AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING UNIT OF WHICH THIS MANUAL IS A PART, THE LEARNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO PREPARE A FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN USING THE SHORT FORM. SPECIFIC TASKS INCLUDE RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO FILE A RETURN AND THE DESIRABILITY OF FILING AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, RECOGNIZING THE USE OF THE SHORT FORM EVEN IF THERE ARE MANY ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS, AND UNDERSTANDING THE FORM'S INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED. THE MANUAL INCLUDES A LIST OF LEARNING GOALS AND SUBGOALS, DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE MANUAL, UNIT PRETEST AND POSTTEST, ILLUSTRATED EXPLANATIONS OF THE SHORT FORM AND ITS USE, REVIEW QUESTIONS, UNIT TEST KEY, WORD LIST, AND SAMPLE SHORT FORM. THE MANUAL IS PART OF A CURRICULUM MATERIALS PACKAGE DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION AS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM, FUNDED BY A LEAA GRANT, WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR LOCAL JAILS IN 1979. TITLED COORDINATED COMMUNITY OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, IT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INMATES' EMPLOYABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY TEACHING CONSUMER AND LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO COPE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AS WELL AS SKILLS RELATED TO LOCATING AND FINDING EMPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ADULT INMATES IN CITY AND COUNTY JAILS, THE PROGRAM CAN BE ADAPTED TO JUVENILE AND OTHER TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING MATERIALS PACKAGE, SEE NCJ 63908-63919 AND 63921-63925. (CFW)