| As with any other topic, the internet
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| | you to determine what you need to earn on
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| provides a wealth of resources for
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| | a taxable investment to equal the
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| taxpayers. Here are some websites and
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| | tax-free yield of a municipal bond or a
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| web pages that provide information, tools
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| | bond fund. section of the website of the
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| and resources to help you with year-round
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| | Bureau of Public Debt provides a variety
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| tax planning and assist in preparing your
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| | of information, calculators and services
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| Form 1040. you sell stock you need to
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| | for individuals who have invested in or
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| determine the "cost basis" of the shares
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| | are thinking about investing in US
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| sold so you can calculate your capital
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| | Savings Bonds (all series). Click on
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| gain or loss. With the "divestiture" of
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| | "Savings Bond Calculator" under the
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| ATT in 1984, and all the splits, both
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| | heading "What Are Your Bonds Worth?" to
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| positive and reverse, spin-offs and
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| | determine the amount of interest earned
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| mergers that have followed, determining
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| | on a bond for the year if you have
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| the cost basis of ATT stock sold, as well
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| | elected to report accrued savings bond
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| as the basis of the various spin-off
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| | interest annually on your tax return.
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| companies' shares, is a real project. Go
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| | You can also go here to find out if your
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| here for Tax Basis Worksheets for each
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| | savings bonds have stopped earning
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| individual event in the history of ATT
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| | interest and to purchase bonds online.
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| from 1959 through the present. "address"
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| | you travel for business, instead of
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| will direct you to a foreign currency
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| | deducting your actual expenses for meals
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| converter that can provide current and
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| | and incidental expenses you can elect to
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| historical exchange rates for 164
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| | deduct the federal per diem amount for
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| currencies. can use this site to find the
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| | the location of the travel. Click on
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| price of any listed stock or mutual fund
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| | "Per Diem Rates" under "Travel Resources"
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| on any exchange for any given date. If
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| | to find the federal per diem rates for
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| you inherit an investment, your cost
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| | Lodging and Meals and Incidental Expenses
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| basis is the fair market value of the
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| | for domestic business travel effective
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| investment on the date of death of the
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| | for 2005 and prior years. FYI,
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| person from whom it was inherited. This
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| | "incidental expenses" include fees and
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| information is generally reported on the
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| | tips for porters, baggage handlers and
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| federal estate or state inheritance tax
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| | maids, but does not include the cost of
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| return. However, when you sell the stock
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| | laundry or phone calls. address will take
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| you inherited you do not always have
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| | you to the State Department per diem
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| ready access to this information. You
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| | rates for Lodging and Meals and
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| can calculate your basis by going to this
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| | Incidental Expenses for international
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| site and, under "Historical Quotes",
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| | travel during 2005. Ust these amounts if
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| enter the ticker symbol of the stock and
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| | you travel overseas for buisness. To
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| the date of death, or the business day
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| | check the per diems for a prior year,
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| closest to the date of death, to get a
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| | substitute the year for 2005 in the
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| price quote. If you sell stock that you
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| | "address". brings you to a calculator
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| received as a gift, your basis is either
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| | that will help you determine your
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| what the donor paid for the stock or the
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| | allowable home office deduction. It is
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| fair market value at the time the gift
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| | from Commerce Clearing House, the premier
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| was made. You can also use this site to
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| | tax law publisher. site will help you to
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| determine a cost basis for gifted
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| | make intelligent charitable giving
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| property. the rules for claiming a
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| | decisions. It provides information on
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| deduction for donating a car to charity
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| | and evaluates the financial health of
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| have drastically changed, there are still
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| | over 4000 charities. It also has
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| situations where you will deduct the fair
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| | articles and guide on contributing to
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| market value of the automobile. Click on
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| | charity. Redleaf National Institute helps
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| "Used Car Values By Make and Model",
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| | child care providers successfully manage
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| enter your zip code, enter the year, make
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| | their business. The site offers news,
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| and model of the car donated, and click
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| | information and publications on
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| on "Kelley Blue Book Private Party
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| | recordkeeping, taxes, IRS audits,
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| Value". You will then enter detailed
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| | contracts, insurance, and other child
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| information on the car donated, such as
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| | care business issues. It provides access
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| mileage and condition, and get a value.
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| | to other child care business resources
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| You should do this on the day you donate
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| | and organizations, and has a
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| the car to charity. Print out the result
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| | state-by-state listing of tax
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| and file it with the paperwork for the
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| | professionals who prepare tax returns for
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| donation. must begin to take annual
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| | child care providers.The above web
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| required minimum distributions from a
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| | addresses, and many others, are listed on
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| traditional IRA or employer pension
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| | the FEDERAL LINKS Page of my website at
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| account by April 1st of the year
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| | (c) 2005 by Robert D Flach LLCRobert D
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| following the year in which you turn age
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| | Flach is a tax professional with 34 tax
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| 70 1/2. This address takes you to a
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| | seasons of experience preparing 1040s for
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| calculator that will determine the amount
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| | individuals in all walks of life. He
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| of your required minimum distribution for
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| | writes THE WANDERING TAX PRO weblog ( and
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| the year. on "CALCULATORS" in the menu at
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| | the free monthly online newsletter STUFF
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| the top of the page. Then click on
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| | AND SUCH ( He also writes and publishes
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| "Taxable/Tax-Free Yield Equivalent
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| | THE FLACH REPORT, a quarterly print tax
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| Calculator". This calculator will allow
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| | newsletter.
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