How to Find the Right Tax Forms. IRS no longer mails out forms and booklets.

You may have been aware of this, but the IRS no longer mails out the tax booklets and forms. You now have to download your form directly from the IRS website. They have also redone their forms and publications page, which I'm not too crazy about. There are a number of ways to get to the form you need, such as the archive of prior year products page, this page that organizes forms by Year, one I recommend is the topical index page. However, If you are using a common tax form, you can simply check the list below to see if it's there, and it will take you directly to the form you need. These are all in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Form 1040

  The "Universal" tax form so to speak. Anyone may use this form, it's the long tax form because it covers every possibility. If you don't know which form you need to use, it's always safe to start with this one.

• Instructions 1040 PDF
• Instructions 1040 Web

• Net Profit or Loss from Business Schedule C with Instructions
• Simplified version of Net-Profit from Business and Instructions are included Schedule C-EZ
  
• Capital Gains & Losses Schedule D
• A Continuation of Schedule D Schedule D-1 with Instructions
• Supplemental Income & Loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, trusts, and S-corporations Schedule E with Instructions
• Earned Income Credit Schedule EIC For Details visit Publication 596
• Net Profit or Loss from Farming Schedule F with Instructions
• Household Employment Taxes Schedule H with IRS Instructions
• Farm Income Averaging Schedule J with Instructions
• Credit for the Elderly or Disabled Schedule R with Instructions
• Self Employment Tax Schedule SE with IRS Instructions

• Form 1040 EZ

  Simplified Tax Form most used for taxpayers who have an income of less than $100,000.

• Instructions 1040EZ PDF
• Instructions 1040EZ Web

• Form 1040A

  1040A is the best starting form for most people. If you earned less than $100,000, are eligible to claim dependents, can file under any status, and can claim adjustments to income, you may be eligible to use 1040A.

• Instructions 1040A PDF
• Instructions 1040A Web

• Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit and Instructions
• Form 2106 or 2106-EZ for Employee Business Expenses and Instructions
• Form 2441 for the Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses and Instructions
• Form 2555 or 2555-EZ for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Instructions
• Form 3903 for Moving Expenses
• Form 4137 for Taxes on Unreported Tips
• Form 4797 for Sale of Business Property and Instructions
• Form 5329 for the Additional Tax on IRAs and other Retirement Accounts and Instructions
• Form 6251 for the Alternative Minimum Tax and Instructions
• Form 8812 for the Additional Child Tax Credit
• Form 8839 for the Adoption Credit and Instructions
• Form 8863 for the Hope and Lifetime Education Credits
• Form 8880 for the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
• Form 8889 for the Health Savings Account Deduction and Instructions

You may or may not be aware of the multiple changes the IRS has made with deductibles, exemptions, limits, extensions, etc. There are many. Most of the ones I read over are all beneficial to each taxpayer it applies to. It would be a good idea if you haven't heard about these changes to have a look at them. You can read about some of them on my other hub , or you can visit www.irs.gov. It will definitely be worth the read as it may save you, or maybe earn you a larger amount than you originally would receive.

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