| Foreword | 11 |
| 1. | Smile! It's Tax Time | 15 |
| 2. | Tax Stats | 17 |
| 3. | Where the Money Goes | 19 |
| 4. | I Declare--It's the Best Approach | 21 |
| 5. | Let Us Now Quote the Famous | 23 |
| 6. | Your Attitude Can Be the Enemy | 25 |
| 7. | Factor Taxes into Your Budget | 26 |
| 8. | Saving Now Will Help Later | 28 |
| 9. | Don't Let Taxes Spoil Your Dreams | 30 |
| 10. | Understanding Tax Tradeoffs | 32 |
| 11. | You're a Trendsetter! | 34 |
| 12. | The Lottery: Uncle Sam Wins | 36 |
| 13. | The States of Taxes | 38 |
| 14. | Out-of-State Taxes | 40 |
| 15. | When Higher Taxes Are Good News | 42 |
| 16. | Set Aside Time for Your Preparations | 44 |
| 17. | Take a Forward Look | 46 |
| 18. | Meeting Deadlines, Preventing Dreadlines | 48 |
| 19. | Taxes Mean Trust | 50 |
| 20. | Find a Preparer That You Trust | 51 |
| 21. | When to Take Advice, When to Reject It | 53 |
| 22. | Build Your Own Team of Experts | 55 |
| 23. | You Be the Coach | 57 |
| 24. | The Value of Communication | 59 |
| 25. | Seize the Day | 61 |
| 26. | Small Things Count | 63 |
| 27. | If You Slip Up, Find a Pickup | 64 |
| 28. | Develop a Filing Protocol | 66 |
| 29. | Filing in the E-Age | 68 |
| 30. | Be Aware of Software | 70 |
| 31. | Extension Prevention | 72 |
| 32. | Taking a Tax Vacation | 74 |
| 33. | When You Finish--Celebrate! | 76 |
| 34. | Taxes: A Brief History | 78 |
| 35. | A Tangled Web | 80 |
| 36. | Taxes Around the World | 82 |
| 37. | Tax Cheats | 84 |
| 38. | Tax Protesters Doth Protest Too Much | 86 |
| 39. | The Most Famous Tax Protesters | 88 |
| 40. | They Took Taxes Seriously | 90 |
| 41. | A Different Look at "Tax Freedom Day" | 92 |
| 42. | There's Life After Taxes | 94 |
| 43. | Channel Your Passion into Planning | 95 |
| 44. | How Expert Are the Experts? | 97 |
| 45. | When No Advice is the Best Advice | 99 |
| 46. | Down on Commiseration Corner | 101 |
| 47. | Be Proud, Not Envious | 103 |
| 48. | The Tax Code and You | 104 |
| 49. | Broaden Your Understanding of Taxes | 106 |
| 50. | Make Yourself Scam-Proof | 108 |
| 51. | Don't Snub the Stub! | 110 |
| 52. | You Can't Know Everything | 112 |
| 53. | Pay Attention to Your Mail | 114 |
| 54. | The Mysteries of Brackets Revealed | 116 |
| 55. | How Many Exemptions? | 118 |
| 56. | Taxes and Your Home | 120 |
| 57. | After the Mortgage Is Paid | 122 |
| 58. | The Advantages of Credit Card Debt | 124 |
| 59. | Those Are the Breaks | 126 |
| 60. | Gimme Shelter | 128 |
| 61. | When to Itemize | 130 |
| 62. | Are You Withholding Properly? | 132 |
| 63. | All Hail Cottage Industries! | 134 |
| 64. | When Deferral Is a Good Thing | 136 |
| 65. | Are Estimated Payments for You? | 138 |
| 66. | If You Relocate... | 140 |
| 67. | Changes in Status | 142 |
| 68. | Helping Others Helps Your Taxes | 144 |
| 69. | Being Charitable--In Good Years and Bad | 146 |
| 70. | Taxes and Your Investments | 148 |
| 71. | Tax-Free Doesn't Necessarily Mean "Free" | 150 |
| 72. | Don't Be Passive with Passive Income | 152 |
| 73. | And Baby Makes Three | 154 |
| 74. | Tax Credit for Childcare | 156 |
| 75. | The Kiddie Tax | 158 |
| 76. | Whose Asset Is It Anyway? | 160 |
| 77. | Saving for College Through Tax Planning | 162 |
| 78. | IRAs | 164 |
| 79. | But Which IRA? | 166 |
| 80. | Taxes and Your Stock Portfolio | 168 |
| 81. | It's the After-Tax Return That Counts | 170 |
| 82. | 401(k) Plans--They're Still Okay | 172 |
| 83. | The Joker in the Mutual Funds Deck | 174 |
| 84. | The Dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax | 176 |
| 85. | The Lowdown on Inheritance Taxes | 178 |
| 86. | Factoring Taxes into Estate Planning | 180 |
| 87. | The Joy of Giving | 182 |
| 88. | Click Your Way to the IRS | 184 |
| 89. | Getting Help from the Government | 186 |
| 90. | What Happens if You Can't Pay? | 188 |
| 91. | A Kinder, Gentler IRS | 190 |
| 92. | If You Get a Notice, Take Note | 192 |
| 93. | Understanding Types of Audits | 194 |
| 94. | Thou Shalt Fear No Audit | 196 |
| 95. | Pitching Your Files? Not So Fast | 198 |
| 96. | Enjoy That Refund | 200 |
| 97. | Take the Long View on Tax Cuts | 202 |
| 98. | Plan for the Long Term | 203 |
| 99. | Taxation with Representation | 205 |
| 100. | Look Forward to Next Year | 207 |
