Publication 501

A form published by the IRS explaining the standard deduction, various tax exemptions and other information on filing taxes.

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IRS Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information, advises, "If you and your spouse decide to file a joint return, your tax may be lower than your combined tax for the other filing statuses.

Marriage equality: taxes, death, and everything in between

The IRS has provided guidelines in Publication 501 to help taxpayers determine dependency deductions.

Claiming dependents comes with some qualifying questions

(** See IRS Publication 501 (2011), Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information for details.)

The sandwich squeeze: your boomer clients are likely stretched to their financial limit by children and older relatives

* Publication 501: Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Filing Information

Income tax tips

1.152-4(e), the IRS stated in Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information, that a noncustodial parent could attach to his or her tax return certain pages of a divorce decree that conformed to the substance of Form 8332, Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent, to serve as the written declaration required by Sec.