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IRS Forms: Tax Returns and Schedules
37 forms about tax returns and schedules. Each page explains the form in plain English and lets you fill out the official PDF in your browser.
Form W-7Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification NumberThe form you use to get a tax ID number from the IRS when you have to file a U.S. tax return but can't get a Social Security number.Form 56Notice Concerning Fiduciary RelationshipThe form you file to tell the IRS you are acting for someone else on their taxes, as an executor, trustee, guardian or receiver.Form 709United States Gift (and Generation - Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnThe return you file after you give someone more than $19,000 in a year, so the IRS can record those gifts and figure any tax due.Form 940Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax ReturnThe annual return employers file to report federal unemployment (FUTA) tax on the first $7,000 of wages paid to each employee.Form 941Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax ReturnThe quarterly return where you report the wages you paid, the income tax you withheld, and the social security and Medicare tax you owe.Form 944Employer's Annual Federal Tax ReturnThe yearly payroll tax return you file instead of four quarterly Forms 941, but only if the IRS mailed you a notice telling you to.Form 990-EZShort Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income TaxThe short annual return a smaller tax-exempt organization files to tell the IRS what it took in, what it spent, and what it does.Form 1040U.S. Individual Income Tax ReturnThe yearly tax return where you report your 2025 income, figure what you owe or get back, and claim credits like the child tax credit.Schedule C (Form 1040)Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship)The form you attach to your tax return to report what your business took in, what it spent, and whether it ended the year at a profit.Schedule SE (Form 1040)Self-Employment TaxThe schedule you attach to your tax return to work out the social security and Medicare tax you owe on your self-employment earnings.Form 1040-ESEstimated Tax For IndividualsThe form you use to figure and pay tax during the year on income that has no withholding, like self-employment, interest, or rent.Form 1040-NRU.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax ReturnThe U.S. tax return you file when you are a nonresident alien with income from the United States or tax withheld that you want back.Form 1040-SRU.S. Income Tax Return for SeniorsThe yearly federal income tax return for seniors, where you report your 2025 income and work out your refund or the amount you owe.Form 1040-XAmended U.S. Individual Income Tax ReturnThe form you file to fix a federal tax return you already sent in, whether that means you owe more or you are owed a refund.Form 1041U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and TrustsThe income tax return a fiduciary files to report what an estate or trust earned, and how much of that income went to the beneficiaries.Form 1065U.S. Return of Partnership IncomeThe yearly return your partnership files to show the IRS its income and split it among the partners, who pay the tax themselves.Form 1096Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information ReturnsThe cover sheet you mail to the IRS with a batch of paper 1099s, 1098s, or similar forms, showing how many you sent and what they total.Form 1099-INTInterest Income (Info Copy Only)The form your bank or other payer sends you and the IRS to report the interest they paid you during the year.Form 1120U.S. Corporation Income Tax ReturnThe yearly income tax return a corporation files to report what it earned, what it deducted, and how much tax it owes.Form 1120-SU.S. Income Tax Return for an S CorporationThe yearly federal return your S corporation files to report its income and pass each shareholder's share through on a Schedule K-1.Form 2553Election by a Small Business CorporationThe form your corporation files to be taxed as an S corporation, so its income is taxed to the shareholders instead of the company.Form 4506-CIVES Request for Transcript of Tax ReturnThe form you sign so the IRS sends your tax transcript to an authorized IVES participant instead of to you.Form 4506-TRequest for Transcript of Tax ReturnThe form you send the IRS when you need a transcript of a past tax return, your wage records, or proof that you did not file.Form 4562Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property)The form you attach to your tax return to deduct the cost of business property over time, or expense it up front under section 179.Form 4852Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.The form you attach to your tax return when your employer or payer never sent your W-2 or 1099-R, or sent one with wrong numbers.Form 4868Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax ReturnThe form you file to get 6 more months to turn in your federal income tax return, without giving the IRS a reason.Form 5329Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored AccountsThe form you attach to your tax return when a retirement, health, education, or ABLE account triggers an extra tax.Form 7004Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other ReturnsThe form you file to get automatic extra time to turn in a business, estate, trust or information return.Form 8379Injured Spouse AllocationThe form you file when the IRS takes your share of a joint refund to pay a past-due debt that belongs only to your spouse.Form 8606Nondeductible IRAsThe form that tracks IRA money you already paid tax on, so you are not taxed twice when you take it out or convert it to a Roth.Form 8829Expenses for Business Use of Your HomeThe form self-employed people use to figure how much of their home costs they can deduct on Schedule C.Form 8843Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical ConditionThe form you file as a foreign visitor to explain why certain days in the U.S. should not count toward the substantial presence test.Form 8857Request for Innocent Spouse ReliefThe form you file to ask the IRS to stop holding you responsible for tax from a joint return you filed with a spouse or former spouse.Form 8863Education Credits (American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits)The form you attach to your Form 1040 to claim the American opportunity and lifetime learning credits for what you paid for college.Form 8889Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)The form you attach to your tax return to report money going into and out of your HSA and to claim your HSA deduction.Form 8949Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital AssetsThe form you attach to Schedule D to list every sale of stock, digital assets, or other property so the IRS can match your numbers.Form 8962Premium Tax Credit (PTC)The form you file with your tax return to figure your premium tax credit and settle up on the advance payments paid to your insurer.
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1099s and information returns 8Withholding and W forms 17Payroll and employment tax 9Starting and structuring a business 6Credits and deductions 11IRAs, HSAs and retirement accounts 4Extensions and payment plans 9Transcripts, authorizations and address changes 8Refunds, identity theft and relief 6Estate and gift tax 4Nonprofit filings 2International and foreign status 6