step one for me is get out last year's so i have a point of reference. just do the same thing again. numbers are a bit different, but the general 'what-goes-where' is usually the same--unless they split a form into multiple pages, or add an extra page to one.

once i get the new blank forms printed, it's about 15 minutes for me to fill-out, copy, and stuff inside an envelope. this year's added yet another sheet, i had to use a flat instead of the usual #10. cost more to mail, too, but i will not ever 'e-file'.

one of the few perks of being poor---easy taxes.