This is the list of most common IRS federal income tax forms 2011-2012 used by taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report their financial information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The best-known and widely filed is the IRS form 1040, which is for individual income tax return.
For your convenience we classified these income tax forms into groups:
Individual Tax Return Forms:
IRS Form 1040 – Standard Individual Income Tax Return
IRS Form 1040A – Individual Income Tax Return
IRS Form 1040-ES – Estimated Taxes
IRS Form 1040EZ – Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers with No Dependents
IRS Form 1040-V – Payment Voucher
IRS Form 1040-X – Amended Individual Income Tax Return
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IRS Form 1040 is the standard form that is used to file annual personal income tax returns and also known as the long form. Any person who lives full time in the United States may use the 1040 tax form to file their personal income tax return. Other individuals with simpler tax situations can often use the short IRS form 1040A or the shortest IRS Form 1040EZ.
If you qualified these conditions then you must use 1040 tax form:
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IRS form 1040EZ is the most simple and shortest income tax return form. This form is for taxpayers with single and joint filers with no dependents status. If you want to use the 1040ez form to file tax return, you have to meet these criteria:
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IRS Form 1040-ES (also known as IRS estimated tax forms) is for individual taxpayers to report and make estimated tax payments throughout the year on income that has not been subject to tax withholding. Earnings from self-employment (people working in religious organizations, farmers, fishermen, nonresident aliens or Americans employed by foreign companies, freelancer) consulting and contract work, interest, dividends, rents, and alimony are examples of taxable income for which taxes are not withheld.
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The IRS Form 990 (also known as the federal tax exempt form) is used by tax-exempt organizations and non-profit organizations to provide the Internal Revenue Service with annual financial information. It provides information on the filing organization’s mission, programs, and finances. There are three variants from the standard irs form 990, which are Form 990-PF, [...]
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IRS Form 941, or we know it as the Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return form is used to report employment taxes which are: Federal income tax withholding, Social Security tax and Medicare taxes. As the IRS said, use Form 941 to report the following amounts of: Wages you have paid. Tips your employees have received. [...]
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IRS Form 8283 is used to report specific information about noncash charitable contributions when the total amount of all noncash contributions during the tax year exceeds $500. Noncash contributions can include securities, property, vehicles, collectibles or art. This noncash contributions made to a qualifying charitable organization, can be deducted and this deductions for noncash contributions [...]
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