The Basics

Federal tax forms and publications

On the Internal Revenue Service Web site:

Publications

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Publication 1 -- Your Rights As a Taxpayer

Publication 3 -- Armed Forces' Tax Guide

Taxable income for students

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 970 -- Tax Benefits for Work-Related Education

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 553 -- Highlights of Tax Changes

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 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 (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 600 -- State and Local General Sales Taxes

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 – Health Savings Accounts

Publication 970 -- Tax Benefits for Education

Publication 1212 -- List of Original Issue Discount (OID) Instruments

Publication 1542 -- Per Diem Rates

Publication 1544 -- Reporting Cash Payments of Over $10,000

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