J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2019

America's most trusted tax advice, backed by detailed citations of authoritative tax references

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax Professional Edition 2019 is the tax preparer's guide to smart tax filing and planning. The Professional Edition not only includes the trusted guidance, clear advice, and money-saving tips featured in Your Income Tax , but also provides citations of tax authorities to help tax professionals easily locate the law, IRS rulings and court decisions that support the text. Fully up to date with the newest changes for 2018 tax returns, expert guidance from J.K. Lasser helps you maximize deductions and shelter income while providing hundreds of examples of how tax laws apply to individual situations. While evolving tax law can get very complex very quickly, this invaluable guide is designed to help you find the answers you need without wading through volumes of the Internal Revenue Code or IRS materials. Special icons call out new laws, IRS rulings, court decisions, filing pointers and planning strategies, allowing you to locate important information without breaking your workflow.

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Accessible, down-to-earth tax advice is always appreciated, but professional tax preparers need more--such as authoritative sources to back their advice and clarify tricky situations that their clients may encounter. J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax Professional Edition 2019 provides a quick one-stop resource for every tax pro, merging detailed citations with America's most trusted tax advice for over 65 years.

Part 1 Filing Basics 1 Part 2 Reporting Your Income 35 Part 3 Claiming Deductions 333 Part 4 Personal Tax Computations 463 Part 5 Tax Planning 541 Part 6 Business Tax Planning 675 Part 7 Filing Your Return and What Happens After You File 765 Part 8 2018 Tax Forms 793 Part 9 Tax Law Authorities 825 Part 10 Citations of Authority 831 Part 11 Practice before the IRS 947 Glossary 985 Index 991