2007-06-23 11:17:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Grab a copy of IRS Pub 17 from their website. It's free and will tell you most of what you need to file your own taxes and will point you directly to other resources for situations that are not covered in it.
Don't waste your money on the commercial books on the subject. Most of them are just reprints of Pub 17, which is NOT copyrighted. Anyone could reprint it legally, replace the IRS logos with their own, and charge anything they wanted to. Many publishers do exactly that. A few add some commentary, mostly of dubious value, but they're still just reprints of Pub 17.
2007-06-23 11:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to an IRS building. Believe it or not, they are located all throughout cities. The book is free and is surprisingly easy to read, with examples for certain questions and specific areas.
Go for it.
2007-06-23 18:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read IRS publications.
2007-06-23 18:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the instruction forms & publications directly from the source for free -- irs -- at http://www.irs.gov/
2007-06-23 20:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by hi91977 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