Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Income tax    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - Taxation    8. Tax planning    9. Taxation    10. Taxation - General    11. United States   

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Highly RecommendedLifetime Guide on How to Prepare, Preserve and Protect Your Estate Matters
Patti Spencer, Esquire, is widely recognized as an authority on estate planning matters.She has written a weekly column in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, "Taxing Matters" since 1999.Her book, "YOUR ESTATE MATTERS" grew out of those weekly columns.Patti is known for her "down to earth" conversational style and for using humor in presenting what most times is a dry and dull subject.Patti presents very valuable information and advice which will enable the reader to greatly incerease their knowledge on the subject.The book is easy to read and helps debunk many myths about estate planning, including the one about:if you don't have a will, the state gets everything."This book is the one resource I have found that provides practical and understandable advice and reasonings regarding estate matters.Patti has really hit a home run with this book.It is a must read for anyone, from an individual, a retiree, a business person or anyone who is getting prepared to address their estate matters.In 35 years of professional life, this is one of those valuable resources that has the potential to have a profound impact on changing the way people think about the subject of estate planning.I highly recommennd this book and will be sure that my business clients, especially those with family owned businesses, get this book and read it cover to cover.It should become a part of every business owner's business survival kit and everyone's personal library.
good organization of estate planning topics
The columns are interesting in themselves, but are much more searchable with an index and grouping by subject, starting from planning early in life, then progressing through changing needds at marraige, parenthood, retirment, and estate settlement.This is a great guide for learning about transfer of wealth and how the government is a party to it.The quotations at the beginning of some topics are a nice opeing statement to get you thinking philosophically about a subject, or just to give you a chuckle while reading an otherwise dry subject.

Helpful and Humorous
I was thrilled to find that someone finally wrote a resouce book that I can understand that answers my financial and estate planning questions!The author's sense of humor actually turned dull topics into fun reading.I recommend this book for anyone planning to see an attorney for a will or estate settlement. You'll be well prepared. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Estate planning    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. Tax planning    8. United States    9. Constitutional & administrative law    10. Equity & trusts   

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Excellent, Especially the Advice on Dealing with the IRS
Easy-to-read, well organized, and thoroughly helpful. I recommend "Taxes 2005 for Dummies" to people who want to prepare their own taxes, either by hand or by computer. Excellent advice and strategies for dealing with the IRS.
Readable and Helpful
I purchased this book because I was using TaxCut Standard, which is not very helpful at times, and I got stuck on a particular form. This book helped me to understand the Individual 1040, using language that is more clear and personable than the official IRS instructions. Comprehensive, but sometimes vague
I like this book a lot, because it gave me great ideas about how to structure my finances to take advantage of the tax deductions the government provides.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Income Taxes    4. Income tax    5. Law and legislation    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - Taxation    8. Popular works    9. Tax planning    10. Tax returns    11. United States    12. British Isles    13. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Taxation    14. Taxation   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Managerial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Corporations    6. Law and legislation    7. Tax planning    8. Taxation    9. Taxation - Corporate    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Accounting / Management   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Financial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Finance, Personal    6. Inheritance Taxes    7. Investments & Securities - General    8. Older people    9. Personal Finance    10. Personal Finance - General    11. Personal Finance - Investing    12. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    13. Planning    14. Retirement    15. Tax planning    16. United States    17. Business & Economics / Accounting / Financial    18. Taxation   

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A most helpful book for the involved investor
Good ideas on making the right choices between investment tools, stocks vs. options vs. funds..easily worth the money

What a waste of time.
This is nothing more then a self serving book that really does not provide any insight. It is really a sales tool for the author's brokerage firm. Save Your Money!

Excellent advice
This book is filled with top-notch strategies for minimizing the tax bite on your investments. It's well-organized and contains info that, I think, will benefit both individual and professional investors. By making a few simple changes to my portfolio, I'll now be able to boost my take-home returns considerably. Strongly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Finance, Personal    5. Investments    6. Investments & Securities - General    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - Investing    9. Personal Finance - Taxation    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Taxation    14. Business & Economics/Accounting - General    15. Business & Economics/Investments & Securities - General   

