• 2025 New Client Organizer

  • Tax Organizer Checklist Responses and Notes

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  • New for 2025

    Information for Additional Deductions
  • Are you (or your spouse) a W2 Employee who earned overtime pay in 2025?
  • Did you (or your spouse) earn tips in 2025?
  • Did you (or your spouse) purchase a NEW vehicle with a loan and pay interest in 2025 on a qualified vehicle assembled in the United States? [Please note that this does not include leased vehicles, purchases of used vehicles, or those not assembled in the US]
  • Yes/No Questions

    Personal Information
  • Did your Marital Status Change during the year?
  • Did you live separately from your spouse during the last six months of the year?
  • Do you have a separation or divorce decree, instrument, or agreement and are not living in the same household by the end of the last year?
  • Was your home in the US for more than 6 months last year?
  • Did your address change from last year?
  • Can you be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer?
  • Did you receive an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS or have you been a victim of identity theft? If yes, attach the IRS letter.
  • Did you reside in or operate a business in a Federally or State declared disaster area? The Federally or State declared areas include victims of hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, as well as wildfires.
  • Have you ever lived in a country other than the United States?
  • Do you now, or have you ever, held a US Visa or Green Card?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Dependents
  • Do you have dependents for 2025?
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  • Were there any changes in dependents from the prior year?
  • Did your child(ren) live with you for more than 6 months?
  • Can anyone else claim your child(ren) as dependent(s)?
  • If you are divorced or spearated with shared custody, do you have Form 8332 or a similar form to claim the child(ren)?
  • Did you (and your spouse) provide more than 1/2 of the support for your dependent(s)?
  • Did your child(ren) provide more than 1/2 of their own support?
  • Are any of your dependents married?
  • Have you ever received a letter from the IRS stating that you cannot claim your child(ren)?
  • If the IRS asked you to provide information to show relationship and proof that your dependent(s) lived with you, are you able to provide documentation? (ex: birth certificate, school records)
  • Is your child permanently and totally disabled?
  • Do you have any children under age 19 or a full time student under age 24 with UNEARNED income in excess of $2,700? Examples of UNEARNED income include investments and pensions. Income reported on a W2 is EARNED income.
  • Do you have dependents who must file a tax return?
  • Did you provide over half the support for any other person(s) other than your dependent children during the year?
  • Did you pay for child care while you worked, looked for work, or while a full-time student?
  • Is there any other person(s) who lived with you more than half the year but not claimed by you last year?
  • Did you pay any expenses related to the adoption of a child during the year?
  • Did any dependents receive an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS or have they been a victim of identity theft? If yes, please include the IRS letter with your tax documents.
  • Yes/No Questions

    Purchases, Sales & Debts
  • Did you start a new business or purchase rental property during the year?
  • Did you sell, exchange or purchase any assets used in your trade or business?
  • Did you acquire a new or additional interest in a partnership or S corporation?
  • Did you sell, exchange or purchase any real estate during the year?
  • Did you foreclose or abandon a principal residence or real property during the year?
  • Did you acquire or dispose of any stock during the year?
  • Did you refinance or take out a home equity loan?
  • Did you sell an existing business, rental or other property?
  • Did you have any debts canceled or forgiven during the year, such as a home mortgage or student loan?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Income
  • Did you have any foreign income to pay any foreign taxes during the year directly or indirectly (investment accounts, partnerships or foreign employer)?
  • Did you receive any income from property sold PRIOR to 2025?
  • Did you receive any unemployment benefits during the year?
  • Did you receive any disability income during the year?
  • Did you receive any Medicaid waiver payments during the year?
  • Did you receive any tip income not reported to your employer during the year?
  • Did you receive any awards, prizes, hobby income, gambling or lottery winnings?
  • Did you receive any income reported on forms 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, 1099-K or statements from a gig economy work such as a rideshare or delivery job?
  • Did you have any sales or other exchanges of digital assets (including from an airdrop or hard fork, or used digital assets to pay for goods or services?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Education Information
  • Did you or any member of your tax household attend post-secondary school in 2025, contribute to education savings plans or pay student loans?
  • Did you, your spouse, or your dependents attend a post-secondary school during the year, or plan to attend one in the coming year?
  • Did you have any educational expenses during the year on behalf of yourself, your spouse or a dependent?
  • Did anyone in your family receive a scholarship of any kind during the year?
  • If yes, were any of the funds used for expenses other than tuition, such as room and board?
  • Did you make withdrawals from an education savings or 529 Plan account?
  • If yes, were any of these withdrawals rolled over into an ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) account?
  • Did you make any contributions to an education savings for 529 account?
  • Did you pay any student loan interest this year?
  • Did you cash an Series EE or I US Savings bonds issued after 1989?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Health Care Information
  • Do you have qualifying health care coverage, such as employer-sponsored coverage or government-sponsored coverage (i.e. Medicare/Medicaid) for your family?
  • Did you enroll for lower cost Marketplace Coverage through healthcare.gov (or your state marketplace) under the Affordable Care Act?
  • Did you enroll for lower cost Marketplace Coverage through healthcare.gov and share a policy with anyone who is not included in your family?
  • Did you make any contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Archer MSA?
  • Did you receive any distributions from a Health Savings Account (HSA), Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA this year?
  • Did you pay long-term care premiums for yourself or your family?
  • Did you make any contributions to an ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) account?
  • Did you receive any withdrawals from an ABLE account?
  • If you are a business owner, did you pay health insurance premiums for your employees this year?
  • Did you receive any Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Advance payments?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Itemized Deduction Information
  • Did you incur a casualty or theft loss or any condemnation awards during the year?
  • If yes, did the loss occur in a Federally or State declared disaster area?
  • Did you pay out of pocket medical expenses (co-pays, prescription drugs etc) totaling more than $5,000? If yes, please provide a summary, keep the receipts for your records.
  • Did you make any cash or noncash contributions (clothes, furniture etc)? If yes, please provide a summary. Keep the receipts for your records.
  • Did you donate a vehicle or boat during the year?
  • Did you pay real estate taxes for your primary home and/or second home?
  • Did you pay any mortgage interest on an existing home loan?
  • Did you incur interest expenses associated with any investment accounts you held?
  • Did you make any major purchases during the year (cars, boats etc)?
  • Did you make any out-of-state purchases for which the seller did not collect state sales or use tax?
  • Yes/No Questions

    Miscellaneous Information
  • Did you make gifts of more than $19,000 to any individual?
  • Did you utilize an area of your home exclusively for business purposes?
  • Did you engage in any bartering transactions?
  • Did you retire or change jobs?
  • Did you incur moving costs because of a permanent change of station as a member of the Armed Forces on active duty?
  • Did you pay any individual as a household employee this year?
  • Did you make energy efficient improvements to your main home this year?
  • Did you receive a distribution from, or were you a grantor or transferor for a foreign trust?
  • Did you have a financial interest in or signature authority over a financial account such as a bank account, securities account or brokerage account located in a foreign country?
  • Did you receive correspondence from the IRS or state? If yes, include a copy with your tax documents.
  • Do you have previous years of tax returns that are either unfiled or filed with unpaid balances due?
  • Do you want to designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund? If you check yes, it will not change your tax or reduce your refund.
  • Notes

  • Most "Yes" answers in this organizer require additional information and/or documents. Please be sure to include any notes here, and send any relevant forms with your tax documents.

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