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The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2006
Masterfully written as always. Totally invaluable resource of information for the self Income Tax preparer, like myself. This publication has saved my husband and myself, thousands of dollars in preparation fees over the past 17 years. THANK YOU ERNST & YOUNG!!!
Great Reference
This is the fifth year I've purchased the Ernst & Young Tax Guide.It's a great reference for tax preparers and self-preparers as well.Easy to understand; Most common forms for easy reference.

Very good source for tax info.
It's been since 1996 since the last Ernst & Young tax book I purchased.The books format has changed little.Even with all the tax software out there, this is still a good source to find tax information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Personal Finance    5. Personal Finance - Taxation    6. Tax Accounting    7. Taxation - General   

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Home Business Tax Deductions Review
This is a great book and well worth the money. It is well layed out and organized. I found it easy to find information. It is very detailed and covers all the basic information needed to get a small business started. The book is well written in that it explains everything in an easy to understand manner.

Very helpful and easy to use.
This book was very helpful and used language and a format that made it easy to follow and understand. I was left with some questions but mostly because of the unique qualities of my business.

The Written Rules and the Real Rules in Plain English
This book starts off with a very good description of what this book is all about: John and Jane both gross $50,000 a year. John gets $40,000 after taxes, Jane gets $45,000. The difference - John works for someone and goes into work. Jane works at home and gets to deduct her home office expenses.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Home Based Labor    5. Home-based Businesses    6. Income tax deductions for home office expenses    7. Law and legislation    8. Personal Finance - Taxation    9. Popular works    10. Taxation    11. Taxation - General    12. United States    13. United States.   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Real Estate - General    5. Real Estate - Investments    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General    8. Business & Economics / Real Estate    9. Personal finance    10. Property & real estate   

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Well written
Excellent reference book for beginning and moderately experienced investors. I am a commercial real estate broker in Connecticut and New York, and own some commercial real estate. I found the book useful ingiving me parameters on subjects I did not know, such as investing in land;it gave me some additional ideas on office properties and multi-family. Iintend to keep the book as a good reference and consult it frequently.Overall, it gives a pretty good idea on how investment real estate is dealtwith in the US. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Marketing - General    5. Real Estate - General    6. Real Estate - Investments    7. Real estate investment    8. Taxation - General    9. House & Home / General    10. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Business & Economics / Taxation / General   

Subjects:  1. 401(k) plans    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    5. Taxation - Corporate    6. Taxation - General   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Public Finance    5. Public Finance (General)    6. Tax Accounting    7. Taxation    8. Taxation - General    9. Accounting    10. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    11. Taxation law   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Taxation - General   

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Other sources are better for 1031 information
Perhaps the author is much more gifted as a seminar speaker than he is as a writer.I think the book could use a re-write in which the repetitive information is eliminated, and the remaining material is cleaned up, possibly following the suggestions of Strunk and White as described in Elements of Style.The 1031 exchange information comprises 22 pages of the 244 page book, and I was particularly disappointed with this section.The author went into useless detail when describing the hypothetical examples; his character, Lisa, needed to paint and carpet her old building before putting in on the market -not relevant!In the next example, Roger's exchange was given such cursory treatment that the author failed to calculate the new basis for the replacement property correctly, inserting an erroneous figure into table 6-2.If you want to put investment real estate into your IRA or 401K, then this book may have merit.However, a quick internet search of "1031 exchange" will yield many more useful explanations than this book provides.

Useful Reference Book with Sound Strategies
This book will open your eyes to new ways of securing and increasing your assets tax-free.There are many details and step-by-step examples and different scenarios. If you are thinking of doing a 1031 like-kind exchange - this book will take you through the process and give you concise instructions on how do it and what mistakes to avoid.If you are interested in self-directed IRA's - keep in mind that you can use your retirement plan to invest in real estate. The author walks you through using your 401(K), your IRA, your HSA, and other vehicles to increase your portfolio by buying assets, including real estate.
Easy read !
This book has great information and is easy to understand!
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Property Taxes    5. Real Estate - General    6. Real Estate - Investments    7. Real Estate Investment    8. Real property tax    9. Taxation - General    10. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    11. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Encyclopedias    5. Reference - General    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General   

Reviews (5)

Small book with a hefty price tag...
...but well worth every penny that I spent.America's Best Tax Strategies is an introduction to legitimate ways to save on taxes.As a person who is just now becoming interested in truly generating wealth, I read this book and was amazed at how easy it was to understand the concepts introduced by the author.(They should teach this stuff in high school!)I've read other tax savings books and have gotten confused. But I suggest you read this book and if you wish to follow the strategies described, go to your local expert for more details.You could save large sums of money over the course of your lifetime.