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Required Reading for every real estate investor
This Third Edition is a great book for all real estate investors, whether yoa are an agent or not.In fact I think that is more valuable for the knowledgeable investor. The author is a CPA and real estate broker, who has written a marvelous book relating the Federal Tax code to real estate applications.There are chapters on Personal Residence Exclusion of $250,000/$500,000, Capital Gains, and Installment Sales.you will find detail in this book that is not present in any other tax book for real estate investors. Excellent details
This book is not meant to be read cover-to-cover.It would take a very patient and determined reader to go through every example and exception and tax detail.However, it is in these details that this book stands out.The language used is straightforward, the examples are well thought-out and realistic.Use the book more like a reference - go directly to the chapter related to your intended transaction; the chapters are quite self-contained. Practical and Understandable Tax Advice About Real Estate
This 3rd edition of Vern Hoven's book is an excellent reference for realestate brokers and agents.I have given it as a Christmas present to allmy agents.I have also alerted a client to a potential tax problem his CPAoverlooked, but I recognized as a result of reading this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Law and legislation    4. Personal Finance    5. Popular works    6. Real Estate - General    7. Real Estate - Investments    8. Real Estate Investment    9. Real property and taxation    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. Taxation - General    13. United States   

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Saving and planning for a fiscally sound future
Written by finance columnist and certified financial planner Neil Downing, The New IRAs And How To Make Them Work For You is a straightforward and highly accessible guide to Individual Retirement Accounts and how to best make use of them in light of recent tax law changes. Individual chapters address how to manage an IRA, what to do when withdrawing from or inheriting an IRA, what a Roth IRA is and how it can serve your needs, and a great deal more. The New IRAs And How To Make Them Work For You is recommended as a first-rate primer written for the non-specialist general reader with an eye toward saving and planning for a fiscally sound future. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Individual retirement accounts    5. Investments & Securities - General    6. Law and legislation    7. Personal Finance - IRA    8. Personal Finance - Investing    9. Popular works    10. Tax planning    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Investing    13. Personal finance   

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outdated information
This edition date from 1995!! It is becoming seriously outdated, for instance page 28 "federal state treatment of one-member LLCs remains uncertain", this is not true anymore, a quick search on the IRS website will give you the answer (you can elect to be treated as sole proprietorship or as corporation). And since this book was published, Vermont and Massachussets have enected LLC laws. Don't buy outdated information, especially in the legal field.

A Rip Off
You can get more more accurate information from your secretary of state for free.The author has taken generalized information from each state, compiled it into a book, and given it a title.The author is a lawyer.Think about it.What do you think you will get from a lawyer for 15 bucks?Not much! I returned the book for a refund.

One of the best on the subject
I checked out about 10 books on the subject of creating an LLC from my local library and this is one of (if not the) best.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Civil Procedure    5. General    6. Popular works    7. Private companies    8. Small Business - General    9. Small Business/Entrepreneurship    10. Structure Of Industrial Organizations    11. Tax planning    12. Taxation    13. United States    14. Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship    15. Entrepreneurship   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Income Taxes    4. Investment Finance    5. Investments    6. Investments & Securities - General    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - Investing    9. Personal Finance - Taxation    10. Tax planning    11. Tax shelters    12. Taxation    13. Taxation - General    14. United States    15. Investment & securities   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business enterprises    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Tax planning    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General    8. United States    9. Business & Economics / Taxation / General   

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CAUTION
Before you read Wade Cook's book, be sure to read about his bankruptcy in 2004. Just enter his name on Google and you will see more news articles about it than you could find time to read!
A seven year old tax book?
The tax laws have canged so much in the last few years.Be very careful.

Brilliant Book by a brilliant businessman
I found a wealth of information in this book. Some, needs to be updated but at least 98% of the book is current and accurate for 2004. I no longer brag about how much I am worth nor am I going to let anyone know where they can find out how much I am worth! Too many reptiles out there looking for easy money. Think I am kidding? Just move up in the financial world and you automatically become a target.
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Subjects:  1. Taxation    2. Personal Finance - General    3. Tax planning    4. Tax Accounting    5. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    6. Business / Economics / Finance    7. Consumer Finance    8. United States    9. Business & Economics    10. Personal Finance - Taxation    11. Income tax    12. Personal Finance    13. Income tax deductions   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Law and legislation    5. Small Business - General    6. Small Business Management    7. Small Business/Entrepreneurship    8. Small business    9. Tax Accounting    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. Taxation - General    13. United States   

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Helpful
I had been looking for information on Family Limited Partnerships. This book was very helpful. I found it answered alot of my questions about family limeted partnerships.

Helpful
I had been looking for information on Family Limited Partnerships. This book was very helpful. I found it answered alot of my questions about family limeted partnerships.

