Many people find taxes intimidating. But they are just a set of rules, and unlike if you want to prepare taxes professionally, to do your own you only need to learn about the situations that impact you.

If you want to learn more about preparing taxes, you can join the local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program as tax preparer, they provide training every fall.

Or, you can read the VITA training materials, which are IRS publications 4012 (Volunteer Resource Guide) and 4491 (Training Guide).