Federal Tax Forms
Here are links to the most common tax forms needed to prepare your income tax returns. All tax forms are in the portable document format (PDF) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can use Acrobat Reader to view the documents and print documents. Most of the IRS forms also allow you to type in your information and save a copy with your data to your computer.The best IRS web resource by far is Publication 17, which covers information relevant to most tax situations. (Also available as a downloadable PDF document.)1040EZ Series for IndividualsTaxpayers with income under $100,000 might qualify to use this simplified tax form.* Form 1040EZ* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)1040A Series for IndividualsMost taxpayers are eligible to file this shorter tax form. Income under $100,000, can claim dependents, can use any filing status, and can claim some adjustments to income. This form is the best place to start for most people.* Form 1040A* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)Schedules related to Form 1040A:* Schedule 1 for Interest & Dividends* Schedule 2 for Child & Dependent Care Expenses and Instructions for Schedule 2* Schedule 3 for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled and Instructions for Schedule 31040 Series for IndividualsForm 1040, the "long form," covers all possible tax situations. Anyone at all can file this form. So if you're in doubt about which form to file, it's always a safe bet to stick to the 1040.* Form 1040* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)Schedules related to Form 1040:* Schedule A for Itemized Deductions. Instructions for Schedule A.* Schedule B for Interest and Dividends. Instructions are included in the same pdf file as the form.* Schedule C for Net Profit or Loss from Business and Instructions* Schedule C-EZ simplified version of Net-Profit from Busines (includes instructions)* Schedule D for Capital Gains & Losses and Schedule D-1 Continuation of Schedule D, and Instructions* Schedule E for Supplemental Income & Loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, trusts, and S-corporations, and Instructions* Schedule EIC for the Earned Income Credit. See Publication 596 for all the details.* Schedule F for Net Profit or Loss from Farming and Instructions* Schedule H for Household Employment Taxes and IRS Instructions* Schedule J for Farm Income Averaging and Instructions* Schedule R for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled and Instructions* Schedule SE for the Self Employment Tax and IRS Instructions
Here are links to the most common tax forms needed to prepare your income tax returns. All tax forms are in the portable document format (PDF) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can use Acrobat Reader to view the documents and print documents. Most of the IRS forms also allow you to type in your information and save a copy with your data to your computer.The best IRS web resource by far is Publication 17, which covers information relevant to most tax situations. (Also available as a downloadable PDF document.)1040EZ Series for IndividualsTaxpayers with income under $100,000 might qualify to use this simplified tax form.* Form 1040EZ* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)1040A Series for IndividualsMost taxpayers are eligible to file this shorter tax form. Income under $100,000, can claim dependents, can use any filing status, and can claim some adjustments to income. This form is the best place to start for most people.* Form 1040A* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)Schedules related to Form 1040A:* Schedule 1 for Interest & Dividends* Schedule 2 for Child & Dependent Care Expenses and Instructions for Schedule 2* Schedule 3 for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled and Instructions for Schedule 31040 Series for IndividualsForm 1040, the "long form," covers all possible tax situations. Anyone at all can file this form. So if you're in doubt about which form to file, it's always a safe bet to stick to the 1040.* Form 1040* Instructions (pdf)* Instructions (web)Schedules related to Form 1040:* Schedule A for Itemized Deductions. Instructions for Schedule A.* Schedule B for Interest and Dividends. Instructions are included in the same pdf file as the form.* Schedule C for Net Profit or Loss from Business and Instructions* Schedule C-EZ simplified version of Net-Profit from Busines (includes instructions)* Schedule D for Capital Gains & Losses and Schedule D-1 Continuation of Schedule D, and Instructions* Schedule E for Supplemental Income & Loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, trusts, and S-corporations, and Instructions* Schedule EIC for the Earned Income Credit. See Publication 596 for all the details.* Schedule F for Net Profit or Loss from Farming and Instructions* Schedule H for Household Employment Taxes and IRS Instructions* Schedule J for Farm Income Averaging and Instructions* Schedule R for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled and Instructions* Schedule SE for the Self Employment Tax and IRS Instructions
