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California Form 540NR Short Form Eliminated For 2019

The State of California Franchise Tax Board recently announced the elimination of the 540NR Short Form beginning with 2019 tax returns. That means the California Form 540NR Short Form is now obsolete. Non-resident income tax filers will use California Form 540NR Long Form for 2019 returns. Less than …

Form 1040 Schedules 4, 5, and 6 Obsolete For 2020 Tax Prep Season

This year, Schedule 4, Schedule 5, and Schedule 6 have merged into either Schedule 2, Schedule 3, or Form 1040. Schedule C-EZ and Form 2555-EZ appear to be following the trend of removing Easy EZ forms altogether. Form 8965 became obsolete due to the elimination of the shared responsibility payment …

North Carolina Tax Forms

North Carolina D-400 Form and D-400 Instructions booklet are now available for the 2018 - 2019 income tax preparation season. NC D-400 must be postmarked by April 15, 2019 in order to avoid penalties and late fees. Form D-400 is used by state residents to file individual income tax returns …

Most 2018 IRS Form Instructions Booklet Have Been Published

The IRS has publish most of their personal income tax form instructions booklet as of January 9, 2019 including the instructions for all Form 1040 Schedules A through SE. The remaining unpublished Nonresident, Puerto Rico and Amended form instructions booklet generally publish by the third week of …

Most 2018 Federal Income Tax Forms Have Been Published

The US Internal Revenue Service has publish most of their personal income tax forms as of January 7, 2019 including Form 1040 and the Form 1040 Instructions booklet. Based on our experience over the years, the bulk of the federal personal income tax forms that we track are published during the month …

Fourteen US States Have Not Published Final 2018 Income Tax Forms

Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia are the fourteen states which have not yet published their 2018 state income tax forms upon last review. When printing income tax …

Georgia Tax Forms

Georgia Form 500 and Form 500EZ are now available for the 2018 - 2019 income tax preparation season. Georgia 500 series tax forms must be postmarked by April 15, 2019 in order to avoid penalties and late fees. Georgia 500 and GA 500EZ are used by state residents to file individual income tax returns …

Ohio Tax Forms

Ohio IT 1040 and Ohio IT 1040 Instructions booklet are now available for the 2018 - 2019 income tax preparation season. Ohio form IT 1040 must be postmarked by April 15, 2019 in order to avoid penalties and late fees. Ohio Form IT 1040 is used by state residents to file individual income tax return …

Form 1040 Schedules 1 Through 6 New For 2019 Tax Season

We have these six new Form 1040 Schedules 1 through 6 that we may or may not need to add to our 2018 federal income tax return. This approach promises to transform the Form 1040 into something that all federal taxpayers can use. Lets hope the trend continues and that we end up with fewer tax forms …

Kentucky Is Now A Flat Tax Rate State

Preparing your Kentucky Form 740 might be easier this year. The individual Kentucky tax rate beginning on January 1, 2018 is a flat 5%. That means there are no more Kentucky tax tables to fumble through, as Kentucky tax tables will no longer be published. For most Kentucky taxpayers, all you will …

Wisconsin Form WI-Z and Form 1A Eliminated For Tax Year 2018

The State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue office has eliminated Wisconsin Form WI-Z and Wisconsin Form 1A beginning with the 2018 - 2019 income tax filing season. Resident individual taxpayers will therefore file Wisconsin Form 1 and nonresident taxpayers will continue to file Wisconsin Form 1NPR …

New Mexico Tax Amnesty Waives Penalties And Interest On Unreported Income Taxes

New Mexico Tax Amnesty Program Ends December 31, 2018. New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department will waive all penalties and interest on unreported income taxes if you enroll by December 31, 2018. If you have unreported or under reported individual or small business income taxes due to the State …

New Jersey Tax Amnesty Waives Penalties And Half Interest

New Jersey Department of the Treasury recently announced the opening of their NJ Tax Amnesty program for unreported, under reported, unpaid, individual or business taxes. All required New Jersey tax returns and tax amnesty payments must be received by January 15, 2019. Examples of taxes and fees not …

2016 1040EZ Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2016 1040EZ Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save, and print to complete your 2016 Form 1040EZ federal income tax return. For the 2016 tax year, your completed 2016 1040EZ Tax Form was due on April 18, 2017. IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty if …

2016 1040A Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2016 1040A Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save, and print to complete your 2016 Form 1040A federal income tax return. For the 2016 tax year, your completed 2016 1040A Tax Form was due on April 18, 2017. IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty if …

2016 1040 Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2016 1040 Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save, and print to complete your 2016 Form 1040 federal income tax return. For the 2016 tax year, your completed 2016 1040 Tax Form was due on April 18, 2017. The IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty if …

Federal Tax Brackets and Tax Rates

New Federal income tax rates for the 2018 - 2019 filing season are 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37% for Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, and Head of Household statuses. Both the Federal tax rates and income tax brackets have changed due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act TCJA …

California Income Tax Rate

California income tax rate table for the 2018 - 2019 filing season has nine income tax brackets with tax rates of 1%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 9.3%, 10.3%, 11.3% and 12.3%. Adding the 1% millionaire tax yields a top rate of 13.3%. Rate of inflation used to adjust the CA 2018 income tax brackets was 2.6% …

2017 1040A Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2017 1040A Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save and print to complete your 2017 Form 1040A federal income tax return. For the 2017 tax year, your completed 2017 1040A Tax Form was due on April 17, 2018. The IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty if …

2017 1040 Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2017 1040 Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save, and print to complete your 2017 Form 1040 federal income tax return. For the 2017 tax year, your completed 2017 1040 Tax Form was due on April 17, 2018. The IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty if …

2017 1040EZ Tax Form PDF

Free printable 2017 1040EZ Tax Form PDF file published by the IRS that you can view, save and print to complete your 2017 Form 1040EZ federal income tax return. For the 2017 tax year, your completed 2017 1040EZ Tax Form was due on April 17, 2018. The IRS will not charge you a failure to file penalty …

Does Florida Have A State Income Tax

Florida is one of seven US states which do not impose a personal income tax. Florida therefore, does not have a state income tax in the common sense. Other types of taxes do exist in the State of Florida such as sales, use, and corporate income taxes. The most common taxes imposed on individuals …

Ohio Tax Forms By Mail

Ohio tax forms and income tax instructions can be obtained by mail directly from the Ohio Department of Taxation. Ohio IT 1040, school district income tax returns, commonly used schedules, as well as estimated tax payment vouchers are available by mail. The Ohio tax forms by mail option is for the …

Connecticut Income Tax Amnesty Closes November 30, 2018

Connecticut Department of Revenue Services will soon close their CT Fresh Start tax amnesty program. The CT Fresh Start tax amnesty program applies to income tax, business entity tax, sales and use tax, withholding tax, corporation business tax, and gift tax. Local property taxes, payroll taxes owed …

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