Comments on: Capitalization of Governmental Words http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/capitalization/capitalization-of-departments-offices-and-government-titles/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/capitalization/capitalization-of-departments-offices-and-government-titles/#comment-7918 Jane Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:45:05 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=85#comment-7918 The word <em>federal</em> when used generically as an adjective would not be capitalized. If it refers to a governmental body that uses it as part of its name, such as <em>Federal Trade Commission</em>, it would be capitalized. Regarding the tax return, if you are writing the name of a specific tax return form, it is considered a proper noun and would be capitalized. Form 706 United States Estate Tax Return your spouse's federal exemption a federal estate tax return shelter from federal tax the federal exemption federal taxes The word federal when used generically as an adjective would not be capitalized. If it refers to a governmental body that uses it as part of its name, such as Federal Trade Commission, it would be capitalized. Regarding the tax return, if you are writing the name of a specific tax return form, it is considered a proper noun and would be capitalized.

Form 706 United States Estate Tax Return
your spouse’s federal exemption
a federal estate tax return
shelter from federal tax
the federal exemption
federal taxes

]]> By: Deborah http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/capitalization/capitalization-of-departments-offices-and-government-titles/#comment-7856 Deborah Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:14:55 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=85#comment-7856 The full name of a U.S. estate tax form is: Form 706 United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return. When referring to an estate tax return and estate tax, what are the rules for capitalization of "federal" and when referring to the Return itself, if never properly named in a paragraph? Your spouse’s Federal exemption... ... a Federal Estate Tax Return. ... shelter from Federal tax. ... the Federal exemption. ... Federal taxes. Thank you in advance for your help. The full name of a U.S. estate tax form is: Form 706 United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return. When referring to an estate tax return and estate tax, what are the rules for capitalization of “federal” and when referring to the Return itself, if never properly named in a paragraph?

Your spouse’s Federal exemption…
… a Federal Estate Tax Return.
… shelter from Federal tax.
… the Federal exemption.
… Federal taxes.

Thank you in advance for your help.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/capitalization/capitalization-of-departments-offices-and-government-titles/#comment-329 Jane Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:48:13 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=85#comment-329 I'm so glad! Thanks for writing. I’m so glad! Thanks for writing.

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