What are things i can do this year to give me more itemized deductions for 07 taxes?

1. Home mortgage interest.

2. Property taxes.

3. State income taxes OR state sales taxes.

4. Charitable donations.

5. Medical expenses. (7.5% AGI limit)

6. Employee business expenses (2% AGI limit)

Those are the biggies. There are more though they're much less common.

P.S. I'd get a new "tax guy" if he didn't go over that with you. He's not doing his job very well -- unless this is a "beer buddy freebie."

That IS NOT bad news. A refund is bad news. It means you gave the government an interest free loan. The easiest way to make sure you don't have to write the IRS a check when you file taxes is to change your W-4 and have more withheld. While you should claim all the deductions you are entitled to claim, it is NEVER a smart idea to do anything just because it generates a tax deduction. If you are in the highest tax bracket (34%), a $1000 deduction reduces your taxes by $340. So you gave someone $1000 to avoid giving to IRS $340. I'd rather keep the other $660. If you send me $1000, I'll give you $340 and we can avoid the paperwork.

For this year did they check to see if putting money into an IRA would reduce what you owe?

Probably the easiest deduction to increase is charity. Other than cash, do you have items (clothes, furniture, etc.) you could donate? Make sure they are a charitable organization and get receipts.

Medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income Pub 502

State and Local Income taxes or State and Local sales tax

Real Estate Taxes,Property tax Pub 936

Mortgage Interest Pub 936

Loan Origination Fees Pub 936

Charitable Deductions Pub 526

Misc deductions Pub 529

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p502/ind...

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p600.pdf....

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p936/ind...

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ind...

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ind...

rob is correct MAKE SHURE TOU KEEP ALL OF YOUR RECPITS