Commissioner’s note (page 3) What’s new for 1993 (page 6) Free tax help (page 6) How to make a gift to reduce the public debt (page 35) Tax table (page 37) How to get forms and publications (page 33) Answers to frequently asked questions (page 5) Cat. No. 11325E Instructions for Form What’s inside? Note: This booklet does not contain any tax forms. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 1993 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, D, E, EIC, F, and SE Can You Take the Earned Income Credit for 1993? If you earned less than $23,050 and a child lived with you, you may be able to take this credit. See page EIC-1 in this booklet. Do You Know You May Be Able To Get the Earned Income Credit With Your Pay? If you qualify for the earned income credit in 1994, you may be able to have part of it added to your take-home pay. See page 6. Would You Like To Get Your Refund Within 3 Weeks or Even Faster? If you would, have your return filed electronically. See Fast Filing on page 3. Avoid common mistakes (page 10) ● The Presidential Election Campaign Fund check-off has increased to $3. See page 12. ● The tax rates have increased for fewer than 2% of taxpayers.
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Commissioner’s note (page 3)What’s new for 1993 (page 6)
Free tax help (page 6)How to make a gift to reduce the public debt (page 35)
Tax table (page 37)How to get forms and publications (page 33)
Answers to frequently asked questions (page 5)
Cat. No. 11325E
Instructions for Form
What’s inside?
Note: This booklet does not contain any tax forms.
Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service
19931040and Schedules A, B, C,D, E, EIC, F, and SE
Can You Take the Earned IncomeCredit for 1993?If you earned less than $23,050 and achild lived with you, you may be able totake this credit. See page EIC-1 in thisbooklet.
Do You Know You May Be Able ToGet the Earned Income CreditWith Your Pay?If you qualify for the earned incomecredit in 1994, you may be able to havepart of it added to your take-home pay.See page 6.
Would You Like To Get YourRefund Within 3 Weeks or EvenFaster?If you would, have your return filedelectronically. See Fast Filing on page 3.
Avoid common mistakes (page 10)
● The Presidential Election Campaign Fund check-off hasincreased to $3. See page 12.
● The tax rates have increased for fewer than 2% oftaxpayers.
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Departmentof theTreasury
InternalRevenueService
Instructions for Form 1040
Table of Contents
A Note From the Commissioner 3Fast Filing 3Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction
Act Notice 4Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 5
Section 1— Before You Fill In Form 1040 6Earned Income Credit 6What’s New for 1993? 6
Section 2— Filing Requirements 7Do I Have To File? 7Which Form Should I Use? 8When Should I File? 9Where Do I File? 9
Section 3— Steps for Preparing Form 1040 10
Avoid Common Mistakes 10Where To Report Certain Items From
1993 Forms W-2, 1098, and 1099 11
Section 4— Line Instructions forForm 1040 12
Name, Address, and SocialSecurity Number (SSN) 12
Presidential Election Campaign Fund 12Filing Status 12Exemptions 13Income 15Adjustments to Income 20Adjusted Gross Income 23Tax Computation 23Credits 25Other Taxes 26Payments 27Refund or Amount You Owe 29Sign Your Return 29
Section 5— General Information 30What is Tele-Tax? 30Tele-Tax Topics 31Call the IRS With Your Tax Question 32How To Get Forms and Publications 33What Are My Rights as a Taxpayer? 35Income Tax Withholding and
Estimated Tax Payments for 1994 35
How Do I Make a Gift To Reducethe Public Debt? 35
Address Change 35Corresponding With the IRS 35How Long Should Records Be Kept? 35Requesting a Copy of Your Tax Return 35Amended Return 35Death of Taxpayer 35Recycling 35
Section 6— Penalties and Interest 36
Section 7— Tax Table andTax Rate Schedules 37
Tax Table 37Tax Rate Schedules 49
Section 8— Instructions for Schedulesto Form 1040 A-1
Index Inside Back CoverMajor Categories of Federal
Income and Outlays forFiscal Year 1992 Back Cover
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars 10
Do Both the Name and SSN onYour Tax Forms Agree With YourSocial Security Card? 35
Substitute Forms 35
What To Look for in 1994 6What Free Tax Help is Available? 6
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A Note From theCommissioner
Fast Filing Last year, over 12.3 million people filed theirtax returns electronically by computer.Electronic filing is a fast and accurate wayto file your return with the IRS. If you areexpecting a refund, it will be issued within3 weeks from the time the IRS accepts yourreturn. If you have your refund directlydeposited into your savings or checkingaccount, you could receive your moneyeven faster. Even if you are not expectinga refund, electronic filing is still a fast andaccurate way to file your return.
Electronic filing is available whether youprepare your own return or use a preparer.In addition to many tax preparers, otherfirms are approved by the IRS to offer elec-tronic filing services. An approved transmit-ter must sign your Form 8453, U.S.Individual Income Tax Declaration for
Dear Taxpayer:
Another way to file your return with theIRS is to file an “answer sheet” return. Thisreturn, called Form 1040PC, can becreated only by using a personal computer.It is shorter than the regular tax return andcan be processed faster and moreaccurately. A paid tax preparer may giveyou Form 1040PC to sign and file insteadof the tax return you are used to seeing. Ifyou prepare your own return on a computer,you can produce Form 1040PC using oneof the many tax preparation softwareprograms sold in computer stores. Theform is not available from the IRS. For moredetails, call Tele-Tax (see page 30) andlisten to topic 251.
Electronic Filing. For more details on elec-tronic filing, call Tele-Tax (see page 30) andlisten to topic 252.
Margaret Milner Richardson
Thank you for making this nation’s taxsystem the most effective system ofvoluntary compliance in the world. Thekey to maintaining that system is ensuringthat you are treated fairly and equitably,that your privacy is protected, and thatour tax system is as simple andunderstandable as possible.
Our challenge is to consistently deliverservices to meet your needs while fairlyadministering the tax laws. To do that, weare modernizing our technology, whilemaking sure that taxpayer security andprivacy will be fully protected. We are alsooffering alternative ways of filing taxes,such as electronic filing. We haveincreased information and educationefforts to help improve compliance, butwe are also using traditional complianceefforts—examination, collection andcriminal enforcement—so that eachperson pays what he or she properlyowes to support the vital functions of ourgovernment.
As Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Iam personally committed to workingtoward developing a simple and moreeasily administrable tax system. We willtreat you fairly, courteously, andefficiently, and we will do all we can tobring those who do not pay their fairshare into full compliance with the taxlaws of our nation.
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Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The Privacy Act of 1974 and Paperwork Re-duction Act of 1980 say that when we askyou for information, we must first tell you ourlegal right to ask for the information, why weare asking for it, and how it will be used. Wemust also tell you what could happen if wedo not receive it and whether your responseis voluntary, required to obtain a benefit, ormandatory under the law.
This notice applies to all papers you filewith us, including this tax return. It also ap-plies to any questions we need to ask youso we can complete, correct, or process yourreturn; figure your tax; and collect tax, inter-est, or penalties.
Our legal right to ask for information isInternal Revenue Code sections 6001, 6011,and 6012(a) and their regulations. They saythat you must file a return or statement withus for any tax you are liable for. Your re-sponse is mandatory under these sections.Code section 6109 and its regulations saythat you must show your social securitynumber on what you file. This is so we knowwho you are, and can process your returnand papers. You must fill in all parts of thetax form that apply to you. But you do nothave to check the boxes for the PresidentialElection Campaign Fund.
We ask for tax return information to carryout the tax laws of the United States. Weneed it to figure and collect the right amountof tax.
We may give the information to the De-partment of Justice and to other Federal
agencies, as provided by law. We may alsogive it to cities, states, the District of Colum-bia, and U.S. commonwealths or posses-sions to carry out their tax laws. And we maygive it to foreign governments because of taxtreaties they have with the United States.
If you do not file a return, do not providethe information we ask for, or provide fraud-ulent information, the law says that you maybe charged penalties and, in certain cases,you may be subject to criminal prosecution.We may also have to disallow the exemp-tions, exclusions, credits, deductions, or ad-justments shown on the tax return. Thiscould make the tax higher or delay anyrefund. Interest may also be charged.
Please keep this notice with your records.It may help you if we ask you for other infor-mation. If you have questions about the rulesfor filing and giving information, please callor visit any Internal Revenue Service office.
The Time It Takes To PrepareYour ReturnWe try to create forms and instructions thatare accurate and can be easily understood.Often this is difficult to do because some ofthe tax laws enacted by Congress are verycomplex. For some people with incomemostly from wages, filling in the forms iseasy. For others who have businesses, pen-sions, stocks, rental income, or other invest-ments, it is more difficult.
We Welcome Comments on FormsIf you have comments concerning the accu-racy of the time estimates shown below orsuggestions for making these forms moresimple, we would be happy to hear from you.You can write to both the Internal RevenueService, Attention: Reports Clearance Offi-cer, T:FP, Washington, DC 20224; and theOffice of Management and Budget, Paper-work Reduction Project (1545-0074), Wash-ington, DC 20503.
DO NOT send your return to either ofthese offices. Instead, see Where Do I File?on page 9.
The time needed to complete and file the following forms will vary depending onindividual circumstances. The estimated average times are:
Estimated Preparation Time
55 min.50 min.19 min.40 min.Sch. EIC (1040)
Sch. C-EZ (1040) 46 min. 4 min. 18 min. 20 min.
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
How long will it take to get myrefund?About 4 to 8 weeks after you mail your return.If you file electronically, it should take about3 weeks. The earlier you file, the faster you’llget your refund. To check on the status ofyour refund, call Tele-Tax. See page 30 forthe number.
I just completed my return andfind that I owe the IRS money.What should I do?You should file your return by April 15 andpay as much of the balance due as possible.By filing on time, you avoid the late filingpenalty. By paying as much of the balancedue as possible, you reduce the amount ofinterest and late payment penalty that youwill owe. For more details on penalties andinterest, see page 36.
Can I ask to make installmentpayments on my balance due?Yes. However, you will be charged interestand a late payment penalty on the tax notpaid by April 15, even if your request to payin installments is granted. For more detailson installment payments, see the instruc-tions for line 64 on page 29.
If I won’t be able to finish myreturn by April 15, can I get anextension?Yes. You can get an extension by filing Form4868, Extension of Time To File U.S. Individ-ual Income Tax Return, by April 15. By filingthe extension, you avoid the late filing pen-alty. However, Form 4868 does not extendthe time to pay your income tax.
What can I do to make sure my1994 return will not show a bal-ance due?You can either increase the amount ofincome tax withheld from your pay or makeestimated tax payments for 1994. SeeIncome Tax Withholding and EstimatedTax Payments for 1994 on page 35 for de-tails.
I just received my tax package inthe mail. Why are there so manyforms and schedules in it?We print several packages that include dif-ferent forms and schedules that may be filedwith Form 1040. We mail you the packagethat includes the items you may need basedon what you filed last year. We use packagesinstead of mailing forms and schedules sep-arately as a cost-saving measure for us andas a convenience to you.
Do I have to file all the forms andschedules that are in my taxpackage?No. Complete and attach to your return onlythe forms and schedules you need to reportyour income, deductions, and credits.
How can I get forms andpublications?If you don’t have all the forms and publica-tions you need, you can call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676) during thetimes shown on page 33; or visit your localIRS office, participating library, bank, or postoffice; or use the order blank (see page 33).
I’m concerned about the publicdebt. Can I make a payment toreduce it?Yes. See How Do I Make a Gift To Reducethe Public Debt? on page 35 for details.
Can I get the earned incomecredit?If you earned less than $23,050 and a childlived with you, you may be able to take thecredit. But other rules apply. For details, seepage EIC-1.
Although we supported ourunmarried, 19-year-old daughter,she spent most of 1993 away fromhome at school. Can we claim heras a dependent?Yes. The time your child spends at school oron vacation counts as time lived with you.
I’m single, live alone, and have nodependents. Can I file as head ofhousehold?No. To use this filing status, you must havepaid over half the cost of keeping up a homefor a child or other qualifying person.
I asked my employer several timesfor my W-2 form, but I still don’thave it. What should I do?If you don’t get it by February 15, call thetoll-free number listed on page 32 for yourarea. We will ask you for certain information.For details, see Step 1 on page 10.
I received an IRS notice. I’vecontacted the IRS at least threetimes about it, but the problemstill hasn’t been fixed. What can Ido?Call your local IRS office and ask for ProblemResolution assistance. The number is listedin your phone book.
Can I take an IRA deduction forthe amount I contributed to a401(k) plan in 1993?No. A 401(k) plan is not an IRA. The amountyou contributed is not included in box 1 ofyour W-2 form so you don’t pay tax on it thisyear.
In addition to my regular job, I hada part-time business fixing cars.Do I have to report the money Imade in 1993 fixing cars?Yes. This is self-employment income. Youmust report it on Schedule C or C-EZ. You
may also have to file Schedule SE and payself-employment tax.
I started receiving monthlypayments from my pension plan in1993. Are these taxable?Yes. But if you paid part of the cost of yourpension, only part of the amount you re-ceived is taxable. To figure the taxable part,see the instructions for lines 17a and 17b onpage 18.
What is “itemizing”? How can I tellif it will help me?You itemize deductions by filing Schedule Awith Form 1040. On Schedule A, you listamounts you paid during the year for certainitems such as medical and dental care, stateand local income taxes, real estate taxes,home mortgage interest, and gifts to charity.If your itemized deductions are more thanyour standard deduction, your Federalincome tax will be less if you itemize.
I refinanced my home in 1993 andpaid “points.” Can I deduct theentire amount as interest on my1993 return?No. Points paid solely to refinance yourhome cannot be deducted in the year paid.Instead, they must be deducted over the lifeof the loan. For more details, get Pub. 936,Home Mortgage Interest Deduction.
I sold my home in 1993. Do I haveto report the sale?Yes. Use Form 2119, Sale of Your Home.You must report the sale even if you soldyour home at a loss. You must also reportthe sale even if you are eligible to excludeor postpone part or all of the gain or youreplaced your home.
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Section 1.
Before YouFill InForm 1040
Operation Desert Storm. If you were a participant in Operation Desert Storm, thedeadline for taking care of tax matters such as filing returns, making contributionsto an IRA, or paying taxes, may be extended. For details, get Pub. 945, TaxInformation for Those Affected by Operation Desert Storm.
Earned IncomeCreditEarned Income Credit for 1993. If youearned less than $23,050 and a child livedwith you, you may be able to take this creditfor 1993. To find out if you can, see pageEIC-1 in this booklet.Earned Income Credit With Your Pay. Ifyou qualify for the earned income credit in1994, you may be able to get up to $102 amonth with your paycheck instead of waitinguntil you file your 1994 return. For details,call Tele-Tax (see page 30) and listen to topic604 or get Form W-5, Earned Income CreditAdvance Payment Certificate, from your em-ployer.
What’s New for1993?Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Youmay choose to have $3 of your tax go to thisfund.Increased Tax Rates. Higher tax rates applyto individuals with taxable incomes over$140,000 ($115,000 if single; $127,500 ifhead of household; $70,000 if married filingseparately). The tax table and tax rate sched-ules reflect the new rates. If the new ratesapply to you, you may be able to defer partof your 1993 tax. For details, get Form 8841,Deferral of Additional 1993 Taxes.Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduc-tion. This deduction, which had expired July1, 1992, has been retroactively extendedthrough December 31, 1993. This meansthat the total amount paid in 1992 for qual-ified health insurance coverage should beused to figure the deduction for 1992. If youused the worksheet in the 1992 Instructionsfor Form 1040 or in one of our publicationsto figure the deduction for 1992, file Form1040X, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,to amend your 1992 return. For 1993, qual-ified individuals who were eligible to partici-pate in an employer-sponsored subsidizedhealth plan for only part of the year may claimthe deduction.Travel Expenses. Travel expenses paid orincurred after 1992 in connection with youremployment away from home are not de-ductible if that period of employment ex-ceeds 1 year.Tax Benefits for Owners of Certain Elec-tric and Clean-Fuel Vehicles. If you placeda new electric vehicle in service after June30, 1993, you may be able to take the qual-ified electric vehicle credit. If, after June30, 1993, you placed in service a new vehicle
that uses a clean-burning fuel or a vehicleconverted to operate on such a fuel, you maybe able to take the deduction for clean-fuelvehicles. See the instructions for line 30 onpage 23 for the definition of clean-burningfuels. To qualify for the credit or deduction,you do not have to use the vehicle for busi-ness. But the vehicle must be made for useon public roads and have at least fourwheels. For details on the credit, get Form8834, Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit. Fordetails on the deduction, including how tofigure and report it, get Pub. 535, BusinessExpenses.Tax Law Changes. For more details abouttax law changes for 1993, get Pub. 553,Highlights of 1993 Tax Changes.
What To Look for in1994The following changes are effective for 1994.They have no effect on your 1993 return.Social Security Benefits. If your 1994income, including one-half of your social se-curity benefits, is over $34,000 if single (over$44,000 if married filing jointly), more of yourbenefits may be taxable. For some people,up to 85 percent will be taxable. For details,including rules for married persons filing sep-arately, see Pub. 553.Charitable Contributions. If you make acontribution of $250 or more after 1993, yougenerally must have a written acknowledg-ment from the charitable organization todeduct the contribution. For more details,including what information is required in theacknowledgment, see Pub. 553.Other Changes. For details on other tax lawchanges effective for 1994, see Pub. 553.
What Free Tax HelpIs Available?Tax Forms and Publications. You cananswer most of your tax questions by read-ing the tax form instructions or one of ourmany free tax publications. See page 33.Recorded Tax Information by Telephone.Our Tele-Tax service has recorded tax in-formation covering many topics. See page30 for the number to call.Refund Information. Tele-Tax can also tellyou the status of your refund. See page 30.Telephone Help. IRS representatives areavailable to help you with your tax questions.If, after reading the tax form instructions andpublications, you are not sure how to fill inyour return, or have a question about anotice you received from us, please call us.Use the number for your area on page 32.
Send the IRS Written Questions. You maysend your written tax questions to your IRSDistrict Director. You should get an answerin about 30 days. If you don’t have the ad-dress, you can get it by calling the numberfor your area on page 32.Walk-In Help. Assistors are available in mostIRS offices throughout the country to helpyou prepare your return. An assistor will ex-plain or “walk through” a Form 1040EZ,1040A, or 1040 with Schedules A and B withyou and a number of other taxpayers in agroup setting. To find the IRS office nearestyou, look in the phone book under “UnitedStates Government, Internal Revenue Ser-vice.”Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE).These programs help older, disabled, low-income, and non-English-speaking peoplefill in their returns. For details, call the toll-free number for your area on page 32. If yougot a Federal income tax package in the mail,take it with you when you go for help.Videotaped Instructions for completingyour return are available in English and Span-ish at many libraries.Large-Print Forms and Instructions. Pub.1614 has large-print copies of the 1993 Form1040, Schedules A, B, D, E, EIC, and R, andtheir instructions. You can use the large-printform and schedules as worksheets to figureyour tax. To get Pub. 1614, call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).Telephone Help for People With ImpairedHearing is available. See page 32 for thenumber to call. Braille Materials are avail-able at regional libraries that have specialservices for people with disabilities.Unresolved Tax Problems. The ProblemResolution Program is for people who havebeen unable to resolve their problems withthe IRS. If you have a tax problem you cannotclear up through normal channels, write toyour local IRS District Director or call yourlocal IRS office and ask for Problem Reso-lution assistance. People with impaired hear-ing who have access to TDD equipment maycall 1-800-829-4059 to ask for help fromProblem Resolution. This office cannotchange the tax law or technical decisions.But it can help you clear up problems thatresulted from previous contacts. For moredetails, call Tele-Tax (see page 30) and listento topic 104 or get Pub. 1546.Free Social Security Personal Earningsand Benefit Estimate Statement. You canget a statement of your social security earn-ings and estimated future benefits by com-pleting Form SSA-7004-SM, Request forEarnings and Benefit Estimate Statement,and returning it to the Social Security Ad-ministration (SSA). To get this form, call1-800-772-1213 or visit any SSA office.
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Section 2.
FilingRequirements
The rules under Do I Have To File? apply to all U.S. citizens and resident aliens.They also apply to nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who were marriedto U.S. citizens or residents at the end of 1993 and who have elected to be treatedas resident aliens.
Exception. Different rules apply to other nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens.They may have to file Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return.Specific rules apply to determine if you are a resident or nonresident alien. GetPub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens, for details, including the rules for studentsand scholars. Different rules also apply to U.S. citizens who lived in a U.S. pos-session or had income from a U.S. possession. Get Pub. 570, Tax Guide forIndividuals With Income From U.S. Possessions. Residents of Puerto Rico can callTele-Tax (see page 30) and listen to topic 901 to see if they must file a return.
