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IF your filing status is . . . AND at the end of you were* . . . THEN file a return if your gross income** was at least . . . Singleunder 6565 or older$8,950$10,500 Married filing jointly***under 65 (both spouses)65 or older (one spouse)65 or older (both spouses)$17,900$18,950,$20,00 Married filing separatelyany age$3,500 Head of householdunder 6565 or older$11,500$12,850 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent childunder 6565 or older$14,400$15,4500 * If you were born on Janu
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The forms 1040NR and its "easy" version 1040NR-EZ are to be used by nonresident aliens filing a tax return. The 1040NR-EZ form can be used under conditions similar to those for the 1040EZ form. Nonresident aliens (eg F-1, J-1, etc. holders) who have been in the US for less than 5 years should use this form.
The 1040A (nicknamed the "short form") is a shorter version of the Form 1040 U.S. individual income tax return. Use of Form 1040A is limited to taxpayers with taxable income below $100,000 who take the standard deduction instead of itemizing deductions. A taxpayer who uses the 1040A tax return can only have income from the following sources: Wages, salaries, and tips. Interest and ordinary dividends. Capital gains distributions. Taxable scholarships and fellowshi
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The form 1040EZ-T is a special form for the 2007/2008 tax filing year only. It allows taxpayers who paid the telephone excise tax, but do not otherwise owe any federal tax or have a requirement to file a tax return, to file a simple tax return to request a refund of the telephone excise tax. Despite the form's simplicity, filers have a choice of either the standard tax credit amounts ranging from $30 to $60, or attaching form 8913.
The Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is the starting form for personal (individual) Federal income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States. The first Form 1040 was published for use for the tax years 1913, 1914, and 1915. Beginning with the tax year 1916, Form 1040 was converted to an annual form (i.e., updated each tax year with the new year printed on the form). Any full-time resident individual U.S. income taxpayer can use the sta
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The Form 1040EZ, Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers with No Dependents (nicknamed the "easy form"), is a simplified, six-section Federal income tax return, issued by the United States' Internal Revenue Service. Its use is limited to taxpayers with taxable income below $100,000 (as of tax year 2006[update]) who take the standard deduction instead of itemizing deductions. Other restrictions may include include: Filing status must be single or married filing jointly.
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