The Don't Sweat Guide to Taxes Avoiding

This guide provides easy-to-implement, yet effective strategies that can helpreaders deal with their tax-filing anxieties.

During his life, Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on many national television and radio programs. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over twenty titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris. He died of a pulmonary embolism in December 2006, at the age of forty-five.

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