Do I Have To File?Use Chart A on this page to see if you mustfile a return. But you must use Chart B onthe next page if your parent (or someoneelse) can claim you as a dependent on hisor her return. Also, see Chart C on the nextpage for other situations when you must file.Note: Even if you do not have to file a return,you should file one to get a refund of anyFederal income tax withheld. You should alsofile if you can take the earned income credit.If you file for either of these reasons only, youmay be able to use Form 1040A. If you fileonly to get a refund of tax withheld and youare single or married filing a joint return, youmay be able to use Form 1040EZ.Exception for Children Under Age 14. Ifyour child is required to file a return and allfour of the following apply, you may elect toreport your child’s income on your return.But you must use Form 8814, Parents’ Elec-tion To Report Child’s Interest and Divi-dends, to do so. If you make this election,your child does not have to file a return.1. Your child was under age 14 on January1, 1994.2. Your child had income only from interestand dividends (including Alaska PermanentFund dividends).3. Your child’s gross income was less than$5,000.4. Your child had no Federal income tax with-held from his or her income (backup with-holding) and did not make estimated taxpayments for 1993.
If you and the child’s other parent are notfiling a joint return, special rules apply todetermine which parent may make the elec-tion. See Form 8814 for details.
Chart A—For Most People
To use this chart, first find your marital status at the end of 1993. Then, read across tofind your filing status and age at the end of 1993. You must file a return if your grossincome was at least the amount shown in the last column. Gross income means allincome you received in the form of money, goods, property, and services that is notexempt from tax, including any gain on the sale of your home (even if you mayexclude or postpone part or all of the gain). See page 15 to find out what types ofincome to include.
Gross incomeAge*Filing statusMarital status
$6,050under 65Single
$6,95065 or olderSingle (including divorcedand legally separated) $7,800under 65Head of
household $8,70065 or older
Married with a child andliving apart from yourspouse during the last 6months of 1993
$7,800under 65Head ofhousehold (seepage 13) $8,70065 or older
$10,900under 65(both spouses)
$11,60065 or older(one spouse)
Married, jointreturn
Married and living with yourspouse at end of 1993 (oron the date your spousedied) $12,300
65 or older(both spouses)
$2,350any ageMarried, separatereturn
Married, not living with yourspouse at end of 1993 (oron the date your spousedied)
Married, joint orseparate return $2,350any age
$6,050under 65Single
$6,95065 or older
$7,800under 65Widowed before 1993 andnot remarried in 1993
* If you turned age 65 on January 1, 1994, you are considered to be age 65 at the endof 1993.
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Which Form ShouldI Use?You May Be Able To Use Form1040EZ If:1. You were single or are married filing jointlyand do not claim any dependents.2. You (and your spouse if married filing joint-ly) were not 65 or older OR blind.
3. You had only wages, salaries, tips, taxablescholarship and fellowship grants, and notmore than $400 of taxable interest income.4. Your taxable income is less than $50,000.5. You did not receive any advance earnedincome credit (EIC) payments.6. You do not itemize deductions or claimany adjustments to income or tax credits.Note: If you are married filing jointly andeither you or your spouse worked for morethan one employer, you cannot use Form
1040EZ if that person’s total wages wereover $57,600.
You May Be Able To Use Form1040A If:1. You had income only from wages, sala-ries, tips, taxable scholarship and fellowshipgrants, pensions or annuities, taxable socialsecurity benefits, payments from your indi-vidual retirement account (IRA), unemploy-ment compensation, interest, or dividends.2. Your taxable income is less than $50,000.3. You do not itemize deductions.
You can also use Form 1040A to claim theearned income credit, the deduction for cer-tain contributions to an IRA, nondeductiblecontributions to an IRA, the credit for childand dependent care expenses, and thecredit for the elderly or the disabled. You mayuse it even if you made estimated tax pay-ments for 1993 or if you can take the exclu-sion of interest from series EE U.S. savingsbonds issued after 1989.
Since Forms 1040A and 1040EZ are easierto complete than Form 1040, you should useone of them unless using Form 1040 lets youpay less tax. However, you must file Form1040 if any of the following situations appliesto you.
You Must Use Form 1040 If:1. Your taxable income is $50,000 or more.2. You itemize deductions. Read the instruc-tions for line 34 on page 24 to see if it wouldbenefit you to itemize.3. You received or paid accrued interest onsecurities transferred between interest pay-ment dates.4. You received any nontaxable dividends,capital gain distributions, or Alaska Perma-nent Fund dividends.5. You were a grantor of, or transferor to, aforeign trust.6. You had a financial account in a foreigncountry, such as a bank account or securi-ties account. If the combined value of theaccounts was $10,000 or less during all of1993 or the accounts were with a U.S. mili-tary banking facility operated by a U.S. fi-nancial institution, you may be able to useForm 1040A or Form 1040EZ.7. You received taxable refunds (includingcredits or offsets) of state and local incometaxes, alimony, or any of the types of incomelisted in the instructions for line 22 on page20.8. You were self-employed, a partner in apartnership, a shareholder in an S corpora-tion, a beneficiary of an estate or trust, hadrental or royalty income and expenses, orhad farm income and expenses.9. You sold or exchanged capital assets orbusiness property.10. You paid alimony or a penalty on theearly withdrawal of savings, or you can takeany of the adjustments listed in the instruc-tions for line 30 on page 23.11. You claim the foreign tax credit, any ofthe general business credits (see the instruc-tions for line 44 on page 26), the mortgageinterest credit, the credit for prior year mini-mum tax, the qualified electric vehicle credit,or the nonconventional source fuel credit.
Chart B—For Children and Other Dependents (See the instructions for line 6con page 14 to find out if someone can claim you as a dependent.)
In this chart, unearned income includes taxable interest and dividends. Earnedincome includes wages, tips, and taxable scholarship and fellowship grants.
If your parent (or someone else) can claim you as a dependent on his or her returnand any of the four conditions listed below applies to you, you must file a return.
3. Married dependents under 65. You must file a return if—
1. Single dependents under 65. You must file a return if—
● Your earned income was more than $3,100, or
The total of that income plusyour earned income was:
Your unearnedincome was: and
● You had any unearned income and your gross income was more than $600, or
more than $600$1 or more
● Your gross income was at least $5 and your spouse files a separate return on Form1040 and itemizes deductions.
more than $3,700$0
4. Married dependents 65 or older or blind. You must file a return if—
2. Single dependents 65 or older or blind. You must file a return if—
● Your earned income was more than $3,800 ($4,500 if 65 or older and blind), or● Your unearned income was more than $1,300 ($2,000 if 65 or older and blind), or
● Your earned income was more than $4,600 ($5,500 if 65 or older and blind), or● Your unearned income was more than $1,500 ($2,400 if 65 or older and blind), or
● Your gross income was more than the total of your earned income (up to $3,100) or$600, whichever is larger, plus $700 ($1,400 if 65 or older and blind), or
● Your gross income was more than the total of your earned income (up to $3,700) or$600, whichever is larger, plus $900 ($1,800 if 65 or older and blind).
● Your gross income was at least $5 and your spouse files a separate return on Form1040 and itemizes deductions.
Chart C—Other Situations When You Must File
If any of the four conditions below applied to you for 1993, you must file a return.
2. You received any advance earned income credit (EIC) payments from youremployer. These payments should be shown in box 9 of your W-2 form.
1. You owe any special taxes, such as:● Social security and Medicare tax on tips you did not report to your employer,
3. You had net earnings from self-employment of at least $400.
● Uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA tax on tips you reported to youremployer,
4. You had wages of $108.28 or more from a church or qualified church-controlledorganization that is exempt from employer social security and Medicare taxes.
● Alternative minimum tax,● Tax on a qualified retirement plan, including an individual retirement arrangement
(IRA), or● Tax from recapture of investment credit, low-income housing credit, or recapture tax
on the disposition of a home purchased with a federally subsidized mortgage. (Seethe instructions for line 49 on page 26.)
● Uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA tax on group-term life insurance,
Caution: If your gross income was $2,350 or more, you usually cannot be claimed as adependent unless you were under 19 or under 24 and a student. For details, see Test4—Income on page 14.
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12. You owe any of the following taxes—a. Tax on accumulation distribution of
trusts or lump-sum distributions,b. Recapture taxes,c. Social security and Medicare tax on tip
income not reported to your employer,d. Write-in taxes included on line 53 (see
page 27 for details),e. Tax on qualified retirement plans, in-
cluding IRAs. If you are filing only becauseyou owe this tax, you only have to file Form5329.13. You claim the regulated investment com-pany credit, the credit for Federal tax paidon fuels, or the credit for overpaid windfallprofit tax.14. You file any of these forms:Form 2119, Sale of Your Home, for the yearyou sell your home.Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income.Form 2555-EZ, Foreign Earned Income Ex-clusion.Form 4563, Exclusion of Income for BonaFide Residents of American Samoa.Form 8271, Investor Reporting of Tax Shel-ter Registration Number.Form 8814, Parents’ Election To ReportChild’s Interest and Dividends.
When Should I File?You should file as soon as you can afterJanuary 1, but not later than April 15, 1994.If you file late, you may have to pay penaltiesand interest. See page 36.
If you know that you cannot file your returnby the due date, you should file Form 4868,Application for Automatic Extension of TimeTo File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,by April 15, 1994.Caution: Form 4868 does not extend thetime to pay your income tax. See the Instruc-tions for Form 4868.
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident, youmay qualify for an automatic extension oftime to file if, on the due date of your return,you meet one of the following conditions:● You live outside the United States andPuerto Rico, AND your main place of busi-ness or post of duty is outside the UnitedStates and Puerto Rico.● You are in military or naval service on dutyoutside the United States and Puerto Rico.
This extension gives you an extra 2months to file and pay the tax, but interestwill be charged from the original due date ofthe return on any unpaid tax. You mustattach a statement to your return showingthat you meet the requirements.
Where Do I File?If an addressed envelope came with yourbooklet, please use it. If you did not receivean envelope, or if you moved during the year,mail your return to the Internal RevenueService Center for the place where you live.See the chart on this page. No street addressis needed.
Mailing Your ReturnYou must put sufficient postage on your en-velope. Envelopes without enough postagewill be returned to you by the post office. Ifyour envelope contains more than fivepages, it may require additional postage.Oversized envelopes may also require addi-tional postage. Also, your envelope shouldinclude your complete return address in theupper left corner.
Use this address:If you live in:
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Atlanta, GA 39901
New Jersey, New York (New York City and countiesof Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester) Holtsville, NY 00501
New York (all other counties), Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,Vermont
Andover, MA 05501
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin Kansas City, MO 64999
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,Pennsylvania, Virginia Philadelphia, PA 19255
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia Cincinnati, OH 45999
Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Austin, TX 73301
California (all other counties), Hawaii Fresno, CA 93888
Puerto Rico (or if excluding income undersection 933) Philadelphia, PA 19255
Virgin Islands:Nonpermanent residents
V.I. Bureau ofInternal Revenue
Lockharts Garden No. 1ACharlotte Amalie,
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Virgin Islands:Permanent residents
Foreign country (or if a dual-status alien):U.S. citizens and those filing Form 2555, Form2555-EZ, or Form 4563
Philadelphia, PA 19255
Philadelphia, PA 19255All A.P.O. and F.P.O. addresses
Alaska, Arizona, California (counties of Alpine,Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa,Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake,Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada,Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta,Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama,Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba), Colorado, Idaho, Montana,Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, SouthDakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Ogden, UT 84201
Where To File
Guam:Permanent residents
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Section 3.
Steps forPreparingForm 1040
Follow the six steps below to help you prepare your return. If you follow thesesteps and read the instructions, we feel that you can fill in your return quickly andaccurately.
Step 1—Get All ofYour RecordsTogetherIncome Records. These include any FormsW-2, W-2G, and 1099 that you may have.The chart on the next page tells you whereto report amounts shown on these forms.
If you don’t get a Form W-2 by January31, 1994, or if the one you get isn’t correct,please contact your employer as soon aspossible. Only your employer can give you aForm W-2 or correct it. If you cannot get aForm W-2 by February 15, call the toll-freetelephone number listed on page 32 for yourarea. You will be asked for your employer’sname, address, telephone number, and, ifknown, identification number. You will alsobe asked for your address, social securitynumber (SSN), daytime telephone number,dates of employment, and your best esti-mate of your total wages and Federal incometax withheld.Itemized Deductions and Tax Credits.Pages 25, 26, 28, and A-1 through A-5 ofthese instructions tell you what credits anditemized deductions you can take. Some ofthe records you may need are:● Medical and dental payment records.● Real estate and personal property tax re-ceipts.● Interest payment records for your homemortgage.● Records of payments for child care so youcould work.
Step 2—Get AnyForms, Schedules,or Publications YouNeedIn general, we mail forms and schedules toyou based on what you filed last year. Beforeyou fill in your return, look it over to see ifyou need more forms or schedules. If youdo, get them before you start to fill in yourreturn. See How To Get Forms and Publi-cations on page 33.
Step 3—Fill in YourReturnThe line instructions for Form 1040 begin onpage 12. Enter any negative amounts in (pa-rentheses) unless instructed otherwise.
If you need more space on forms or sched-ules, attach separate sheets. Use the sameformat as the printed forms, but show yourtotals on the printed forms. Please usesheets that are about the same size as theforms and schedules. Be sure to put yourname and SSN on the sheets and attachthem at the end of your return.
Rounding Off to WholeDollarsYou may round off cents to the nearestwhole dollar on your forms and schedules.This will make it easier to complete yourreturn. To do so, drop amounts under 50cents and increase amounts from 50 to 99cents to the next dollar. For example,$129.39 becomes $129 and $235.50 be-comes $236.
If you do round off, do so for all amounts.But if you have to add two or more amountsto figure the amount to enter on a line, in-clude cents when adding and only round offthe total.Example. You received two W-2 forms, oneshowing wages of $5,000.55 and one show-ing wages of $18,500.73. On Form 1040, line7, you would enter $23,501 ($5,000.55 +$18,500.73 = $23,501.28).
Step 4—Check YourReturn To MakeSure It Is CorrectRead Avoid Common Mistakes below.Errors may delay your refund.
Avoid Common Mistakes1. If a child lived with you and your adjustedgross income on Form 1040, line 31, is under$23,050, read the instructions for ScheduleEIC that begin on page EIC-1 to see if youcan take the earned income credit.2. If you are taking the standard deductionand you check any box on line 33a or 33b,be sure you see page 24 to find the amountto enter on line 34.3. If you (or your spouse if you can checkthe box on line 6b) were age 65 or older orblind, check the appropriate boxes on line33a.4. Make sure your name, address, and SSNare correct on the label. If not, enter the cor-rect information.5. If you are married filing a joint return anddidn’t get a label, or you are married filing aseparate return, enter your spouse’s SSN inthe space provided on page 1 of Form 1040.Be sure you enter your SSN in the spaceprovided next to your name.
6. Check your computations (additions, sub-tractions, etc.) especially when figuring yourtaxable income, total income, total tax, Fed-eral income tax withheld, and your refund oramount you owe.7. If you owe self-employment tax, enterone-half of that tax on line 25.8. If you received capital gain distributions,see the instructions for lines 13 and 14 onpage 17. If you don’t report those distribu-tions on Schedule D, enter them on Form1040, line 14.9. Attach your W-2 form(s) and other re-quired forms and schedules. Be sure you putall forms and schedules in the proper order.See Step 6.10. Don’t forget to sign and date Form 1040and enter your occupation.
Step 5—Sign andDate Your ReturnForm 1040 is not considered a valid returnunless you sign it. Your spouse must alsosign if it is a joint return. If a taxpayer diedbefore filing a return for 1993, see Death ofTaxpayer on page 35.
Step 6—Attach AllRequired Forms andSchedulesAttach the first copy or Copy B of Forms W-2and W-2G to the front of Form 1040. If youreceived a 1993 Form 1099-R showing Fed-eral income tax withheld, also attach the firstcopy or Copy B of that Form 1099-R to thefront of Form 1040. The amount of Federalincome tax withheld should be shown in box4 of Form 1099-R.
Attach all other schedules and formsbehind Form 1040 in order of the “Attach-ment Sequence No.” shown in the upperright corner of the schedule or form. For ex-ample, the attachment sequence no. forSchedule A (Form 1040) is 07. Attach formswithout an attachment sequence number atthe end of your return. If you have supportingstatements, assemble them in the sameorder as the forms or schedules they supportand attach them after any forms that do nothave an attachment sequence number.
If you owe tax and are attaching your pay-ment, be sure to attach it to the front of Form1040 on top of any Form(s) W-2, W-2G, and1099-R.
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Where To ReportCertain Items From1993 Forms W-2,1098, and 1099
Report any Federal income tax withheld from these forms on Form 1040,line 54. If you itemize your deductions, report any state or local income tax withheldfrom these forms on Schedule A, line 5.
Form Item and Box in Which It Should Appear Where To Report if Filing Form 1040
W-2 Wages, salaries, tips, etc. (box 1) Form 1040, line 7Allocated tips (box 8) See Tip Income on page 16Advance EIC payments (box 9) Form 1040, line 52Dependent care benefits (box 10) Form 2441, line 11
W-2G Gambling winnings (box 1) Form 1040, line 22 (Schedule C or C-EZ for professional gamblers)
1098 Mortgage interest (box 1) Schedule A, line 9a*Points (box 2) Schedule A, line 9a*Refund of overpaid interest (box 3) See the instructions for Form 1040, line 22, on page 20*
1099-A Acquisition or abandonment of securedproperty
See Pub. 544
1099-B Stocks, bonds, etc. (box 2) Schedule DBartering (box 3) See Pub. 525Futures contracts (box 9) Form 6781
1099-DIV Ordinary dividends (box 1b) Form 1040, line 9Capital gain distributions (box 1c) Form 1040, line 14 (or Schedule D)Nontaxable distributions (box 1d) See the instructions for Form 1040, line 9, on page 17Investment expenses (box 1e) Form 1040, line 9, and Schedule A, line 20Foreign tax paid (box 3) Schedule A, line 7 (or Form 1116)
1099-G Unemployment compensation (box 1) Form 1040, line 20. But if you repaid any unemployment compensationin 1993, see the instructions for line 20 on page 19
State or local income tax refund (box 2) See the instructions for Form 1040, line 10, on page 17*Discharge of indebtedness (box 5) Form 1040, line 22, but first see Pub. 908*Taxable grants (box 6) Form 1040, line 22*Agriculture payments (box 7) See the Schedule F instructions or Pub. 225
1099-INT Interest income (box 1) Form 1040, line 8aEarly withdrawal penalty (box 2) Form 1040, line 28
Foreign tax paid (box 5) Schedule A, line 7 (or Form 1116)
1099-MISC Rents (box 1) See the instructions for Schedule ERoyalties (box 2) Schedule E, line 4 (timber, coal, iron ore royalties, see Pub. 544)Prizes, awards, etc. (box 3) Form 1040, line 22
Other income (boxes 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10) See the instructions on Form 1099-MISC
1099-OID Original issue discount (box 1) See the instructions for Form 1040, line 8a, on page 16Other periodic interest (box 2) See the instructions on Form 1099-OIDEarly withdrawal penalty (box 3) Form 1040, line 28
1099-PATR Patronage dividends and otherdistributions from a cooperative(boxes 1, 2, 3, and 5)
Schedule C, Schedule C-EZ, Schedule F, or Form 4835, but first see theinstructions on Form 1099-PATR
1099-R Distributions from IRAs See the instructions for Form 1040, lines 16a and 16b, on page 18Distributions from pensions, annuities, etc. See the instructions for Form 1040, lines 17a and 17b, on page 18Capital gain (box 3) See the instructions on Form 1099-R
1099-S
Buyer’s part of real estate tax (box 5)
Form 2119 (or Form 4797 or Schedule D if the property was not yourhome)
Interest on U.S. savings bonds andTreasury obligations (box 3)
Gross proceeds from real estatetransactions (box 2)
See the instructions for Form 1040, line 8a, on page 16
See the instructions for Schedule A, line 6, on page A-2*
* If the item relates to an activity for which you are required to file Schedule C, C-EZ, E, or F, or Form 4835, report the taxable or deductible amount allocable tothe activity on that schedule or form instead.
Nonemployee compensation (box 7) Schedule C, C-EZ, or F (Form 1040, line 7, if you were notself-employed)
Credits (boxes 6, 7, and 8) Form 3468 or Form 5884
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Section 4.
LineInstructionsfor Form 1040
Name, Address, andSocial SecurityNumber (SSN)Why Use the Label? The mailing label onthe front of the instruction booklet is de-signed to speed processing at Internal Rev-enue Service Centers and prevent commonerrors that delay refund checks. But do notattach the label until you have finished yourreturn. Cross out any errors and print thecorrect information. Add any missing itemssuch as your apartment number.Caution: If the label is for a joint return andthe SSNs are not listed in the same order asthe first names, show the SSNs in the correctorder.
Besides your name, address, and SSN,the label contains various code numbers andletters. The diagram below explains whatthese numbers and letters mean.Address Change. If the address on yourmailing label is not your current address,cross out your old address and print yournew address. If you move after you file yourreturn, see page 35.Name Change. If you changed your namebecause of marriage, divorce, etc., be sureto report this to your local Social SecurityAdministration office before filing your return.This prevents delays in processing yourreturn and issuing refunds. It also safeguardsyour future social security benefits. If youreceived a mailing label, cross out yourformer name and print your new name.Deceased Taxpayer. See Death of Taxpay-er on page 35.
