"Skeet" <skeeter_mon[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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Congress regularly goes through these processes at the end
of the year. Most of the time, they're working on things
that expire at the end of the year, so they don't usually
change the current year tax forms. For example, the
educator deduction (max. $250) is supposed to expire after
this year, but could still be taken by someone when they
prepare their 2005 tax return.

By the way, there's no current discussion about mortgage
deduction elimination in Congress. This was a subject
brought up by the commissions appointed to study the tax
law. Those proposals have a long road to travel before any
of them get to law.

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"Skeet" <skeeter_mon[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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One never knows what the Fools on the Hill will do. In my
day the OK to print deadline for the next year's forms was
mid-Sept., but Congress certainly isn't bound by that.

Unfortunately IRS has lots of experience with last-minute
changes, and Congress does keep them in the loop. Even so,
at this date it's a fairly safe bet that if they change 2005
law this year there will be delays in getting forms and
computer programs ready.

--
Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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I see that irs.gov is starting to post some tax forms for
2005. But I read in the news that congress is still hashing
out some of the tax laws. Ex. AMT relief, mortgage
deduction elimination, etc.. Could these debates still
affect the 2005 taxes, or are they talking about next year's
laws already?

-- Skeet

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Many things are needed on misc.taxes.moderated.

We need an FAQ to which the response has been negligible.
I may just provide links to sections to the IRC.

I need a minor level of funding which if I ever got a
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We need a "white list". But there is a problem with a white
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Retired Professor of Accounting
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