"Howard Kaikow" <kai...[at]standards.com> wrote:

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I'll STILL ask a vote for Publication 17. If the "mere
mortal" is filing anything other than an EZ form AND Pub 17
is beyond them, have them use a preparer.

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"Howard Kaikow" <kai...[at]standards.com> wrote:

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Well, there's your answer then.

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"Howard Kaikow" <kai...[at]standards.com> wrote:

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And you believe that.

It's a decent business to be in. You take the IRS pubs which
are not copyrighted, you revise some text, you add some text,
and you sell it for $15.

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The Consumers Report web site states:

"Books. They include "Taxes 2006 for Dummies" and J.K.
Lasser's "Your Income Tax 2006" (for 2005 taxes), which can
be bought for less than $15 each, and often provide more
guidance than the Internal Revenue Service's own instruction
booklets."

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Pub 17 is not adequate for the mere mortal I have in mind. A
number of years ago, Consumer Reports had a more annotated
guide. I believe there were others.

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"Howard Kaikow" <kaikow[at]standards.com> writes:

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IRS Publication 17. Which can be had for free.

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Most of which appear to take the (non-copyrightable) text of
Pub 17, dress it up a little, and sell it for $20+.

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Rich Carreiro rlcarr[at]animato.arlington.ma.us

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"Howard Kaikow" <kaikow[at]standards.com> wrote:

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IRS Publication 17. And it's free at www.irs.gov. You can
download it, but I'd order a printed copy.

--
Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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Which is the best tax guide for a mere mortal?

I've seen guides by Lasser, Consumer Reports, Ernt and
Young, and PriceWaterhouse.

Any others?

Which is best for a mere mortal?

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

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