Bookkeeping for taxes

I don't understand why taxes can't be easier. I've been going crazy organizing receipts and figuring out how to get the income all accounted for and making everything organized and --GRRR :::pulls hair out:::

It is all just so dang frustrating and irritating and that I have not yet found a good program that lets me do the bookkeeping does not help. I have been having good results with GnuCash, but I am also having a bit of a learning curve with how to make it do exactly what it is that I am needing it to do.

Anyone know of any other programs, not the $500 ones please, that work good for bookkeeping for home based businesses?