Where is my AGI located on last year's return?
The AGI you should use to sign your 2013 return can be found on the following lines of your 2012 return (round this amount to the nearest whole dollar):
How do I get my original AGI if I cannot locate my last year's return?
To retrieve your original AGI from your previous year's tax return you may do one of the following:
What do I use for my original AGI if my filing status has changed from last year?
If your filing status changed from the previous year to "Married Filing Joint", then each taxpayer will use their individual original AGI from their respective prior year tax returns.
If the change is from "Married Filing Joint", then both taxpayers will use the same original AGI from the prior year's joint tax return.
What do I use for my original AGI if I did not file a return with the IRS last year?
If you have never filed before, or if you filed last year using an ITIN and you have a Social Security Number this year, select I am a first-time filer or I did NOT file a 2012 tax return on the prior year information screen.
If you are married filing jointly and only one spouse filed last year, enter the prior year AGI for that spouse and zero (0) for the spouse who has never filed before.