Tax Questions

本來今天趁off day想計計今年要交多少稅,誰知今年老婆有stipend,學校寄了1099-MISC.

假如硬食那筆stipend,我便無端端要交多很多稅,還要付tax penalty!!老婆同學教她報self-employed,然後用qualified expenses來扣那筆stipend,但究竟甚麼是qualified expenses?

1. Rent ($1200/month)?
2. Car payment ($800/month)?
3. Gas mileage (How much per mile)?
4. Meals (How much per day)?
5. New laptop (聖誕前買那部)?
6. Tuition and books?

還有就是: 2010何時開始起計?收到錢開始還是個program正式上課開始??

結果老婆會約埋她同學扮低收入人仕,下星期六去學校的"免費報稅"問清楚.