Please upload the following documents where applicable:
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 (W-2)
W-2
Unemployed
Unemployment, state tax refund (1099-G)
**K-12 Educator Expenses
Amounts for classroom expenses (for educators in grades K-12)
**Childcare Expenses
Fees paid to a licensed daycare center or family daycare for care of an infant or preschooler Wages paid to a babysitter. Don't include expenses paid through a flexible spending account at work.
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)
*See small business deduction checklist at bottom of page for a memory jogger for possible tax deductions
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)
Retirement & Other Savings
Form 5498-SA showing HSA contributions
Form 5498 showing IRA contributions
All other 5498 series forms (5498-QA, 5498-ESA)
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)
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
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
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