Excellent introduction to the benefits and pitfalls of FLP's
This is an excellent introduction to the benefits of starting a family limited partnership.The book also discusses potential pitfalls that can occur if an FLP is not set up correctly.It is well written and easy toread.The appendix includes a list of lawyers who can provide localexpertise in major cities across the US.I have recommended the book tofriends. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Estate planning    3. Family partnership    4. Popular works    5. Tax planning    6. Taxation    7. United States   

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No post 9-11 stuff, but still cool
just bought my second copy as a gift to a client cool for the novice
it was worth the money for this book because I now know not to believe the hype when searching for a proper offshore location country - helps you figure out what makes a place a suitable offshore site

a useful text
This is a great book - I would give a hint to potential buyers that I have seen this rather pricey good paperback seller over at Amazon.co.uk cheaper than at Amazon.com (via Amazon Marketplace), and it appears to be internationally available. Good hunting (for the book)...and then good hunting for a tax haven! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business & Economics / Banks & Banking    3. Business & Economics / Taxation / Corporate    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business/Economics    6. Canada    7. International - General    8. International - Taxation    9. Popular works    10. Tax havens    11. Tax planning    12. Banks & Banking    13. Banks and banking, Internation    14. Banks and banking, International    15. Business & Management    16. Business strategy    17. Financial Planning    18. Internet    19. Investment Finance    20. Investments, American    21. Taxation    22. Taxation - Corporate   

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Great book for a beginner
I own a company and needed to learn about the basics of tax reduction.I found this book to be useful in just the basics.Because it concentrated on many topics, I believe it wasn't able to focus on many items that would have been useful to me.However, it was well written and easy to read, and I give it five stars because it gave me many broad questions to ask my tax consultant.

Less than what I expected
I thought that this book would have tons of lists of tips and give lots of legal, but perhaps edgey advice, but it fell short.I didn't find it easy to read through, I didn't find lots of lists and tips, I like books like this to make it easier. Where are the S-Corps?
I found this book a bit loose, and am looking for a more thorough description of financial management practices unique to an S-Corp.I have been looking for a definitive description of S-Corp accounting practices and concrete tax saving advice.My S-Corp. started last April, from a 3-month old sole proprietorship with all the requisite Federal and State designations.If anyone knows of a book particular to S-Corps, it would be much appreciated.In conclusion, I have found this book helpful, yet not as specific or thorough as I had hoped. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Corporations    6. Personal Finance - Taxation    7. Small Business - Legal Guides    8. Tax planning    9. Taxation    10. Taxation - General    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Alternative minimum tax    3. Business & Economics    4. Business Law    5. Income tax    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - Taxation    9. Tax planning    10. Taxation    11. Taxation - General    12. United States   

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A highly recommended "must-read" for home-based businesses
Authoritatively written by a Certified Public Accountant Norm Ray who draws from his more thirty-five years of professional experience, Smart Tax Write-Offs is now in an updated fourth edition and presents the reader with a straightforward collection of advantageous guidelines and suggestions which small business owners can utilize to save money. Thirty pages of this brief yet practical guide are devoted to an extensive checklist of common items that can be considered business supplies and deducted to save money. A highly recommended "must-read" for home-based businesses, independent contractors, freelance entrepreneurs, and small business owners, Smart Tax Write-Offs will prove to be one of the best financial investments any taxpayer can make in today's economically stressed times.

Deductions are Money in the Bank
Concentrate on net not gross; what is important is how much you keep. Every business needs all the deductions it is entitled to. If you are self-employed or run a small business, searching for deductions is fun. And it is your money. Hundreds of legal tax deductions for entrepreneurs.
From deductions for home-based businesses to independent contractors and equipment purchases, Smart Tax Write-Offs combines a checklist of possibilities with chapters outlining hundreds of tax deductionpossibilities for entrepreneurs in this newly revised third edition for1999 and 2000.. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Financial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Entrepreneurship    5. Home-based Businesses    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Popular works    9. Tax deductions    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. United States   

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Buy another book!
This book was ok, however, I was hoping more detail and less basic information. It provides good info for a new real estate player, but seasoned players who want more information on what and how can do better by contacting their CPA. I was hoping to get more and in the end I found -0- ideas that I was not aware off. Rename the book-real estate tax relief for newbies! Seasoned players do not BUY!

Don't waist your money - Go to the Library
There is nothing special about this book that makes it worth so much more than other similar books that cost a lot less. Most of it is dumb common sense and is freely available online from the IRS website. Your first money saving tip, find another book. It really is a rip off for what you get. This book is very shallow and very vague. Where's the beef? The quality is not much better than a glued magazine. Go to the library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. General    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Real Estate    6. Real estate investment    7. Real property and taxation    8. Tax planning    9. Taxation    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Real Estate    12. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Inheritance and transfer tax    6. Investments & Securities - General    7. Personal Finance - Taxation    8. Popular works    9. Property Taxes    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation - General    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Finance    14. Property & real estate    15. Taxation