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.