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Built for investments, rental properties, foreign bank accounts, business income or expenses, and other 1099-K scenarios. Even if you think your return is complex, we make filing your taxes easy and help find the tax advantages you deserve.
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Transfer vital personal data from last year's tax return, including information required for IRS e-file. Plus, minimize errors by importing 1099s, W-2s, and more.
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Keep more of your money with itemized deductions (Schedule A) through TaxAct Premier. All the forms and features you need are included, so you get your guaranteed maximum refund.*
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TaxAct can import data from PDF files of 1040 returns prepared by TurboTax® and H&R Block®.
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Quickly import your stock data or use Stock Assistant’s quick entry tools. You’ll save time, minimize errors, and get a final summary of your investment income.
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Select list of Federal and State tax forms supported
| Description | Free | Deluxe | Premier | Self Employed | Sole Proprietor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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 | | | | | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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