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Common income

Wages and salaries (Form W-2)
IRA and pension distributions (Form 1099-R)
Interest and dividend income (Form 1099-INTForm 1099-DIVor consolidated 1099)
Unemployment compensation (Form 1099-G)
Social security benefits (Form SSA-1099)
Taxable state or local refunds (Form 1099-G)
Capital gain distributions (Form 1099-DIV or consolidated 1099)
Sales of stocks and mutual funds (Form 1099-B or consolidated 1099)
Sales of crypto and other digital assets (Form 1099-DA or consolidated 1099)
Capital loss carryover

Business income

Self-employment income (Form 1099-NECForm 1099-MISCand Schedule C)
Payment card and third-party network business sales (Form 1099-K)
Partnership or S corporation income (Schedule K-1)
Rental real estate income (Schedule E)
Farm income (Schedule F)
Farm rental income (Form 4835)
Self-employment taxes (Schedule SE)
Sale of business property (Form 4797)

Less common income

Gambling income or losses (Form W-2G)
Original Issue Discount income (Form 1099-OID)
Estate and trust income (Schedule K-1)
Seller-financed loan interest income
Royalty income (Schedule E)
Unreported tip income (Form 4137)
Uncollected Social Security and Medicare taxes (Form 8919)
Sale of home (Form 1099-S)
Installment sales (Form 6252)
Cancellation of debt income (Form 1099-C or Form 1099-A)
Tuition program distributions (Form 1099-Q)
Long-term care insurance payments (1099-LTC)
ABLE account distributions (Form 1099-QA)
Child investment income (Form 8814)
Undistributed capital gains (Form 2439)
Section 1256 contracts and straddles (Form 6781)
Clergy and church employee income

Other income

Alimony received
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends
Household employee wages
Taxable scholarships and grants
Net operating loss carryover
Jury duty fees
Prizes and miscellaneous income

Children and dependents

Earned Income Credit (Schedule EIC)
Child Tax Credit
Additional Child Tax Credit (Schedule 8812)
Credit for Other Dependents
Child and Dependent Care Credit (Form 2441)
Adoption Credit (Form 8839)

Education

American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits (Form 8863)
Refundable American Opportunity Credit (Form 8863)
Education expenses (Form 1098-T)
Teacher (educator) expenses
Student loan interest (Form 1098-E)

Home and real estate

Home mortgage interestpointsand insurance (Form 1098)
Real estate taxes (Schedule A)
Mortgage Interest Credit (Form 8396)

Taxes

Personal property taxes (Schedule A)
State and local taxes (Schedule A)
Sales tax (Schedule A)
Excess Social Security Credit
Prior Year Minimum Tax Credit (Form 8801)

Health

Medical expenses (Schedule A)
Deduction for Health Savings Account (HSA) (Form 8889)
Deduction for Archer Medical Savings Account (MSA) (Form 8853)
Premium Tax Credit (Form 8962)

Investment and retirement

IRA deduction
Investment expenses (Schedule A)
Margin loan interest (Form 4952)
Series EE or Series I U.S. savings bond interest exclusion (Form 8815)
Retirement Savings Contribution Credit (Form 8880)
Penalty paid on early withdrawal of savings

Business

Qualified business income (QBI) deduction (Form 8995 or 8995-A)
Self-employed retirement contributions
Depreciation expense (Form 4562)
Home office deduction (Form 8829)
General business credits (Form 3800)
Credits for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup (Form 8881)

Energy

Home energy credits (Form 5695)
Clean Vehicle Credit (Form 8936)
Clean Vehicle Credit Amount (Schedule A (Form 8936))
Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels (Form 4136)

Other credits and deductions

No Tax on Tips (Schedule 1-A)
No Tax on Overtime (Schedule 1-A)
No Tax on Car Loan Interest (Schedule 1-A)
Enhanced Deduction for Seniors (Schedule 1-A)
Alimony paid
Donations to charities (Schedule A and Form 8283)
Qualified charitable distributions (Form 1099-R)
Employee business expenses (Form 2106)
Gambling losses (Schedule A)
Casualty losses (Form 4684)
Jury duty repayments
Military moving expenses (Form 3903)
Elderly or disabled credit (Schedule R)
Investment credit (Form 3468)
Foreign Tax Credit (Form 1116)*

* For interest and dividend income only

Form W-2
Consolidated 1099
Form 1095-A
Form 1095-B
Form 1095-C
Form 1098
Form 1098-C
Form 1098-E
Form 1098-T
Form 1099-A
Form 1099-B
Form 1099-C
Form 1099-DA
Form 1099-DIV
Form 1099-G
Form 1099-INT
Form 1099-K
Form 1099-LTC
Form 1099-MISC
Form 1099-NEC
Form 1099-OID
Form 1099-PATR
Form 1099-Q
Form 1099-QA
Form 1099-R
Form 1099-S
Form 1099-SA
Form 2439
Form 5498-QA
Form 5498-SA
Form CSA-1099-R
Form CSF-1099-R
Form RRB-1099
Form RRB-1099-R
Form SSA-1099
Form W-2G
Mortgage Credit Certificate
Schedule K-1 from partnershipsS corpsestates and trusts

Form 1040
Form 1040-SR
Form 1040-X
Form 1040-ES
Form 1040-V
Schedule 8812
Schedule 1
Schedule 1-A
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule EIC
Schedule F
Schedule H
Schedule LEP
Schedule R
Schedule SE
Form 461
Form 982
Form 1116
Form 1310
Form 2106
Form 2120
Form 2210
Form 2210-F
Form 2441
Form 3468
Form 3800
Form 3903
Form 4136
Form 4137
Form 4547
Form 4562
Form 4684
Form 4797
Form 4835
Form 4852
Form 4868
Form 4952
Form 5329
Form 5695
Form 5884
Form 6251
Form 6252
Form 6781
Form 7203
Form 7206
Form 8283
Form 8379
Form 8396
Form 8453
Form 8582
Form 8582-CR
Form 8606
Form 8615
Form 8801
Form 8814
Form 8815
Form 8829
Form 8839
Form 8853
Form 8862
Form 8863
Form 8879-TA
Form 8880
Form 8881
Form 8888
Form 8889
Form 8911
Form 8911 Schedule A
Form 8915F
Form 8919
Form 8936
Form 8936 Schedule A
Form 8938
Form 8941
Form 8949
Form 8959
Form 8960
Form 8962
Form 8995
Form 8995-A
Form 8995-A Schedule A
Form 8995-A Schedule C
Form 8995-A Schedule D
Form 9000
Form 9465

Foreign employment income (Form 2555)
Nonresident alien returns (Form 1040NR)
Customers or preparers living outside the United States when they file their taxes
At-risk limitations (Form 6198)
Casualty or theft gain or loss for business and income producing property

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Note: The following states do not require a separate state tax return to be filed: AlaskaFloridaNevadaNew Hampshire*South DakotaTennesseeTexasand Wyoming.

*New Hampshire has no personal income tax code but does tax 5% on interest and dividends above $2,400 annually ($4,800 for joint filers).

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