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The most common federal income tax is the federal form 1040.
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Federal form 1040EZ, Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents (downloads as a pdf).
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On the Form 1040 federal income tax return, at Schedule B, Part III, there is a question asking whether the taxpayer has an interest in financial accounts in a foreign country.
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Federal form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (downloads as a pdf).
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The last round of changes to the ITIN rules required taxpayers to submit their federal form W-7 along with their federal income tax returns.
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Federal form 1040NR-EZ, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents (downloads as a pdf).
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Federal form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return. (downloads as a pdf) Like it or not, the U.S. imposes a tax on worldwide income for its citizens and residents.
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Federal form 1040-A, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (downloads as a pdf).
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To report your income and losses from passive activities on your tax return, use federal form 8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitations (downloads as a pdf).
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If you need more time, you can request an additional four month extension by filing federal form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (downloads as a pdf) by June 15.
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If you believe that you have been misclassified as an independent contractor, you can report it to the IRS using a form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding (downloads as a pdf).
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