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When it comes to federal a href=http://www.gregwatson.com/internet-marketing-news-watch-reports-on-launch-of-the-internet-marketing-tax-guide/internet taxes/a, your focus needs to be to pay only whatrsquo;s necessary, nothing more. Since your tax liability is determined by your income, the surest way to lower the taxes you owe is to reduce your income. Of course, you need to do this without illegally reducing your income. You can do this by taking appropriate above-the-line tax deductions.

Above-the-line-tax deductions are basically like tax deductions that are adjustments to your income. Theyrsquo;re identified as above-the-line because they are claimed on the first page of the tax return just above the last line. These deductions minimize your adjustable gross income and effectively decrease your tax liability.

The following are some above-the-line tax deductions that are discussed in our a href=http://www.internetmarketingtaxguide.com/Internet Tax Guide/a which you can take if you are eligible.

bull; Moving expenses, if you moved for job purposes.

bull; Self-employment. Half the amount of taxes that are calculated to Social Security and Medicare.

bull; Self-employed retirement plans.

bull; Self-employed health insurance. The total amount you pay in health insurance premiums not only for yourself, but for your spouse and dependents as well. Even contributions towards long-term care policies are deductible.

bull; Penalties paid for early withdrawal of savings. The account manager of such an account should send you a 1099-INT or 1099-OID form including the early withdrawal penalty.

bull; Alimony payments. If you are divorced and paying alimony, you can deduct these payments from your income. You must provide your ex-spousersquo;s social security number; otherwise the deduction might be disallowed.

bull; IRA deductions for amounts contributed to traditional IRAs for people who are self-employed.

bull; Student loan interest. Up to $2,500 in student loan interest paid can be deducted for single filers making $65,000 or less or joint filers making $135,000 or less.

bull; Jury duty pay if it was turned over to your employer.

You can get most of these above-the-line tax deductions by using the long form, 1040. If you would rather use the short from, 1040A, you may still take some of these deductions. Early account withdrawal penalties, IRA contributions, student loan interest and jury pay are the above-the-line-tax deductions that may be claimed on the 1040A tax return. Consult with your personal tax consultant for more details or check out this a href=http://www.domaintaxguidereview.comReview of Domain Tax Guides/a.