What if I Do Not Have a Label? If you didn’treceive a label, print or type the informationin the spaces provided. But if you are marriedfiling a separate return, do not enter yourhusband’s or wife’s name here. Instead,show his or her name on line 3.Social Security Number. Enter your SSN inthe area marked “Your social securitynumber.” If you are married, enter your hus-band’s or wife’s SSN in the area marked“Spouse’s social security number.” Be surethe SSN you enter agrees with the SSN onyour social security card. Also, check thatyour SSN is correct on your Forms W-2 and1099. See page 35 for more details.
If you don’t have an SSN, get Form SS-5from your local Social Security Administra-tion (SSA) office or call the SSA toll free at1-800-772-1213. Fill it in and return it to theSSA. If you do not have an SSN by the timeyour return is due, enter “Applied for” in thespace for the SSN.Nonresident Alien Spouse. If your spouseis a nonresident alien and you file a jointreturn, your spouse must get an SSN. But ifyour spouse cannot get an SSN because heor she had no income from U.S. sources,enter “NRA” in the space for your spouse’sSSN. If you file a separate return and yourspouse has no number and no income, enter“NRA.”P.O. Box. If your post office does not delivermail to your home and you have a P.O. box,show your box number instead of your homeaddress.Foreign Address. If your address is outsidethe United States or its possessions or ter-ritories, fill in the line for “City, town or postoffice, state, and ZIP code” in the followingorder: city, province or state, postal code,and the name of the country. Do not abbre-viate the country name.
Presidential ElectionCampaign FundCongress set up this fund to help pay forPresidential election campaign costs. Thefund reduces candidates’ dependence onlarge contributions from individuals andgroups and places candidates on an equalfinancial footing in the general election. If youwant $3 of your tax to go to this fund, checkthe “Yes” box. If you are filing a joint return,your spouse may also have $3 go to the fund.If you check “Yes,” your tax or refund willnot change.
Filing StatusIn general, your filing status depends onwhether you are considered single or mar-ried. The filing statuses are listed below. Theones that will usually give you the lowest taxare listed last.● Married filing a separate return● Single● Head of household● Married filing a joint return or Qualifyingwidow(er) with dependent child
If more than one filing status applies toyou, choose the one that will give you thelowest tax.
Line 1SingleYou may check the box on line 1 if any ofthe following was true on December 31,1993:● You were never married, or● You were legally separated, according toyour state law, under a decree of divorce orof separate maintenance, or● You were widowed before January 1,1993, and did not remarry in 1993.
If you had a child living with you, you maybe able to take the earned income credit online 56. See page EIC-1 to find out if you cantake the credit.
Line 2Married Filing Joint ReturnYou may check the box on line 2 if any ofthe following is true:● You were married as of December 31,1993, even if you did not live with yourspouse at the end of 1993, or
Your Mailing Label—What Does It Mean?
Postal service local deliveryroute within your ZIP code
Computer shorthand for your name. Byentering these two letters and the firstSSN, the IRS can identify the correctaccount.
Internal Revenue Service Centerwhere you filed last year
Your socialsecurity number(s)
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Ä CAR-RT SORT**CR01Ä Ä Type of taxpackagemailed toyou
Mail bag number used topresort ZIP code designation
ZIP codeYour name and address
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● Your spouse died in 1993 and you did notremarry in 1993, or● Your spouse died in 1994 before filing a1993 return. For details on filing the jointreturn, see Death of Taxpayer on page 35.
A husband and wife may file a joint returneven if only one had income or if they didnot live together all year. However, both mustsign the return and both are responsible. Thismeans that if one spouse does not pay thetax due, the other may have to.
If you file a joint return for 1993, you maynot, after the due date for filing that return,amend that return to file as married filing aseparate return.Nonresident Aliens and Dual-StatusAliens. You may be able to file a joint return.Get Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens, fordetails.
Line 3Married Filing SeparateReturnIf you file a separate return, you will generallypay more tax. But you may want to figureyour tax both ways (married filing joint andmarried filing separate) to see which filingstatus is to your benefit. If you file a separatereturn, all the following apply.● You cannot take the standard deductionif your spouse itemizes deductions.● You cannot take the credit for child anddependent care expenses in most cases.● You cannot take the earned income credit.● You cannot exclude the interest fromseries EE U.S. savings bonds issued after1989, even if you paid higher education ex-penses in 1993.● You cannot take the credit for the elderlyor the disabled unless you lived apart fromyour spouse for all of 1993.● You may have to include in income up toone-half of any social security or equivalentrailroad retirement benefits you got in 1993.● Generally, you report only your ownincome, exemptions, deductions, and cred-its. Different rules apply to people who livein community property states. See page 15.
But you may be able to file as head ofhousehold if you had a child living with youand you lived apart from your spouse duringthe last 6 months of 1993. See Married Per-sons Who Live Apart on this page.
Line 4Head of HouseholdThis filing status is for unmarried individualswho provide a home for certain other per-sons. (Some married persons who liveapart may also qualify. See below.) You maycheck the box on line 4 only if you wereunmarried or legally separated as of Decem-ber 31, 1993. But either 1 or 2 below mustapply to you.
1. You paid over half the cost of keepingup a home that was the main home for all of1993 of your parent whom you can claim asa dependent. Your parent did not have to livewith you in your home; or
2. You paid over half the cost of keepingup a home in which you lived and in which
one of the following also lived for more thanhalf of the year (if half or less, see the Ex-ception later):● Your unmarried child, adopted child,grandchild, great-grandchild, etc., or step-child. This child does not have to be yourdependent. But in this case, enter the child’sname in the space provided on line 4.● Your married child, adopted child, grand-child, great-grandchild, etc., or stepchild.This child must be your dependent. But ifyour married child’s other parent claims himor her as a dependent under the rules forChildren of Divorced or Separated Par-ents on page 14, this child does not have tobe your dependent. Enter this child’s nameon line 4.● Your foster child, who must be your de-pendent.● Any other relative you can claim as a de-pendent. For the definition of a relative, seeTest 1 on page 14. But for this purpose, theException at the end of that test doesn’tapply.Note: You cannot file as head of householdif your child, parent, or relative describedabove is your dependent under the rules onpage 14 for Person Supported by Two orMore Taxpayers.Married Persons Who Live Apart. Even ifyou were not divorced or legally separatedin 1993, you may be able to file as head ofhousehold. You may check the box on line4 if all five of the following apply.1. You must have lived apart from yourspouse for the last 6 months of 1993.2. You file a separate return from yourspouse.3. You paid over half the cost of keeping upyour home for 1993.4. Your home was the main home of yourchild, adopted child, stepchild, or foster childfor more than half of 1993 (if half or less, seethe Exception later).5. You claim this child as your dependent orthe child’s other parent claims him or herunder the rules for Children of Divorced orSeparated Parents on page 14. If this childis not your dependent, be sure to enter thechild’s name on line 4.Note: If all five of the above apply, you mayalso be able to take the credit for child anddependent care expenses and the earnedincome credit. You can take the standarddeduction even if your spouse itemizes de-ductions. For more details, see the instruc-tions for these topics.Keeping Up a Home. To find out what isincluded in the cost of keeping up a home,get Pub. 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduc-tion, and Filing Information.
If you used payments you received underthe Aid to Families With Dependent Chil-dren (AFDC) program or other public as-sistance programs to pay part of the cost ofkeeping up your home, you cannot countthem as money you paid. But you must in-clude them in the total cost of keeping upyour home to figure if you paid over half ofthe cost.Dependents. To find out if someone is yourdependent, see the instructions for line 6c.Exception. You can count temporary ab-sences such as for school, vacation, or med-ical care as time lived in the home.
If the person for whom you kept up a homewas born or died in 1993, you may still fileas head of household as long as the homewas that person’s main home for the part ofthe year he or she was alive.
Line 5Qualifying Widow(er) WithDependent ChildYou may check the box on line 5 and usejoint return tax rates for 1993 if all five of thefollowing apply.1. Your spouse died in 1991 or 1992 and youdid not remarry in 1993.2. You have a child, stepchild, adopted child,or foster child whom you can claim as adependent.3. This child lived in your home for all of 1993.Temporary absences, such as for vacationor school, count as time lived in the home.4. You paid over half the cost of keeping upyour home for this child.5. You could have filed a joint return withyour spouse the year he or she died, even ifyou didn’t actually do so.
Do not claim an exemption for yourspouse.
If your spouse died in 1993, you may notfile as qualifying widow(er) with dependentchild. Instead, see the instructions forline 2.
If you can’t file as qualifying widow(er) withdependent child, read the instructions forline 4 to see if you can file as head of house-hold. You must file as single if you can’t fileas qualifying widow(er) with dependent child,married filing a joint return, or head of house-hold.
ExemptionsFor each exemption you can take, you gen-erally can deduct $2,350 on line 36.
Line 6aYourselfCheck the box on line 6a unless your parent(or someone else) can claim you as a depen-dent on his or her tax return. For example, ifyour parents (or someone else) could claimyou as a dependent on their return but theychose not to claim you, do not check thebox on line 6a.
Line 6bSpouseIf you file a joint return and your spousecannot be claimed as a dependent on an-other person’s return, check the box on line6b. If you file a separate return, you can takean exemption for your spouse only if yourspouse is not filing a return, had no income,and cannot be claimed as a dependent onanother person’s return.
If you were divorced or legally separatedat the end of 1993, you cannot take an ex-emption for your former spouse. If your di-vorce was not final (an interlocutory decree),you are considered married for the wholeyear.
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Death of Your Spouse. If your spouse diedin 1993 and you did not remarry by the endof 1993, check the box on line 6b if you couldhave taken an exemption for your spouse onthe date of death. For other filing instruc-tions, see Death of Taxpayer on page 35.Nonresident Alien Spouse. If your filingstatus is married filing separately, you cantake an exemption for your nonresident alienspouse only if your spouse had no incomefrom U.S. sources and is not the dependentof another person. If you can take an exemp-tion for your spouse, check the box on line6b and enter “NRA” to the right of the word“Spouse.”
Line 6cDependentsYou can take an exemption for each of yourdependents who was alive during some partof 1993. This includes a baby born in 1993or a person who died in 1993. Get Pub. 501,Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and FilingInformation, for more details. Any personwho meets all five of the following testsqualifies as your dependent.
Test 1—RelationshipThe person must be your relative. But seeException at the end of Test 1. The followingare considered your relatives:● Your child, stepchild, adopted child; achild who lived in your home as a familymember if placed with you by an authorizedplacement agency for legal adoption; or afoster child (any child who lived in your homeas a family member for the whole year).● Your grandchild, great-grandchild, etc.● Your son-in-law, daughter-in-law.● Your parent, stepparent, parent-in-law.● Your grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.● Your brother, sister, half brother, halfsister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law.● If related by blood, your aunt, uncle,nephew, niece.
Any relationships established by marriageare not treated as ended by divorce or death.Exception. A person who lived in your homeas a family member for the entire year canalso be considered a dependent. But the re-lationship must not violate local law.
Test 2—Married PersonIf the person is married and files a jointreturn, you cannot take an exemption for theperson. However, if the person and theperson’s spouse file a joint return only to geta refund of all tax withheld, you may be ableto claim him or her if the other four tests aremet. See Pub. 501 for details.
Test 3—Citizen or ResidentThe person must be one of the following:● A U.S. citizen or resident alien, or● A resident of Canada or Mexico, or● Your adopted child who is not a U.S. cit-izen but who lived with you all year in a for-eign country.
Test 4—IncomeGenerally, the person’s gross income mustbe less than $2,350. Gross income does not
include nontaxable income, such as welfarebenefits or nontaxable social security bene-fits.
Income earned by a permanently and to-tally disabled person for services performedat a sheltered workshop school is generallynot included for purposes of the income test.See Pub. 501 for details.Exception for Your Child. Your child canhave gross income of $2,350 or more if:1. Your child was under age 19 at the endof 1993, or2. Your child was under age 24 at the endof 1993 and was a student.
Your child was a student if he or she—● Was enrolled as a full-time student at aschool during any 5 months of 1993, or● Took a full-time, on-farm training courseduring any 5 months of 1993. The coursehad to be given by a school or a state,county, or local government agency.
A school includes technical, trade, andmechanical schools. It does not include on-the-job training courses or correspondenceschools.
Test 5—SupportThe general rule is that you had to provideover half the person’s total support in 1993.If you file a joint return, support can comefrom either spouse. If you remarried, the sup-port provided by your new spouse is treatedas support coming from you. For exceptionsto the support test, see Children of Di-vorced or Separated Parents and PersonSupported by Two or More Taxpayers onthis page.
Support includes food, a place to live,clothing, medical and dental care, and edu-cation. It also includes items such as a carand furniture, but only if they are for theperson’s own use or benefit. In figuring totalsupport:● Use the actual cost of these items, butfigure the cost of a place to live at its fairrental value.● Include money the person used for his orher own support, even if this money was nottaxable. Examples are gifts, savings, socialsecurity and welfare benefits, and otherpublic assistance payments. This support istreated as not coming from you.
Total support does not include items suchas income tax, social security and Medicaretax, life insurance premiums, scholarshipgrants, or funeral expenses.
If you care for a foster child, see Pub. 501for special rules that apply.Children of Divorced or Separated Par-ents. Special rules apply to determine if thesupport test is met for children of divorcedor separated parents. The rules also applyto children of parents who lived apart fromeach other during the last 6 months of theyear, even if they do not have a separationagreement. For these rules, a custodialparent is the parent who had custody of thechild for most of the year. A noncustodialparent is the parent who had custody for theshorter period or who did not have custodyat all. See Pub. 501 for the definition of cus-tody.
The general rule is that the custodialparent is treated as having provided over halfof the child’s total support if both parentstogether paid over half of the child’s support.
This means that the custodial parent canclaim the child as a dependent if the otherdependency tests are also met.
But if you are the noncustodial parent, youare treated as having provided over half ofthe child’s support and can claim the childas a dependent if both parents together paidover half of the child’s support, the otherdependency tests are met, and either 1 or2 below applies:1. The custodial parent agrees not to claimthe child’s exemption for 1993 by signingForm 8332 or a similar statement. But you(as the noncustodial parent) must attach thissigned Form 8332 or similar statement toyour return. Instead of attaching Form 8332,you can attach a copy of certain pages ofyour divorce decree or separation agreementif it went into effect after 1984 (see ChildrenWho Didn’t Live With You Due to Divorceor Separation on page 15), or2. Your divorce decree or written separationagreement went into effect before 1985 andit states that you (the noncustodial parent)can claim the child as a dependent. But youmust have given at least $600 for the child’ssupport in 1993. Also, you must check thepre-1985 agreement box on line 6d. This ruledoes not apply if your decree or agreementwas changed after 1984 to say that youcannot claim the child as your dependent.Person Supported by Two or More Tax-payers. Even if you did not pay over half ofanother person’s support, you might still beable to claim him or her as a dependent ifall five of the following apply.1. You and one or more other eligible per-son(s) together paid over half of anotherperson’s support.2. You paid over 10% of that person’s sup-port.3. No one alone paid over half of thatperson’s support.4. Tests 1 through 4 on this page are met.5. Each eligible person who paid over 10%of support completes Form 2120, MultipleSupport Declaration, and you attach theseforms to your return. The form states thatonly you will claim the person as a depen-dent for 1993.
An eligible person is someone who couldhave claimed another person as a dependentexcept that he or she did not pay over halfof that person’s support.
Columns (1) through (5)After you have figured out who you can claimas a dependent, fill in the columns on line6c. If you have more than six dependents,attach a statement to your return. Give thesame information as in columns (1) through(5) for each dependent.Column (1). Enter the name of each depen-dent.Column (2). If your dependent was underage 1 on December 31, 1993, put a check-mark in column (2).Column (3). Any dependent age 1 or oldermust have a social security number (SSN).You must enter that SSN in column (3). If youdo not enter it or if the SSN is wrong, youmay have to pay a $50 penalty.
Your dependent can get an SSN by filingForm SS-5 with your local Social SecurityAdministration (SSA) office. It usually takesabout 2 weeks to get an SSN. If your depen-
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dent won’t have an SSN when you are readyto file your return, ask the SSA to give youa receipt. When you file your return, enter“Applied for” in column (3). If the SSA gaveyou a receipt, attach a copy of it to yourreturn. If your dependent lives in Canada orMexico, see Pub. 501 for details on how toget an SSN.Column (4). Enter your dependent’s relation-ship to you. For example, if the dependentis your child, enter “son” or “daughter.”Column (5). Enter the number of monthsyour dependent lived with you in 1993. Donot enter more than 12. Count temporaryabsences such as school or vacation as timelived in your home. If your dependent wasborn or died in 1993, enter “12” in thiscolumn. If your dependent lived in Canadaor Mexico during 1993, don’t enter anumber. Instead, enter “CN” or “MX,” which-ever applies.Children Who Didn’t Live With You Due toDivorce or Separation. If you are claiminga child who didn’t live with you under therules on page 14 for Children of Divorcedor Separated Parents, enter the totalnumber of such children on the line to theright of line 6c labeled “No. of your childrenon 6c who: didn’t live with you due to divorceor separation.” If you put a number on thisline, you must do one of the following eachyear you claim this child as a dependent.● Check the box on line 6d if your divorcedecree or written separation agreement wentinto effect before 1985 and it states that youcan claim the child as your dependent.● Attach Form 8332 or similar statement toyour return. If your divorce decree or sepa-ration agreement went into effect after 1984and it unconditionally states that you canclaim the child as your dependent, you mayattach a copy of the following pages fromthe decree or agreement instead of Form8332:1. Cover page (enter the other parent’s SSNon this page),2. The page that unconditionally states youcan claim the child as your dependent, and3. Signature page showing the date of theagreement.Note: You must attach the required informa-tion even if you filed it in an earlier year.Other Dependent Children. Enter the totalnumber of children who did not live with youfor reasons other than divorce or separationon the line labeled “Dependents on 6c notentered above.” Include dependent childrenwho lived in Canada or Mexico during 1993.
IncomeExamples of Income You MustReportThe following kinds of income must be re-ported on Form 1040, or related forms andschedules, in addition to the types of incomelisted on Form 1040, lines 7 through 21b.You may need some of the forms and sched-ules mentioned below.● Scholarship and fellowship grants (see theinstructions for line 7).● Awards and endowments.● Prizes (including contests, raffles, lotter-ies, gambling winnings, etc.)
● Lump-sum distributions (Form 4972). (Seepage 19.)● Distributions from Simplified EmployeePension (SEP) and Defined Employee Con-tribution (DEC) plans.● Accumulation distributions from trusts(Form 4970).● Tier 2 and supplemental annuities underthe Railroad Retirement Act.● Life insurance proceeds from a policy youcashed in if the proceeds are more than thepremiums you paid.● Amounts received in place of wages fromaccident and health plans (including sick payand disability pensions) if your employer paidfor the policy.● Gains from the sale or exchange (includingbarter) of real estate, securities, coins, gold,silver, gems, or other property (Schedule Dor Form 4797).● Gain from the sale or exchange of yourmain home (Schedule D and Form 2119).● Director’s fees.● Fees received as an executor or adminis-trator of an estate.● Earned income, such as wages and tips,from sources outside the United States(Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ).● Unearned income, such as interest, divi-dends, and pensions, from sources outsidethe United States unless exempt by law ora tax treaty.● Original issue discount (Schedule B).● Bartering income (fair market value ofgoods or services you received in return foryour services).● Your share of income from S corporations,partnerships, estates, trusts, etc. (SchedulesB, D, or E.)● Embezzled or other illegal income.
U.S. Citizens Living AbroadGenerally, foreign source income must bereported. Get Pub. 54, Tax Guide for U.S.Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, formore details.
Examples of Income Not To BeReportedDo not include the following types of incomewhen you decide if you must file a return.● Welfare benefits.● Disability retirement payments and otherbenefits paid by the Department of Veterans’Affairs.● Workers’ compensation benefits, insur-ance, damages, etc., for injury or sickness.Punitive damages received in cases not in-volving physical injury or sickness usuallymust be reported as income. Get Pub. 525,Taxable and Nontaxable Income.● Supplemental security income (SSI) pay-ments.● Child support.● Money or property that was inherited,willed to you, or received as a gift.● Dividends on veterans’ life insurance.● Life insurance proceeds received becauseof a person’s death.● Amounts you received from insurance be-cause you lost the use of your home due tofire or other casualty to the extent theamounts were more than the cost of your
normal expenses while living in your home.Reimbursements for normal living expensesmust be reported as income.● Certain amounts received as a scholarshipgrant (see the instructions for line 7).● Cancellation of certain student loans if,under the terms of the loan, the student per-forms certain professional services for any ofa broad class of employers. Get Pub. 520,Scholarships and Fellowships.
Community Property StatesCommunity property states are Arizona, Ca-lifornia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, NewMexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
If you and your spouse lived in a commu-nity property state, you must follow state lawto determine what is community income andwhat is separate income. However, differentrules could apply if:● You and your spouse lived apart all year,● You do not file a joint return, and● None of the community income youearned was transferred to your spouse.
