I'm filing my US federal and state tax returns by mail this year. I realized after stamping and sealing one of the envelopes that I mixed up the W-2s, so that the Federal copy (Copy B) is on the state return and vice-versa. Are the names just a formality, or do the Feds really, really need Copy B?
posted by hwyengr
on Jan 18, 2012 -
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TaxFilter: Received a 1099-MISC after filing, but I reported the income on 1040 Line 21. Do I need to amend?
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posted by jeversol
on Feb 2, 2011 -
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I filed my state and federal taxes last month; on each return I filed as a dependent, believing my parents were claiming me for last year. Turns out they didn't, so now I need to file an amendment. Should I pay the taxes I owed according to my 'dependent status' before my amendment is processed?
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posted by Think_Long
on Apr 13, 2010 -
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U.S. TaxFilter: I get paid under the table, and as such I don't have a W-2 for my work. How do I declare this on my taxes?
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posted by grapefruitmoon
on Feb 8, 2010 -
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Egads! Last-Minute-(US)Tax-Question-Filter: Can a person generally claim the "Qualified Payments" as listed on their 1098-T form (sent from the university in addition to a W-2) towards an education credit? Or only the amount that they themselves paid, rather than the amount that was paid on their behalf by the university as part of their whole assistantship package?
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posted by zeph
on Apr 14, 2008 -
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I haven't filed (US and NJ) taxes in... hm. Possibly ever. I'd like to fix that, but have no idea what I made and when, and how to start.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 17, 2008 -
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I'm planning to do some on-the-side freelance photography in the next year. I'd like some advice on how to play the tax game most effectively.
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posted by sprocket87
on Sep 28, 2007 -
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Must I report gifts on my tax return? I know the giver must pay the gift tax on gifts over $11,000, but do I have to report having recieved it anywhere on my 1040?
posted by saffron
on Apr 11, 2006 -
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My wife and I are probably going to have a complicated 1040 this year. I've found plenty of places that
list licenced accountants, but no clear idea how to judge one from another. Does anybody have personal reccomendations or ideas of what to look out for?
posted by Orb2069
on Dec 20, 2005 -
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