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Description | Basic | Deluxe | Premier | Self Employed | Sole Proprietor | |
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Form 1040 | U.S. Individual Income Tax Return | |||||
Form 1040ES | Estimated Tax Vouchers | |||||
Form 1040V | Payment Voucher | |||||
Form 1040X | Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return | |||||
Form 1045 | Application for Tentative Refund | |||||
Form 1127 | Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Tax Due to Undue Hardship | |||||
Form 1310 | Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer | |||||
Form 14039 | Identity Theft Affidavit | |||||
Form 2120 | Multiple Support Declaration | |||||
Form 2210 | Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals Estates and Trusts | |||||
Form 2210F | Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen | |||||
Form 461 | Limitation on Business Losses | |||||
Form 4852 | Substitute for Form W2 and 1099R | |||||
Form 4868 | Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File | |||||
Form 5471 | Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations | |||||
Form 8332 | Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption | |||||
Form 8379 | Injured Spouse Allocation | |||||
Form 8453 | Tax Transmittal for EFile | |||||
Form 8606 (Spouse) | Nondeductible IRAs | |||||
Form 8606 (Taxpayer) | Nondeductible IRAs | |||||
Form 8606WS (Spouse) | Inherited Nondeductible IRAs | |||||
Form 8606WS (Taxpayer) | Inherited Nondeductible IRAs | |||||
Form 8615 | Tax For Certain Children Who Have Unearned Income | |||||
Form 8815 | Exclusion of Interest From Series EE & I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989 | |||||
Form 8822 | Change of Address | |||||
Form 8862 | Information to Claim EIC After Disallowance | |||||
Form 8863 | Education Credits | |||||
Form 8886 | Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement | |||||
Form 8888 | Allocation of Refund (Including Bond Purchases) | |||||
Form 8915C (Spouse) | Qualified 2018 Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8915C (Taxpayer) | Qualified 2018 Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8915D (Spouse) | Qualified 2019 Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8915D (Taxpayer) | Qualified 2019 Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8915F (Spouse) | Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8915F (Taxpayer) | Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments | |||||
Form 8990 | Limitation on Business Interest Expense Under Section 163(j) | |||||
Form 8995 | Qualified Business Income Deduction Simplified Computation | |||||
Form 8995A | Qualified Business Income Deduction | |||||
Form 9465 | Installment Agreement Request | |||||
Form 965A | Individual Report of Net 965 Tax Liability | |||||
Form W-4 | Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate | |||||
Form W-4P | Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments | |||||
Form W-4R | Withholding Certificate for Nonperiodic Payments | |||||
Form W7 | Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number | |||||
Schedule 8812 | Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents | |||||
Schedule EIC | Earned Income Credit | |||||
Schedule LEP | Limited English Proficiency | |||||
Schedule R | Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled | |||||
Form 1040ESNR | Estimated Tax Vouchers For Nonresident Alien Individuals | |||||
Form 1040NR | U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return | |||||
Form 1040SS | U.S. Self Employment Tax Return | |||||
Form 1098 | Mortgage Interest | |||||
Form 1116 | Foreign Tax Credit | |||||
Form 1116AMT | Foreign Tax Credit for AMT | |||||
Form 2106 | Employee Business Expenses | |||||
Form 2441 | Child and Dependent Care Expenses | |||||
Form 2555 | Foreign Earned Income | |||||
Form 3115 | Application for Change in Accounting Method | |||||
Form 3468 | Investment Credit | |||||
Form 3800 | General Business Credit | |||||
Form 3903 | Moving Expenses | |||||
Form 4136 | Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels | |||||
Form 4137 | Tax on Unreported Tip Income | |||||
Form 4255 | Recapture of Investment Credit | |||||
Form 4562 | Depreciation and Amortization | |||||
Form 4563 | Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa | |||||
Form 4684 | Casualties and Thefts | |||||
Form 4835 | Farm Rental Income and Expenses | |||||
Form 4952 | Investment Interest Expense | |||||
Form 4972 | Tax on Lump Sum Distributions | |||||
Form 5074 | Allocation of Individual Income Tax to Guam or the CNMI | |||||
Form 5329 (Spouse) | Additional Taxes on Qualified Retirement Plans | |||||
Form 5329 (Taxpayer) | Additional Taxes on Qualified Retirement Plans | |||||
Form 5405 | Repayment of the First Time Homebuyer Credit | |||||
Form 5695 | Residential Energy Credits | |||||
Form 5884 | Credit for Affected Disaster Area Employers | |||||
Form 5884A | Work Opportunity Credit | |||||
Form 6198 | At Risk Limitations | |||||
Form 6251 | Alternative Minimum Tax | |||||
Form 6252 | Installment Sale Income | |||||
Form 6478 | Biofuel Producers Credit | |||||
Form 6765 | Credit for Increasing Research Activities | |||||
Form 6781 | Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles | |||||
Form 8283 | Noncash Charitable Contributions | |||||
Form 8396 | Mortgage Interest Credit | |||||
Form 8582 | Passive Activity Loss Limitations | |||||
Form 8582CR | Passive Activity Credit Limitations | |||||
Form 8586 | Low Income Housing Credit | |||||
Form 8594 | Asset Acquisition Statement Under Section 1060 | |||||
Form 8609 | Low Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification | |||||
Form 8609A | Annual Statement for Low Income Housing Credit | |||||
Form 8621 | Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund | |||||
Form 8689 | Allocation of Individual Income Tax to the U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||
