IRS Tax Publications - Tax Return Information

This page contains links to all of the most recent IRS tax publications. These publications offer a host of tax information about a variety of common tax topics and answers to frequently asked tax questions.

The information in these tax publications is offered for your own knowledge and reference; you will not be expected to know any detailed tax information when you prepare your tax return online with efile.com. The tax software does all the hard work for you.

Tax Publications by Tax Topic

• Aliens, Non-residents, and Foreign Taxes
• Audits and Appeals
• Business Expenses
• Charity and Donations
• Children and Family
• Deductions and Expenses
• Disasters and Losses
• Homes and Homeowners
• Income
• Job Loss and Bankruptcy
• Marriage and Divorce
• Medical
• Retirement and Aging
• Tax Basics
• Tax Credits
• Tax Publication by Publication Number

(You can download these PDF publications and open them with Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Tax Basics

• Tax Rates and Tax Tables
• Your Rights as a Taxpayer
• Armed Forces' Tax Guide
• Your Federal Income Tax (Tax Guide for Individuals)
• Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
• How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?
• Farmer's Tax Guide
• Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information
• e-file Questions and Answers for Taxpayers
• Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities
• Understanding Your IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
• Recordkeeping for Individuals

Tax Credits

Learn more about tax credits.

• Earned Income Credit (EIC)
• Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
• Child Tax Credit
• Tax Benefits for Education

Income

Learn more about taxable income.

• Earned Income Credit (EIC)
• Taxable and Nontaxable Income
• Reporting Tip Income
• Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets
• Tax Guide for Individuals With Income from U.S. Possessions
• Residential Rental Property
• Mutual Fund Distributions
• Pension and Annuity Income
• Installment Sales
• Investment Income and Expenses (Including Capital Gains and Losses)

Retirement and Aging

• Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)
• Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
• Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
• Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
• Tax Guide for Seniors
• Pension and Annuity Income
• Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits
• Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans (403(b) Plans)

Deductions

Read about some unusual tax deductions.

• Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information
• Tax Benefits for Education
• Miscellaneous Deductions
• State and Local General Sales Taxes
• Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans

Charity and Donations

Learn about deductions for charitable contributions.

• Charitable Contributions
• Determining the Value of Donated Property
• Vehicle Donations

Disasters and Losses

• Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts
• Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook
• Business Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook
• Disaster Relief

Marriage and Divorce

Learn about marriage and taxes--and about divorce and taxes.

• Divorced or Separated Individuals
• Community Property
• Innocent Spouse Relief

Homes and Homeowners

Read about tax deductible home expenses.

• Tax Information for Homeowners
• First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Q&A
• Moving Expenses
• Selling Your Home
• Business Use of Your Home
• Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
• Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments
• Household Employer's Tax Guide

Medical

Find out about medical expense deductions.

• Health Coverage Tax Credit Program Kit
• Medical and Dental Expenses (Including the Health Coverage Tax Credit)
• Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans

Children and Family

Learn about the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.

• Child and Dependent Care Expenses
• Child Tax Credit
• Tax Rules for Children and Dependents

Job Loss and Bankruptcy

Learn about deducting job search expenses.

• Bankruptcy Tax Guide
• Tax Impact of Job Loss

Audits and Appeals

Learn how to avoid or appeal a tax audit.

• Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest
• How to Apply for a Certificate of Subordination of Federal Tax Lien
• The IRS Collection Process
• Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund
• The Examination Process

Aliens, Non-residents, and Foreign Taxes

• Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
• Tax Information for Visitors to the United States
• Tax Highlights for U.S. Citizens and Residents Going Abroad
• Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals
• Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities
• U.S. Government Civilian Employees Stationed Abroad
• U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
• U.S. Tax Treaties
• Information on the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty

Business Expenses

• Business Expenses
• Partnerships
• Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses
• Per Diem Rates
• Investment Income and Expenses (Including Capital Gains and Losses)
• Passive Activity and At-Risk Rules
• How To Depreciate Property
• Net Operating Losses (NOLs) for Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
• Installment Sales
• Business Use of Your Home
• Business Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook
• Tax Guide for Small Business

Estates

Learn the basics of estate and gift taxes.

• Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes
• Survivors, Executors, and Administrators
• Net Operating Losses (NOLs) for Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
• Tax Treatment of Property Acquired from a Decedent Dying in 2010

Tax Publications Organized by IRS Publication Number

• 1 - Your Rights as a Taxpayer
• 3 - Armed Forces' Tax Guide
• 5 - Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest
• 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (for Individuals)
• 54 - Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
• 225 - Farmer's Tax Guide
• 334 - Tax Guide for Small Business
• 463 - Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses
• 501 - Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information
• 502 - Medical and Dental Expenses (Including the Health Coverage Tax Credit)
• 503 - Child and Dependent Care Expenses
• 504 - Divorced or Separated Individuals
• 505 - Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
• 513 - Tax Information for Visitors to the United States
• 514 - Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals
• 515 - Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities
• 516 - U.S. Government Civilian Employees Stationed Abroad
• 519 - U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
• 521 - Moving Expenses
• 523 - Selling Your Home
• 524 - Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
• 525 - Taxable and Nontaxable Income
• 526 - Charitable Contributions
• 527 - Residential Rental Property
• 529 - Miscellaneous Deductions
• 530 - Tax Information for Homeowners
• 531 - Reporting Tip Income
• 535 - Business Expenses
• 536 - Net Operating Losses (NOLs) for Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
• 537 - Installment Sales
• 541 - Partnerships
• 544 - Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets
• 547 - Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts
• 550 - Investment Income and Expenses (Including Capital Gains and Losses)
• 552 - Recordkeeping for Individuals
• 554 - Tax Guide for Seniors
• 555 - Community Property
• 556 - Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund
• 559 - Survivors, Executors, and Administrators
• 561 - Determining the Value of Donated Property
• 564 - Mutual Fund Distributions
• 570 - Tax Guide for Individuals With Income from U.S. Possessions
• 571 - Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans (403(b) Plans)
• 575 - Pension and Annuity Income
• 584 - Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook
• 584-B - Business Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook
• 587 - Business Use of Your Home (Including Use by Daycare Providers)
• 590 - Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)
• 593 - Tax Highlights for U.S. Citizens and Residents Going Abroad
• 594 - The IRS Collection Process
• 596 - Earned Income Credit (EIC)
• 597 - Information on the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty
• 600 - State and Local General Sales Taxes
• 721 - Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits
• 784 - How to Apply for a Certificate of Subordination of Federal Tax Lien
• 901 - U.S. Tax Treaties
• 907 - Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities
• 908 - Bankruptcy Tax Guide
• 910 - IRS Guide to Free Tax Services
• 915 - Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
• 919 - How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?
• 925 - Passive Activity and At-Risk Rules
• 926 - Household Employer's Tax Guide
• 929 - Tax Rules for Children and Dependents
• 936 - Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
• 946 - How To Depreciate Property
• 950 - Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes
• 967 - The IRS Will Figure Your Tax
• 969 - Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans
• 970 - Tax Benefits for Education
• 971 - Innocent Spouse Relief
• 972 - Child Tax Credit
• 1542 - Per Diem Rates
• 1771 - Charitable Contributions
• 1915 - Understanding Your IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
• 3007 - e-file Questions and Answers for Taxpayers
• 3498 - The Examination Process
• 3833 - Disaster Relief
• 4128 - Tax Impact of Job Loss
• 4303 - Vehicle Donations
• 4681 - Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments
• 4703 - Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
• 4895 - Tax Treatment of Property Acquired from a Decedent Dying in 2010

(You can download these publications and open them with Adobe Acrobat Reader.)   

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