Just the basics from the IRS tax form checklist
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Feb. 15, 2017
(152 words)
UNDATED – When getting your tax material together, here are the basics, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Personal Information: social security numbers for yourself, your spouse and any dependents
Income Information:
- W-2 Forms from all employers you (and your spouse, if filing a joint return) worked for during the past tax year.
- 1099 Forms if you (or your spouse) completed contract work and earned more than $600.
- Investment income information (including: interest income, dividend income, proceeds from the sale of bonds or stocks, and income from foreign investments).
- Income from local and state tax refunds from the prior year.
- Business income (accounting records for any business that you own)
- Unemployment income
- Rental property income
- Social Security benefits
- Miscellaneous income (including: jury duty, lottery and gambling winnings, Form 1099-MISC for prizes and awards, and Form 1099-MSA for distributions from medical savings accounts)
For more information about taxes, visit your tax preparer or IRS.gov.
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Media Contact: Mary Hightower
Dir. of Communication Services
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2126
mhightower@uada.edu
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