| Introduction.
Part I: Getting Ready to File.
Chapter 1: Understanding the U.S. Tax System.
Chapter 2: Tax Return Preparation Options and Tools.
Chapter 3: Getting and Staying Organized.
Chapter 4: No Form Fits All (Or, What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?).
Part II: Tackling the Various Forms.
Chapter 5: Easy Filing: 1040EZ and 1040A.
Chapter 6: Form 1040: Income Stuff.
Chapter 7: Form 1040, Part II: Adjustments to Income Stuff.
Chapter 8: The Rest of the 1040.
Part III: Filling Out Schedules and Other Forms.
Chapter 9: Itemized Deductions: Schedule A.
Chapter 10: Interest and Dividend Income: Schedule B (1040), Schedule 1 (1040A).
Chapter 11: Business Tax Schedules: C, C-EZ, and F.
Chapter 12: Capital Gains and Losses: Schedule D.
Chapter 13: Supplemental Income and Loss: Schedule E.
Chapter 14: Giving Credits Where Credits Are Due.
Chapter 15: Other Schedules and Forms to File.
Part IV: Audits and Errors: Dealing with the IRS.
Chapter 16: Dreaded Envelopes: IRS Notices, Assessments, and Audits.
Chapter 17: Fixing Mistakes the IRS Makes.
Chapter 18: Fixing Your Own Mistakes.
Part V: Year-Round Tax Planning.
Chapter 19: Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions.
Chapter 20: Reducing Taxes with Retirement Accounts.
Chapter 21: Small-Business Tax Planning.
Chapter 22: Your Investments and Taxes.
Chapter 23: Real Estate and Taxes.
Chapter 24: Children and Taxes.
Chapter 25: Estate Planning.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: Ten Tips for Reducing Your Chances of Being Audited.
Chapter 27: Ten (or So) Often-Overlooked Tax-Reduction Opportunities.
Chapter 28: Ten Tax Tips for Military Families.
Chapter 29: Ten Interview Questions for Tax Advisors.
Glossary.
Index.
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