• A Big, New Tax Book
  Small-business owners face a monumentally challenging tax season given all of the changes to the tax code in 2003. This book can help sort it all out.

• Tax Checklist
  Use the online H&R Block checklist as a guide for rounding up the tax documents and data you need when completing your tax forms.

• Tax Secrets
  Whittle down your tax bill with help.

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Nifty tax tips

• Deductions Now Or Later?
  The 2003 tax-relief package gives small-business owners the chance to write off up to $100,000 in capital-acquisition expenses. But if you do, keep this in mind.

• Preparation Pay Off
  According to an online survey conducted by the NASE (www.nase.org), a majority of small-business owners pay a professional to prepare their taxes.

• Name Game
  If you married, divorced or changed your name for any other reason in 2003, you could be headed for trouble on your tax forms.

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Tax season to-do list

• April 15, 2004
  Oops. Not going to have all forms completed in time for deadline day?
   

• Aug. 15, 2004
  If you received an extension for the April 15 filing deadline, then you have until Aug. 15 to file your tax return.

• Estimated Tax Payments
  Use Form 1040-ES for making your estimated tax payments. Or enroll to make your payments online. In either case, your payments will be due on these dates.

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Tax know-how you need

• Tax Time Management
  If you haven’t already finished your tax forms, you better get started now.

• IRS Publications Online
  Before you sit down to wrestle with your federal business tax return, get all the forms and publications you’ll need from the IRS Web site.