Draft Tax Forms

The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to attach certain tax forms to their federal income tax returns to report information about certain expenses and income so that they can claim a deduction or credit for it.

For example, if you’re itemizing deductions, you must claim the deductions using Schedule A–Itemized Deductions. This is mandatory. Otherwise, you won’t get to claim the itemized deductions as there is no such thing found on Form 1040. So you will need tax will attach them to your federal income tax return.

The Internal Revenue Service has over 800 tax forms and schedules. Each form serves a different purpose, but most forms are used for reporting income, losses, payments, and taxes paid. These tax forms are also known as information returns that will come in handy when you need to report the income earned during the tax year.

Let’s take Forms 1099 as an example. This tax form has plenty of variations that report different kinds of income earned. If you earned income through an interest-bearing account, you will get a 1099-INT or 1099-NEC if you earned income outside of employment. You might also receive 1099-MISC 2024 if the payer doesn’t choose to file the 1099-NEC.

The tax forms that are going to be used on your tax return depend on the type of income earned and reported, and the deductions or credits you’ll claim. Make sure to use the right tax forms as not filling out the right tax forms will result in corrections later on which will require you to amend the return – adding up to the amount of time it takes to receive your tax refund.

You can get the IRS draft tax forms and start filling out the ones that are necessary for your federal income tax return. Make sure to give the tax forms a good look and fill out the ones you need to for the correct tax year. For example, do not use a tax form titled as 2024 for the 2024 tax season, use the one that says 2023 as the year is designated for the tax year, not the tax season.