Tax Deductions for Dependents a Confusing Area
Porter, Sylvia, THE JOURNAL RECORD
If you have the impression that the favorite topic of those who write about personal income taxes is deductions you can take for your dependents, you're probably right.
One reason: Despite all that's been written, few people seem to understand the convolutions of law and regulation that apply to dependents. Another reason: The regulations keep changing. But the most important reason is that these deductions give you big tax breaks.
According to Eli J. Warach, the chief tax expert at Prentice Hall, there are older provisions you must remember and new provisions you need to check before year-end. Once again there are bigger dependent deductions and changes …
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Article title: Tax Deductions for Dependents a Confusing Area.
Contributors: Porter, Sylvia - Author.
Newspaper title: THE JOURNAL RECORD.
Publication date: November 9, 1989.
Page number: Not available.
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