Form 8332 lets a custodial parent release the claim to a child for one or more tax years, or revoke a release for future years. The noncustodial parent attaches the release to the return on which the child is claimed. The current December 2025 revision contains its own instructions and is designed for continuous use, … Read more
Form 8606 protects after-tax money in individual retirement arrangements from being taxed a second time and calculates taxable amounts for several IRA transactions. It reports nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs, distributions when traditional IRA basis exists, conversions to Roth IRAs, and certain Roth IRA distributions. The final 2025 form and instructions are current. The form … Read more
Form 8889 reports health savings account contributions and distributions, calculates the above-the-line HSA deduction, and determines taxable distributions and additional tax. File it for each HSA owner who received a distribution or for whom contributions were made, including employer and payroll contributions. Spouses complete separate forms because an HSA is an individual account. The final … Read more
Form 8949 lists sales and other dispositions of capital assets and explains adjustments to information reported by brokers or digital asset brokers. Its subtotals flow to Schedule D, where capital gains and losses are netted. The final 2025 form is current and expands reporting categories for digital asset transactions reported on Form 1099-DA. The form … Read more
Form 4506-T requests tax return information from the IRS. It can obtain several transcript products without ordering a photocopy of the original return. The current April 2025 revision includes its own instructions, mailing and fax charts, signature rules, and privacy protections. A transcript is a line-item or account summary, not an image of every page … Read more
Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer, identifies the person legally claiming an income tax refund belonging to a taxpayer who died. The current revision is December 2025 and is a continuous-use form rather than a tax-year 2025 return. The form does not calculate the refund and does not replace the … Read more
Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is the main federal income tax return used by U.S. individual taxpayers. As of August 2026, the current final IRS Form 1040 is the 2025 tax-year form. That is not a mismatch: the 2026 filing season primarily covered returns for income earned during 2025. The official 2025 form … Read more
Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is used to correct or change certain previously filed individual federal income tax returns. The current IRS form is the December 2025 revision, posted in February 2026. Form 1040-X is a continuous-use form, so the revision date should not be confused with the tax year you are … Read more
Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is used to request an automatic extension to file certain individual federal income tax returns. The current final IRS product is the 2025 Form 4868, used for 2025 calendar-year returns filed during 2026. For most 2025 calendar-year individual returns, Form … Read more
Form 5329 reports additional taxes connected with retirement plans, individual retirement arrangements, Coverdell education savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, health savings accounts, and ABLE accounts. It is not limited to penalties on early IRA withdrawals. Its nine parts cover distinct events, and a taxpayer completes only the parts that apply. The final 2025 form … Read more
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