2005 CCH Whole Ball of Tax

Table of Contents

CCH Experts

1. CCH Tax Experts

2. About CCH INCORPORATED

Tax News

3. Changes in Store for IRAs and Traditional Retirement Plans

4. For Now, the Fix is in on the AMT

5. Protestors, Shelters Draw Increasing Attention from the IRS

6. States May Not be as Generous as Uncle Sam with Tax Cuts

7. Taxing Transportation Issues - The Tax Implications of Owning a Car

8. Hungry to be an Entrepreneur? Now May be the Time to Open a Restaurant

9. If You Owe: Don't Despair, But Do File

10. Military Service Brings Some Tax Breaks

11. Children Bring Benefits at Tax Time

12. The ABCs of Education Credits, Deductions, Exemptions

13. Amended Returns Offer a Second Chance

14. Rising Home Values Can Make Ownership More Taxing

15. Online or In-Person Tax Preparation?

16. Quirky Tax Cases: Courts Play Host to Unusual Cast of Characters

17. Key Provisions of the Working Families Tax Relief Act and the American Jobs Creation Act

Data, Stats & Graphs

18. Retirement by the Numbers

19. Historical Look at Capital Gains Rates

20. Historical Look at Estate and Gift Tax Rates

21. 2004-2005 Tax Brackets

22. Federal Tax Law Keeps Piling Up (PDF 117k)

23. Average Itemized Deductions

24. Individual Audit Data

25. Important Dates in U.S. Tax History (PDF 262k)

26. Avoiding an Audit (PDF 129k)

CCH References

27. Helpful CCH Booklets for Reporters and Consumers