Susan Laccabue – Laccabue Tax & Accounting

Need help putting together your tax documents? The tax checklist below will help you to compile the necessary documents.

Personal Information

Dependent(S) Information

Dates of birth and social security numbers or tax ID numbers
Childcare records (including the provider’s tax ID number) if applicable
Income of other adults in your home
Form 8332 showing that the child’s custodial parent is releasing their right to claim a child to you, the noncustodial parent (if applicable)

Sources Of Income

Employed
Forms W-2
Unemployed
Unemployment, state tax refund (1099-G)
Self-Employed
Forms 1099-MISC, Schedules K-1, income records to verify amounts not reported on 1099s
Records of all expenses — check registers or credit card statements, and receipts
Business-use asset information (cost, date placed in service, etc.) for depreciation
Office in home information, if applicable
Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)
Rental Income
Records of income and expenses
Rental asset information (cost, date placed in service, etc.) for depreciation
Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)

Retirement Income

Pension/IRA/annuity income (1099-R)
Traditional IRA basis (i.e. amounts you contributed to the IRA that were already taxed)
Social security/RRB income (1099-SSA, RRB-1099)

Savings & Investments or Dividends

Interest, dividend income (1099-INT, 1099-OID, 1099-DIV)
Income from sales of stock or other property (1099-B, 1099-S)
Dates of acquisition and records of your cost or other basis in property you sold (if basis is not reported on 1099-B)
Health Savings Account and long-term care reimbursements (1099-SA or 1099-LTC)
Expenses related to your investments
Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)

Other Income & Losses

Types of Deductions

Home Ownership

Charitable Donations

Cash amounts donated to houses of worship, schools, other charitable organizations
Records of non-cash charitable donations
Amounts of miles driven for charitable or medical purposes

Medical Expenses

Health Insurance

Form 1095-A if you enrolled in an insurance plan through the Marketplace (Exchange)
Form 1095-B and/or 1095-C if you had insurance coverage through any other source (i.e . an employer, insurance company, government health plan such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, VA, etc.)
Marketplace exemption certificate (ECN) if you applied for and received an exemption from the Marketplace (Exchange)

Childcare Expenses

Fees paid to a licensed day care center or family day care for care of an infant or preschooler.
Wages paid to a baby-sitter.
Don’t include expenses paid through a flexible spending account at work.

Educational Expenses

Job Expenses & Tax Prep Fees

Employment related vehicle expenses (tolls, mileage, gas, maintenance, license, property tax, interest expense, parking)
Receipts for classroom expenses (for educators in grades K-12)
Employment-related expenses (dues, publications, tools, uniform cost and cleaning, travel)
Job-hunting expenses
Record of moving expenses not reimbursed by employer
Amount paid for preparation of last year’s tax return

State & Local Taxes or Sales Tax

Amount of state/local income tax paid (other than wage withholding), or amount of state and local sales tax paid
Invoice showing amount of vehicle sales tax paid

Retirement & Other Savings

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