Please upload the following documents:
INDIVIDUAL TAXES CHECK-LIST
Personal Information
Your social security number or tax ID number
Your spouse's full name and social security number or tax ID number
Copies of Driver’s Licenses (mandatory for Illinois taxpayers)
Copy of last year’s tax return
Bank routing and account numbers (for direct deposit of refund)
Proof of address for tax payer and child
Dependent(s) Information
Dates of birth and social security numbers or tax ID numbers
Childcare records (including the provider's tax ID number) if applicable
Income of other adults in your home
Form 8332 showing that the child’s custodial parent is releasing their right to claim a child to you, the noncustodial parent (if applicable)
Sources of Income
Employed
Forms W-2
Unemployed
Unemployment, state tax refund (1099-G)
Self-Employed (Considered a business)
Forms 1099, Schedules K-1, income records to verify amounts not reported on 1099s
Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040–ES)
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 1040–ES)
Retirement Income
Pension/IRA/annuity income (1099-R)
Traditional IRA basis (i.e., amounts you contributed to the IRA that were already taxed)
Social security/RRB income (1099-SSA, 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)
Health Savings Account and long-term care reimbursements (1099-SA or 1099-LTC)
Expenses related to your investments
Record of estimated tax payments made (Form 1040–ES)
Other Income & Losses
Gambling income (W-2G or records showing income, as well as expense records)
Jury duty records
Hobby income and expenses
Prizes and awards
Trusts
Royalty Income 1099–Misc.
Any other 1099s received
Record of alimony paid/received with ex-spouse’s name and SSN
Types of Deductions
Home Ownership
Forms 1098 or other mortgage interest statements
Real estate and personal property tax records
Receipts for energy-saving home improvements (e.g., solar panels, solar water heater)
All other 1098 series forms
Charitable Donations
Cash amounts donated to houses of worship, schools, other charitable organizations
Records of non-cash charitable donations
Amounts of miles driven for charitable or medical purposes
Medical Expenses
Amounts paid for healthcare insurance and to doctors, dentists, hospitals
Health Insurance
Form 1095-A if you enrolled in an insurance plan through the Marketplace (Exchange)
Form 1095-B and/or 1095-C if you had insurance coverage through any other source (e.g., an employer, insurance company, or government health plan such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, VA, etc.)
Marketplace exemption certificate (ECN) if you applied for and received an exemption from the Marketplace (Exchange)
Childcare Expenses
Fees paid to a licensed day care center or family day care for care of an infant or preschooler
Wages paid to a baby-sitter. Don't include expenses paid through a flexible spending account at work
Educational Expenses
Forms 1098-T from educational institutions
Receipts that itemize qualified educational expenses
Records of any scholarships or fellowships you received
Form 1098-E if you paid student loan interest
K-12 Educator Expenses
Amounts for classroom expenses (for educators in grades K-12)
State & Local Taxes
Amount of state/local income tax paid (other than wage withholding), or amount of state and local sales tax paid
Invoice showing amount of vehicle sales tax 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, cleanup costs, etc.)
Records of rebuilding/repair costs
Insurance reimbursements/claims to be paid
FEMA assistance information
Check FEMA site to see if my county has been declared a federal disaster area
SMALL BUSINESS TAX CHECKLIST
Income
Gross receipts from sales or services
Sales records (for accrual-based taxpayers)
Returns and allowances
Business checking/savings account interest (1099-INT or statement)
Other income
Cost of Goods Sold (if applicable)
Inventory
Beginning inventory total dollar amount
Inventory purchases
Ending inventory total dollar amount
Items removed for personal purposes
Materials & Supplies
Expenses
Advertising
Phones (landline, fax or cell phones related to business)
Computer & internet expenses
Records of all expenses — check registers or credit card statements, and receipts
Bank Fees
Meals (tips if applicable)
Business-use asset information (cost, date placed in service, etc.) for depreciation
Office in home information, if applicable
Hotel
Transportation and travel expenses
*Business trip (mileage) log Airfare or mileage/actual expense if drove
*Contemporaneous log or receipts for public transportation, parking, and tolls
*Taxi, tips
Commissions paid to subcontractors
File Form 1099-MISC and 1096 as necessary
Depreciation
Cost and first date of business use of assets
Records relating to personal use of assets
Sales price and disposition date of any assets sold
Business insurance
Casualty loss insurance
Errors and omissions
Other
Interest expense
Mortgage interest on building owned by business
Business loan interest
Investment expense and interest
Professional fees
Lawyers, accountants, and consultants
dues to professional societies,
licenses and regulatory fees
subscriptions to professional journals/trade magazines
tools/supplies used in your work
Occupational taxes
passport for a business trip
Office supplies
Pens, paper, staples, and other consumables
Rent expense
Office space rent
Business-use vehicle lease expense
Other
Office-in-home
Square footage of office space
Total square footage of home
Hours of use, if operating an in-home daycare
Mortgage interest or rent paid
Homeowner's or renters' insurance
Utilities (internet, gas, electricity, and etc)
Cost of home, separate improvements and first date of business use
Wages paid to employees
Form W-2 and W-3
Federal and state payroll returns (Form 940, Form 941, etc.)
Employee benefit expenses [This needs to be left-aligned with "Wages paid to employees"]
Contractors
Form 1099-MISC/ Form 1096
Other expenses
Repairs, maintenance of office facilities, etc.
Estimated tax payments made
Purchase of home
Purchase of vehicle (taxes paid on vehicle)
Real Estate (purchase and/or sale)
Home improvements (windows, roof, water heater ETC)
Fees paid for tax return (previous year)
Other business-related expenses