For details, get Pub. 555, Federal Tax In-formation on Community Property.
Line 7Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.Show the total of all wages, salaries, fees,commissions, tips, bonuses, supplementalunemployment benefits, and other amountsyou were paid before taxes, insurance, etc.,were taken out. For a joint return, be sure toinclude your spouse’s income on line 7.
Include in this total:● The amount that should be shown in box1 on Form W-2. Report all wages, salaries,and tips you received, even if you do nothave a Form W-2.● Corrective distributions of excess salarydeferrals.● Corrective distributions of excess contri-butions and excess aggregate contributionsto a retirement plan.● Disability pensions if you have not reachedthe minimum retirement age set by your em-ployer.Note: Disability pensions received after youreach your employer’s minimum retirementage and other pensions shown on Form1099-R (other than payments from an IRA)are reported on lines 17a and 17b of Form1040. Payments from an IRA are reported onlines 16a and 16b.● Payments by insurance companies, etc.,not included on Form W-2. If you receivedsick pay or a disability payment from anyoneother than your employer, and it is not in-cluded in the wages shown on Form W-2,include it on line 7. Attach a statement show-ing the name and address of the payer andamount of sick pay or disability income. GetForm W-4S for details on withholding ofFederal income tax from your sick pay.● Fair market value of meals and living quar-ters if given by your employer as a matter ofyour choice and not for your employer’s con-venience. Don’t report the value of mealsgiven to you at work if they were providedfor your employer’s convenience. Also, don’treport the value of living quarters you had toaccept on your employer’s business prem-ises as a condition of employment.
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● Strike and lockout benefits paid by a unionfrom union dues. Include cash and the fairmarket value of goods received. Don’t reportbenefits that were gifts.● Any amount your employer paid for yourmoving expenses, including the value ofservices furnished in kind, that is not includ-ed in box 1 on Form W-2.Note: You must report on line 7 all wages,salaries, etc., paid for your personal services,even if the income was signed over to a trust(including an IRA), another person, a corpo-ration, or a tax-exempt organization.
For more details on reporting income re-ceived in the form of goods, property, meals,stock options, etc., get Pub. 525, Taxableand Nontaxable Income.Tip Income. Be sure to report all tip incomeyou actually received, even if it is not includ-ed in box 1 of your W-2 form(s). You mustreport as income the amount of allocatedtips shown on your W-2 form(s) unless youcan prove a smaller amount with adequaterecords. Allocated tips should be shown inbox 8 of your W-2 form(s). They are not in-cluded in box 1 of your W-2 form(s). Fordetails on allocated tips, get Pub. 531, Re-porting Tip Income.
Use Form 4137, Social Security and Med-icare Tax on Unreported Tip Income, tofigure any social security and Medicare taxon unreported or allocated tips. See the in-structions for line 50.Statutory Employees. If you were a statu-tory employee, the “Statutory employee”box in box 15 of your W-2 form should bechecked. Statutory employees include full-time life insurance salespeople, certainagent or commission drivers and travelingsalespeople, and certain homeworkers.
If you are deducting business expenses asa statutory employee, report the amountshown in box 1 of your W-2 form and yourexpenses on Schedule C or C-EZ. If you arenot deducting business expenses, reportyour income on line 7.Employer-Provided Vehicle. If you used anemployer-provided vehicle for both personaland business purposes and 100% of theannual lease value of the vehicle was includ-ed in the wages box (box 1) of your W-2 form,you may be able to deduct the business useof the vehicle on Schedule A. But you mustuse Form 2106, Employee Business Ex-penses, to do so. The total annual leasevalue of the vehicle should be shown in eitherbox 12 or 14 of your W-2 form or on a sep-arate statement. For more details, get Pub.917, Business Use of a Car.Excess Salary Deferrals. If you chose tohave your employer contribute part of yourpay to certain retirement plans (such as a401(k) plan or the Federal Thrift Savings Plan)instead of having it paid to you, the “Deferredcompensation” box in box 15 of your W-2form should be checked. The amount de-ferred should be shown in box 13. The totalamount that may be deferred for 1993 underall plans is generally limited to $8,994 foreach person. But a different limit may applyif amounts were deferred under a tax-sheltered annuity plan or an eligible plan ofa state or local government or tax-exemptorganization. For details, get Pub. 575, Pen-sion and Annuity Income (Including Simpli-fied General Rule). Any amount deferred in
excess of these limits must be reported onForm 1040, line 7.Caution: You may not deduct the amountdeferred. It is not included as income in box1 of your W-2 form.Dependent Care Benefits (DCB). If you re-ceived benefits for 1993 under your employ-er’s dependent care plan, you may be ableto exclude part or all of them from yourincome. But you must use Form 2441, Childand Dependent Care Expenses, to do so.The benefits should be shown in box 10 ofyour W-2 form(s). First, fill in Parts I and IIIof Form 2441. Include any taxable benefitsfrom line 20 of that form on Form 1040, line7. On the dotted line next to line 7, enter“DCB.”Caution: If you have a child who was bornin 1993 and you earned less than $23,050,you may be able to take the extra credit fora child born in 1993 on Schedule EIC. Butyou cannot take the extra credit and theexclusion of dependent care benefits for thesame child. To find out which would benefityou more, see A Change To Note in theInstructions for Form 2441.Scholarship and Fellowship Grants. If youreceived a scholarship or fellowship that wasgranted after August 16, 1986, part or all ofit may be taxable even if you didn’t receivea W-2 form. If you were a degree candidate,the amounts you used for expenses otherthan tuition and course-related expenses aretaxable. For example, amounts used forroom, board, and travel are taxable. If youwere not a degree candidate, the full amountof the scholarship or fellowship is taxable.
Include the taxable amount not reportedon a W-2 form on line 7. Then, enter “SCH”and the taxable amount not reported on aW-2 form on the dotted line next to line 7.
Line 8aTaxable Interest IncomeReport all of your taxable interest income online 8a even if it is $400 or less. If the totalis over $400 or any of the other conditionslisted at the beginning of the Schedule Binstructions (see page B-1) apply to you, fillin Schedule B first.
The payer should send you a Form1099-INT or, if applicable, a Form 1099-OIDfor this interest. A copy of the form is alsosent to the IRS.
Report any interest you received or thatwas credited to your account so you couldwithdraw it, even if it wasn’t entered in yourpassbook. Interest credited in 1993 on de-posits that you could not withdraw becauseof the bankruptcy or insolvency of the finan-cial institution may not have to be includedin your 1993 income. For details, get Pub.550, Investment Income and Expenses.Caution: Be sure each payer of interestincome has your correct social securitynumber. Otherwise, the payer may withhold31% of the interest (backup withholding).You may also be subject to penalties.
Examples of Taxable InterestIncome You Must ReportReport interest from:● Accounts (including certificates of depositand money market accounts) with banks,
credit unions, and savings and loan associ-ations.● Building and loan accounts.● Notes, loans, and mortgages. Specialrules apply to loans with below-market inter-est rates. See Pub. 550.● Tax refunds. Report only the interest onthem as interest income.● Insurance companies if paid or credited ondividends left with the company.● Bonds and debentures. Also, arbitragebonds issued by state and local govern-ments after October 9, 1969. (Report intereston other state and local bonds and securitieson line 8b.) Also, report as interest on line 8aany gain on the disposition of certain marketdiscount bonds to the extent of the accruedmarket discount. See Pub. 550 for details.For taxable bonds acquired after 1987,reduce your interest income on the bonds bythe amount of any amortizable bond premi-um (see page B-1). Do not deduct the pre-mium as interest expense on Schedule A.● U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds.● U.S. savings bonds. The interest is theyearly increase in the value of the bond. In-terest on series E or EE bonds can be re-ported using method a or b below:
a. Report the total interest when you cashthe bonds, or when they reach final maturityand no longer earn interest, or
b. Each year report on your return theyearly increase in the bonds’ value.
If you change to method b, report theentire increase in all your bonds from thedate they were issued. Each year after reportonly the yearly increase. You may notchange to method a unless you completeForm 3115 and attach it to your tax return.See Pub. 550 for details.Note: If you get a 1993 Form 1099-INT forU.S. savings bond interest that includesamounts you reported before 1993, see Pub.550.● Original issue discount (OID). This is thedifference between the issue price of a debtinstrument and the stated redemption priceat maturity. If the instrument was issued ata discount after May 27, 1969 (or for certainnoncorporate instruments, after July 1,1982), include in your interest income thediscount for the part of the year you held it.The taxable OID may be more or less thanthe amount shown on Form 1099-OID.
If you bought a corporate debt instrumentat original issue and held it for all of 1993 orthe part of 1993 that it was outstanding, in-clude in interest income the total OID fromForm 1099-OID. Get Pub. 1212, List of Orig-inal Issue Discount Instruments, to figure thetaxable OID for other corporate debt instru-ments and noncorporate debt instruments(such as zero coupon U.S. Treasury-backedsecurities).
If you had OID for 1993 but did not receiveForm 1099-OID, or if the price you paid forthe instrument is more than the issue priceplus accumulated OID, see Pub. 1212. It pro-vides total OID on the instruments listed andgives computational information.
Also, include in your interest income anyother periodic interest shown on Form1099-OID.
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Line 8bTax-Exempt InterestIf you received any tax-exempt interestincome, such as from municipal bonds,report it on line 8b. Include any exempt-interest dividends from a mutual fund orother regulated investment company. Donot include interest earned on your IRA.
Line 9Dividend IncomeDividends are distributions of money, stock,or other property that corporations pay tostockholders. They also include dividendsyou receive through a partnership, an S cor-poration, or an estate or trust. Payers includenominees or other agents. The payer shouldsend you a Form 1099-DIV. A copy of thisform is also sent to the IRS.
If your total gross dividends are over $400,first fill in Schedule B (see page B-1). Grossdividends should be shown in box 1a of Form1099-DIV. Also, fill in Schedule B if you re-ceived, as a nominee, dividends that actuallybelong to someone else. If you don’t haveto fill in Schedule B, include on line 9 onlyordinary dividends and any investment ex-penses that should be shown in box 1e ofForm 1099-DIV.Caution: Be sure each payer of dividendshas your correct social security number. Oth-erwise, the payer may withhold 31% of thedividend income (backup withholding). Youmay also be subject to penalties.
Dividends Include:Ordinary dividends. These should be shownin box 1b of Form 1099-DIV.Capital gain distributions. These should beshown in box 1c of Form 1099-DIV. If youhave other capital gains or losses, also enteryour capital gain distributions on ScheduleD. If you don’t need Schedule D to reportany other gains or losses, see the instruc-tions for lines 13 and 14.Nontaxable distributions. Some distribu-tions are nontaxable because they are areturn of your cost. They will not be taxeduntil you recover your cost. You must reduceyour cost (or other basis) by these distribu-tions. After you get back all of your cost (orother basis), you must report these distribu-tions as capital gains. For details, get Pub.550, Investment Income and Expenses.Nontaxable distributions should be shown inbox 1d of Form 1099-DIV.Note: Generally, payments from a moneymarket fund are dividends.
Do Not Report as Dividends● Dividends on insurance policies. These area partial return of the premiums you paid. Donot include them in income until they exceedthe total of all net premiums you paid for thecontract. Remember to report on line 8a anyinterest on dividends left with an insurancecompany.● Amounts paid on deposits or accountsfrom which you could withdraw your money,such as mutual savings banks, cooperativebanks, and credit unions. Remember toreport these amounts as interest on line 8a.
● Alaska Permanent Fund dividends. Reportthese amounts on line 22 instead.
Line 10Taxable Refunds, Credits, orOffsets of State and LocalIncome TaxesIf you received a refund, credit, or offset ofstate or local income taxes in 1993 that youpaid and deducted before 1993, part or allof this amount may be taxable. You mayreceive Form 1099-G, or similar statement,showing the refund.
If you chose to apply part or all of therefund to your 1993 estimated state or localincome tax, the amount applied is consid-ered income you received in 1993.
If, in the year you paid the tax, you (a) didnot itemize deductions on Schedule A (Form1040), or (b) filed Form 1040A or Form1040EZ, none of your refund is taxable.
If the refund was for a tax you paid in 1992and you itemized deductions on Schedule A(Form 1040) for 1992, use the worksheetbelow to see if any of your refund is taxable.Exceptions. See Recoveries in Pub. 525,Taxable and Nontaxable Income, instead ofusing the worksheet below if any of the fol-lowing applies:● You received a refund in 1993 that is fora tax year other than 1992.● You received a refund other than anincome tax refund, such as a real propertytax refund, in 1993 of an amount deductedor credit claimed in an earlier year.● Your 1992 adjusted gross income wasmore than $905,250 (more than $805,250 ifhead of household; more than $585,250 ifsingle; more than $452,625 if married filingseparately).● Your 1992 taxable income was less thanzero.● You made your last payment of 1992 es-timated state or local income tax in 1993.● You owed alternative minimum tax in1992.
● You could not deduct the full amount ofcredits you were entitled to in 1992 becausethe total credits exceeded the tax shown onyour 1992 Form 1040, line 40.● You could be claimed as a dependent bysomeone else in 1992.
Line 11Alimony ReceivedEnter amounts received as alimony or sep-arate maintenance. You must let the personwho made the payments know your socialsecurity number. If you don’t, you may haveto pay a $50 penalty. For details, get Pub.504, Divorced or Separated Individuals.
If you received payments under a divorceor separation instrument executed after1984, see the instructions for line 29 on page23 for the rules that apply in determiningwhether these payments qualify as alimony.
Line 12Business Income or (Loss)If you operated a business or practiced yourprofession as a sole proprietor, report yourincome and expenses on Schedule C orSchedule C-EZ. Enter on line 12 your netprofit or (loss) from Schedule C or your netprofit from Schedule C-EZ.
Lines 13 and 14Capital Gain or (Loss)Enter on line 13 your capital gain or (loss)from Schedule D. If you received capitalgain distributions (reported to you on Form1099-DIV or a substitute statement) but donot need Schedule D for other capital trans-actions, enter those distributions on line 14.Exception. Report your capital gain distribu-tions on Schedule D and use the ScheduleD Tax Worksheet in the instructions forSchedule D to figure your tax if your taxable
Note: If the filing status on your 1992 Form 1040 was marriedfiling separately and your spouse itemized deductions in 1992,enter the amount from line 2 on line 6; skip lines 3, 4, and 5.
3. Enter on line 3 the amount shown below for the filing statusclaimed on your 1992 Form 1040:● Single, enter $3,600● Married filing jointly or
Qualifying widow(er), enter $6,000● Married filing separately, enter $3,000● Head of household, enter $5,250
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State and Local Income Tax Refund Worksheet—Line 10 (keep for your records)
1. Enter the income tax refund from Form(s) 1099-G (or similarstatement)
2. Enter your total allowable itemized deductions from your 1992Schedule A, line 26
4. If you didn’t complete line 33a on your 1992 Form 1040, enter-0-. Otherwise, multiply the number on your 1992 Form 1040,line 33a, by $700 ($900 if your 1992 filing status was single orhead of household) and enter the result
5. Add lines 3 and 46. Subtract line 5 from line 2. If zero or less, enter -0- 7. Taxable part of your refund. Enter the smaller of line 1 or line
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income (Form 1040, line 37) is more than$89,150 ($53,500 if single; $76,400 if headof household; or $44,575 if married filingseparately).
Line 15Other Gains or (Losses)If you sold or exchanged assets used in atrade or business, see the Instructions forForm 4797. Enter on line 15 the ordinary gainor (loss) from Part II of Form 4797.
Lines 16a and 16bIRA DistributionsUse lines 16a and 16b to report payments(distributions) you received from your indi-vidual retirement arrangement (IRA). Theseinclude regular distributions, early distribu-tions, rollovers, and any other money orproperty you received from your IRA accountor annuity. You should get a Form 1099-Rshowing the amount of your distribution.
If you made any nondeductible contribu-tions to your IRA for 1993 or an earlier yearor you rolled your IRA distribution over intoanother IRA, see below. Do not use lines 16aand 16b to report a rollover from a qualifiedemployer’s plan to an IRA. Instead, see theinstructions for lines 17a and 17b.
IRA distributions that you must include inincome are taxed at the same rate as otherincome. You may not use the special aver-aging rule for lump-sum distributions fromqualified employer plans.
If your IRA distribution is fully taxable,enter it on line 16b; do not make an entryon line 16a. If only part is taxable, enter thetotal distribution on line 16a and the taxablepart on line 16b.Caution: If you received an early distributionand the total distribution was not rolled overor you received an excess distribution, youmay have to pay additional tax. See the in-structions for line 51 for details.Nondeductible Contributions. If you madenondeductible contributions for any year,part of your IRA distribution may be nontax-able. Get Form 8606 to figure the taxablepart of your IRA distribution. If you made anynondeductible contributions for 1993, youmay need to make a special computation.Get Pub. 590, Individual Retirement Ar-rangements (IRAs), for details. Enter the totaldistribution on line 16a and the taxable parton line 16b.Rollovers. A rollover is a tax-free transfer ofcash or other assets from one retirementprogram to another. Use lines 16a and 16bto report a rollover from one IRA to anotherIRA. Enter the total distribution on line 16a.If the total on line 16a was rolled over, enterzero on line 16b. If the total was not rolledover, enter the part not rolled over on line16b. But if you ever made nondeductiblecontributions to any of your IRAs, use Form8606 to figure the taxable part to enter online 16b. For more details, see Pub. 590.
Lines 17a and 17bPensions and AnnuitiesUse lines 17a and 17b to report pension andannuity payments you received, including
disability pensions received after you reachthe minimum retirement age set by your em-ployer. Disability pensions received beforeyou reach your employer’s minimum retire-ment age are reported on line 7. Also, uselines 17a and 17b to report payments (dis-tributions) from profit-sharing plans, retire-ment plans, and employee-savings plans.See Rollovers below and Lump-sum Dis-tributions on page 19 for details.
You should receive a Form 1099-R show-ing the amount of your pension or annuity.Attach Form 1099-R to Form 1040 if anyFederal income tax was withheld from yourpension or annuity.
Do not use lines 17a and 17b to reportcorrective distributions of excess salary de-ferrals, excess contributions, or excess ag-gregate contributions from retirement plans.Instead, see the instructions for line 7. Also,do not use lines 17a and 17b to report anysocial security or railroad retirement benefitsshown on Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099.Instead, see the instructions for lines 21aand 21b.Caution: Certain transactions, such as loansagainst your interest in a qualified plan, maybe treated as taxable distributions and mayalso be subject to additional taxes. For de-tails, get Pub. 575, Pension and AnnuityIncome (Including Simplified General Rule).
Fully Taxable Pensions andAnnuitiesIf your pension or annuity is fully taxable,enter it on line 17b; do not make an entryon line 17a. Your pension or annuity pay-ments are fully taxable if either of the fol-lowing applies:1. You did not contribute to the cost of yourpension or annuity, or2. You used the 3-Year Rule and you gotyour entire cost back tax free before 1993.
Fully taxable pensions and annuities alsoinclude military retirement pay shown onForm 1099-R. For details on military disabil-ity pensions, get Pub. 525, Taxable and Non-taxable Income. If you received a FormRRB-1099-R, get Pub. 575 to see how toreport your benefits.
Partially Taxable Pensions andAnnuitiesIf your pension or annuity is partially taxableand your Form 1099-R does not show thetaxable part, you must use the General Ruleto figure the taxable part. The General Ruleis explained in Pub. 939, Pension GeneralRule (Nonsimplified Method). But if your an-nuity starting date (defined later) was afterJuly 1, 1986, you may be able to use theSimplified General Rule (explained later) tofigure the taxable part of your pension orannuity.
If you choose to, you may submit a rulingrequest to the IRS before the due date ofyour return (including extensions) and theIRS will figure the taxable part for you for a$50 fee. For details, see Pub. 939.
If your Form 1099-R shows a taxableamount, you may report that amount on line17b. But you may use the General Rule or,if you qualify, the Simplified General Rule tosee if you can report a lower taxable amount.
Once you have figured the taxable part ofyour pension or annuity, enter that amounton line 17b and the total on line 17a.Annuity Starting Date. Your annuity startingdate is the later of the first day of the firstperiod for which you received a paymentfrom the plan, or the date on which the plan’sobligations became fixed.Simplified General Rule. Using this methodwill usually result in at least as much of thepension or annuity being tax free each yearas under the General Rule or as figured bythe IRS. You qualify to use this simplermethod if all four of the following apply.1. Your annuity starting date was after July1, 1986.2. The pension or annuity payments are for(a) your life or (b) your life and that of yourbeneficiary.3. The pension or annuity payments are froma qualified employee plan, a qualified em-ployee annuity, or a tax-sheltered annuity.4. At the time the pension or annuity pay-ments began, either you were under age 75or, if you were 75 or older, the number ofyears of guaranteed payments was fewerthan 5.
