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Introduction. <p>1. New Rules for Income and Exclusions.</p> <p>2. Changes in Figuring Your Adjusted Gross Income.</p> <p>3. New Breaks for the Standard Deduction and Itemized Deductions.</p> <p>4. New Ways to Trim Your Tax Computation.</p> <p>5. New Credits to Cut Taxes.</p> <p>6. Money-Saving Breaks for Other Taxes.</p> <p>7. Tax-Saving Changes for Small Businesses.</p> <p>8. Planning Opportunities for Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.</p> <p>Appendix A Expiring Laws.</p> <p>Appendix B 2010 Inflation Adjustments.</p> <p>Appendix C Other Forms and Worksheets.</p> <p>Glossary.</p> <p>Index.</p>

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