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