2010 Tax Guide for Individuals
Information you will need in preparing 2010 Federal Income Tax Return.
- Publication 17 – Introductory Material
- Part One – The Income Tax Return
- 1. Filing Information
- 2. Filing Status
- 3. Personal Exemptions and Dependents
- 4. Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
- Part Two – Income
- 5. Wages, Salaries, and Other Earnings
- 6. Tip Income
- 7. Interest Income
- Reminder
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- General Information
- Taxable Interest
- Interest subject to penalty for early withdrawal.
- Money borrowed to invest in certificate of deposit.
- U.S. Savings Bonds
- Education Savings Bond Program
- U.S. Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds
- Bonds Sold Between Interest Dates
- Insurance
- State or Local Government Obligations
- Original Issue Discount (OID)
- When To Report Interest Income
- How To Report Interest Income
- 8. Dividends and Other Distributions
- 9. Rental Income and Expenses
- 10. Retirement Plans, Pensions, and Annuities
- 11. Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
- 12. Other Income
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Bartering
- Canceled Debts
- Host or Hostess
- Life Insurance Proceeds
- Partnership Income
- S Corporation Income
- Recoveries
- Rents from Personal Property
- Repayments
- Royalties
- Unemployment Benefits
- Welfare and Other Public Assistance Benefits
- Other Income
- Emotional distress.
- Deduction for costs involved in unlawful discrimination suits.
- Energy conservation measure.
- Dwelling unit.
- Current income required to be distributed.
- Current income not required to be distributed.
- How to report.
- Losses.
- Grantor trust.
- Nonemployee compensation.
- Corporate director.
- Personal representatives.
- Manager of trade or business for bankruptcy estate.
- Notary public.
- Election precinct official.
- Difficulty-of-care payments.
- Maintaining space in home.
- Reporting taxable payments.
- Lotteries and raffles.
- Form W-2G.
- Inherited pension or IRA.
- Employee awards or bonuses.
- Pulitzer, Nobel, and similar prizes.
- Payment for services.
- VA payments.
- Prizes.
- Strike and lockout benefits.
- Part Three – Gains and Losses
- 13. Basis of Property
- 14. Sale of Property
- 15. Selling Your Home
- What’s New
- Reminders
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Main Home
- Figuring Gain or Loss
- Excluding the Gain
- Business Use or Rental of Home
- Reporting the Sale
- Special Situations
- Recapturing (Paying Back) a Federal Mortgage Subsidy
- Recapturing (Paying Back) the First-Time Homebuyer Credit
- 16. Reporting Gains and Losses
- Part Four – Adjustments to Income
- 17. Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)
- What’s New for 2010
- What’s New for 2011
- Reminders
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Traditional IRAs
- Who Can Open a Traditional IRA?
- When and How Can a Traditional IRA Be Opened?
- How Much Can Be Contributed?
- When Can Contributions Be Made?
- How Much Can You Deduct?
- Nondeductible Contributions
- Inherited IRAs
- Can You Move Retirement Plan Assets?
- When Can You Withdraw or Use IRA Assets?
- When Must You Withdraw IRA Assets? (Required Minimum Distributions)
- Are Distributions Taxable?
- What Acts Result in Penalties or Additional Taxes?
- Roth IRAs
- 18. Alimony
- 19. Education- Related Adjustments
- 17. Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)
- Part Five – Standard Deduction and Itemized Deductions
- 20. Standard Deduction
- 21. Medical and Dental Expenses
- What’s New
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- What Are Medical Expenses?
- What Expenses Can You Include This Year?
- How Much of the Expenses Can You Deduct?
- Whose Medical Expenses Can You Include?
- What Medical Expenses Are Includible?
- How Do You Treat Reimbursements?
- Damages for Personal Injuries
- How Do You Figure and Report the Deduction on Your Tax Return?
- Impairment-Related Work Expenses
- Health Insurance Costs for Self-Employed Persons
- 22. Taxes
- 23. Interest Expense
- 24. Contributions
- What’s New
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Organizations That Qualify To Receive Deductible Contributions
- Contributions You Can Deduct
- Contributions You Cannot Deduct
- Contributions of Property
- Exception.
- Household items.
- Deduction more than $500.
- Form 1098-C.
- Filing deadline approaching and still no Form 1098-C.
- Exception 1—vehicle used or improved by organization.
- Exception 2—vehicle given or sold to needy individual.
- Deduction $500 or less.
- Right to use property.
- Tangible personal property.
- Future interest.
- Determining Fair Market Value
- Giving Property That Has Decreased in Value
- Giving Property That Has Increased in Value
- When To Deduct
- Limits on Deductions
- Records To Keep
- How To Report
- 25. Nonbusiness Casualty and Theft Losses
- 26. Car Expenses and Other Employee Business Expenses
- 27. Tax Benefits for Work-Related Education
- 28. Miscellaneous Deductions
- 29. Limit on Itemized Deductions
- Part Six – Figuring Your Taxes and Credits
- 30. How To Figure Your Tax
- 31. Tax on Investment Income of Certain Children
- 32. Child and Dependent Care Credit
- 33. Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
- 34. Child Tax Credit
- 35. Education Credits
- 36. Earned Income Credit (EIC)
- What’s New
- What’s New for 2011
- Reminders
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Do You Qualify for the Credit?
- Part A. Rules for Everyone
- Rule 1. Your AGI Must Be Less Than:
- Rule 2. You Must Have a Valid Social Security Number (SSN)
- Rule 3. Your Filing Status Cannot Be Married Filing Separately
- Rule 4. You Must Be a U.S. Citizen or Resident Alien All Year
- Rule 5. You Cannot File Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ
- Rule 6. Your Investment Income Must Be $3,100 or Less
- Rule 7. You Must Have Earned Income
- Part B. Rules If You Have a Qualifying Child
- Part C. Rules If You Do Not Have a Qualifying Child
- Part D. Figuring and Claiming the EIC
- Examples
- 37. Other Credits
- What’s New
- Introduction
- Useful Items – You may want to see:
- Nonrefundable Credits
- Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
- Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds
- Foreign Tax Credit
- Mortgage Interest Credit
- Nonrefundable Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax
- Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit
- Plug-in Electric Vehicle Credit
- Residential Energy Credits
- Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Saver’s Credit)
- Refundable Credits
- Publication 17 – Additional Material
- Index
Source: IRS Publication 17 (2010), Your Federal Income Tax

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