Form 1040 and Schedules
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links to get Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ, plus
instructions, schedules
and related publications.
There are four categories of items on this page:
- Form 1040EZ
- Form 1040A and Schedules
- Form 1040 and Schedules
- Related IRS publications
Links point to the latest version posted on the IRS web site. If
the current year's version does not appear, the IRS has not yet posted
it.
Form 1040EZ
| Form
1040EZ |
Income
Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers with No Dependents
Form Instructions
The "EZ-est" 1040. |
Form 1040A and Schedules
| Form
1040A |
U.S.
Individual Income Tax Return
Form
Instructions
Use this form if you can't use Form 1040EZ but don't have to use
Form 1040. See Pub 17 below. |
| Schedule
1 |
Interest
and Ordinary Dividends
Form (see Form 1040A instructions)
Most taxpayers don't need this form unless they have $1,500 or more
of interest income, or $1,500 or more of ordinary dividend income.
|
| Schedule
2 |
Child
and Dependent Care Expenses
Form Instructions |
| Schedule
3 |
Credit
for the Elderly or the Disabled
Form Instructions
For more details see Pub 524 below. |
| Schedule
EIC |
Earned
Income Credit Qualifying Child Information
Form
& Instructions
File this schedule if you claim the earned income credit and you
have one or more qualifying children. For more details see Pub 596
below. |
Form 1040 and Attachments
| Form
1040 |
U.S.
Individual Income Tax Return
Form Instructions
TAX
TABLES
Use this form if you can't use Form 1040EZ or Form 1040A. Note
that the IRS provides the tax tables in a separate electronic file
from the general instructions. |
Schedule
A
Schedule B |
Itemized
Deductions
Interest and Ordinary Dividends
Form Instructions
The IRS combines both forms in a single electronic file, and also
combines the instructions for both forms in a (different) single
electronic file.
Schedule A: For more information see Your Itemized Deductions.
Schedule B: Most taxpayers don't need this schedule unless
they have $1,500 or more of interest income, or $1,500 or more of
ordinary
dividend income. |
| Schedule
C |
Profit
or Loss from Business
Form Instructions
Use to report income and deductions from a sole
proprietorship (a business or profession of your own). For more
information see Your Business. |
Schedule
C-EZ |
Net
Profit from Business
Form
& Instructions
You can use this easier version of Schedule C if you don't
have a loss, have business expenses of $2,500 or less, and meet
other requirements set forth at the top of this form. |
| Schedule
D |
Capital
Gains and Losses
Form Instructions
Use to report sales or involuntary conversions of capital
assets, capital gain distributions, and nonbusiness bad debts. If
your only capital gains are distributions from mutual funds, see
Form 1040 instructions for line 13 to determine whether you need
this schedule. Also see Your Investments. |
| Schedule
D-1 |
Continuation
Sheet for Schedule D
Form
If you have too many sale transactions to fit on Schedule
D, use one or more copies of this form to report the additional
sales. |
| Schedule
E |
Supplemental
Income and Loss
Form Instructions
Use to report income and deductions from rental real
estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, estates and
trusts, and residual interests in REMICs. |
| Schedule
EIC |
Earned
Income Credit Qualifying Child Information
Form
& Instructions
File this schedule if you claim the earned income credit and you
have one or more qualifying children. For more details see Pub 596
below. |
| Schedule
F |
Profit
or Loss from Farming
Form Instructions |
| Schedule
H |
Household
Employment Taxes
Form Instructions
If you had a household employee, you may need to file this
schedule. |
| Schedule
J |
Farm
Income Averaging
Form Instructions |
| Schedule
R |
Credit
for the Elderly or Disabled
Form Instructions
This credit is available only if your income is below
$25,000 (or a lower limit, depending on filing status) and you
meet other requirements. For more details see Pub 524 below. |
| Schedule
SE |
Self-Employment
Tax
Form Instructions
You may need to file this form if you have net earnings
from self-employment. For more
information see Your Business. |
IRS Publications
The following IRS information publications provide additional guidance in
preparing the forms on this page.
| Pub
17 |
Your
Federal Income Tax
Download
319 pages, 2 meg download!
The granddaddy of IRS information publications, over 300
pages of general tax guidance, free for the asking. Much of the
information here duplicates the guidance you'll find in more
specific pubs, so if you have questions in only one or two areas
you might look at those instead. You'll find links to more
specific publications on other pages of Fairmark's
Fast Form Finder. |
| Pub
524 |
Credit
for the Elderly or the Disabled
Download
Details concerning this credit. |
| Pub
552 |
Recordkeeping
for Individuals
Download |
| Pub
596 |
Earned
Income Credit
Download
Details concerning this credit. Yes, 56 pages! |
| Pub
926 |
Household
Employer's Tax Guide
Download
More info for people required to file Schedule H. |
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