Special Contents.

How to Use This Guide.

The Ernst & Young Tax Guide Editorial Board 2004.

Changes in the Tax Law You Should Know About.

Important 2003 Tax Reminders from the IRS.

How to Avoid 25 Common Errors.

50 of the Most Easily Overlooked Deductions.

Individual Tax Organizer.

Income and Expense Records You Should Keep in Addition to Your Income Tax Return.

PART I: THE INCOME TAX RETURN.

CHAPTER 1: Filing Information.

CHAPTER 2: Filing Status.

CHAPTER 3: Personal Exemptions and Dependents.

CHAPTER 4: Decedents.

CHAPTER 5: Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax.

PART II: INCOME.

CHAPTER 6: Wages, Salaries, and Other Earnings.

CHAPTER 7: Tip Income.

CHAPTER 8: Interest Income.

CHAPTER 9: Dividends and Other Corporate Distributions.

CHAPTER 10: Rental Income and Expenses.

CHAPTER 11: Retirement Plans, Pensions, and Annuities.

CHAPTER 12: Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits.

CHAPTER 13: Other Income.

CHAPTER 14: Basis of Property.

CHAPTER 15: Sale of Property.

CHAPTER 16: Selling Your Home.

CHAPTER 17: Reporting Gains and Losses.

PART III: ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOME AND SAVINGS PLANS.

CHAPTER 18: Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).

CHAPTER 19: Moving Expenses.

CHAPTER 20: Additional Adjustments to Income Including Alimony.

PART IV: STANDARD DEDUCTION AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.

CHAPTER 21: Standard Deduction.

CHAPTER 22: Limit on Itemized Deductions.

CHAPTER 23: Medical and Dental Expenses.

CHAPTER 24: Taxes You May Deduct.

CHAPTER 25: Interest Expense.

CHAPTER 26: Contributions.

CHAPTER 27: Casualty and Theft Losses.

CHAPTER 28: Car Expenses and Other Employee Business Expenses.

CHAPTER 29: Tax Benefits for Work-Related Education.

CHAPTER 30: Miscellaneous Deductions.

PART V: FIGURING YOUR TAXES AND CREDITS.

CHAPTER 31: How to Figure Your Tax.

CHAPTER 32: Tax on Investment Income of Certain Minor Children.

CHAPTER 33: Child and Dependent Care Credit.

CHAPTER 34: Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled.

CHAPTER 35: Child Tax Credit.

CHAPTER 36: Education Credits and Other Education Benefits.

CHAPTER 37: Other Credits Including the Earned Income Credit.

PART VI: SPECIAL SITUATIONS AND TAX PLANNING.

CHAPTER 38: If You Are Self-Employed: How to File Schedule C.

CHAPTER 39: Mutual Funds.

CHAPTER 40: The Gift Tax.

CHAPTER 41: What to Do If You Employ Domestic Help.

CHAPTER 42: U.S. Citizens Working Abroad: Tax Treatment of Foreign.

CHAPTER 43: Foreign Citizens Living in the United States.

CHAPTER 44: How to Prepare for Your Accountant.

CHAPTER 45: If Your Return Is Examined.

CHAPTER 46: Planning Ahead for 2004 and Beyond.

PART VII: FILLING OUT YOUR TAX RETURN AND TAX FORMS YOU CAN USE.

CHAPTER 47: Filling Out Form 1040.

CHAPTER 48: 2003 Federal Tax Forms and Schedules You Can Use.

CHAPTER 49: Tax Tables and Tax Rate Schedules.

A GLOSSARY OF TAX AND FINANCIAL TERMS.

INDEX.