Review on the book "The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes"
The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes by S. Kay Bell, published by FT Press in Jan 2009.
This is a nice book that covers a myriad of tax topics in bite-size that can be digested easily. After getting some essential knowledge from this book, reading the publications from IRS won't be so intimidating. Even if you file your tax by yourself, it is still worth the effort to check the book out as a starting point to make sure you don't miss major tax breaks nor make tax blunders.
Because our life situation constantly changes and so does tax code, it is always important that we keep up to date with the latest tax code so that we pay tax no more and no less. You can also visit the author's web site Don't Mess with Taxes to get useful update on taxes.