CHECKLIST

•  Social Security Card(s) or Tax ID Number(s) [including dependents]
• Identification Card(s), Driver’s License or Passport
• Dependent’s Birth Certificate(s) and proof of school enrollment (if applicable)
• W-2, 1099-MISC, 1098 Form, 1098-T Form, etc.
• Expense Documents

 ·     Employed

                   W-2 Forms

• Unemployed

                    1099-G Form (Unemployment)

• Self-Employed

                     1099 Forms, K-1 Schedules, income records to verify amounts not reported on tax forms

                      Records of all expenses: credit card statements or check registers and receipts

                      Business-use asset information (date placed in service, costs, etc.) for depreciation 

                      In-home office information (if applicable)

                     Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040-ES)

• 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 1040-ES)

• Retirement Income

                    Pension/IRA/annuity income (Form 1099-R)

                    Traditional IRA basis (i.e., amounts you contributed to the IRA that were 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)

                   Health Savings Account and long-term care reimbursements (1099-SA or 1099-LTC)

                   Expenses related to your investments

                   Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040–ES)

                  Transactions involving cryptocurrency (Virtual currency)

• Other Income & Losses

                  Gambling income (W-2G or records showing income, as well as expense records)

                  Jury duty records

                  Hobby income and expenses

                  Prizes and awards

                  Trust income

                  Royalty Income 1099–MISC

                  Any other 1099s received

                  Record of alimony paid/received with ex-spouse’s name and SSN

                  State tax refund

• Home Ownership

                  Forms 1098 or other mortgage interest statements

                  Real estate and personal property tax records

                  Receipts for energy-saving home improvements (e.g., solar panels, solar water heater)

                  All other 1098 series forms

• Charitable Donations

                 Cash amounts donated to schools, houses of worship or other charitable organizations

                 Amounts of miles driven for medical or charitable purposes

                 Records of non-cash charitable donations

• Health Insurance

                 Form 1095-A if you enrolled in an insurance plan through the Marketplace Exchange

                Form 1095-C received for other type of health insurance

• Medical Expenses

                Amounts paid to doctors, dentists, hospitals and for healthcare and insurance 

• Childcare Expenses

               Fees paid to a licensed day care center or family day care for care of an infant or preschooler 

               (Tax ID required)

               Amounts paid to a baby-sitter or provider care of your child under age 13 while you work        

              (provider’s social security required)

              Expenses paid through a dependent care flexible spending account at work

• Educational Expenses

             Forms 1098-T from educational institutions

             Receipts that itemize qualified educational expenses

             Records of any scholarships or fellowships you received

             Form 1098-E if you paid student loan interest

• K-12 Educator Expenses

            Receipts for classroom expenses (for educators in grades K-12)

• State & Local Taxes

            Amount of state and local income or sales tax paid (other than wage withholding)

            Invoice showing amount of vehicle sales tax paid and / or personal property tax on vehicles

• Retirement & Other Savings

           Form 5498-SA showing HSA contributions

           Form 5498 showing IRA contributions

           All other 5498 series forms (5498-QA, 5498-ESA)