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What Do I Need to File?

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Basic Info

Name, SSN or ITIN, and date of birth

Last Year's Return - hard copy or PDF file (TaxACT can import basic info from PDF's of returns prepared by select software solutions)

Estimated Taxes Paid

Documents Received

Form W-2s - wage and tax statements

Form 1098s - includes mortgage interest (1098) and student loan interest (1098-E)

Form 1099s - includes dividend income (1099-DIV), interest income (1099-INT & 1099-OID), merchant card and third party network payments (1099-K), miscellaneous income (1099-MISC), retirement plan distribution (1099-R), sale of home or real estate (1099-S) and unemployment compensation (1099-G)

Form 2439s - notice to shareholder of undistributed long-term capital gains

Schedule K-1s - partnership, S Corporation and trust income

Personal Records

Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Education Expenses

Medical Expenses

Vehicle (Personal Property) Taxes Paid

Real Estate Taxes

Mortgage Interest Paid

Charitable Contributions

Business or Employee Expenses

Gambling Expenses

Investment Transactions

Retirement Contributions

Foreign Earned Income and Foreign Taxes Paid

Moving Expenses

Energy Efficiency Property Expenses

Household Employee Expenses

Alimony Expenses and/or Income

Expenses for miscellaneous itemized deductions

E-file/Print

Bank Information (Account and Routing Number for Direct Deposit/Withdrawal)

Prior year's Self-Select PIN or Prior year's AGI (Adjusted Gross Income)

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Upcoming Tax Dates

March 1 — Farmers & fishermen
File your 2018 income tax return (Form 1040) and pay any tax due Details

March 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during February, report them to your employer Details

March 15 — S Corporations
File a 2018 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120S) and pay any tax due Details

March 15 — S Corporation election
File Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, to elect to be treated as an S corporation beginning with calendar year 2018. If Form 2553 is filed late, S corporation treatment will begin with calendar year 2019.

March 15 — Partnerships
File a 2018 calendar year return (Form 1065) Details

March 15 — Electing larger partnerships
Provide each partner with a copy of Schedule K1 (Form 1065B), Partner's Share of Income (Loss) From an Electing Large Partnership, or a substitute Schedule K1. This due date applies even if the partnership requests an extension of time to file the Form 1065B by filing Form 7004

March 15 — Partnerships
Electing large partnerships: File a 2018 calendar year return (Form 1065-B) Details

March 15 — Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax
If the monthly deposit rule Page 6 Publication 509 applies, deposit the tax for payments in February.

March 31 — Electronic filing of Forms W2
File copies of all the Forms W2 you issued for 2018. This due date applies only if you electronically file.

March 31 — Electronic filing of Forms W2G
File copies of all the Forms W2G you issued for 2018. This due date applies only if you electronically file.

March 31 — Electronic filing of Forms 8027
File Forms 8027 for 2018. This due date applies only if you electronically file.

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