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TAX PREP CHECKLIST
+ PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Social Security Number (personal, spouse, and dependents)
- Date of Birth (personal, spouse, and dependents)
+ INCOME INFORMATION
- Job Income — W2 (personal, spouse)
- Investment Income — 1099 (-INT, -DIV, -B, etc.), K-1s, stock option information
- Tax Refund and/or Unemployment Income — 1099-G
- Taxable Alimony Received
- Business or Farming Income — 1099-NEC, profit/loss statement, capital equipment information
- IRA/Pension Distributions — 1099-R, 8606
- Rental Property Income/Expense — profit/loss statement, suspended loss information
- Social Security Benefits — SSA-1099
- Income From Sales of Property — original cost and cost of improvements, escrow closing statement, 1099-C
- Prior Year Installment Sale Information — 6252, yearly principal and interest collected, SSN and address of payer
- Miscellaneous Income — jury duty, gambling winnings, medical savings account, scholarships, etc.
+ INCOME ADJUSTMENTS
- IRA Contributions
- Energy Credits
- Student Loan Interest
- Medical Savings Account Contributions
- Moving Expenses
- Self-Employed Health Insurance Payments
- Self-Employed Pension Plans
- Tax Deductible Alimony Paid
- Educator Expenses
+ ITEMIZED TAX DEDUCTIONS/CREDITS
- Child Care Costs — provider’s name, address, tax ID, and amount paid
- Education Costs — 1098-T, education expenses
- Adoption Costs — SSN of child, legal, medical, and transportation costs
- Home Mortgage Interest and Points Paid — 1098
- Investment Interest Expense
- Charitable Donations — cash amounts and value of donated property, out-of-pocket expenses
- Casualty and Theft Losses — amount of damage, insurance reimbursements
- Other Miscellaneous Tax Deductions — union dues, unreimbursed employee expenses
- Medical and Dental Expenses
+ TAXES PREVIOUSLY PAID
- Real Estate Tax Payments
- State and Local Income Tax Payments
- Estimated Tax Payments
- Personal Property Tax Payments
- Vehicle Registration Payments
+ ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- Direct Deposit Information — routing and account numbers
- Estimated Tax Payment Made During the Year
- Prior Year Refund Applied to Current Year
- Foreign Bank Account Information — location, name of bank, account number, peak value of account during the year
What’s my filing status?
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