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Additional Child Tax Credit - Form 8812 If the amount of your Child Tax Credit exceeds the amount of income tax you owe, you may be ab...
Alternative Minimum Tax - Form 6251 Established by Congress in 1969, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is meant to ensure that hig...
Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit - Form 8910 The Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit was enacted by the Energy Policy Act of ...
Amended Individual Return - Form 1040X File Form 1040X, an amended tax return, to change the information on your original return.
Capital Gains and Losses - Form 1040 Schedule D Attach Schedule D to your 1040 to report your capital gains and losses. Starting ...
Casualties and Thefts - Form 4684 Form 4684 reports casualties and thefts of both personal use property and income-producing bus...
Certain Gambling Winnings - Form W-2G Form W-2G is the tax form for gambling winnings and the federal income tax withheld on these w...
Child and Dependent Care Expenses - Form 2441 Form 2441 determines the amount of the credit for child and dependent care expenses. You may b...
Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels - Form 4136 Form 4136 is for claiming a credit for certain nontaxable uses or sales of fuel. You can also ...
Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions - Form 8880 Form 8880 allows you to claim the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit, also known as the s...
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled - Form 1040 or Form 1040A Schedule R Attach Schedule R to your 1040 or 1040A to claim the tax credit for the elderly or disabled.
Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property) - Form 4562 Form 4562 allows you to claim a variety of deductions related to depreciation and amortization...
Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc. - Form 1099-R Form 1099-R is used to report distributions of $10 or more from profit-sharing or retirement p...
Earned Income Credit - Qualifying Child Information - Form 1040 or 1040A Schedule EIC After you have calculated your Earned Income Credit (EIC), attach Schedule EIC to your 1040 or...
Education Credits (American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits) - Form 8863 Form 8863 allows you to claim education credits, which include the American Opportunity Credit...
Employee Business Expenses - Form 2106 Form 2106 is for employees to deduct ordinary and necessary expenses for their jobs.
Estimated Tax for Individuals - Form 1040-ES Form 1040-ES allows you to calculate and pay your estimated tax. If you are not required to ma...
Expenses for Business Use of Your Home - Form 8829 Form 8829 is used to calculate allowable expenses for the business use of your home as well as...
Foreign Tax Credit - Form 1116 Individuals, estates, and trusts can file Form 1116 to claim the Foreign Tax Credit if they pa...
Information to Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance - Form 8862 Form 8862 allows those taxpayers who had their Earned Income Credit (EIC) reduced or disallowe...
Interest and Ordinary Dividends - Form 1040 or 1040A Schedule B Taxpayers filing a Form 1040 or 1040A can include a Schedule B to report their interest and di...
Investment Interest Expense Deduction - Form 4952 You must file Form 4952 to claim the investment interest expense deduction and determine how m...
Itemized Deductions - Form 1040 Schedule A Every taxpayer can choose to take either the standard deduction or itemize deductions, usually...
Low-Income Housing Credit - Form 8586 Form 8586 allows owners of qualified residential buildings in low-income housing projects to c...
Miscellaneous Income - Form 1099-MISC Form 1099-MISC reports various types of miscellaneous income other than wages, salaries, and t...
Mortgage Interest Credit - Form 8396 Form 8396 is used to calculate the mortgage interest credit for a given tax year as well as an...
Moving Expenses - Form 3903 You can use Form 3903 to deduct moving expenses. Your move must occur within 1 ye...
Net Operating Loss - Form 1045 Schedule A Form 1045 Schedule A is used to compute a net operating loss (NOL) and determine the amount av...
Net Profit from Business - Form 1040 Schedule C-EZ Schedule C-EZ is a simpler version of the normal Schedule C. You attach to your 1040 to report...
Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit - Form 5695 The Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit offers a tax credit for making energy efficient improve...
Noncash Charitable Contributions - Form 8283 File Form 8283 to report noncash charitable contributions to the IRS, but only if the amount o...
Payment Voucher - Form 1040-V Payment vouchers, part of the IRS’s effort to modernize its system, help the agency process pa...
Profit or Loss from Business - Form 1040 Schedule C Schedule C is included with your return to report income or loss from a business you operated ...
Qualified Adoption Expenses - Form 8839 Form 8839 is used to claim the adoption credit and an exclusion of any employer-provided adopt...
Qualified Plug-in Electric and Electric Vehicle Credit - Form 8834 Form 8834 allows you to claim the qualified plug-in electric vehicle credit and any electric v...
Recovery Rebate Credit - Form 1040 2008 Line 70 The Recovery Rebate Credit is a one-time tax credit from 2009 for taxpayers who did not receiv...
Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit - Form 5695 The Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit provides taxpayers with a nonrefundable tax c...
Self-Employment Tax - Form 1040 Schedule SE Schedule SE calculates the tax due on your self-employment earnings. Generally speaking, you m...
Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income - Form 4137 Form 4137 is used to figure the social security and Medicare tax owed on tips you did not repo...
Supplemental Income and Loss - Form 1040 Schedule E Attach Schedule E to your 1040 to report income or loss from rental properties as well as roya...
Tax for Certain Children Who Have Investment Income of More than $1,900 - Form 8615 Form 8615 is used to figure the tax for certain children who have investment income over $1,90...
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return - Form 1040/1040EZ/1040A The IRS Forms 1040, 1040EZ, and 1040A are the most basic forms individuals use to report their...
Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses - Form 2106-EZ Form 2106-EZ is for employees to deduct ordinary and necessary work expenses for which they we...
Wage and Tax Statement - Form W-2 Employers must file Form W-2 for every employee they paid more than $600 in wages, tips, and o...