J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022: For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return

The latest entry in America's #1 all-time, best-selling tax guide

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022: For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return delivers hands-on and practical advice for everyday taxpayers getting ready to file their 2021 taxes. On top of info about the latest changes to the 2021 tax code, you'll get worksheets and forms you can use to file your taxes. You'll also find the most current advice on how to maximize your deductions and credits and keep as much money in your pocket―and out of Uncle Sam's―as possible.

In the newest edition of this celebrated series, you'll find:

• Special features on how to interpret recent IRS rulings and Tax Court decisions
• Pointers for how to file properly and optimum tax planning strategies to help you save money
• New information about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA)

Trusted by Americans across the country for over seventy-five years, J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022 is perfect for anyone looking for the latest and most up-to-date personal tax info before they file their personal taxes.

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Basics of Filing (Chap. 1) including:
Which form to file – Chap. 1
Filing as Head of Household – Chap. 1
Filing for your children – Chap. 1
Filing for married couples – Chap. 1

What Must You Report as Income? (Chaps. 2–11) including: Fringe Benefits – Chap. 3
Capital gains & losses – Chap. 5
Traditional & Roth IRAs – Chap. 8
Rental Income – Chap. 9

What Deductions Can You Claim? (Chaps. 12–20) including:
Standard deduction – Chap. 13
Charitable deductions – Chap. 14
State & local taxes – Chap. 16
Casualty loss – Chap. 18

How Much Tax Do You Owe? (Chaps. 21–28) including:
The AMT – Chap. 23
Your child’s tax – Chap. 24
Personal tax credits – Chap. 25
Estimated taxes – Chap. 27

Strategies to Save You Taxes (Chaps. 29–39) including:
Tax-free residence sales – Chap. 29
Investing in securities – Chap. 30
Tax credits for education – Chap. 33
Armed forces rules – Chap. 35

Planning Ideas for Your Business (Chaps. 40–45) including:
QBI deduction – Chap. 40
Home office deduction – Chap. 40
Keogh, Simple, or SEP – Chap. 41
Auto expenses – Chap. 43

Now That You’re Done (Chaps. 46–48) including:
Handling Identity Theft – Chap. 46
Filing extensions – Chap. 46
IRS Audits – Chap. 48
Amended returns – Chap. 47

The Most Trusted Name in Tax

For over 75 years, more than 39 million Americans have trusted J.K. Lasser to help them save money at tax time

J.K. Lasser can save you MORE money!

Visit www.jklasser.com today for:

• 365-day-a-year tax news, advice, and guidance
• Ask J.K. Lasser! Get YOUR tax question answered
• Free tax supplement

Easy-to-Use Format
Explains Complex Tax

FILING TIPS and FILING INSTRUCTIONS help you prepare your 2021 return

PLANNING REMINDERS highlight year-end tax strategies for 2021 and planning opportunities for 2022 and later years

CAUTIONS point out potential pitfalls to avoid and areas where you might expect IRS opposition

LAW ALERTS indicate recent changes in the tax law and pending legislation before Congress

COURT DECISIONS highlight key rulings from the Tax Court and other federal courts

IRS ALERTS highlight key rulings and announcements from the IRS

J.K.LASSER'S

Wiley brand

Basics of Filing (Chap. 1) including:
Which form to file – Chap. 1
Filing as Head of Household – Chap. 1
Filing for your children – Chap. 1
Filing for married couples – Chap. 1

What Must You Report as Income? (Chaps. 2–11) including: Fringe Benefits – Chap. 3
Capital gains & losses – Chap. 5
Traditional & Roth IRAs – Chap. 8
Rental Income – Chap. 9

What Deductions Can You Claim? (Chaps. 12–20) including:
Standard deduction – Chap. 13
Charitable deductions – Chap. 14
State & local taxes – Chap. 16
Casualty loss – Chap. 18

How Much Tax Do You Owe? (Chaps. 21–28) including:
The AMT – Chap. 23
Your child’s tax – Chap. 24
Personal tax credits – Chap. 25
Estimated taxes – Chap. 27

Strategies to Save You Taxes (Chaps. 29–39) including:
Tax-free residence sales – Chap. 29
Investing in securities – Chap. 30
Tax credits for education – Chap. 33
Armed forces rules – Chap. 35

Planning Ideas for Your Business (Chaps. 40–45) including:
QBI deduction – Chap. 40
Home office deduction – Chap. 40
Keogh, Simple, or SEP – Chap. 41
Auto expenses – Chap. 43

Now That You’re Done (Chaps. 46–48) including:
Handling Identity Theft – Chap. 46
Filing extensions – Chap. 46
IRS Audits – Chap. 48
Amended returns – Chap. 47

The Most Trusted Name in Tax

For over 75 years, more than 39 million Americans have trusted J.K. Lasser to help them save money at tax time

J.K. Lasser can save you MORE money!

Visit www.jklasser.com today for:

• 365-day-a-year tax news, advice, and guidance
• Ask J.K. Lasser! Get YOUR tax question answered
• Free tax supplement

Easy-to-Use Format
Explains Complex Tax

FILING TIPS and FILING INSTRUCTIONS help you prepare your 2021 return

PLANNING REMINDERS highlight year-end tax strategies for 2021 and planning opportunities for 2022 and later years

CAUTIONS point out potential pitfalls to avoid and areas where you might expect IRS opposition

LAW ALERTS indicate recent changes in the tax law and pending legislation before Congress

COURT DECISIONS highlight key rulings from the Tax Court and other federal courts

IRS ALERTS highlight key rulings and announcements from the IRS

J.K. Lasser Institute has been the premier publisher of consumer tax guides since 1939, when Jacob Kay Lasser first published Your Income Tax. Since then, the guide has been published continuously for over seventy years and read by over 39,000,000 people. The J.K. Lasser Institute also publishes personal finance books such as Small Business Taxes and 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks. J.K. Lasser Institute spokespeople are regularly sought after as media tax experts. They regularly appear on such broadcast programs as CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg TV. They are also often featured in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Self Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek and Reader's Digest.