Situation-first routing

Pick the closest tax situation, then open the first page that explains the right term clearly.

Use this page when you know the form, notice, paycheck issue, or filing decision in front of you, but you do not yet know the exact tax term you need.

Most readers should begin from the real trigger. Open one page first, confirm the concept, then follow the related-term trail instead of jumping randomly across the whole site.

Fastest Single-Page Starts

Use This Router Well

  • Start from the document or decision in front of you
  • Open one or two pages first before widening the search
  • Switch to Library if you want the full section map instead

Choose the closest tax situation

Each card is an entry path for a real workflow trigger, not just another generic topic label.

I am filing an individual return

Start with the return form itself, then move into the calculation terms that determine how much tax is owed or refunded.

I am looking at a wage or paycheck document

Start with the document you received, then connect it to the withholding or payroll concepts that explain the numbers.

I am deciding between deductions or credits

Use these pages when the question is whether something lowers income, lowers tax directly, or depends on household status.

I am checking a child, spouse, or household-status rule

Use the household pages when the issue is who can be claimed, which filing status applies, or why a credit rule changed.

I have self-employment or business activity

Use these pages when the issue is no longer just wage income and now includes direct business reporting, entity returns, owner-level pass-through documents, or depreciation.

I sold property, stock, or another asset

Use the basis and gain pages when the issue is sale proceeds, basis, Schedule D reporting, holding period, or whether a loss is limited or deferred.

I need to change withholding or pay during the year

Use these pages when the tax issue is timing and payment method rather than the final calculation on the return.

I already filed and the IRS sent something back

Use these pages when the issue is a notice, a mismatch, an account record question, a filing-security problem, or the next asserted-tax step.

Need the whole section map?

Use Library when you want the site organized by tax workflow and topic cluster instead of by situation.

Open Library

Need support or scope help?

Use the support pages when the real question is what the site covers, how it is edited, or whether it fits your use case.

Read the FAQ

Need to report a gap?

Broken links, missing tax terms, and off-domain residue belong on the support pages rather than in article comments.

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