Fast Answers: Taxes

Search Fast Answers:

Or find answers to questions by browsing. Select a category below.

1. Select a category:
2. Then select a topic:
3. And select a subtopic:
Family & College
Insurance
Investing
Banking & Bills
Real Estate
Retirement & Wills
Savings & Spending
Taxes
 
 
Audits
Credits
Deductions
Estate
Investment-Related
More on Taxes
Property/Home
Self-Employment
Social Security/Medicare
Tax Returns
General
Auto
Business-Related
Charitable
Interest
Losses
Medical
Miscellaneous
Retirement Plans
Taxes

Questions: Taxes, Deductions, General

What can I deduct as moving expenses?

Can I deduct mortgage insurance I paid in 2008 with my house payment?

Does existing tax law affect the income levels at which my personal exemptions are phased out?

Can I deduct higher education expenses from my income even if I don’t itemize deductions?

Can I take the student loan interest deduction for a loan I’ve had longer than five years?

How much does each personal exemption reduce my taxable income?

Our son is 24 and a full time student. He lives with us, and we support him. He has no income. Can we take a dependency exemption for him?

What’s the maximum amount of student loan interest I can deduct on my 2008 taxes?

What is my standard deduction if my parents claim me as a dependent on their return?

If I get a grant from charity or the government because I’ve been in a major disaster, do I have to pay tax on the amount I receive?

Can I deduct the Blue Book value of a car, boat, or plane that I donate to charity?

Does the 2003 tax law repeal the limitation on itemized deductions for higher income taxpayers?

I am divorced and pay child support that covers all my daughter’s bills, Yet my ex claims my daughter’s dependency exemption. Do I get any kind of deduction for all the bills I pay?

What’s the difference between a tax exemption and a tax deduction?

Are miscellaneous deductions fully deductible?

What difference does it make what filing status I use?

What is the standard deduction?

What tax schedule do I use to itemize my deductions?

Should I itemize my deductions?

How can I figure out how much a tax deduction really saves me?

Can I itemize deductions if I use Form 1040A?

What is the alternative minimum tax (AMT)?

View all Q&A for General

Got a finance question of general interest and can't find it here? Send it to us, and we'll get you the answer!

advertisement