FILING STATUS
FORMS
SCHEDULES
EIC
ODDS AND ENDS
100
IT'S SAD WHEN YOU LOSE A SPOUSE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A DEPENDENT CHILD, YOU CAN USE THIS FILING STATUS
WHAT IS QUALIFYING WIDOW(ER)
100

IF AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO FILE AN INCOME TAX, THEY NEED TO FILL OUT THIS FORM

WHAT IS A 1040

100
IF YOU'VE GOT RENTAL INCOME OR ROYALTY INCOME, THIS IS THE SCHEDULE YOU NEED

WHAT IS SCHEDULE E

100
IT'S IN THE NAME, BUT YOU MUST HAVE THIS TYPE OF INCOME THAT IS LESS THAN $63,398

WHAT IS EARNED INCOME

100

THIS IS WHAT A TAXPAYER UTILIZES TO REDUCE THEIR TAXABLE INCOME

WHAT IS A DEDUCTION

200

THIS IS KNOWN AS THE WORST FILING STATUS; YOU MIGHT HAVE A SPOUSE, BUT YOU'LL MISS OUT ON A TON OF BENEFITS IF YOU USE THIS STATUS

WHAT IS MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY

200

IF A TRUST OR ESTATE NEED TO FILE AN INCOME TAX FORM, YOU NEED TO ADD ONE AND FILL OUT THIS FORM

WHAT IS 1041

200

SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME NEEDS TO GO ON THIS SCHEDULE

WHAT IS SCHEDULE C

200

YOU CAN HAVE THIS TYPE OF INCOME TO QUALIFY FOR THE EIC, BUT IT MUST BE LESS THAN $11,000

WHAT IS INVESTMENT

200

THE BIGGEST REASON THAT THERE MIGHT BE LOW REFUNDS IS BECAUSE TAXPAYERS MIGHT HAVE CLAIMED FEWER THESE, PROBABLY BY MAKING A MISTAKE ON A W-4

WHAT ARE WITHHOLDINGS

300

ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER; IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SPOUSE, YOU'RE GOING TO USE THIS FILING STATUS

WHAT IS SINGLE

300

PARTNER UP: MULTI-MEMBER LLCS AND OTHER PARTNERSHIPS NEED TO FILE THIS FORM

WHAT IS 1065

300

CAPITAL GAIN, WHETHER LONG OR SHORT TERM, GO ON THIS SCHEDULE

WHAT IS SCHEDULE D

300

AS A CHILD, THIS WOULD MEAN YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR TAKING OUT THE TRASH; AS A TAXPAYER, THIS TERM MEANS THAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM 8862

WHAT IS DISALLOWANCE

300

THIS DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REDUCTION IN TAX LIABILITY CAN BE REFUNDABLE OR NON-REFUNDABLE

WHAT IS A CREDIT

400

IF YOU'RE CONSIDERED UNMARRIED AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR, AND YOU HAVE A QUALIFYING DEPENDENT, YOU CAN UTILIZE THIS FILING STATUS

WHAT IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

400

CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE TOO AND THEY NEED TO FILE THIS FORM 

WHAT IS 1120

400

DON'T FAIL: YOU NEED TO USE THIS SCHEDULE IF YOU HAVE INCOME RELATED TO A FARM

WHAT IS F

400

IT CAN HELP TO GET THE EIC IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE AND THAT PERSON OR PERSONS MEET FOUR TESTS

WHAT IS A QUALIFYING CHILD

400

THIS IS THE TERM THAT YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THE INCOME THE IRS IS ALLOWED TO TAX US TAXPAYERS ON CITIZENS OR RESIDENT ALIENS (MEANING IT COMES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE)

WHAT IS WORLDWIDE

500

THE BEST FILING STATUS REQUIRES A LEGAL SPOUSE AND IF YOU FILE USING THIS STATUS, YOU TWO WILL GAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD DEDUCTION

WHAT IS MARRIED FILING JOINTLY

500

IT'S AN EMERGENCY AND YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL, BUT YOU CAN FILE THIS FORM

WHAT IS 911

500

IF A CX WANTS TO CLAIM BELOW THE LINE DEDUCTIONS, THEY NEED TO USE THIS SCHEDULE 

WHAT IS A

500

YOU NEED TO HAVE THIS NUMBER, BOTH TO QUALIFY FOR EIC AND TO GET CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS WHEN YOU REACH RETIREMENT AGE

WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY

500

THESE ARE THE TWO QUALIFICATIONS TO CLAIM A EXPENSE AGAINST YOUR SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME

WHAT ARE ORDINARY AND NECESSARY

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