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Tax Document Checklist

Your personal tax document checklist

When taxes and life change, the checklist of what you need to bring to file your return changes, too. Let’s create a 2021 checklist for you taking into account your personal situation and the new tax code.
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Life changes quickly and so can your tax documents

Select the statements that apply to you and see which documents you’ll need to file your taxes.

Have a W-2 / am employed

Self employed

Own a Small Business

Have Childerns and/or dependants

Own a Home

Sold a House

Own a rental property

Have Student loans

Have tuition

Sold Stocks/ Mutual Funds

Have Student loans

Had $1500 in interest

Donated to Charity

Federally declared Disaster

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Complete your document checklist

Whether you use a Tax Pro or file by yourself, many of these documents will be necessary to complete your return. Use our checklist tool to see which documents apply to you.

Personal

  • Your Social Security number or tax ID number
  • Your spouse’s full name and Social Security number or tax ID number
  • Your unexpired government issued ID
  • Your spouse’s unexpired government issued ID
  • IRS Notice 1444-C (there may be more than one) or Letter 6475 shows total Stimulus payments
  • IRS Letter 6419 shows total Advance Child Tax Credit payments

Dependent(s)

  • Dates of birth and Social Security numbers or other tax ID numbers
  • Childcare records (including the provider’s tax ID number) if applicable
  • Form 8332 when the child’s custodial parent is releasing their right to claim a child to the noncustodial parent (if applicable)

Income

    • Employed
      • Forms W-2
    • Unemployed
      • Unemployment (1099-G)
    • Self-Employed
      • Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-K
      • Income records to verify amounts not reported on 1099s
      • Records of all expenses – check registers or credit card statements, and receipts
      • Business-use asset information (cost, date placed in service, etc.) for depreciation
      • Home office information, if applicable
      • Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)
    • Rental Income
      • Records of income and expenses
      • Rental asset information (cost, date placed in service, etc.) for depreciation
      • Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)
    • Retirement Income
      • Pension/IRA/annuity income (1099-R)
      • Traditional IRA basis (prior-year Forms 8606 showing amounts already taxed)
      • Social Security/RRB income (SSA-1099, RRB-1099)
    • Savings & Investments or Dividends
      • Interest, dividend income (1099-INT, 1099-OID, 1099-DIV)
      • Income from sales of stock or other property (1099-B, 1099-S)
      • Dates of acquisition and records of your cost or other basis in property you sold (if basis is not reported on 1099-B)
      • Expenses related to your investments
      • Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)
    • Other Income & Losses
      • State refunds (Form 1099-G)
      • Income from K-1s either as investment or as active owner
      • Gambling income (W-2G or records showing income, as well as expense records)
      • Jury duty records
      • Hobby income and expenses
      • Prizes and awards
      • Trusts
      • Royalties (1099-MISC)
      • Any other 1099s received
      • Record of alimony paid/received with ex-spouse’s name and SSN
      • Health Savings Account and long-term care reimbursements (1099-SA or 1099-LTC) Deductions
    • Home Ownership
      • Form 1098 or other mortgage interest statements
      • Real estate and personal property tax records
    • Charitable Donations
      • Cash amounts donated to religious organizations, schools, other charitable organizations
      • Records of non-cash charitable donations
      • Amounts of miles driven for charitable purposes
    • Medical Expenses
      • Amounts paid for healthcare insurance and to doctors, dentists, hospitals
      • Miles driven for medical purposes
      • Travel expenses for medical, including hotels, planes, tolls, parking, etc
    • Health Insurance
      • Form 1095-A if you have health insurance through a State Marketplace (Exchange)
    • Childcare Expenses
      • Daycare paid for a child under age 13 so the taxpayer (and spouse) can work
      • Wages paid to a babysitter
    • Educational Expenses
      • Forms 1098-T from educational institutions
      • Receipts for qualified educational expenses
      • Records of scholarships or fellowships
      • Form 1098-E for student loan interest
    • State & Local Taxes or Sales Tax
      • Amount of state/local income tax paid (other than wage withholding), or amount of state and local sales tax paid
      • Invoice showing amount of vehicle sales tax paid
      • Amount of real estate taxes paid
      • Amount of personal property taxes paid
    • Retirement & Other Savings
      • Form 5498-SA showing HSA contributions
      • Form 5498 showing IRA contributions
      • All other 5498 series forms (5498-QA, 5498-ESA)
    • Federally Declared Disaster
      • City/county you lived/worked/had property in
      • Records to support property losses (appraisal, clean-up costs, etc.)
      • Records of rebuilding/repair costs
      • Insurance reimbursements/claims to be paid
      • FEMA assistance information
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