Document Checklist for 2024 Tax Season

Personal documents needed to file taxes

  • Your Social Security number or tax ID number

  • Your spouse's full name and Social Security number or tax ID number

  • Your unexpired government issued ID

  • Your spouse's unexpired government issued ID

Tax documents needed for dependents

  • Dates of birth and Social Security numbers or other tax ID numbers

  • Childcare records (including the provider's tax ID number) if applicable

  • Form 8332 when the child’s custodial parent is releasing their right to claim a child to the noncustodial parent (if applicable)

Income sources

  • Savings & Investment 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)

    • Expenses related to your investments

    • Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)

    • 1099-B, 1099-K or 1099-MISC from cryptocurrencies, NFTs and all other similar type income or loss

  • Childcare Expenses

    • Daycare paid for a child under age 13 so the taxpayer (and spouse) can work

    • Wages paid to a dependent caretaker

  • Employed

    • Forms W-2

  • Unemployed

    • Unemployment (1099-G)

  • Self-Employed

    • Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-K

    • 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

    • Home office 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 (prior-year Forms 8606 showing amounts already taxed)

    • Social Security/RRB income (SSA-1099, 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)

    • Expenses related to your investments

    • Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040ES)

    • 1099-B and/or 1099-DIV from cryptocurrencies, NFTs and all other similar type income or loss

    • Cost of all cryptocurrencies, NFTs and other similar type of income sales

  • Other Income & Losses

    • State refunds (Form 1099-G)

    • Income from K-1s either as investment or as active owner

    • Gambling income (W-2G or records showing income, as well as expense records)

    • Jury duty records

    • Hobby income and expenses

    • Prizes and awards

    • Trusts

    • Royalties (1099-MISC)

    • Any other 1099s received

    • Health Savings Account and long-term care reimbursements (1099-SA or 1099-LTC) Deductions

  • Home Ownership

    • Form 1098 or other mortgage interest statements

    • Real estate and personal property tax records

  • Charitable Donations

    • Cash amounts donated to religious organizations, schools, other charitable organizations

    • Records of non-cash charitable donations

    • Amounts of miles driven for charitable purposes

  • Medical Expenses

    • Amounts paid for healthcare insurance and to doctors, dentists, hospitals

    • Miles driven for medical purposes

    • Travel expenses for medical, including hotels, planes, tolls, parking, etc

  • Health Insurance

    • Form 1095-A if you have health insurance through a State Marketplace (Exchange)

  • Childcare Expenses

    • Daycare paid for a child under age 13 so the taxpayer (and spouse) can work

    • Wages paid to a babysitter

  • Educational Expenses

    • Forms 1098-T from educational institutions

    • Receipts for qualified educational expenses

    • Records of scholarships or fellowships

    • Form 1098-E for student loan interest

  • 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 for large item purchases such as cars, boats, motorcycles etc.

    • Amount of real estate taxes paid

    • Amount of personal property taxes paid

  • Retirement & Other Savings

    • Form 5498-SA showing HSA contributions

    • Form 5498 showing IRA contributions

    • All other 5498 series forms (5498-QA, 5498-ESA)

  • Federally Declared Disaster

    • City/county you lived/worked/had property in

    • Records to support property losses (appraisal, clean-up costs, etc.)

    • Records of rebuilding/repair costs

    • Insurance reimbursements/claims to be paid

    • FEMA assistance information