If you qualify, use the worksheet on page19 to figure the taxable part of your pensionor annuity. But if you received U.S. Civil Ser-vice retirement benefits and you chose thelump-sum credit option, use the worksheetin Pub. 721, Tax Guide to U.S. Civil ServiceRetirement Benefits, instead of the one onpage 19. If you are a beneficiary entitled toa death benefit exclusion, add the exclusionto the amount you enter on line 2 of theworksheet even if you received a Form1099-R showing a taxable amount. Thepayer of the annuity cannot add the deathbenefit exclusion to your cost when figuringthe taxable amount. Attach a signed state-ment to your return stating that you are en-titled to a death benefit exclusion. For moredetails on the Simplified General Rule, seePub. 575 or Pub. 721.Age at Annuity Starting Date. If you are theretiree, use your age on the annuity startingdate. If you are the survivor of a retiree, usethe retiree’s age on his or her annuity startingdate. If you are the beneficiary of an employ-ee who died, get Pub. 575. If there is morethan one beneficiary, see Pub. 575 or Pub.721 to figure each beneficiary’s taxableamount.Changing Methods. If your annuity startingdate was after July 1, 1986, you may be ableto change from the General Rule to the Sim-plified General Rule (or the other wayaround). For details, see Pub. 575 or Pub.721.Death Benefit Exclusion. If you are the ben-eficiary of a deceased employee or formeremployee, amounts paid to you by, or onbehalf of, an employer because of the deathof the employee may qualify for a death ben-efit exclusion of up to $5,000. If you are en-titled to this exclusion, add it to the cost ofthe pension or annuity. Special rules apply ifyou are the survivor under a joint and survi-vor’s annuity. For details, see Pub. 575.Rollovers. A rollover is a tax-free transfer ofcash or other assets from one retirementprogram to another. Use lines 17a and 17bto report a rollover, including a direct rollover,from one qualified employer’s plan to anoth-er or to an IRA.
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Enter on line 17a the total distributionbefore income tax or other deductions werewithheld. This amount should be shown inbox 1 of Form 1099-R. If the total on line17a (minus any contributions that were tax-able to you when made) was rolled over,either directly or within 60 days of receivingthe distribution, enter zero on line 17b. Oth-erwise, subtract the amount that was rolledover and any contributions that were taxableto you when made from the total on line 17a.Enter the result on line 17b. Special rulesapply to partial rollovers of property. Formore details on rollovers, including distribu-tions under qualified domestic relationsorders, see Pub. 575.Lump-Sum Distributions. If you received alump-sum distribution from a profit-sharingor retirement plan, your Form 1099-R shouldhave the “Total distribution” box in box 2bchecked. If you received an early distributionfrom a qualified retirement plan and the totalamount was not rolled over, you may owean additional tax. You may also owe an ad-ditional tax if you received an excess distri-bution from a qualified retirement plan. Fordetails, see the instructions for line 51.
Enter the total distribution on line 17a andthe taxable part on line 17b. But you maypay less tax on the distribution if you wereborn before 1936, you meet certain otherconditions, and you choose to use Form4972, Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions, tofigure the tax on any part of the distribution.You may also be able to use Form 4972 ifyou are the beneficiary of a deceased em-ployee who was born before 1936 and wasage 50 or older on the date of death. Fordetails, get Form 4972.
If you use Form 4972 to figure the tax onany part of your distribution, do not include
that part of the distribution on line 17a or 17bof Form 1040.
Line 18Rental Real Estate, Royalties, Partnerships, S Corporations, Trusts, etc.Use Schedule E to report income or lossesfrom rental real estate, royalties, partner-ships, S corporations, estates, trusts, andREMICs. Enter on line 18 your total incomeor (loss) from Schedule E.
Line 19Farm Income or (Loss)Use Schedule F to report farm income andexpenses. Enter on line 19 your net profit or(loss) from Schedule F.
Line 20UnemploymentCompensationEnter on line 20 any unemployment compen-sation (insurance) you received. By January31, 1994, you should receive a Form 1099-Gshowing the total amount paid to you during1993. This amount should be in box 1.
If you received an overpayment of unem-ployment compensation in 1993 and yourepaid any of it in 1993, subtract the amountyou repaid from the total amount you re-ceived. Enter the result on line 20. Also, enter“Repaid” and the amount you repaid on thedotted line next to line 20. If, in 1993, you
repaid unemployment compensation thatyou included in gross income in an earlieryear, you may deduct the amount repaid onSchedule A, line 20. But if the amount repaidwas more than $3,000, see Repayments inPub. 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income,for details on how to report the repayment.
Do not include on line 20 any supplemen-tal unemployment benefits received from acompany-financed supplemental unemploy-ment benefit fund. Instead, report these ben-efits on line 7.Caution: If you expect to receive unemploy-ment compensation in 1994, which maycause you to owe tax when you file yourreturn next year, you may need to make es-timated tax payments during 1994. SeeIncome Tax Withholding and EstimatedTax Payments for 1994 on page 35.
Lines 21a and 21bSocial Security BenefitsSocial security and equivalent railroad retire-ment benefits you received may be taxablein some instances. Social security benefitsinclude any monthly benefit under title II ofthe Social Security Act or the part of a tier 1railroad retirement benefit treated as a socialsecurity benefit. Social security benefits donot include any supplemental securityincome (SSI) payments.
By January 31, 1994, you should receivea Form SSA-1099 showing in box 3 the totalsocial security benefits paid to you in 1993.Box 4 will show the amount of any benefitsyou repaid in 1993. If you received railroadretirement benefits treated as social security,you should receive a Form RRB-1099. Formore details, get Pub. 915, Social SecurityBenefits and Equivalent Railroad RetirementBenefits.Caution: Do not use lines 21a and 21b toreport any railroad retirement benefits shownon Form RRB-1099-R. Instead, see the in-structions for lines 17a and 17b.
To find out if any of your benefits are tax-able, first complete Form 1040, lines 7through 20, 22, and 30 if they apply to you.Then, complete the worksheet on page 20.However, do not use the worksheet if any ofthe following applies to you:● You made IRA contributions for 1993 andyou were covered by a retirement plan atwork or through self-employment. Instead,use the worksheets in Pub. 590, IndividualRetirement Arrangements (IRAs), to see ifany of your social security benefits are tax-able and to figure your IRA deduction.● You repaid any benefits in 1993 and yourtotal repayments (box 4) were more thanyour total benefits for 1993 (box 3). None ofyour benefits are taxable for 1993. In addi-tion, you may be able to take an itemizeddeduction for part of the excess repaymentsif they were for benefits you included in grossincome in an earlier year. See Pub. 915.● You file Form 2555, Foreign EarnedIncome, Form 2555-EZ, Foreign EarnedIncome Exclusion, Form 4563, Exclusion ofIncome for Bona Fide Residents of AmericanSamoa, Form 8815, Exclusion of InterestFrom Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds IssuedAfter 1989, or you exclude income fromsources within Puerto Rico. Instead, use theworksheet in Pub. 915.
Simplified General Rule Worksheet—Lines 17a and 17b (keep for your records)
Enter the total pension or annuity payments received this year.Also, enter this amount on Form 1040, line 17a
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Enter your cost in the plan at the annuitystarting date plus any death benefitexclusion
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Age at annuity starting date(see page 18):
3.Enter:
30055 and under26056–6024061–6517066–70 %12071 and older
Divide line 2 by the number on line 34.Multiply line 4 by the number of months forwhich this year’s payments were made. Ifyour annuity starting date was before 1987,also enter this amount on line 8; skip lines6 and 7. Otherwise, go to line 6
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Enter the amount, if any, recovered tax freein years after 1986
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Subtract line 6 from line 27.Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 7 8.Taxable amount. Subtract line 8 from line 1. Enter the result,but not less than zero. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040,line 17b. If your Form 1099-R shows a larger amount, use theamount on this line instead of the amount from Form 1099-R
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Note: If you had more than one partially taxable pension or annuity, figure the taxablepart of each separately. Enter the total of the taxable parts on Form 1040, line 17b.Enter the total pension or annuity payments received in 1993 on Form 1040, line 17a.
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Line 22Other IncomeUse line 22 to report any other income notreported on your return or other schedules.See examples later. List the type and amountof income. If necessary, show the requiredinformation on an attached statement. Formore details, see Miscellaneous TaxableIncome in Pub. 525, Taxable and Nontax-able Income.
Do not report any income from self-employment on line 22. If you had anyincome from self-employment, you must useSchedule C, C-EZ, or F, even if you do nothave any business expenses. You may alsohave to file Schedule SE, Self-EmploymentTax. Your payments of self-employment taxcontribute to your coverage under the socialsecurity system. Social security coverageprovides you with retirement and medical in-surance (Medicare) benefits.
Examples of income to report on line 22are:● Prizes and awards.● Gambling winnings. Proceeds from lotter-ies, raffles, etc., are gambling winnings. Youmust report the full amount of your winningson line 22. You cannot offset losses againstwinnings and report the difference. If you hadany gambling losses, you may take them as
an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Butyou cannot deduct more than the winningsyou report.● Amounts received for medical expenses orother items, such as real estate taxes, thatyou deducted in an earlier year if they re-duced your tax. See Pub. 525 for details onhow to figure the amount to report.● Amounts recovered on bad debts that youdeducted in an earlier year.● Fees received for jury duty and precinctelection board duty. You may be able todeduct part or all of your jury duty pay. Seethe instructions for line 30.● Fees received as a nonprofessional fidu-ciary, such as an executor or administratorof the estate of a deceased friend or relative.But fees related to active participation in theoperation of the estate’s business or themanagement of an estate that required ex-tensive management activities over a longperiod of time are subject to self-employment tax. Report these fees onSchedule C or C-EZ.● Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.● Income from line 5 of Form 8814, Parents’Election To Report Child’s Interest and Div-idends.● Refund of overpaid mortgage interest ifyou deducted the interest in an earlier yearand it reduced your tax. To figure the amountto report, see Pub. 525.
● Income from the rental of personal prop-erty if you were not in the business of rentingsuch property. (See the instructions for line30 to report your expenses.) Otherwise,report the income and expenses on Sched-ule C or C-EZ.● Income from an activity not engaged in forprofit. See Not-for-Profit Activities in Pub.535, Business Expenses, for more details.Net Operating Loss. If you had a net oper-ating loss in an earlier year to carry forwardto 1993, include it as a negative amount online 22. Attach a statement showing how youfigured the amount. Get Pub. 536, Net Op-erating Losses, for more details.
Line 23Total IncomeEnter the total of the amounts in the far rightcolumn for lines 7 through 22. If any of theseamounts are negative, first add all the posi-tive amounts. Next, add all the negativeamounts. Then, subtract the total of the neg-ative amounts from the total of the positiveamounts and enter the result on line 23. Ifthe result is negative, enter it in (parenthe-ses).
Adjustments toIncomeLines 24a and 24bIRA DeductionIf you made contributions to an IndividualRetirement Arrangement (IRA) for 1993, youmay be able to take an IRA deduction. Readthe instructions below and on the next pageto see if you can take an IRA deduction and,if you can, which worksheet to use to figureit. Enter your IRA deduction on line 24a. Ifyou file a joint return, enter your spouse’sdeduction on line 24b. You should receive astatement by May 31, 1994, that shows allcontributions to your IRA for 1993.Caution: You may not deduct contributionsto a 401(k) plan or the Federal Thrift SavingsPlan. These amounts are not included asincome in box 1 of your W-2 form.
If you were age 70 1⁄2 or older at the end of1993, you cannot deduct any contributionsmade to your IRA for 1993 or treat them asnondeductible contributions.Note: If you file Form 2555, Foreign EarnedIncome, or Form 2555-EZ, Foreign EarnedIncome Exclusion, get Pub. 590 to figureyour IRA deduction.
Were You Covered by aRetirement Plan?If you were covered by a retirement plan(qualified pension, profit-sharing (including401(k)), annuity, Keogh, SEP, etc.) at workor through self-employment, your IRA de-duction may be reduced or eliminated. Butyou can still make contributions to an IRAeven if you can’t deduct them. In any case,the income earned on your IRA contributionsis not taxed until it is paid to you.
The “Pension plan” box in box 15 of yourW-2 form should be checked if you werecovered by a plan at work even if you were
Social Security Benefits Worksheet—Lines 21a and 21b (keep for your records)
If you are married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of1993, enter “D” to the left of line 21a.
1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of all your Forms SSA-1099and Forms RRB-1099 (if applicable)Note: If line 1 is zero or less, stop here; none of your socialsecurity benefits are taxable. Otherwise, go to line 2.
2. Divide line 1 above by 2Add the amounts on Form 1040, lines 7, 8a, 9 through 15, 16b,17b, 18 through 20, and line 22. Do not include here anyamounts from box 5 of Forms SSA-1099 or RRB-1099
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Add lines 2, 3, and 44.5.
Enter the total adjustments from Form 1040, line 30Subtract line 6 from line 5
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Enter on line 8 the amount shown below for your filing status:7.
● Single, Head of household, or Qualifying widow(er),enter $25,000
● Married filing jointly, enter $32,000● Married filing separately, enter -0- ($25,000 if you
lived apart from your spouse for all of 1993)%
Subtract line 8 from line 7. If zero or less, enter -0-
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● If line 9 is zero, stop here. None of your social securitybenefits are taxable. Do not enter any amounts on lines 21aor 21b. But if you are married filing separately and you livedapart from your spouse for all of 1993, enter -0- on line 21b.Be sure you entered “D” to the left of line 21a.
● If line 9 is more than zero, go to line 10.Divide line 9 above by 2
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Taxable social security benefits.10.
● First, enter on Form 1040, line 21a, the amount from line 1.● Then, enter the smaller of line 2 or line 10 here and on Form
1040, line 21bNote: If part of your benefits are taxable for 1993 and they include benefits paid in 1993that were for an earlier year, you may be able to reduce the taxable amount shown onthe worksheet. Get Pub. 915 for details.
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not vested in the plan. You are also coveredby a plan if you were self-employed and hada Keogh or SEP retirement plan.
If you were covered by a retirement planand you file Form 8815, Exclusion of InterestFrom Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds IssuedAfter 1989, get Pub. 590 to figure theamount, if any, of your IRA deduction.Special Rule for Married Individuals WhoFile Separate Returns. If you were not cov-ered by a retirement plan but your spousewas, you are considered covered by a planunless you lived apart from your spouse forall of 1993. See the chart on this page. It willtell you if you can take the deduction and, ifyou can, which worksheet to use.Not Covered by a Retirement Plan. If you(and your spouse if filing a joint return) werenot covered by a plan, use Worksheet 1 onthis page to figure your deduction.Covered by a Retirement Plan. If you (oryour spouse if filing a joint return) were cov-ered by a plan, see the chart on this page.It will tell you if you can take the deductionand, if you can, which worksheet to use.Nondeductible Contributions. You canmake nondeductible contributions to yourIRA even if you are allowed to deduct partor all of your contributions. Your nondeduct-ible contribution is the difference betweenthe total allowable contributions to your IRAand the amount you deduct.
Example. Your filing status is single andyou paid $2,000 into your IRA. You werecovered by a retirement plan and your mod-ified AGI is over $35,000 (all wages). Youcan’t deduct the $2,000. But you can treatit as a nondeductible contribution.
Use Form 8606 to report all contributionsyou treat as nondeductible. If you don’t, youmay have to pay a $50 penalty. Also, use itto figure the basis (nontaxable part) of yourIRA. If you and your spouse each make non-deductible contributions, each of you mustcomplete a separate Form 8606.
Read the following list before youfill in your IRA worksheet.● You will first need to complete Form 1040through line 23, lines 25 through 29, andfigure any write-in amount for line 30.● If you made contributions to your IRA in1993 that you deducted for 1992, do notinclude them in the worksheet.● If you received a distribution from a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, getPub. 590 to figure your IRA deduction. Thedistribution should be shown in box 11 ofyour W-2 form.● Your IRA deduction can’t be more than thetotal of your wages and other earned incomeminus any deductions on Form 1040, lines25 and 27. For purposes of the IRA deduc-tion, alimony payments received under cer-tain divorce or separation instruments areconsidered earned income. For more details,see Pub. 590.● If the total of your IRA deduction on Form1040 plus any nondeductible contribution onyour Form 8606 is less than your total IRAcontributions for 1993, see Pub. 590 for spe-cial rules.● You must file a joint return to deduct con-tributions to your nonworking spouse’s IRA.A nonworking spouse is one who had nowages or other earned income in 1993, or a
working spouse who chooses to be treatedas having no earned income for figuring thededuction.● Do not include rollover contributions in fig-uring your deduction. See the instructions forlines 16a and 16b on page 18 for more de-tails on rollover contributions.● Do not include trustee’s fees that werebilled separately and paid by you for yourIRA. These fees can be deducted only as anitemized deduction on Schedule A.
● If married filing a joint return and bothspouses worked and had IRAs, figure eachspouse’s deduction separately using col-umns (a) and (b) of the worksheet.
Line 25One-Half of Self-Employment TaxIf you had income from self-employment andyou owe self-employment tax, first fill in
If you (or your spouse if filing jointly) were covered by a retirement plan and—And yourmodified AGI is: You can take:Your filing status is:
Full IRA deduction (useWorksheet 1 on this page)
Single, Head ofhousehold, orMarried filingseparately andlived apart from yourspouse for all of1993
$25,000 or less
Partial IRA deduction (useWorksheet 2 on page 22)
Over $25,000 butless than $35,000
No IRA deduction (but seeNondeductible Contributions)$35,000 or more
Full IRA deduction (useWorksheet 1 on this page)$40,000 or less
Married filing jointlyor
Qualifying widow(er)
Partial IRA deduction (useWorksheet 2 on page 22)
Over $40,000 butless than $50,000
No IRA deduction (but seeNondeductible Contributions)$50,000 or more
Partial IRA deduction (useWorksheet 2 on page 22)
Over -0- but lessthan $10,000
Married filingseparately and livedwith your spouse atany time during 1993 $10,000 or more No IRA deduction (but see
Nondeductible Contributions)
* If married filing separately and you were not covered by a plan but your spouse was,you are considered covered by a plan unless you lived apart from your spouse for allof 1993.
Chart for People Covered by a Retirement Plan*—Lines 24a and 24b
IRA Worksheet 1—Lines 24a and 24b (keep for your records)
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Enter IRA contributions you made, or will makeby April 15, 1994, for 1993. But do not enter morethan $2,000 in either columnFor each person, enter wages and other earnedincome from Form 1040, minus any deductionson Form 1040, lines 25 and 27. Do not reducewages by any loss from self-employmentEnter the smaller of line 1 or line 2. Enter on Form1040, line 24a, the amount from line 3, column(a), you choose to deduct. Enter on Form 1040,line 24b, the amount, if any, from line 3, column(b), you choose to deduct. If filing a joint returnand contributions were made to your nonworkingspouse’s IRA, go to line 4
Nonworkingspouse’s IRA
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Enter the smaller of line 2, column (a), or $2,250Enter the amount from line 3, column (a)Subtract line 5 from line 4Enter IRA contributions made, or that will be made by April 15,1994, for 1993 for your nonworking spouse. But do not entermore than $2,000Enter the smaller of line 6 or line 7. Enter on Form 1040, line24b, the amount from line 8 you choose to deduct
(b)Your workingspouse’s IRA
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In this chart, modified AGI (adjusted gross income) is the amount on Form 1040, line23, minus the total of any deductions claimed on Form 1040, lines 25 through 29 andany amount you entered on the dotted line next to line 30.
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IRA Worksheet 2—Lines 24a and 24b (keep for your records)
If youcheckedFiling Statusbox:
1 or 4, enter $35,0002 or 5, enter $50,0003, enter $10,000 ($35,000 if you livedapart from your spouse for all of 1993)
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%$2. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 233. Add amounts on Form 1040, lines 25 through 29, and any
amount you entered on the dotted line next to line 304. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If the result is equal to or more than
the amount on line 1, none of your IRA contributions aredeductible. Stop here. If you want to make a nondeductible IRAcontribution, see Form 8606
5. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If the result is $10,000 or more,stop here and use Worksheet 1
6. Multiply line 5 above by 20% (.20). If the result is not a multipleof $10, round it up to the next multiple of $10 (for example,round $490.30 to $500). If the result is $200 or more, enter theresult. But if it is less than $200, enter $200. Go to line 7
Deductible IRA contributions
7. For each person, enter wages and other earnedincome from Form 1040, minus any deductionson Form 1040, lines 25 and 27. Do not reducewages by any loss from self-employment
8. Enter IRA contributions you made, or will makeby April 15, 1994, for 1993. But do not entermore than $2,000 in either column
9. Enter the smallest of line 6, 7, or 8. This is themost you can deduct. Enter on Form 1040, line24a, the amount from line 9, column (a), youchoose to deduct. Enter on Form 1040, line 24b,the amount, if any, from line 9, column (b), youchoose to deduct. If line 8 is more than line 9,go to line 10
Nondeductible IRA contributions
10. Subtract line 9 from the smaller of line 7 or line8. Enter on line 1 of your Form 8606 the amountfrom line 10 you choose to make nondeductible
If filing a joint return and contributions were made to your nonworking spouse’sIRA, go to line 11.
