Tax forms

These links will let you download the Internal Revenue Service's most frequently requested tax forms. Clicking on one of these links will download a PDF version of the form directly from the Internal Revenue Service website.

1040

U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
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1040-SR

An alternative to the Form 1040 for taxpayers who are 65 and older.
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1040ES

Estimated Tax for Individuals. Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding (for example, earnings from self-employment, interest, dividends, rents, or alimony).
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1040X

Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
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5305 - SIMPLE

Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers
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Schedule 1 (1040)

Additional Income and Adjustments to Income
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Schedule 2 (1040)

Additional Taxes
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Schedule 3 (1040)

Additional Credits and Payments
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Schedule A (1040)

Itemized Deductions. If you itemize, you can deduct a part of your medical and dental expenses and un-reimbursed employee business expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, interest, contributions, and miscellaneous expenses. You can also deduct certain casualty and theft losses.
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Schedule B (Form 1040)

Interest and Ordinary Dividends.
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Schedule C (Form 1040)

Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)
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Schedule D (Form 1040)

Capital Gains and Losses. Use this form to report the sale or exchange of a capital asset not reported on another form or schedule, gains from involuntary conversions (other than from casualty or theft) of capital assets not held for business or profit, capital gain distributions not reported directly on Form 1040, and non-business bad debts.
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Schedule E (Form 1040)

Supplemental Income and Loss. Use Schedule E to report income or loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, estates, trusts, and residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs).
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Schedule SE (Form 1040)

Self-Employment Tax. Use this form to figure the tax due on net earnings from self-employment. The Social Security Administration uses the information from Schedule SE to figure your benefits under the social security program.
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W-4

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. Complete this form so your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay.
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W-2

Wage and Tax Statement. Every employer who pays for services performed by an employee, including noncash payments, must file a Form W-2 for each employee - even if the employee is related to the employer.
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W-9

Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. Anyone who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA.
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1099

Miscellaneous Income Statement. Every business that pays for services performed by a non-employee must file a copy of Form 1099 for each non-employee.
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1099-NEC

Form to report nonemployee compensation.
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941

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
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4868

Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
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8863

Education Credits (American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits). Use this form to figure and claim tax credits for qualified education expenses paid to an eligible postsecondary educational institution.
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