Personal Information Social Security Numbers

• Yours _________________________________________________________
• Your Spouse’s _________________________________________________
• Dependents’ ___________________________________________________
• _______________________________________________________________
• _______________________________________________________________
• _______________________________________________________________

Advance Child Tax Credit Payment

• Copy of the IRS notice announcing the amount of your payment
• Amount of the payment you received ________________________________________________

Childcare Costs

• Cancelled checks or invoices
• Childcare provider’s name ________________________________________________
• Provider’s address ________________________________________________
• Provider’s tax ID or social security number ________________________________________________

Education Costs

• Receipts for tuition (or cancelled checks) for post-high school education

Adoption Costs

• Legal fees
• Transportation
• Other costs

Income Information Income From Jobs

• W-2 forms for all employers for whom you and your spouse worked in 2003

Interest income - Form 1099-INT

• Dividend income - Form 1099-DIV
• Proceeds from the sale of stocks, bonds, etc. - Form 1099-B
• Confirmation slips or brokers’ statements for all stocks, etc. that you sold in 2003
• Schedule(s) K-1 (Form 1065) from investments in partnerships
• Income from foreign investments – Amount of foreign taxes paid (you can find this on the brokers’ statement) ________________________________________________
• Income from stock option exercises and sales:
  • Stock option agreement (showing type of options you received)
  • Stock option statement showing exercise prices of options
  • Form 1099-B for proceeds from stock sale
• Sale of employee stock purchase plan shares:
  • Form 1099-B for proceeds from stock sale
  • Stock price on grant date ________________________________________________
  • Stock price on purchase date ________________________________________________
  • If stock sale occurred before qualifying period begins, Form W-2 showing "compensation income" from a disqualifying disposition

Income from State & Local Income Tax Refunds

• Form 1099-G from state or local governments
• State income tax return from 2002
• City income tax return from 2002, if any

Alimony

• Bank statements or record of deposits

Business or Farming Income

• Books/accounting records for your business, OR:
• Invoices or billings
• Bank statements
• Cancelled checks for expenses
• Payroll records

In addition you need:

• Invoices for major machinery, equipment, furniture, etc. purchases
• Logs or other records listing vehicle mileage
• Inventory records, if your business maintains an inventory of goods or materials

If You Use Your Home For Business

• Square footage of your home office area ________________________________________________
• Total square footage of your home ________________________________________________
• Total rent paid, if home is rented ________________________________________________
• Mortgage interest reported on Form 1098 ________________________________________________
• Property tax payments from assessor’s bill, cancelled checks, or impound records ________________________________________________
• Homeowner’s insurance premium payments ________________________________________________
• Invoices for repairs and maintenance on your house
• Utility bills

IRA/Pension Distributions

• Form 1099-R for payments from IRA or retirement plans
• Account summary form for the year for your IRA accounts, OR
• Deposit receipts and contribution records
• If you received a distribution from an IRA account – The most-recently filed Form 8606, if you made contributions to IRAs that weren’t deductible on your return

Rental Property Income

• Profit and loss statements from your property manager, OR
• Checkbook or cancelled checks for expenses
• Form 1099-Misc or other records for rental income paid to you
• Mortgage interest reported on Form 1098
• Property tax payments from assessor’s bill, cancelled checks, or impound records
• Record of suspended rental losses from prior years (usually shown on last year’s return)

Unemployment Income

• Form 1099-G from your state unemployment agency, OR
• Unemployment check stubs and deposit records

Social Security Benefits

• Form SSA-1099

Income From Sales of Property

If the property was sold in 2003:

• Sales proceeds - Bill of sale, closing statement or other records
• Cost of the property you sold – Invoices, receipts, or cancelled checks
• Improvements made to the property – Invoices or construction contracts and cancelled checks

If the property was sold at a profit before 2003 on the installment basis:

• Previous year’s return – Form 6252, Installment Sales
• Amount of principal collected on the installment note owed to you and the date you received each payment ________________________________________________
• Amount of interest collected on the note ________________________________________________
• Name, address and social security number of the buyer ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

Miscellaneous Income

• Jury duty pay records
• Form(s) W-2G for gambling and lottery winnings
• Receipts for all gambling purchases
• Form 1099-MISC for prizes and awards you received
• Form 1099-MSA for distributions from medical savings accounts
• Scholarship records (if you used the money for anything other than tuition, books, and supplies)
• Director’s fees receipts if you received money for serving on a corporate board of directors

Adjustments

IRA Contributions

• Year-end account summary or bank statements

Student Loan Interest

• Form 1098-E showing interest paid, OR
• Loan statements

Medical Savings Account Contributions

• Account statements OR
• Cancelled checks

Moving Expenses

• Invoices from moving companies, OR
• Cancelled checks AND
• Paycheck stub for moving expense reimbursements

Self-employed Health Insurance

• Insurance premium bills, OR
• Cancelled checks

Keogh & SEP Pension Plans

• Year-end account summary, OR
• Cancelled checks

Alimony

• Cancelled checks

Educator Expenses

• Cancelled checks for expenses paid for classroom supplies, etc.