Deductible IRA contributions for nonworking spouse
11. Enter the smaller of line 7, column (a), or $2,250
12. Add the amount on line 9, column (a), to the part of line 10,column (a), that you choose to make nondeductible
13. Subtract line 12 from line 11. If the result is zero or less, stophere. You cannot make deductible or nondeductible IRAcontributions for your nonworking spouse
14. Enter the smallest of (a) IRA contributions made, or that willbe made by April 15, 1994, for 1993 for your nonworkingspouse; (b) $2,000; or (c) the amount on line 13
15. Multiply line 5 above by 22.5% (.225). If the result is not amultiple of $10, round it up to the next multiple of $10. If theresult is $200 or more, enter the result. But if it is less than$200, enter $200
16. Enter the amount from line 9, column (a)
17. Subtract line 16 from line 15
18. Enter the smaller of line 14 or line 17
19. Enter the smallest of line 6, 7, or 18. This is the most you candeduct. Enter on Form 1040, line 24b, the amount from line 19you choose to deduct. If line 14 is more than line 19, go to line20
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Line 26Self-Employed HealthInsurance DeductionIf you were self-employed and had a netprofit for the year, or if you received wagesin 1993 from an S corporation in which youwere a more than 2% shareholder, you maybe able to deduct part of the amount paidfor health insurance on behalf of yourself,your spouse, and dependents. But if youwere also eligible to participate in any sub-sidized health plan maintained by your oryour spouse’s employer for any month orpart of a month in 1993, amounts paid forhealth insurance coverage for that monthcannot be used to figure the deduction. Forexample, if you were eligible to participate ina subsidized health plan maintained by yourspouse’s employer from September 30through December 31, you cannot useamounts paid for health insurance coveragefor September through December to figureyour deduction. For more details, get Pub.535, Business Expenses.
If you qualify to take the deduction, usethe worksheet on page 23 to figure theamount you can deduct. But if either of thefollowing applies, do not use the worksheet.Instead, see Pub. 535 to find out how tofigure your deduction.● You had more than one source of incomesubject to self-employment tax.● You file Form 2555, Foreign EarnedIncome, or Form 2555-EZ, Foreign EarnedIncome Exclusion.Caution: If you can file Schedule EIC,Earned Income Credit, you may also be ableto claim the health insurance credit on thatschedule. If you do claim that credit, do notuse the worksheet on page 23. Instead, getPub. 596, Earned Income Credit, to figureyour self-employed health insurance deduc-tion.
Line 27Keogh Retirement Plan andSelf-Employed SEP DeductionIf you are self-employed or a partner, deductpayments to your Keogh (HR 10) plan or sim-plified employee pension (SEP) plan on line27. Deduct payments for your employees onSchedule C or F.Caution: You must be self-employed toclaim the Keogh deduction. There are twotypes of Keogh plans:● A defined-contribution plan has a sepa-rate account for each person. Benefits arebased on the amount paid to each account.● Payments to a defined-benefit plan aredetermined by the funds needed to give aspecific benefit at retirement. If you deductpayments to this kind of plan, enter “DB”next to line 27.
Get Pub. 560, Retirement Plans for theSelf-Employed, for more details, includinglimits on the amount you can deduct.
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Line 28Penalty on Early Withdrawalof SavingsThe Form 1099-INT or, if applicable, Form1099-OID given to you by your bank or sav-ings and loan association will show theamount of any penalty you were chargedbecause you withdrew funds from your timesavings deposit before its maturity. Enter thisamount on line 28. Be sure to include theinterest income on Form 1040, line 8a.
Line 29Alimony PaidYou can deduct periodic payments of alimo-ny or separate maintenance made under acourt decree. You can also deduct paymentsmade under a written separation agreementor a decree for support. Don’t deduct lump-sum cash or property settlements, voluntarypayments not made under a court order ora written separation agreement, or amountsspecified as child support.
For details, call Tele-Tax (see page 30) andlisten to topic 452 or get Pub. 504, Divorcedor Separated Individuals.Caution: You must enter the recipient’ssocial security number (SSN) in the spaceprovided on line 29. If you don’t, you mayhave to pay a $50 penalty and your deductionmay be disallowed.
If you paid alimony to more than oneperson, enter the SSN of one of the recipi-ents. Show the SSN(s) and the amount paidto the other recipient(s) on an attached state-ment. Enter your total payments on line 29.Divorce or Separation Instruments Exe-cuted After 1984. Generally, you maydeduct any payment made in cash to, or onbehalf of, your spouse or former spouseunder a divorce or separation instrument ex-ecuted after 1984 if all four of the followingapply.1. The instrument does not prevent the pay-ment from qualifying as alimony.2. You and your spouse or former spousedid not live together when the payment wasmade if you were separated under a decreeof divorce or separate maintenance.
3. You are not required to make any paymentafter the death of your spouse or formerspouse.4. The payment is not treated as child sup-port.
These rules also apply to certain instru-ments modified after 1984. Other rules applyif your annual payments decreased by morethan $15,000. For details, see Pub. 504.
Line 30Total AdjustmentsAdd lines 24a through 29 and enter the totalon line 30. Also, include in the total on line30 any of the following adjustments.Qualified Performing Artists. If you are aqualified performing artist, include in the totalon line 30 your performing-arts-related ex-penses from line 11 of Form 2106, EmployeeBusiness Expenses. Enter the amount and“QPA” on the dotted line next to line 30.Jury Duty Pay Given to Employer. If youreported jury duty pay on line 22 and youwere required to give your employer any partof that pay because your employer contin-ued to pay your salary while you served onthe jury, include the amount you gave youremployer in the total on line 30. Enter theamount and “Jury pay” next to line 30.Forestation or Reforestation Amortiza-tion. If you can claim a deduction for amor-tization of the costs of forestation orreforestation and you do not have to fileSchedule C, C-EZ, or F for this activity, in-clude your deduction in the total on line 30.Enter the amount and “Reforestation” on thedotted line next to line 30.Repayment of Sub-Pay Under the TradeAct of 1974. If you repaid supplemental un-employment benefits (sub-pay) that you pre-viously reported in income because youbecame eligible for payments under theTrade Act of 1974, include in the total on line30 the amount you repaid in 1993. Enter theamount and “Sub-pay TRA” on the dottedline next to line 30. Or, you may be able toclaim a credit against your tax instead. GetPub. 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income,for more details.Contributions to Section 501(c)(18) Pen-sion Plans. If you chose to have your em-ployer contribute part of your pay to a
pension plan exempt from tax under InternalRevenue Code section 501(c)(18), theamount contributed should be identified withcode H in box 13 of your W-2 form. You maydeduct the amount contributed subject tothe limits explained under Excess SalaryDeferrals on page 16. Include your deduc-tion in the total on line 30. Enter the amountand “501(c)(18)” next to line 30.Deduction for Clean-Fuel Vehicles. If youcan take this deduction for a vehicle placedin service after June 30, 1993, that uses aclean-burning fuel, include the amount ofyour deduction in the total on line 30. But ifyou are claiming part of your deduction onSchedule C, C-EZ, E, or F, subtract that partfrom your total deduction and include onlythe balance on line 30. Enter the amount and“Clean-Fuel” on the dotted line next to line30. Clean-burning fuels are natural gas, liq-uefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum (LP)gas, hydrogen, electricity, and fuels contain-ing at least 85% alcohol (including methanolor ethanol) or ether.Expenses From the Rental of PersonalProperty. If you reported income from therental of personal property on line 22, includethe total of your deductible expenses relatedto that income in the total on line 30. Enterthe amount and “PPR” on the dotted linenext to line 30.
Adjusted GrossIncomeLine 31If line 31 is less than zero, you may have anet operating loss that you can carry to an-other tax year. If you carry the loss back toearlier years, see Form 1045, Application forTentative Refund. If you do not wish to carryback a net operating loss, you may elect tocarry the loss over to future years. You mustattach the election to your return. For moredetails, get Pub. 536, Net Operating Losses.
Tax ComputationLine 33aIf you were age 65 or older or blind, checkthe appropriate boxes on line 33a. If youwere married and checked the box on line6b on page 1 of Form 1040 and your spousewas age 65 or older or blind, also check theappropriate boxes for your spouse. Then,add the number of boxes checked on line33a. Enter the total in the box provided online 33a. You need this total to use the Stan-dard Deduction Chart for People Age 65or Older or Blind on page 24.Age. If you were age 65 or older on January1, 1994, check the “65 or older” box on your1993 return.Blindness. If you were completely blind asof December 31, 1993, attach a statementto your return describing this condition. Ifyou were partially blind, you must attach astatement certified by your eye doctor orregistered optometrist that:● You can’t see better than 20/200 in yourbetter eye with glasses or contact lenses, or
Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction Worksheet—Line 26(keep for your records)
1. Enter the total amount paid in 1993 for health insurance coveragefor 1993 for you, your spouse, and dependents. But do notinclude amounts for any month you were eligible to participatein an employer-sponsored health plan
2. Percentage used to figure the deduction 3. Multiply line 1 by the percentage on line 24. Enter your net profit and any other earned income* from the
business under which the insurance plan is established, minusany deductions you claim on Form 1040, lines 25 and 27
5. Self-employed health insurance deduction. Enter the smallerof line 3 or line 4 here and on Form 1040, line 26. DO NOT includethis amount in figuring any medical expense deduction onSchedule A (Form 1040)
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● Your field of vision is 20 degrees or less.If your eye condition is not likely to improve
beyond the conditions listed above, attach astatement certified by your eye doctor orregistered optometrist to this effect. Keep acopy of this statement for your records. Ifyou attached this statement in a prior year,attach a note saying that you have alreadyfiled a statement.
Line 33bIf your parent (or someone else) can claimyou as a dependent on his or her return (evenif that person chose not to claim you), checkthe box on line 33b. Use the Standard De-duction Worksheet for Dependents on thispage to figure your standard deduction.
Line 33cIf your spouse itemizes deductions on a sep-arate return or if you were a dual-status alien,check the box on line 33c. But if you werea dual-status alien and you file a joint returnwith your spouse who was a U.S. citizen orresident at the end of 1993 and you and yourspouse agree to be taxed on your combinedworldwide income, do not check the box.
If you check this box, you cannot take thestandard deduction. If you have any itemizeddeductions, such as state and local incometaxes, your Federal income tax will be less ifyou itemize your deductions.
Line 34Itemized Deductions orStandard DeductionYour Federal income tax will be less if youtake the larger of:● Your itemized deductions, or● Your standard deduction.
The standard deduction has increased formost people. Even if you itemized last year,be sure to see if the standard deduction willbenefit you in 1993.Itemized Deductions. To figure your item-ized deductions, fill in Schedule A.
If your itemized deductions are larger thanyour standard deduction, attach Schedule Aand enter on Form 1040, line 34, the amountfrom Schedule A, line 26.Standard Deduction. Most people can findtheir standard deduction by looking at line34 of Form 1040. But if you checked any ofthe boxes on lines 33a or 33b, use the chartor worksheet on this page that applies to youto figure your standard deduction. Also, ifyou checked the box on line 33c, your stan-dard deduction is zero, even if you were age65 or older or blind.
If your standard deduction is larger thanyour itemized deductions, enter your stan-dard deduction on line 34.Itemizing for State Tax or Other Purposes.If you itemize even though your itemized de-ductions are less than your standard deduc-tion, enter “IE” (itemized elected) next toline 34.
The IRS Will Figure YourTax and Some of YourCreditsIf you want, we will figure your tax for you.If you have paid too much, we will send youa refund. If you did not pay enough, we’llsend you a bill. We won’t charge you interestor a late payment penalty if you pay within30 days of the notice date or by the due datefor your return, whichever is later.
We can figure your tax if you meet all fiveof the conditions described below:1. All of your income for 1993 was fromwages, salaries, tips, interest, dividends, tax-able social security benefits, unemploymentcompensation, IRA distributions, pensions,or annuities.2. You do not itemize deductions.3. You do not file any of the following forms:
Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses.Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income.Form 2555-EZ, Foreign Earned Income Ex-clusion.Form 4137, Social Security and MedicareTax on Unreported Tip Income.Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Distribu-tion of Trusts.Form 4972, Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions.Form 6198, At-Risk Limitations.Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax—Individuals.Form 8615, Tax for Children Under Age 14Who Have Investment Income of More Than$1,200.Form 8814, Parents’ Election To ReportChild’s Interest and Dividends.4. Your taxable income (line 37) is less than$100,000.5. You do not want any of your refund ap-plied to next year’s estimated tax.
Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents—Line 34 (keep for your records)
Use this worksheet only if someone can claim you as a dependent.
Enter your earned income (defined below). If none, enter -0-1.600.00Minimum amount2.
Enter the larger of line 1 or line 2 3.Enter on line 4 the amount shown below for your filing status:4.● Single, enter $3,700● Married filing separately, enter $3,100● Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er), enter $6,200● Head of household, enter $5,450Standard deduction.5.
a. Enter the smaller of line 3 or line 4. If under 65 and not blind,stop here and enter this amount on Form 1040, line 34.Otherwise, go to line 5bIf 65 or older or blind, multiply $900 ($700 if married filing jointlyor separately, or qualifying widow(er)) by the number on Form1040, line 33a
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Earned income includes wages, salaries, tips, professional fees, and other compensationreceived for personal services you performed. It also includes any amount received as ascholarship that you must include in your income. Generally, your earned income is thetotal of the amount(s) you reported on Form 1040, lines 7, 12, and 19, minus the amount,if any, on line 25.
Standard Deduction Chart for People Age 65 or Older or Blind—Line 34
If someone can claim you as a dependent, use the worksheet below instead.
Caution: Do not use the numberof exemptions from line 6e.Enter the number from the box
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To have us figure your tax, please do thefollowing:● Fill in the parts of your return through line37 that apply to you.● If you are filing a joint return, use the spaceunder the words “Adjustments to Income”on the front of your return to separately showyour taxable income and your spouse’s tax-able income.● Read lines 39 through 59. Fill in the linesthat apply to you, but do not fill in the totallines. Please be sure to fill in line 54 for Fed-eral income tax withheld. See the instruc-tions below if you want us to figure yourcredit for the elderly or the disabled or yourearned income credit.● Fill in and attach any forms or schedulesasked for on the lines you completed.● Sign and date your return (both spousesmust sign a joint return) and enter your oc-cupation(s).● Mail your return by April 15, 1994.
We will figure the following credits too:
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. Ifyou can take this credit, attach Schedule Rto your return and enter “CFE” on the dottedline next to line 42. Check the box on Sched-ule R for your filing status and age, and fillin lines 11 and 13 of Part III if applicable.Also, fill in Part II if applicable.Earned Income Credit (EIC). Read the in-structions that begin on page EIC-1 to seeif you can take this credit. If you can, fill inpage 1 of Schedule EIC and attach it to yourreturn. Enter “EIC” on the dotted line next toline 56.
Line 38TaxTo figure your tax, use one of the followingmethods.Tax Table. If your taxable income is less than$100,000, you must use the Tax Table tofind your tax unless you are required to useForm 8615 or you use the Schedule D TaxWorksheet (see below). Be sure you use thecorrect column in the Tax Table. After youhave found the correct tax, enter thatamount on line 38.Tax Rate Schedules. You must use the TaxRate Schedules to figure your tax if your tax-able income is $100,000 or more unless youare required to use Form 8615 or you usethe Schedule D Tax Worksheet.Schedule D Tax Worksheet. If you had anet capital gain, your tax may be less if youfigure it using the worksheet in the instruc-tions for Schedule D.Form 8615. Form 8615 must generally beused to figure the tax for any child who wasunder age 14 on January 1, 1994, and whohad more than $1,200 of investment income,such as taxable interest or dividends. But ifneither of the child’s parents was alive onDecember 31, 1993, do not use Form 8615to figure the child’s tax.Note: If you are filing Form 8814, Parents’Election To Report Child’s Interest and Div-idends, include in your total for line 38 thetax from Form 8814, line 8. Also, enter thattax in the space provided next to line 38.
Line 39Additional TaxesCheck the box(es) on line 39 to report anyadditional taxes from:Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Distribu-tion of Trusts, orForm 4972, Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions.
CreditsLine 41Credit for Child andDependent Care ExpensesYou may be able to take this credit if youpaid someone to care for your child underage 13 or your dependent or spouse whocould not care for himself or herself. But todo so, the care must have been provided sothat you (and your spouse if you were mar-ried) could work or look for work and youmust have had income from a job or throughself-employment.
Use Form 2441 to figure the credit. If youreceived any dependent care benefits for1993, you must file Form 2441 to figure theamount of the benefits you may exclude fromyour income even if you cannot take thecredit. For more details, including specialrules for divorced or separated parents, seethe Instructions for Form 2441 and Pub. 503,Child and Dependent Care Expenses.Note: If the care was provided in your home,both you and the employee may have to paya share of the social security and Medicaretax on the employee’s wages. You may alsohave to pay Federal unemployment tax,which is for your employee’s unemploymentinsurance. For details, get Pub. 926, Employ-ment Taxes for Household Employers.
Line 42Credit for the Elderly or theDisabledYou may be able to take this credit andreduce your tax if by the end of 1993:● You were age 65 or older, or● You were under age 65, you retired onpermanent and total disability, and you hadtaxable disability income in 1993.
Even if you meet one of the above condi-tions, you generally cannot take the credit ifyou are:● Single, head of household, or qualifyingwidow(er), and the amount on Form 1040,line 32, is $17,500 or more; or you received$5,000 or more of nontaxable social securityor other nontaxable pensions.● Married filing jointly, only one spouse iseligible for the credit, and the amount onForm 1040, line 32, is $20,000 or more; oryou received $5,000 or more of nontaxablesocial security or other nontaxable pensions.● Married filing jointly, both spouses are el-igible for the credit, and the amount on Form1040, line 32, is $25,000 or more; or youreceived $7,500 or more of nontaxable socialsecurity or other nontaxable pensions.
Deduction for Exemptions Worksheet—Line 36 (keep for your records)
1. Multiply $2,350 by the total number of exemptions claimed onForm 1040, line 6e
2. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 323. Enter on line 3 the amount shown below for your
filing status:● Married filing separately, enter $81,350● Single, enter $108,450● Head of household, enter $135,600● Married filing jointly or Qualifying
widow(er), enter $162,7004. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less, stop
here; enter the amount from line 1 above onForm 1040, line 36Note: If line 4 is more than $122,500 (more than$61,250 if married filing separately), stop here;you cannot take a deduction for exemptions.Enter -0- on Form 1040, line 36.
5. Divide line 4 by $2,500 ($1,250 if married filingseparately). If the result is not a whole number,round it up to the next higher whole number (forexample, round 0.0004 to 1)
6. Multiply line 5 by 2% (.02) and enter the resultas a decimal amount
7. Multiply line 1 by line 68. Deduction for exemptions. Subtract line 7 from line 1. Enter the
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● Married filing separately, you lived apartfrom your spouse all year, and the amounton Form 1040, line 32, is $12,500 or more;or you received $3,750 or more of nontax-able social security or other nontaxable pen-sions.
For more details, see the separate instruc-tions for Schedule R and Pub. 524, Creditfor the Elderly or the Disabled. If you wantthe IRS to figure the credit for you, see TheIRS Will Figure Your Tax and Some of YourCredits on page 24.
Line 43Foreign Tax CreditForm 1116 explains when you can take thiscredit for payment of income tax to a foreigncountry. Also, get Pub. 514, Foreign TaxCredit for Individuals.
Line 44Other CreditsComplete line 44 if you can take any of thefollowing credits.General Business Credit. If you have twoor more of the following general businesscredits, a general business credit carryfor-ward, or a general business credit (other thanthe low-income housing credit) from a pas-sive activity, you must also complete Form3800 to figure the total credit. Include on line44 the amount from Form 3800 and checkbox a on line 44. If you have only one generalbusiness credit, include on line 44 theamount of the credit from the form. Also,check box d on line 44 and enter the formnumber for that credit.
Form 3468, Investment Credit. Thiscredit was generally repealed for propertyplaced in service after 1985. For exceptions,see Form 3468.
Form 5884, Jobs Credit. If you are a busi-ness employer who hires people who aremembers of special targeted groups, youmay be able to take this credit. Use Form5884 to figure the credit.
Form 6478, Credit for Alcohol Used asFuel. If you sold straight alcohol (or an alco-hol mixture) at retail or used it as fuel in yourtrade or business, get Form 6478 to see ifyou can take this credit. For more details,get Pub. 378, Fuel Tax Credits and Refunds.
Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Re-search Activities. You may be able to takea credit for research and experimental ex-penditures paid or incurred in carrying onyour trade or business. Get Form 6765 fordetails.
Form 8586, Low-Income HousingCredit, and Schedule A (Form 8609),Annual Statement. If you owned a buildingthat was part of a low-income housing proj-ect, you may be able to take this credit. UseForm 8586 and Schedule A (Form 8609) tofigure the credit. Also, complete and attachForm 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Al-location Certification.
Form 8826, Disabled Access Credit. Ifyou paid or incurred expenses to make yourbusiness accessible to or usable by individ-uals with disabilities, get Form 8826 to seeif you can take this credit.
