Taxes made easy with Bankrate's calculators, work sheets and resources

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Tax planning tool kit

Calculators, work sheets and resources to help make paying taxes almost painless.

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Taxes made easy

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You'll never fear taxes again with Bankrate's collection of calculators, work sheets and helpful links.




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	•	7 tax terrors

	•	Your online tax-paying options

	•	Form W-4: the beginning of your working life

	•	Ill-fitting forms could mean slow refunds



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Calculators and decision tools

•	What is your net worth?
•	Retirement contribution effects on your paycheck
•	Interactive IRA picker
•	The 529 college-savings-plan estimator

Terms to know

•	Tax terms and definitions

Work sheets

•	Capital gains and losses work sheet
•	Charitable donation work sheet
•	Investment cost basis work sheet
•	Medical and dental expenses work sheet
•	Moving expenses work sheet
•	Tax preparation checklist

Tax basics

•	Checking and adjusting your withholding
•	Choosing the correct form
•	Determining taxable income
•	Deductions: the first step to cutting your tax bill
•	Tax credits: the better way to cut your tax bill
•	Death and taxes: the inevitable

Outside resources


Federal government resources
•	IRS forms
•	Instructions for Free File with the IRS
•	The history of the U.S. tax system
•	Tax counseling for the elderly
•	Federal tax credits for energy efficiency
•	16th amendment to the U.S. constitution: Federal income tax (1913)