{"id":353937,"date":"2016-04-04T10:48:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/tax.html"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:46:33","slug":"tax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/tax.html","title":{"rendered":"Individual Income Tax Law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Individual Income Tax Law<\/h1>\n

    Tax law provides the rules taxpayers must follow when calculating, reporting, and paying their taxes each year. It is also the rules that state, local, and federal governments must follow in assessing and collecting taxes. The most comprehensive source of tax law is the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), which covers the procedures, policies, and penalties necessary for federal tax collection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Learn About Tax Laws and Basics<\/h2>\n

    Nearly all Americans must file an individual income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each year. Even if you are one of the lucky few who\u00a0does not need to file<\/a>, either\u00a0because you don’t have any income or for other reasons,\u00a0it’s still a good idea to file a return. That’s because many federal benefits for low- to moderate-income taxpayers are based on your federal returns. For example, the\u00a0earned income tax credit<\/a>\u00a0(EITC) can increase the size of your refund a great deal\u00a0if you qualify.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n\n

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    Tax Laws by State<\/h2>

    All states have tax laws governing sales and property taxes. However, states that collect income taxes usually base their laws on those outlined in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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