The tax season is coming, but you can prepare now with six tips for reducing your taxes and avoiding an audit, and more tips from Forbes.com: "It's Time To Talk Taxes."

Among the new tax laws for 2004: teachers can still claim classroom expenses up to $250, the maximum clean fuel vehicle deduction is $2,000, and higher allowances for any excess ... Read More

Tax forms can be pretty scary. And sometimes your favorite tax software doesn't make things easier. Fortunately, there's some very basic ideas which can help you understand what taxes are ... Read More

More people now qualify to use Form 1040-EZ to file their taxes. Prepare your Form 1040EZ using easy-to-follow steps, line-by-line instructions, plus tips for preparing your tax return accurately and ... Read More

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver refund checks to over 87,000 people, with refunds totaling over $73 million. These refund checks were returned to the IRS by the ... Read More

Thinking of donating a car to charity so you can take a tax write-off? You might want to donate that car before the end of the year, instead of in ... Read More

Historically low tax rates and a growing federal deficit means that tax rates will be going up sooner or later. Experts discuss the tax implications of federal spending and President ... Read More

Start planning your year-end tax strategies now, and make the most of tax law changes to give you a bigger refund next year. Certified Financial Planner Ray Martin suggests making ... Read More

Can you deduct, as a charitable contribution, the cost of tuition for religious school? That's the issue before the U.S. Tax Court, according to the article, "Calif. Couple Seeks ... Read More

A top priority for President Bush is making his tax cuts permanent. The lower income tax rates, and lower rates for capital gains and dividends, are set to expire between ... Read More

Newly re-elected President Bush has ambitious plans to cut taxes. Read more in the New York Times article, Taxes and Consequences: The Second Term Begins. (Free registration required to view ... Read More

Mississippi is offering tax amnesty for all taxpayers. Hurry, the offer ends December 31, 2004.

The number of IRS audits for large and small business continues to decline, contrary to IRS claims about crack-downs on corporate tax evasion.