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Happy New Year!

This week we will look at some of the more common forms that you should be watching for in the coming weeks and months.

Hopefully, you followed some of the suggestions outlined in Publication 552 to organize your records. I

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The Tax-Free Way to Rent Out Your Home

One of the best freebies in the tax code has gotten better—for people who don’t abuse it. The shift springs from a recent Tax Court decision. The freebie is tax code section 280A(g), often called the Masters’ exemption, which is worth reviewing on its own. It’s a longstanding provision allowing people to rent out their homes for two weeks or less and pocket the rental income free of federal taxes.

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Paying Extra for Medicare?  See if You're Due a Refund

For more than five million Americans, even a dollar of extra income can boost annual Medicare premiums by hundreds or thousands of dollars—but refunds of these surcharges are sometimes available.

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The Tax Play That Saves Some Couples Big Bucks.  Married, Filing Separately

Choosing MFS severs joint liability, meaning each spouse isn’t responsible for the information on the other’s return. This can be a deciding factor for some couples who are separated but not divorced and others who don’t want to commingle finances, even if it raises their taxes.

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