Tax Deduction Checklist, Tax Preparation Checklist

Please use this tax preparation checklist and tax deduction checklist to plan and prepare for your online tax return on efile.com. This checklist will assist you to gather all necessary tax records and tax documents so you can prepare and efile you Federal and State Tax Return faster and more accurate.

For more detailed tax planning tips and information visist the eFile Tax Planning Page.

Please print this tax to-do List, look it over, and check off those items you have handy for your tax return.

  Need last year's adjusted gross income (AGI)?

General Income

• ___ W-2 form(s) for Wages, Salaries and Ttips
• ___ Interest Income Statements: Form 1099-INT & 1099-OID
• ___ Dividend Income Statements: Form 1099-DIV
• ___ Sales of Stock, Land, etc.: Form 1099-B
• ___ Sales of Real Estate: Form 1099-S
• ___ State Tax Refunds: Form 1099-G
• ___ Alimony Received or Paid
• ___ Unemployment Compensation Received
• ___ Miscellaneous Income: Form 1099-MISC

Retirement Income

• ___ Retirement Income: Form 1099-R
• ___ Social Security and Railroad Retirement Income
• ___ Form SSA-1099

Business Income

• ___ Business Income and Expenses
• ___ Rental Income and Expenses
• ___ Farm Income and Expenses
• ___ Form K-1 Income from Partnerships, Trusts, and S-Corporations
• ___ Miles Traveled for Business Purposes

Tax Credits Checklist

• ___ Child Care Provider Address, I.D. Number and Amounts Paid
• ___ Adoption Expense Information
• ___ Foreign Taxes paid
• ___ First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Expense and Tax Deduction Checklist

• ___ Medical Expenses for the Family
• ___ Medical Insurance Paid
• ___ Prescription Medicines and Drugs
• ___ Doctor and Dentist Payments
• ___ Hospital and Nurse Payments
• ___ Miles Traveled for Medical Purposes
• ___ Home Mortgage Interest from Form 1098
• ___ Home Second Mortgage Interest Paid
• ___ Real Estate Taxes Paid
• ___ State Taxes Paid with last years return (if itemized)
• ___ Personal Property Taxes Paid
• ___ Cash Contributions to Charities
• ___ Fair Market Value of Non-cash Contributions to Charities
• ___ Unreimbursed Expenses Related to Volunteer Work
• ___ Miles Traveled for Volunteer Purposes
• ___ Casualty and Theft Losses
• ___ Amount Paid to Professional Preparer Last Year
• ___ Unreimbursed Expenses Related to Your Job
• ___ Union and Professional Dues
• ___ Investment Expenses
• ___ Job-hunting Expenses
• ___ IRA Contributions
• ___ Student Loan Interest Paid
• ___ Moving Expenses
• ___ Last year's Tax Preparation Fee

Tax Estimate Payments Checklist

• ___ Estimated Payments Made with ES Vouchers
• ___ Last Years Tax Return Overpayment Applied to This Year
• ___ Off Highway Fuel Taxes Paid

General Information

• ___ Social Security Numbers for You and Your Spouse
• ___ Educational Expenses for You and Your Spouse
• ___ Dependents Names, Years of Birth, and Social Security Numbers
• ___ Dependents Post High School Educational Expenses
• ___ Child Care Expenses for Each Dependent
• ___ Routing Transmit Number (RTN)(For direct deposit/debit purposes)
• ___ Bank Account Number (BAN)(For direct deposit/debit purposes)

Print this checklist and be prepared for your efile.com tax return.