Good to see this stuff explained
I just finished reading this book. It has lots of summaries but the ones I like best involved tax-free compounding, bonds, annuities, LTC insurance, 1031 exchanges, 412i plans, CRTs, Roth IRAs, owners-only 401k, private pensions, ILITs, and all the ones on real estate.I never knew there were so many tax breaks for real estate owners. The chapters on VUL and private pensions were a little tough to follow but the rest of them were laid out well. The chapters on charitable giving should be passed out to everyone. Updated chapters are free on a website so it's all up to date.

Helpful
material is well explained. author is CPA who actually puts it so I can understand it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Taxation - General    5. Taxation   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Professional corporations    5. Professions    6. Tax Law    7. Tax deductions    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - Corporate    10. Taxation - General    11. United States   

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helpful
The book simplifies tax concepts and condenses them so that the students has a better understanding of the subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Law    3. Law    4. Partnership    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Industries - General    5. Structure Of Industrial Organizations    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General    8. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    9. Company law    10. Taxation law    11. USA   

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Tough to NAVIGATE!!!!
I have used Turbo Tax since 2002.It is 2006 and I would have thought they would pay more attention to navigation problems.Now I am compelled to say something.Inevitably, each year it is a different problem.They need a QA team.So I tell it to import my info from Fidelity, it seems to run fine.I am pleased.I could not get it to import from another firm, HarrisDirect.So I hit Done so I can enter things manually.Then I get a password for another firm so I try to go back to the import screen but it isn't there.So I hit import from the file menu.Then it puts me in HarrisDirect and will not let me out.When I hit Done, it appears to have lost my Fidelity info.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Finance    2. Handbooks & Manuals    3. Income tax    4. Law and legislation    5. Personal Finance - Taxation    6. Popular works    7. Reference    8. Tax returns    9. Taxation - General    10. United States    11. Reference / Handbooks & Manuals   

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a great book for law students (or anyone) studying partnership taxation
In their preface, Professors Gunn and Repetti preview the daunting task they faced in writing and revising this student reader: how to provide a simple introduction to the extremely complex area of partnership taxation.In this reviewer's opinion, Gunn and Repetti have well achieved their goal.My opinion is based on teaching taxation at the law school level for well over ten years.During that time I have taught partnership tax as both a stand alone course and as part of a combined taxation of business entities.For law students beginning their inquiry into partnership taxation, Gunn and Repetti's reader provides useful explanations and examples to a range of issues.In my opinion the strongest part of the book are the examples, particularly the Section 704(b) special allocations and the Section 704(c) allocations.These explanations are not a substitute for a careful reading of the regulations.They do, however, provide accessible examples for students who are struggling for a handhold in these complicated areas.
Excellent Introduction To Partnership Taxation
This book really saved my bacon in partnership tax.It provides very clear explanations of complex items with hundreds of examples.If you are new to partnership tax, this is the book to get.

Miserable
So much an overview it lacks even the decency of being called a book.It is less functional than the nipples on a man's chest.The chapter on Section 704(c) is so light as to be laughable.Do not waste your money unless you need paper to start the wood in your fireplace.
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Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Partnership    3. Taxation    4. Taxation - General    5. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Corporate    3. Corporations    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Outlines, syllabi, etc    7. Partnership    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - General    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Law and legislation    5. Non-Profit Organizations Management    6. Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    7. Nonprofit organizations    8. Tax exemption    9. Tax returns    10. Taxation    11. Taxation - General    12. United States    13. Accounting    14. Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    15. Non-profitmaking organizations    16. USA