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Home mortgage interest:

• Form 1098, OR
• Your mortgage statement or bill for January, 2004

Points:

• Form 1098 if you purchased a home in 2003
• Your 2002 tax return if you refinanced in prior year

Interest paid on investment loans:

• Brokers’ statements showing margin interest paid
• Loan statements for loans taken out to purchase investments

Charitable Donations

Cash donations:

• Charity bills, receipts, or cancelled checks
• Records of the mileage incurred for charitable purposes (Scouts, etc.)

Donations of Property:

• Receipts from charitable agency
• Estimated value of property given ________________________________________________
• Appraisal fees for expensive donations ________________________________________________

Other charitable donations:

• Prior years’ tax returns if you have unused charitable contributions (carryovers) from earlier years
• Year-end paycheck stub if donations were paid through your wages

Casualty and Theft Losses

• Description of property damaged or stolen
• Receipts or cancelled checks showing cost of property
• Insurance policy and insurance reports showing reimbursement
• Appraisal fees if applicable ________________________________________________

Job Expenses

• Reimbursement check stubs or reports from your employer
• Job travel information:
  • Invoices, receipts, or ticket stubs for transportation
  • Mileage records per vehicle used
  • Hotel bills
  • Restaurant tickets showing name and address of establishment
  • Parking fee receipts
• Union dues – Paycheck stub for automatic withdrawals
• Gifts to clients, etc. – Receipts showing date, cost, description
• Supplies – Receipts or bills
• Property purchased for use in your work – Invoices, receipts
• Uniform and special clothing costs – Bills or paycheck stubs showing deductions
• Seminar fees – Receipts or invoices
• Professional publications and books – Receipts or invoices
• Receipts for small tools and supplies you purchased
• Job search expenses:
  • Long-distance call bills
  • Resume costs (printing, mailing, resume service, etc.)
  • Transportation bills and mileage records
  • Employment agency fees
  • Career counseling costs
• Job-related educational expenses:
  • Tuition, fee, and book receipts for education that maintains or improves your present skills
  • Transportation receipts
  • Lodging receipts if you take classes away from home

Other Miscellaneous Deductions

• Tax return preparation fees – Invoices or cancelled checks
• Cost of tax return preparation software and books – Receipts or cancelled checks
• Safe deposit box rental fees from bank invoice or statement ________________________________________________
• IRA custodial fees (if paid from a non-IRA account) ________________________________________________
• Payroll records for office workers managing your investments
• Investment advice costs: invoices or bills

Medical & Dental Expenses

• Medical bills or cancelled checks
• Form SSA-1099 for Medicare premiums paid from your social security benefits
• Year-end pay stub if premiums were paid through your wages (only if the deductions were after-tax)
• Mileage records for trips to the doctor, clinics, etc.

Taxes State & Local Income Taxes

• Last year’s state income tax return
• W-2s
• Cancelled checks for state estimates paid

Real Estate Taxes

• Tax collector bills or cancelled checks
• Form 1098 or closing statement if you bought, sold, or refinanced property in the current year

Personal Property Taxes

• Tax bills or cancelled checks
• Automobile licensing bills, if fees are charged annually based on value

Information on Household Employees

• Wages paid during 2003 ________________________________________________
• Employee’s social security number ________________________________________________

Tax Payments

• Quarterly estimated tax payments – Records showing the date paid and amount
• If you applied a tax overpayment from 2002 to 2003 – your 2002 income tax return
• If you filed for an extension for your 2002 tax return – Cancelled checks for payments you made with the extension

Direct Deposit Information

If you want your refund deposited directly into your bank account, you need your:

• Routing number from the lower left side of one of your checks (usually the first nine digits): ________________________________________________
• Bank account number from the bottom of check or on bank statement: ________________________________________________

Foreign Bank Account Information

• Name of financial institution ________________________________________________
• Location of financial institution ________________________________________________
• Account number ________________________________________________