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    Tax Power for Individuals: Boost Your Refund by Following These Simple Planning Techniques

    By James Parker

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    About this ebook

    Following even a few of the tax-saving strategies found in Tax Power for Individuals can have a dramatic reduction in your tax obligation and substantially increase the size of your refund.

    Accessible by anyone, it provides the reader with the latest IRS rules and answers everyday tax-related questions. It explores the IRS's definition of income and how to lower yours through expense deductions, tax credits and depreciation. Its extensive glossary of financial and tax terms makes it an easy-to-understand and essential reference for every home's bookshelf.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateNov 1, 2007
    ISBN9781402235702
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    Tax Power for Individuals: Boost Your Refund by Following These Simple Planning Techniques

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