will offset the taxes I owe on the distribution?
How long can I contribute to my HSA in 2013 to lower my 2012 taxes?
I'm self-employed and receive a Form 1099 for work as a software trainer and analyst. I have been working recently for a client in another part of the state. I traveled to be on site twice in 2012. It takes 12 hours to travel from my home to the site, and I don't get paid for travel time. Can I claim my unpaid time for travel on my Schedule C?
Are retirement plan distributions that I use to pay my health-insurance premiums tax-free?
Are union dues taken from my weekly pretax pay?
I have three homes -- a new home that's my new main residence, a home that was my main residence but which hasn't sold yet, and a vacation home. Since I haven't been able to sell my former main home, can I deduct the mortgage interest on all three homes?
Can I deduct the interest paid on my mobile home loan?
Can I deduct moving expenses twice in one year if I moved twice this year for work?
How do I know if I have a business or a hobby?
We have a commercial lease agreement and can’t break the lease. We’re still paying rent each month over the next few years. Are the payments deductible?
If I live in a foreign country, can I claim the child and dependent care credit?
I want to receive a credit for my college expenses. How does receiving tuition money from the GI Bill count?
I sold my home before living in it for three years. If I had to move for my job, do I have to repay my first-time homebuyer credit?
I lost my federal refund check. Is there a way to get a new check?
My wages are garnished for payment on my student loan. Will my refund be taken for payment on my student loan?
If my spouse died before signing her return, what should I do?
My spouse died with unsecured loans that weren't in my name. Then, I received a notice that the debt was cancelled. Am I responsible for claiming the cancelled debt?
Can I claim the amount I paid my child care provider without her SSN?
Why wasn't my pension distribution for 2012 taxed?
I received a Form 1099 for stocks I own. If I haven't invested any money in these stocks this year, do I need to report them?
We bought fruit plants this year with the intention of using them for market, feed, and some personal use. Since most of these won't start producing for 2-5 years, how do I report them?
What's a reverse split?
We used credit cards and business lines of credit to get working capital for our business. Can we deduct the interest?
I donated a car to a family member. Can I claim this as a charitable donation?
If I home school my children, do I qualify for the educator credit?
I have money in a medical FSA that I didn't use this year. Do I report this?
I won money from a casino in a different state than where I live. The casino sent me a W-2G. Do I have to file in that state?
We paid college costs for our child, but she's not our dependent. Do we qualify for the American Opportunity Credit?
My child goes to beauty school full-time and works full-time. If I claim her for the EIC, how will this affect my child's return?
My son is a full-time college student, living in our home and working full-time. Can I claim him for the EIC?
I took a 401(k) distribution last year. How will this affect my qualification for head of household and the EIC?
I'm a statutory employee. How do I figure my EIC?
I pay estimated taxes, and I live in 1 state and work in another. To which state do I pay estimated taxes?
I moved out of the country for a full-time job. Do I have to pay federal and state estimated taxes on income I earned outside the country?
I received a student loan repayment bonus from my employer. Is this money taxable?
My stepson gets Social Security benefits. Do I include his benefits on my return?
My insurance company was demutualized and the cash value on my insurance policy was converted to shares of stock. If I cashed in that stock, how do I report the sale?
My child's college major is professional piloting. Since he needs flying hours to complete his courses, can I claim those expenses as course materials?
If I bought land out of state that I plan to rent out, which travel expenses can I claim when I drive to the land?
I give my adult child money each month to support herself and her children. Is this a tax-deductible gift?
If I received a Form 1099-A for a home foreclosure, do I have to file a Form 982?
My former spouse doesn't pay me child support. Instead, our children get Social Security benefits because my former spouse is disabled. Do I have to report the benefits my children receive?
I have season tickets for several sports teams. Last year, I sold some of the tickets. The profit, minus the seller’s commission, was directly deposited into my checking account. How do I report my profit?
Is there a difference between an independent contractor and self-employed person?
My child received a Form 1099-MISC for temporary work. Can I report my child's 1099-MISC income on my return so she doesn't have to pay self-employment taxes?
I'm recently divorced. My ex-husband and I still own our home together and had taken the home loan credit. How do I report this?
I was covered by my parents' health insurance until September 2012, then enrolled in my own. My insurance is a high-deductible health plan (HDHP), and I have a health savings account (HSA). Will I owe a penalty for failure to maintain coverage?
I got divorced and remarried in 2011. What's the best filing status for my new spouse and me?
I've lived in the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for 2 years. Am I considered a resident alien who should file a regular return?
I have no earned income for the year. I received a Form 1098-T from my college. Can I file and receive education tax breaks?
My child's college room and board is paid by a scholarship she received for being a floor advisor in a dorm. Her W-2 lists the school as her employer, with box 1 wages. Her 1098-T lists box 5 scholarships. Do I report the scholarship on my return?
I paid severance tax for mining. This tax was included on my Form 1099-MISC, box 2, royalties. How should I report the box 2 amounts so I'm not paying tax on a tax?
When we bought our house in July, the sellers gave us a credit for their share of the real estate taxes -- January through July. At the end of the year, we paid the full real estate tax amount for the year from our mortgage escrow. What amount do I report for real estate taxes paid?
Can my fiance and I split our claims for mortgage interest, insurance premiums, and city taxes?
I bought a new car in 2012. When I used it for business, my company reimbursed me for mileage. Can I also depreciate the car?
Can I deduct my down payment on a home?
My employee restricted stock was fully vested in 2012. I received the stock over 3 years and paid taxes on it each year. My company reported the value of the stock in my regular wages on my W-2. However, I don't think the company reported the taxes paid. How should I report the stock's value and taxes I paid?
My child is going to college in the United States, but he's not a U.S. citizen. He doesn’t have a green card, but he does meet the presence test. Can I claim him as a dependent?
My same-sex partner and I are legally married in our resident state. I provide more than 50% of her support. So, can I claim her as a dependent and file as head of household?
If I want to claim the EIC, can I opt not to exclude my foreign earned income on Form 2555?
Are survivor annuity payments taxable?
If I have Canadian income, how do I report it?
I withdrew my pension before retiring. I used the funds to pay federal tax I owed after an audit. Do I still have to pay the 10% penalty on the funds?
I inherited a farm, and I rent it to a farmer. I pay the taxes on the farm. How do I report the rent and the taxes?
I belonged to an investment club. In 2012, I withdrew my money from the club. How do I report this transaction?
I received an e-mail from the IRS with a link to file my return. Is this e-mail really from the IRS?
I received a Form 1099-MISC showing punitive damages I received. Do I need to report the amount?