IRS Publication 17

IRS Publication 17 For 2013

If you want to do your own taxes, you need to understand the process. Fortunately, you do not need a degree in accounting to figure out how to do your own taxes. The best chance that you have to get through your taxes without making a mistake is to consult the document put out by the IRS for that purpose. IRS Publication 17 is a great guide for those working on their own taxes.

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IRS Publication 17 is still the most useful IRS publication for figuring out exactly how your income taxes work. The document breaks down the process of preparing your taxes into fairly easy steps, a real necessity for those who still prepare taxes by hand. The document is still useful for those who prepare online, though, as it does contain some basic information that most of the online services glass over. IRS publication 17 is easily the most valuable document that you can use if you are working on preparing your own taxes, and it is fortunately also a free document.

Pub 17 2013 can currently be found on the IRS’s website at . This document is likely to be updated when tax season gets a bit closer at hand, and revisions are likely if issues occur that changes the tax landscape. Remember that Pub 17 2013 is only a guide, and that more definitive information likely needs to come from a tax professional. If you are comfortable working on your own, though, this guide is your best tool.

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