Tax Forms & Publications

Tax Forms

Tax Forms & Publications

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Publication 1 Your Rights As a Taxpayer
Publication 3 Armed Forces’ Tax Guide
Publication 15 Circular E, Employer’s Tax Guide
Publication 15A Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide
Publication 17 Your Federal Income Tax
Publication 51 Circular A, Agricultural Employer’s Tax Guide
Publication 54 Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
Publication 80 Circular SS – Federal Tax Guide for Employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Publication 225 Farmer’s Tax Guide
Publication 334 Tax Guide for Small Business
Publication 463 Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses
Publication 501 Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information
Publication 502 Medical and Dental Expenses
Publication 503 Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Publication 504 Divorced or Separated Individuals
Publication 505 Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
Publication 509 Tax Calendars
Publication 510 Excise Taxes
Publication 513 Tax Information for Visitors to the U.S.
Publication 514 Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals
Publication 515 Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations
Publication 516 U.S. Government Civilian Employees Stationed Abroad
Publication 517 Social Security and Other Information for Members of the Clergy & Religious
Workers
Publication 519 U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
Publication 521 Moving Expenses
Publication 523 Selling Your Home
Publication 524 Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Publication 525 Taxable and Nontaxable Income
Publication 526 Charitable Contributions
Publication 527 Residential Rental Property (Including Rental of Vacation Homes)
Publication 529 Miscellaneous Deductions
Publication 530 Tax Information for First-Time Homeowners
Publication 531 Reporting Tip Income
Publication 535 Business Expenses
Publication 536 Net Operating Losses
Publication 537 Installment Sales
Publication 538 Accounting Periods and Methods
Publication 541 Partnerships
Publication 542 Corporations
Publication 544 Sales and other Dispositions of Assets
Publication 547 Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts
Publication 550 Investment Income and Expenses (Including Capital Gains and Losses)
Publication 552 Recordkeeping for Individuals
Publication 554 Older Americans’ Tax Guide
Publication 555 Community Property
Publication 556 Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund
Publication 557 Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization
Publication 559 Survivors, Executors and Administrators
Publication 560 Retirement Plans for Small Business
Publication 564 Mutual Fund Distributions
Publication 570 Tax Guide for Individuals With Income from U.S. Possessions
Publication 571 Tax-Sheltered Annuity Programs for Employees of Public Schools and Certain Tax-Exempt
Organizations
Publication 575 Pension and Annuity Income
Publication 583 Starting a Business and Keeping Records
Publication 587 Business Use of Your Home (Including Use by Day-Care Providers)
Publication 590 Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)(Including SEP-IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs)
Publication 593 Tax Highlights for U.S. Citizens and Residents Going Abroad
Publication 595 Tax Highlights for Commercial Fishermen
Publication 596 Earned Income Credit
Publication 598 Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations
Publication 721 Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits
Publication 901 U.S. Tax Treaties
Publication 907 Tax Highlights for Persons With Disabilities
Publication 915 Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
Publication 919 How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?
Publication 925 Passive Activity and At-Risk Rules
Publication 926 Household Employers Tax Guide
Publication 929 Tax Rules for Children and Dependents
Publication 936 Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
Publication 939 General Rule for Pensions and Annuities
Publication 946 How to Depreciate Property
Publication 950 Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes
Publication 954 Tax Incentives for Empowerment Zones and Other Distressed Communities
Publication 957 Reporting Back Pay and Special Wage Payments to the Social Security Administration
Publication 967 The IRS Will Figure Your Tax
Publication 969 Medical Savings Accounts
Publication 970 Tax Benefits for Higher Education
Publication 1212 List of Original Issue Discount Instruments
Publication 1542 Per Diem Rates
Publication 1544 Reporting Cash Payments of Over $10,000

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Top Self Employed Tax Questions

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