Form 8801 | Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax | |||||
Form 8814 | Parents' Election to Report Child's Interest and Dividends | |||||
Form 8820 | Orphan Drug Credit | |||||
Form 8824 | Like Kind Exchanges | |||||
Form 8826 | Disabled Access Credit | |||||
Form 8828 | Recapture of Federal Mortgage Subsidy | |||||
Form 8829 | Expenses for Business Use of Your Home | |||||
Form 8833 | Treaty Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b) | |||||
Form 8835 | Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit | |||||
Form 8839 | Qualified Adoption Expenses | |||||
Form 8840 | Closer Connection Exception Statement for Aliens | |||||
Form 8843 | Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition | |||||
Form 8844 | Empowerment Zone Employment Credit | |||||
Form 8845 | Indian Employment Credit | |||||
Form 8846 | Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Certain Employee Tips | |||||
Form 8853 | Archer MSAs and LTC Insurance Contracts | |||||
Form 8864 | Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuels Credit | |||||
Form 8874 | New Markets Credit | |||||
Form 8880 | Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions | |||||
Form 8881 | Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs | |||||
Form 8882 | Credit for Employer Provided Childcare Facilities and Services | |||||
Form 8885 (Spouse) | Health Coverage Tax Credit | |||||
Form 8885 (Taxpayer) | Health Coverage Tax Credit | |||||
Form 8889 (Spouse) | Health Savings Accounts | |||||
Form 8889 (Taxpayer) | Health Savings Accounts | |||||
Form 8896 | Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Production Credit | |||||
Form 8900 | Qualified Railroad Track Maintenance Credit | |||||
Form 8906 | Distilled Spirits Credit | |||||
Form 8908 | Energy Efficient Home Credit | |||||
Form 8910 | Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit | |||||
Form 8911 | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | |||||
Form 8919 (Spouse) | Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages | |||||
Form 8919 (Taxpayer) | Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages | |||||
Form 8923 | Mine Rescue Team Training Credit | |||||
Form 8932 | Credit for Employer Differential Wage Payments | |||||
Form 8933 | Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Credit | |||||
Form 8936 | Qualified Plugin Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit | |||||
Form 8938 | Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets | |||||
Form 8941 | Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums | |||||
Form 8958 | Allocation of Tax Amounts Between Certain Individuals in Community Property States | |||||
Form 8959 | Additional Medicare Tax | |||||
Form 8960 | Net Investment Income Tax | |||||
Form 8962 | Premium Tax Credit (PTC) | |||||
Form 8997 | Initial and Annual Statement of Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) Investments | |||||
Form 982 | Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness | |||||
Form 8992 | U.S. Shareholder Calculation of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income | |||||
Form 8992A | Schedule of Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) Information to Compute Global intangible Low-Taxed Income | |||||
Form 8994 | Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave | |||||
Schedule A (Form 1040) | Itemized Deductions | |||||
Schedule A (Form 1040NR) | Itemized Deductions | |||||
Schedule B | Interest and Ordinary Dividends | |||||
Schedule H | Household Employment Taxes | |||||
Schedule J | Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen | |||||
Schedule NEC (Form 1040NR) | Tax on Income Not Effectively Connected With a U.S. Trade or Business | |||||
Schedule OI (Form 1040NR) | Other Information | |||||
Schedule SE (Spouse) | Self Employment Tax | |||||
Schedule SE (Taxpayer) | Self Employment Tax | |||||
Form 4797 | Sales of Business Property | |||||
Form 8867 | Paid Preparer's Due Diligence Checklist | |||||
Form 8948 | Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically | |||||
Form 8949 | Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets | |||||
Schedule D | Capital Gains and Losses | |||||
Schedule E | Supplemental Income and Loss | |||||
Schedule C | Profit or Loss From Business | |||||
Schedule C | Profit or Loss From Business For Statutory Employees | |||||
Schedule F | Profit or Loss From Farming |
Description | State | |
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Form 2210AL | Estimated Tax Penalties for Individuals | Alabama |
Form 2210AL Schedule AI | Annualized Income Installment Method | Alabama |
Form 40 | Alabama Individual Income Tax Return | Alabama |
Form 40ES | Estimated Tax | Alabama |
Form 40NR | Alabama Nonresident Individual Income Tax Return | Alabama |
Form 40V | Tax Payment Voucher | Alabama |
Form 4952A | Investment Interest Expense | Alabama |
Form AL8453 | Declaration for Electronic Filing | Alabama |
Form NOL 85 | Computation of Net Operating Loss | Alabama |
Form NOL 85A | Net Operating Loss Carryback or Carryforward | Alabama |
Schedule A B & DC | Itemized Deductions and Interest & Dividends Income | Alabama |
Schedule A B D & E | Nonresident Itemized Deductions and Interest & Dividends Income | Alabama |
Schedule AAC | Alabama Adoption Tax Credit | Alabama |
Schedule AATC | Alabama Accountability Tax Credit | Alabama |
Schedule ATP | Additional Taxes and Penalties | Alabama |
Schedule CP | Composite Payments | Alabama |
Schedule CR | Credit For Taxes Paid To Other States | Alabama |
Schedule D & E | Net Profit or Loss and Supplemental Income Loss | Alabama |
Schedule DS & HOF | Dependents Schedule & Head of Family Schedule | Alabama |
Schedule HBC | First Time Second Chance Home Buyer Deduction | Alabama |
Schedule KRCCI | Recipients Share of Capital Credit | Alabama |
Schedule OC | Other Available Credits | Alabama |
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