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Most Common Tax Forms for Entrepreneurs

Form 940
Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return

Form 1040
Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1040, Schedule C
Profit or Loss From Business

Form 1040, Schedule C-EZ
Net Profit From Business

Form 1040, Schedule D
Capital Gains and Losses

Form 1040, Schedule SE
Self-Employment Tax

Form 1120
U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return

Form 1120-S
U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation

Form 4868
Application for Automatic Extension of Time

Form 8829
Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

Form W-4
Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate

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Form 940
Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return

Form 1040
Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1040, Schedules A & B
Itemized Deductions & Interest and Dividend Income

Form 1040, Schedule C
Profit or Loss From Business

Form 1040, Schedule C-EZ
Net Profit From Business

Form 1040, Schedule D
Capital Gains and Losses

Form 1040, Schedule D-1
Continuation Sheet for Schedule D (Form 1040)

Form 1040, Schedule E
Supplemental Income and Loss

Form 1040/1040A, Schedule EIC
Earned Income Credit

Form 1040, Schedule H
Household Employment Taxes

Form 1040, Schedule R
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled

Form 1040, Schedule SE
Self-Employment Tax

Form 1040A
Individual Income Tax Return - Short Form

Form 1040A, Schedule 1
Interest and Ordinary Dividends for Form 1040 Filers

Form 1040A, Schedule 2
Child and Dependent Care Expenses for Form 1040A Filers

Form 1040A, Schedule 3
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled for Form 1040A Filers

Form 1040ES
Estimated Tax for Individuals

Form 1040ES (NR)
U.S. Estimated Tax for Nonresident Alien Individuals

Form 1040EZ
Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents

Form 1040NR
Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return

Form 1040V
Payment Voucher

Form 1040X
Amended Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1065
U.S. Return of Partnership Income

Form 1099DIV
Dividends and Distributions (Info Copy)

Form 1099MISC
Miscellaneous Income (Info Copy)

Form 1099-SA
Distributions from Medical Savings Account (Info Copy)

Form 1099-R
Distributions from Pensions, IRAs, & Other (Info Copy)

Form 1116
Foreign Tax Credit

Form 1120
U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return

Form 1120-S
U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation

Form 2106
Employee Business Expenses

Form 2106EZ
Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses

Form 2120
Multiple Support Declaration

Form 2210
Underpayment of Estimated Tax

Form 2441
Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Form 2555
Foreign Earned Income

Form 2848
Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative

Form 3468
Investment Credit

Form 3800
General Business Credit

Form 3903
Moving Expenses

Form 4136
Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuel

Form 4137
Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income

Form 4255
Recapture of Investment Credit

Form 4506
Request for Copy of Tax Form

Form 4562
Depreciation and Amortization

Form 4684
Casualties and Thefts

Form 4797
Sales of Business Property

Form 4852
Substitute Form W-2 or 1099R

Form 4868
Application for Automatic Extension of Time

Form 4952
Investment Interest Expense Deduction

Form 4970
Tax on Accumulation Distribution of Trusts

Form 4972
Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions

Form 5329
Return for IRA and Qualified Retirement Plans

Form 5884
Work Opportunity Credit

Form 6198
At-Risk Limitations

Form 6251
Alternative Minimum Tax

Form 6252
Installment Sale Income

Form 6765
Credit for Increasing Research Activities

Form 6781
Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles

Form 8271
Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number

Form 8283
Noncash Charitable Contributions

Form 8332
Release of Claim to Exemption for Child

Form 8379
Injured Spouse Claim and Allocation

Form 8396
Mortgage Interest Credit

Form 8453
U.S. Individual Income Tax Declaration for an IRS E-file Return

Form 8582
Passive Activity Loss Limitations

Form 8582CR
Passive Activity Credit Limitations

Form 8586
Low-Income Housing Credit

Form 8594
Asset Acquisition Statement

Form 8606
Nondeductible IRAs

Form 8611
Recapture of Low-Income Housing Credit

Form 8615
Tax for Children Under Age 14 With Investment Income of More Than $1600

Form 8633
Application to Participate in the IRS e-file Program

Form 8801
Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax--Individuals, Estates and Trusts

Form 8812
Additional Child Tax Credit

Form 8814
Parents' Election to Report Child's Interest and Dividends

Form 8815
Exclusion of Interest from Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989

Form 8822
Change of Address

Form 8824
Like-Kind Exchanges

Form 8829
Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

Form 8846
Credit for Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Tips

Form 8850
Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request

Form 8857
Request for Innocent Spouse Relief

Form 8861
Welfare-to-Work Credit

Form 8862
Information to Claim Earned Income Credit for Disallowance

Form 8863
Education Credits

Form 8867
Paid Preparer's Earned Income Credit Checklist

Form 9325
General Information for Taxpayers to Elect to E-file

Form 9465
Installment Agreement Request

Form W-2
Wage and Tax Statement (Info Copy)

Form W-4
Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate

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