Form 8830, Enhanced Oil RecoveryCredit. You may be able to take a credit of15% of your enhanced oil recovery costs.Get Form 8830 for details.
Form 8835, Renewable Electricity Pro-duction Credit. If you owned a facility thatproduced electricity from qualified energy re-sources and the facility was placed in serviceafter 1992, get Form 8835 to see if you cantake this credit.Mortgage Interest Credit (Form 8396). Ifyou were issued a mortgage credit certificateby a state or local government under a qual-ified mortgage credit certificate program tobuy, rehabilitate, or improve your mainhome, get Form 8396 to see if you can takethis credit. If you can, check box b on line44. For more details, get Pub. 530, Tax In-formation for First-Time Homeowners.Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax (Form8801). If you paid alternative minimum tax inan earlier year, get Form 8801 to see if youcan take this credit. If you can, check box con line 44. For more details, get Pub. 909,Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals.Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit (Form8834). If you placed a new electric vehicle inservice after June 30, 1993, get Form 8834to see if you can take this credit. If you can,check box d on line 44 and enter the formnumber.
Line 45Add amounts on lines 41 through 44 andenter the total on line 45.Nonconventional Source Fuel Credit. Acredit is allowed for the sale of qualified fuelsproduced from a nonconventional source.See Internal Revenue Code section 29 for adefinition of qualified fuels, details on figuringthe credit, and other special rules. Attach aseparate schedule showing how you figuredthe credit. Include the credit in the total online 45. Enter the amount and “FNS” on thedotted line next to line 45.
Other TaxesLine 47Self-Employment TaxIf you had self-employment income in 1993and earned under $135,000 in wages fromwhich social security, Medicare, or railroadretirement (RRTA) tax was withheld, you mayowe self-employment tax. Get Schedule SEand its instructions to see if you owe this tax.If you do, enter the tax on line 47.
Line 48Alternative Minimum TaxThe tax law gives special treatment to somekinds of income and allows special deduc-tions and credits for some kinds of ex-penses. If you benefit from these provisions,you may have to pay at least a minimumamount of tax through the alternative mini-mum tax. This tax is figured on Form 6251,Alternative Minimum Tax—Individuals. Usethe worksheet on page 27 to see if youshould complete Form 6251.
Exception. If you claimed or received any ofthe items listed below, don’t use the work-sheet on page 27. Instead, fill in Form 6251.1. Accelerated depreciation in excess ofstraight-line.2. Income from the exercise of incentivestock options.3. Tax-exempt interest from private activitybonds (including exempt-interest dividendsfrom a regulated investment company to theextent derived from private activity bonds).4. Intangible drilling costs.5. Depletion.6. Circulation expenditures.7. Research and experimental expenditures.8. Mining exploration and developmentcosts.9. Amortization of pollution-control facilities.10. Income or (loss) from tax shelter farmactivities.11. Income or (loss) from passive activities.12. Income from long-term contracts figuredunder the percentage-of-completionmethod.13. Income from installment sales of certainproperty.14. Interest paid on a home mortgage notused to buy, build, or substantially improveyour home.15. Investment interest expense.16. Foreign tax credit.17. Net operating loss deduction.Caution: Form 6251 should be filled in for achild under age 14 if the total of the child’sadjusted gross income from Form 1040, line32, is more than the sum of $1,000 plus thechild’s earned income.
Line 49Recapture TaxesComplete line 49 if you owe any of the fol-lowing taxes.Recapture of Investment Credit. If you dis-posed of investment credit property orchanged its use before the end of its usefullife or recovery period, you may owe this tax.See Form 4255 for details. If you owe thistax, check box a and include the tax on line49.Recapture of Low-Income HousingCredit. If you disposed of property (or therewas a reduction in the qualified basis of theproperty) on which you took the low-incomehousing credit, you may owe this tax. SeeForm 8611 for details. If you owe this tax,check box b and include the tax on line 49.Recapture of Federal Mortgage Subsidy.If you sold your home in 1993 and it wasfinanced (in whole or part) from the proceedsof any tax-exempt qualified mortgage bondor you claimed the mortgage interest credit,you may owe this tax. See Form 8828 fordetails. If you owe this tax, check box c andinclude the tax on line 49.
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Line 50Social Security andMedicare Tax on Tip IncomeNot Reported to EmployerIf you received tips of $20 or more in anymonth and you did not report the full amountto your employer, or your W-2 form(s) showsallocated tips that you are including in yourincome, you must pay the social security andMedicare or railroad retirement (RRTA) taxon the unreported tips. If you reported thefull amount to your employer but the socialsecurity and Medicare or RRTA tax was notwithheld, you must pay it unless the rulesdiscussed under Uncollected EmployeeSocial Security and Medicare or RRTA Taxon Tips (line 53) apply.
To figure the social security and Medicaretax, get Form 4137, Social Security andMedicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income.Enter the tax on line 50.
To pay the RRTA tax, contact your em-ployer. Your employer will collect the tax.
Be sure all your tips are reported asincome on Form 1040, line 7.Caution: You may be charged a penaltyequal to 50% of the social security and Med-icare tax due on tips you received but did notreport to your employer.
Line 51Tax on Qualified RetirementPlans, Including IRAsYou may owe this tax if any of the followingapply:1. You received any early distributions froma qualified retirement plan (including yourIRA), annuity, or modified endowment con-tract (entered into after June 20, 1988).2. You received any excess distributionsfrom a qualified retirement plan.
3. You made excess contributions to yourIRA.4. You had excess accumulations in a qual-ified retirement plan.
If any of the above apply, get Form 5329and its instructions to see if you owe this taxand if you must file Form 5329. Enter the taxfrom Form 5329 on line 51. However, if onlyitem 1 above applies to you and distributioncode 1 is shown in box 7 of your Form1099-R, you do not have to file Form 5329.Instead, multiply the taxable amount of thedistribution by 10% (.10) and enter the resulton line 51. The taxable amount of the distri-bution is the part of the distribution you re-ported on line 16b or line 17b of Form 1040or on Form 4972. Also, enter “No” on thedotted line next to line 51 to indicate thatyou do not have to file Form 5329. But ifdistribution code 1 is incorrectly shown inbox 7, you must file Form 5329.Caution: Be sure to include on line 16b orline 17b of Form 1040 or on Form 4972,whichever applies, the taxable part of anyearly distributions you received.
Line 52Advance Earned IncomeCredit PaymentsEnter the total amount of advance earnedincome credit (EIC) payments you received.These payments should be shown in box 9of your W-2 form(s). See Schedule EIC tofigure the earned income credit you can ac-tually take.
Line 53Total TaxAdd lines 46 through 52 and enter the totalon line 53. Also, include in the total on line53 any of the following that applies.Section 72(m)(5) Excess Benefits Tax. Ifyou are or were a 5% owner of a business
and you received a distribution of excessbenefits from a qualified pension or annuityplan, you may have to pay a penalty tax of10% of the distribution. Get Pub. 560 formore details. Include this penalty tax in yourtotal for line 53. Enter the amount of this taxand the words “Section 72(m)(5)” on thedotted line next to line 53.Uncollected Employee Social Securityand Medicare or RRTA Tax on Tips. If youdid not have enough wages to cover thesocial security and Medicare or railroad re-tirement (RRTA) tax due on tips you reportedto your employer, the amount of tax dueshould be identified with codes A and B inbox 13 of your Form W-2. Include this tax inthe total for line 53. Enter the amount of thistax and the words “Uncollected Tax” on thedotted line next to line 53.Uncollected Employee Social Securityand Medicare or RRTA Tax on Group-Term Life Insurance. If you had group-termlife insurance through a former employer,you may have to pay social security andMedicare or RRTA tax on part of the cost ofthe life insurance. The amount of tax dueshould be identified with codes M and N inbox 13 of your Form W-2. Include this tax inthe total for line 53. Enter the amount of thistax and the words “Uncollected Tax” on thedotted line next to line 53.Golden Parachute Payments. Golden par-achute payments are certain paymentsmade by a corporation to key employees tocompensate them if control of the corpora-tion changes. If you received an excess par-achute payment (EPP), you must pay a taxequal to 20% of this excess payment. Enterthe amount and “EPP” on the dotted linenext to line 53.
If you received a Form W-2 that includesa parachute payment, the amount of tax onany excess payment should be identifiedwith code K in box 13 of Form W-2. (Box 2of Form W-2 should also include any amountwithheld for this tax.) Include this tax in thetotal for line 53. Enter the amount of this taxand “EPP” on the dotted line next to line 53.
If you received a Form 1099-MISC thatincludes a parachute payment, any excesspayment will be separately identified on theform. Multiply the excess payment by 20%to figure the amount to include in the totalfor line 53. Enter the amount and “EPP” onthe dotted line next to line 53.
PaymentsLine 54Federal Income TaxWithheldAdd the amounts shown as Federal incometax withheld on your Forms W-2, W-2G, and1099-R. Enter the total on line 54. Theamount withheld should be shown in box 2of Form W-2 or W-2G, and in box 4 of Form1099-R. If line 54 includes amounts withheldas shown on Form 1099-R, check the boxon line 54. Be sure to attach the Form1099-R.Backup Withholding. If you received a 1993Form 1099 showing Federal income tax with-held (backup withholding) on dividends, in-terest income, or other income you received,
Worksheet To See If You Should Fill In Form 6251—Line 48 (keep for your records)
Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35
Add lines 1 through 4 aboveEnter $45,000 ($22,500 if married filing separately; $33,750 ifsingle or head of household)
Enter $150,000 ($75,000 if married filing separately; $112,500if single or head of household)Subtract line 8 from line 5. If zero or less, enter -0- here andon line 10 and go to line 11Multiply line 9 by 25% (.25) and enter the result but do not entermore than line 6 aboveAdd lines 7 and 10. If the total is over $175,000 ($87,500 ifmarried filing separately), stop here and fill in Form 6251 to seeif you owe the alternative minimum taxMultiply line 11 by 26% (.26)
Next: If line 12 is more than the amount on Form 1040, line 38, fill in Form 6251 tosee if you owe the alternative minimum tax. If line 12 is equal to or less than theamount on Form 1040, line 38, do not fill in Form 6251.
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If you itemized deductions on Schedule A, go to line 3.Otherwise, enter your standard deduction from Form 1040, line34, and go to line 5Enter the smaller of the amount on Schedule A, line 4, or 2.5%of the amount on Form 1040, line 32Add lines 8 and 24 of Schedule A and enter the total
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include the amount withheld in the total online 54. This should be shown in box 2 ofForm 1099-DIV and box 4 of the other 1099forms. Be sure to check the box on line 54.
Line 551993 Estimated TaxPaymentsEnter on this line any payments you madeon your estimated Federal income tax (Form1040-ES) for 1993. Include any overpaymentfrom your 1992 return that you applied toyour 1993 estimated tax.
If you and your spouse paid joint estimatedtax but are now filing separate income taxreturns, either of you can claim all of theamount paid. Or you can each claim part ofit. Get Pub. 505, Tax Withholding and Esti-mated Tax, for details on how to divide yourpayments. Be sure to show both social se-curity numbers (SSNs) in the space providedon the separate returns. If you or yourspouse paid separate estimated tax but youare now filing a joint income tax return, addthe amounts you each paid. Follow theseinstructions even if your spouse died in 1993or in 1994 before filing a 1993 return.Divorced Taxpayers. If you were divorcedduring 1993 and you made joint estimatedtax payments with your former spouse, enteryour former spouse’s SSN in the space pro-vided on the front of Form 1040. If you weredivorced and remarried in 1993, enter yourpresent spouse’s SSN in the space providedon the front of Form 1040. Also, under thebold heading “Payments” to the left of line55, enter your former spouse’s SSN, fol-lowed by “DIV.”Name Change. If you changed your namebecause of marriage, divorce, etc., and youmade estimated tax payments using yourformer name, attach a statement to the frontof Form 1040 explaining all the paymentsyou and your spouse made in 1993, the ser-vice center where you made the payments,and the name(s) and SSN(s) under which youmade the payments.
Line 56Earned Income CreditIf the amount on line 31 is less than $23,050and a child lived with you, you may be ableto take this credit. See page EIC-1 to findout if you can take this credit. If you can, useSchedule EIC to figure the credit. If you wantthe IRS to figure the credit for you, see theinstructions for Schedule EIC.Note: If you got advance earned incomecredit (EIC) payments in 1993, report thesepayments on line 52. If you are eligible, youmay be able to get advance EIC paymentsin 1994 by filing Form W-5 with your em-ployer.
Line 57Amount Paid With Form4868 (Extension Request)If you filed Form 4868 to get an automaticextension of time to file Form 1040, enter theamount you paid with that form. Also, include
any amounts paid with Form 2688 or Form2350.
Line 58aExcess Social Security,Medicare, and RRTA TaxWithheld—More Than OneEmployerExcess Social Security and Medicare TaxWithheld. If you had more than one employ-er for 1993 and your total wages were over$57,600, your employers may have withheldtoo much social security tax. If your totalwages were over $135,000, your employersmay have withheld too much Medicare tax.If so, you can take a credit for the excessamount on line 58a. Use the worksheet onthis page to figure the excess amount.
If any one employer withheld more than$3,571.20 of social security tax, or more than$1,957.50 of Medicare tax, you must ask thatemployer to refund the excess to you. Youcannot claim it on your return.Excess Railroad Retirement (RRTA) TaxWithheld. If you had more than one railroademployer for 1993 and your total compen-sation was over $57,600, your employersmay have withheld too much tier 1 tax. Ifyour total compensation was over $42,900,your employers may have withheld too muchtier 2 tax. If so, you can take a credit for theexcess amount on line 58a. Get Pub. 505,Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax, to figurethe excess amount. Do not use the work-sheet on this page.
If any one employer withheld more than$3,571.20 of tier 1 RRTA tax, more than$1,957.50 of tier 1 Medicare tax, or morethan $2,102.10 of tier 2 tax, you must askthat employer to refund the excess to you.You cannot claim it on your return.
Line 58bDeferral of Additional 1993TaxesIf your taxable income on Form 1040, line37, is over $140,000 (over $115,000 if single;over $127,500 if head of household; over$70,000 if married filing separately) and youdo not owe the alternative minimum tax onForm 1040, line 48, you may be able to electto defer part of the tax shown on line 53. GetForm 8841 for details. Enter the amountfrom Form 8841 on line 58b.
Line 59Other PaymentsRegulated Investment Company Credit.Include on this line the total amount of thecredit from Form 2439, Notice to Sharehold-er of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains.Be sure to attach Copy B of Form 2439 andcheck box a on line 59.Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels. If youcan take a credit for tax on gasoline, dieselfuel, and other fuels used in your business,or for certain diesel-powered cars, vans, andlight trucks, attach Form 4136. Include thecredit on line 59 and check box b.
Line 60Total PaymentsAdd lines 54 through 59 and enter the total.Also, include on line 60 any credit for over-paid windfall profit tax from Form 6249. Writethe amount and “OWPT” on the dotted linenext to line 60. Attach Forms 6249 and 6248.
Excess Social Security and Medicare Tax Withheld Worksheet—Line 58a(keep for your records)
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Enter any uncollected social security tax on tips or group-termlife insurance included in the total on Form 1040, line 53
Add lines 1 and 2. If $3,571.20 or less, enter -0- on line 5 andgo to line 6
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6. Add all Medicare tax withheld but not more than $1,957.50 foreach employer. This tax should be shown in box 6 of your W-2forms. Enter the total here
7. Enter any uncollected Medicare tax on tips or group-term lifeinsurance included in the total on Form 1040, line 53
8. Add lines 6 and 7. If $1,957.50 or less, enter -0- on line 10 andgo to line 11
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11. Excess social security and Medicare tax withheld. Add lines5 and 10. Enter the total here and on Form 1040, line 58a
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Refund or AmountYou OweLine 61Amount Overpaid (If line 60is more than line 53)Subtract line 53 from line 60 and enter theresult on line 61. If line 61 is under $1, wewill send a refund only on written request.Note: If the amount you overpaid is large,you may want to decrease the amount ofincome tax withheld from your pay. SeeIncome Tax Withholding and EstimatedTax Payments for 1994 on page 35.Injured Spouse Claim. If you file a jointreturn and your spouse has not paid child orspousal support payments or certain Federaldebts such as student loans, all or part ofthe overpayment on line 61 may be used topay the past due amount. But your part ofthe overpayment may be refunded to you ifall three of the following apply:1. You are not required to pay the past dueamount.2. You received and reported income (suchas wages, taxable interest, etc.) on the jointreturn.3. You made and reported payments (suchas Federal income tax withheld from yourwages or estimated tax payments) on thejoint return.
If all three of the above apply to you andyou want your part of the amount on line 61refunded to you, complete Form 8379, In-jured Spouse Claim and Allocation. Write “In-jured Spouse” in the upper left corner ofForm 1040 and attach Form 8379. If youhave already filed your return for 1993, fileForm 8379 by itself to get your refund.Note: You may also be able to file an injuredspouse claim for prior years. See Form 8379for details.
Line 63Applied to 1994 EstimatedTaxSubtract line 62 from line 61 and enter theresult on line 63. This is the amount that willbe applied to your estimated tax for 1994.We will apply this amount to your accountunless you request us to apply it to yourspouse’s account. The request should in-clude your spouse’s social security number.
Line 64Amount You Owe (If line 53is more than line 60)Subtract line 60 from line 53 and enter theresult on line 64. This is the amount you owe.Attach to the front of your return a check ormoney order payable to the Internal RevenueService for the full amount due when you file.Write your name, address, social securitynumber (SSN), daytime phone number, and“1993 Form 1040” on your payment. Be sureto attach your payment on top of any FormsW-2, 1099-R, etc., on the front of your return.
You do not have to pay if line 64 is under$1.
Do not include any estimated tax paymentin your check or money order. Mail any es-timated tax payment in an envelope separatefrom the one you use to pay the tax due onForm 1040.Note: If you owe tax for 1993, you may needto (a) increase the amount of income taxwithheld from your pay or (b) make estimatedtax payments for 1994. See Income TaxWithholding and Estimated Tax Paymentsfor 1994 on page 35.Installment Payments. If you cannot paythe full amount shown on line 64 with yourreturn, you may ask to make monthly install-ment payments. However, you will becharged interest and a late payment penaltyon the tax not paid by April 15, even if yourrequest to pay in installments is granted. Tolimit the interest and penalty charges, pay asmuch of the tax as possible with your return.But before requesting an installment agree-ment, you should consider other less costlyalternatives, such as a bank loan.
To ask for an installment agreement,attach to the front of your return either acompleted Form 9465, Installment Agree-ment Request, or your own written request.You can get Form 9465 by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). A written re-quest should include your name, address,SSN, the amount shown on line 64, theamount you paid with your return, and theamount and date you can pay each month.It should also include the tax year and theform number (Form 1040). You should re-ceive a response to your request for install-ments within 30 days. But if you file yourreturn after March 31, it may take us longerto reply.
Line 65Estimated Tax PenaltyIf line 64 is at least $500 and it is more than10% of the tax shown on your return, youmay owe this penalty. For most people, the“tax shown on your return” is the amount online 53 minus the total of any amounts shownon line 56 and Forms 8828, 4137, 4136, and5329 (Parts II, III, and IV only). Also, the pen-alty may be due if you underpaid your 1993estimated tax liability for any paymentperiod. Get Form 2210 (or Form 2210-F forfarmers and fishermen) to see if you owe thepenalty. If so, use the form to figure theamount. Because Form 2210 is complicated,if you want, the IRS will figure the penalty foryou and send you a bill.
In certain situations, you may be able tolower your penalty. See Lowering the Pen-alty later.Exceptions to the Penalty. You will not owethe penalty if either of the following applies:1. You had no tax liability for 1992, you werea U.S. citizen or resident for all of 1992, ANDyour 1992 tax return was for a tax year of 12full months, or2. The total of lines 54, 55, and 58 on your1993 return is at least as much as your 1992tax liability, AND your 1992 tax return wasfor a tax year of 12 full months. Your esti-mated tax payments for 1993 must havebeen made on time and for the requiredamount.
Caution: Item 2 above may not apply if your1993 adjusted gross income (AGI) on Form1040, line 32: (a) is over $75,000 (over$37,500 if married filing separately), AND (b)exceeds your 1992 AGI by more than$40,000 (more than $20,000 if married filingseparately). If these conditions apply to you,see Form 2210 and its instructions for details.Figuring the Penalty. If the Exceptionsabove do not apply and you choose to figurethe penalty yourself, use Form 2210 (or Form2210-F). Enter the penalty on Form 1040, line65. Add the penalty to any tax due and enterthe total on line 64. If you are due a refund,subtract the penalty from the overpaymentyou show on line 61. Do not file Form 2210with your return. Instead, keep it for yourrecords.
If you leave line 65 blank, the IRS will figurethe penalty and send you a bill. We will notbegin to charge you interest on the penaltyuntil 10 days after the date of the bill.Lowering the Penalty. In the following situ-ations, you may be able to lower the amountof your penalty.● You claim a waiver.● Your income varied during the year andyou use the annualized income installmentmethod to figure your required payments.● You had Federal income tax withheld fromyour wages and you treat it as being paidwhen it was actually withheld (instead of infour equal amounts).
If any of the situations above apply to you,complete Form 2210 (or Form 2210-F) to seeif your penalty can be lowered. If so, youmust file Form 2210 (or Form 2210-F) withyour return. For more details, see the Instruc-tions for Form 2210 (or Form 2210-F).
Sign Your ReturnForm 1040 is not considered a valid returnunless you sign it. If you are filing a jointreturn, your spouse must also sign. Be sureto date your return and enter your occupa-tion(s). If you have someone prepare yourreturn, you are still responsible for the cor-rectness of the return. If you are filing a jointreturn with your deceased spouse, seeDeath of Taxpayer on page 35.Child’s Return. If your child cannot sign thereturn, sign your child’s name in the spaceprovided. Then, add “By (your signature),parent for minor child.”Paid Preparers Must Sign Your Return.Generally, anyone you pay to prepare yourreturn must sign it. A preparer who is re-quired to sign your return must sign it byhand in the space provided (signaturestamps or labels cannot be used) and giveyou a copy of the return for your records.Someone who prepares your return for youbut does not charge you should not sign yourreturn.
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Section 5.
General Information
What IsTele-Tax?
Automated Refund Information allows you to check the status of your refund.
Recorded Tax Information includes about 140 topics that answer many Federaltax questions. You can listen to up to three topics on each call you make.
How Do I UseTele-Tax?Choosing The RightNumberUse only the number listed on this page foryour area. Use a local city number only if itis not a long distance call for you. Please donot dial “1-800” when using a local citynumber. However, when dialing from anarea that does not have a local number, besure to dial “1-800” before calling the toll-free number.
Automated RefundInformationBe sure to have a copy of your tax returnavailable since you will need to know the firstsocial security number shown on your return,the filing status, and the exact whole-dollaramount of your refund. Then, call the appro-priate phone number listed on this page andfollow the recorded instructions.
The IRS updates refund information every7 days. If you call to find out about the statusof your refund and do not receive a refundmailing date, please wait 7 days before call-ing back.
Touch-tone service is available Mondaythrough Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 P.M.(Hours may vary in your area.)
Recorded TaxInformationA complete list of topics is on the next page.Touch-tone service is available 24 hours aday, 7 days a week.
Select, by number, the topic you want tohear. Then, call the appropriate phonenumber listed on this page. For the direc-tory of topics, listen to topic 123. Havepaper and pencil handy to take notes.
Alabama1-800-829-4477
Alaska1-800-829-4477
ArizonaPhoenix, 640-3933Elsewhere, 1-800-829-4477
Arkansas1-800-829-4477
CaliforniaCounties of: Alpine,
Amador, Butte, Calaveras,Colusa, Contra Costa,Del Norte, El Dorado,Glenn, Humboldt, Lake,Lassen, Marin, Mendocino,Modoc, Napa, Nevada,Placer, Plumas,Sacramento, San Joaquin,Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou,Solano, Sonoma, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Yolo,and Yuba,
151 Your appeal rights152 Refunds—How long they should take153 What to do if you haven’t filed your
tax return (Nonfilers)154 Form W-2—What to do if not re-
ceived155 Forms and Publications—How to
order156 Copy of your tax return—How to get
one157 Change of address—How to notify
the IRSCollection
201 The collection process202 What to do if you can’t pay your tax203 Failure to pay child support and other
Federal obligations204 Offers in compromise
Alternative Filing Methods251 1040PC tax return252 Electronic filing253 Substitute tax forms254 How to choose a tax preparer
General Information301 When, where, and how to file302 Highlights of 1993 tax changes303 Checklist of common errors when
preparing your tax return304 Extensions of time to file your tax
return305 Recordkeeping306 Penalty for underpayment of estimat-
ed tax307 Backup withholding308 Amended returns309 Tax fraud—How to report310 Tax-exempt status for organizations311 How to apply for exempt status312 Power of attorney information999 Local information
Filing Requirements, Filing Status,and Exemptions
351 Who must file?352 Which form—1040, 1040A, or
1040EZ?353 What is your filing status?354 Dependents355 Estimated tax356 Decedents
Types of Income401 Wages and salaries402 Tips403 Interest received404 Dividends405 Refunds of state and local taxes406 Alimony received407 Business income408 Sole proprietorship
TopicNo. Subject409 Capital gains and losses410 Pensions and annuities411 Pensions—The general rule and the
simplified general rule412 Lump-sum distributions413 Rollovers from retirement plans414 Rental income and expenses415 Renting vacation property and renting
to relatives416 Royalties417 Farming and fishing income418 Earnings for clergy419 Unemployment compensation420 Gambling income and expenses421 Bartering income422 Scholarship and fellowship grants423 Nontaxable income424 Social security and equivalent railroad
retirement benefits425 401(k) plans426 Passive activities—Losses and cred-
itsAdjustments to Income
451 Individual retirement arrangements(IRAs)
452 Alimony paid453 Bad debt deduction454 Tax shelters
Itemized Deductions501 Should I itemize?502 Medical and dental expenses503 Deductible taxes504 Moving expenses505 Interest expense506 Contributions507 Casualty losses508 Miscellaneous expenses509 Business use of home510 Business use of car511 Business travel expenses512 Business entertainment expenses513 Educational expenses514 Employee business expenses515 Disaster area losses (including flood
losses)Tax Computation
551 Standard deduction552 Tax and credits figured by the IRS553 Tax on a child’s investment income554 Self-employment tax555 Five- or ten-year averaging for lump-
sum distributions556 Alternative minimum tax557 Estate tax558 Gift tax
Tax Credits601 Earned income credit (EIC)602 Child and dependent care credit603 Credit for the elderly or the disabled604 Advance earned income credit
IRS Notices and Letters651 Notices—What to do652 Notice of underreported income—
CP 2000653 IRS notices and bills and penalty and
interest chargesBasis of Assets, Depreciation, andSale of Assets
701 Sale of your home—General702 Sale of your home—How to report
gain703 Sale of your home—Exclusion of
gain, age 55 and over704 Basis of assets705 Depreciation706 Installment sales
TopicNo. Subject
Employer Tax Information751 Social security and Medicare with-
holding rates752 Form W-2—Where, when, and how to
file753 Form W-4—Employee’s Withholding
Allowance Certificate754 Form W-5—Advance earned income
credit755 Employer identification number
(EIN)—How to apply756 Employment taxes for household em-
ployees757 Form 941—Deposit requirements758 Form 941—Employer’s Quarterly Fed-
eral Tax Return759 Form 940/940-EZ—Deposit require-
ments760 Form 940/940-EZ—Employer’s
Annual Federal Unemployment TaxReturn
761 Targeted jobs credit762 Tips—Withholding and reporting
Magnetic Media Filers—1099 Seriesand Related Information Returns(For electronic filing of individualreturns, listen to topic 252.)
801 Who must file magnetically802 Acceptable media and locating a
third party to prepare your files803 Applications, forms, and information804 Waivers and extensions805 Test files and combined Federal and
state filing806 Electronic filing of information returns807 Information Returns Program Bulletin
Board SystemTax Information for Aliens and U.S.Citizens Living Abroad
851 Resident and nonresident aliens852 Dual-status alien853 Foreign earned income exclusion—
General854 Foreign earned income exclusion—
Who qualifies?855 Foreign earned income exclusion—
What qualifies?856 Foreign tax credit
Tax Information for Puerto RicoResidents (in Spanish)
901 Who must file a U.S. income taxreturn in Puerto Rico
902 Deductions and credits for PuertoRico filers
903 Federal employment taxes in PuertoRico
904 Tax assistance for Puerto Rico resi-dentsOther Tele-Tax Topics in Spanish
952 Refunds—How long they should take953 Forms and publications—How to
order954 Highlights of 1993 tax changes955 Who must file?956 Which form to use?957 What is your filing status?958 Social security and equivalent railroad
retirement benefits959 Earned income credit (EIC)960 Advance earned income credit961 Alien tax clearance
Topic numbers are effectiveJanuary 1, 1994.
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Call the IRSWith YourTax Question
If you cannot answer your tax question by reading the tax form instructions or oneof our free tax publications, please call us TOLL FREE. “Toll Free” is a telephonecall for which you pay only local charges, if any. This service is generally availableMonday through Friday during regular business hours.
If you want to check on the status of your refund, call Tele-Tax. See page 30 forthe number.
Choosing The RightNumberUse only the number listed on this page foryour area. Use a local city number only if itis not a long distance call for you. Please donot dial “1-800” when using a local citynumber. However, when dialing from anarea that does not have a local number, besure to dial “1-800” before calling the toll-free number.
Before You CallRemember that good communication is atwo-way process. IRS representatives careabout the quality of the service we provideto you, our customer. You can help us pro-vide accurate, complete answers to your taxquestions by having the following informa-tion available:1. The tax form, schedule, or notice to whichyour question relates.2. The facts about your particular situation(the answer to the same question oftenvaries from one taxpayer to another becauseof differences in their age, income, whetherthey can be claimed as a dependent, etc.).3. The name of any IRS publication or othersource of information that you used to lookfor the answer.
Before You Hang UpIf you do not fully understand the answer youreceive, or you feel our representative maynot fully understand your question, our rep-resentative needs to know this. The repre-sentative will be happy to take the additionaltime required to be sure he or she has an-swered your question fully and in the mannerthat is most helpful to you.
By law, you are responsible for paying yourfair share of Federal income tax. If we shouldmake an error in answering your question,you are still responsible for the payment ofthe correct tax. Should this occur, however,you will not be charged any penalty. To makesure that IRS representatives give accurateand courteous answers, a second IRS rep-resentative sometimes listens in on tele-phone calls. No record is kept of anytaxpayer’s identity.
Phone Help for PeopleWith Impaired HearingWho Have TDDEquipment
Hours of TDD Operation:
8:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. EST(Jan. 1–April 2)
9:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. EDT(April 3–April 15)
All areas in U.S., includingAlaska, Hawaii, VirginIslands, and Puerto Rico:1-800-829-4059
Toll-Free Tax Help Telephone Numbers
9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. EDT(April 16–Oct. 29)
8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST(Oct. 30–Dec. 31)
Note: This number is answeredby TDD equipment only.
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How To GetForms andPublications
Generally, we mail forms and schedules directly to you based on what you filedlast year. Schedules, forms, and publications you may need are listed on the nextpage. Other forms and publications referred to in the instructions are also availablewithout cost. Get Pub. 910 for a complete list of available publications. To get theitems you need, you can visit your local IRS office, a participating bank, postoffice, or library; or use the order blank below; or call us toll free at 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). The toll-free hours are 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdaysand 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Saturdays. (In Alaska and Hawaii, the hours are PacificStandard Time; in Puerto Rico, the hours are Eastern Standard Time.)
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Phone and Mail OrdersWe will send you two copies of each formand one copy of each publication or set ofinstructions you order from us. To helpreduce waste, please order only the itemsyou think you will need to prepare yourreturn. You should either receive your orderor notification of the status of your orderwithin 7–15 workdays after we receive yourrequest.
Order BlankInstructionsCircle the items you want on the order blankbelow. Use the blank spaces to order itemsnot listed. If you need more space, attach aseparate sheet of paper.
Print or type your name and addressaccurately in the space provided below.Cut the order blank on the dotted line.Enclose the order blank in your own enve-lope and address it to the IRS addressshown on this page that applies to you. Donot send your tax return to any of theaddresses listed on this page. Instead, seeWhere Do I File? on page 9.
The items in bold type may be picked up at many banks, post offices, and libraries.
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FormsYou can order the following items from theIRS or get them at participating banks, postoffices, or libraries.Form 1040Instructions for Form 1040 and SchedulesSchedule A for itemized deductionsSchedule B for interest income if over $400;
for dividends and other distributions onstock if over $400; and for answering theForeign Accounts or Trusts questions
Schedule EIC for the earned income creditForm 1040AInstructions for Form 1040A and SchedulesSchedule 1 for Form 1040A filers to report
interest and dividend incomeSchedule 2 for Form 1040A filers to report
child and dependent care expensesForm 1040EZInstructions for Form 1040EZ
You can photocopy the following items (aswell as those listed above) at participatinglibraries or order them from the IRS.Schedule 3, Credit for the Elderly or the Dis-
abled, for Form 1040A filersSchedule C, Profit or Loss From BusinessSchedule C-EZ, Net Profit From BusinessSchedule D, Capital Gains and LossesSchedule E, Supplemental Income and Loss
Schedule F, Profit or Loss From FarmingSchedule R, Credit for the Elderly or the
DisabledSchedule SE, Self-Employment TaxForm 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individu-
alsForm 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual
Income Tax ReturnForm 2106, Employee Business ExpensesForm 2119, Sale of Your HomeForm 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax
by Individuals and FiduciariesForm 2441, Child and Dependent Care Ex-
pensesForm 3903, Moving ExpensesForm 4562, Depreciation and AmortizationForm 4868, Application for Automatic Exten-
sion of Time To File U.S. Individual IncomeTax Return
Form 5329, Additional Taxes Attributable toQualified Retirement Plans (IncludingIRAs), Annuities, and Modified Endow-ment Contracts
Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contribu-tions
Form 8582, Passive Activity Loss LimitationsForm 8606, Nondeductible IRAs (Contribu-
tions, Distributions, and Basis)Form 8822, Change of AddressForm 8829, Expenses for Business Use of
Your Home
PublicationsThe following publications can be orderedfrom the IRS, or you can read or photocopythem at participating libraries.
1 Your Rights as a Taxpayer17 Your Federal Income Tax
334 Tax Guide for Small Business463 Travel, Entertainment, and Gift Ex-
penses501 Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and
Filing Information502 Medical and Dental Expenses505 Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax508 Educational Expenses521 Moving Expenses523 Selling Your Home525 Taxable and Nontaxable Income527 Residential Rental Property (Including
Rental of Vacation Homes)529 Miscellaneous Deductions550 Investment Income and Expenses554 Tax Information for Older Americans575 Pension and Annuity Income590 Individual Retirement Arrangements
(IRAs)596 Earned Income Credit910 Guide to Free Tax Services (includes a
list of all publications)917 Business Use of a Car929 Tax Rules for Children and Dependents936 Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
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What Are My Rightsas a Taxpayer?You have the right to be treated fairly, pro-fessionally, promptly, and courteously byIRS employees. Our goal at the IRS is toprotect your rights so that you will have thehighest confidence in the integrity, efficien-cy, and fairness of our tax system. To ensurethat you always receive such treatment, youshould know about the many rights you haveat each step of the tax process. For details,get Pub. 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, bycalling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676)or use the order blank (see page 33).
Income TaxWithholding andEstimated TaxPayments for 1994If the amount you owe (line 64) or the amountyou overpaid (line 61) is large, you may wantto file a new Form W-4, Employee’s With-holding Allowance Certificate, with your em-ployer to change the amount of income taxto be withheld from your pay. If you go backto work after a period of unemployment, youmay be able to reduce your withholding. Ingeneral, you do not have to make estimatedtax payments if you expect that your 1994Form 1040 will show a tax refund or a taxbalance due the IRS of less than $500. Ifyour total estimated tax (including any alter-native minimum tax) for 1994 is $500 ormore, get Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax forIndividuals. It has a worksheet you can useto see if you have to make estimated taxpayments. For more details, get Pub. 505,Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax.
Do Both the Nameand SSN on YourTax Forms AgreeWith Your SocialSecurity Card?If not, your refund may be delayed or youmay not receive credit for your social securityearnings. If your Form W-2, Form 1099, orother tax document shows an incorrect SSNor name, notify your employer or the form-issuing agent as soon as possible to makesure your earnings are credited to your socialsecurity record. If the name or SSN on yoursocial security card is incorrect, call theSocial Security Administration toll free at1-800-772-1213.
Substitute FormsYou can use substitute forms only if theymeet the requirements in Pub. 1167. Youcan get Pub. 1167 by writing to the Distribu-tion Center for your state. See page 33.
How Do I Make aGift To Reduce thePublic Debt?If you wish to do so, enclose a separatecheck with your income tax return. Make itpayable to “Bureau of the Public Debt.” Youmay be able to deduct this gift on your 1994tax return if you itemize your deductions. Donot add your gift to any tax you may owe. Ifyou owe tax, include a separate check forthat amount payable to “Internal RevenueService.”
Address ChangeIf you move after you file, always notify inwriting the Internal Revenue Service Centerwhere you filed your last return, or the Chief,Taxpayer Service Division, in your local IRSdistrict office. You can use Form 8822,Change of Address, to notify us of your newaddress. If you are expecting a refund, alsonotify the post office serving your old ad-dress. This will help forward your check toyour new address.
Corresponding Withthe IRSBe sure to include your social securitynumber on any correspondence with theIRS. If you do not include it, it may take uslonger to reply.
How Long ShouldRecords Be Kept?Keep records of income, deductions, andcredits shown on your return, as well as anyworksheets you used, until the statute of lim-itations runs out for that return. Usually, thisis 3 years from the date the return was dueor filed, or 2 years from the date the tax waspaid, whichever is later. Also, keep copies ofyour filed tax returns and any Forms W-2 or1099 you received as part of your records.You should keep some records longer. Forexample, keep property records (includingthose on your home) as long as they areneeded to figure the basis of the original orreplacement property. For more details, getPub. 552, Recordkeeping for Individuals.
Requesting a Copyof Your Tax ReturnIf you need a copy of your tax return, useForm 4506. If you have questions about youraccount, call or write your local IRS office. Ifyou want a printed copy of your account, itwill be mailed to you free of charge.
Amended ReturnIf you find changes in your income, deduc-tions, or credits after you mail your return,file Form 1040X, Amended U.S. IndividualIncome Tax Return, to change the return youalready filed. If you filed a joint return, youmay not, after the due date of that return,amend it to file as married filing a separatereturn. Generally, Form 1040X must be filedwithin 3 years after the date the originalreturn was filed, or within 2 years after thedate the tax was paid, whichever is later. Areturn filed early is considered filed on thedate it was due. If your return is changed forany reason (for example, as a result of anaudit by the IRS), it may affect your stateincome tax return. Contact your state taxagency for details.
Death of TaxpayerIf a taxpayer died before filing a return for1993, the taxpayer’s spouse or personal rep-resentative may have to file and sign a returnfor that taxpayer. A personal representativecan be an executor, administrator, or anyonewho is in charge of the deceased taxpayer’sproperty. If the taxpayer did not have to filea return but had tax withheld, a return mustbe filed to get a refund. The person who filesthe return should write “DECEASED,” thetaxpayer’s name, and the date of deathacross the top of the return.
If your spouse died in 1993 and you didnot remarry in 1993, you can file a jointreturn. You can also file a joint return if yourspouse died in 1994 before filing a 1993return. A joint return should show yourspouse’s 1993 income before death andyour income for all of 1993. Write “Filing assurviving spouse” in the area where you signthe return. If someone else is the personalrepresentative, he or she must also sign.
The taxpayer’s spouse or personal repre-sentative should promptly notify all payers ofincome to the deceased taxpayer, includingfinancial institutions, of his or her death. Thiswill ensure the proper reporting of incomeearned by the taxpayer’s estate or heirs.Claiming a Refund for a Deceased Tax-payer. If you are a surviving spouse filing ajoint return with the deceased, file only thetax return to claim the refund. If you are acourt-appointed representative, file thereturn and attach a copy of the certificatethat shows your appointment. All other filersrequesting the deceased taxpayer’s refundmust file the return and attach Form 1310.
For more details, call Tele-Tax (see page30) and listen to topic 356 or get Pub. 559,Survivors, Executors, and Administrators.
RecyclingThe tax forms and instructions you receivedare printed on recyclable paper. If your com-munity has a recycling program, please re-cycle. But remember to keep a copy of yourreturn and any worksheets you used. TheIRS tries to use recycled paper for all of itsforms and instructions.
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Section 6.
Penalties andInterest
Note: You do not have to figure the amount of any interest or penalties you mayowe. Because figuring these amounts is complicated, we will do it for you. If youare due a refund, we may reduce your refund by any penalty you may owe.Otherwise, we will send you a bill for the amount due.
InterestWe will charge you interest on taxes not paidby their due date, even if an extension oftime to file is granted. We will also chargeyou interest on penalties imposed for failureto file, negligence, fraud, substantial valua-tion overstatements, and substantial under-statements of tax. Interest is charged on thepenalty from the due date of the return (in-cluding extensions).
If you include interest with your payment,identify and enter the interest in the bottommargin of Form 1040, page 2. Do not includethe interest in the Amount You Owe online 64.
Penalty for LateFilingIf you do not file your return by the due date(including extensions), the penalty is usually5% of the amount due for each month orpart of a month your return is late, unlessyou have a reasonable explanation. If youdo, attach it to your return. The penaltycannot usually be more than 25% of the taxdue. If your return is more than 60 days late,the minimum penalty will be $100 or theamount of any tax you owe, whichever issmaller.
If you include this penalty with your pay-ment, identify and enter the penalty amountin the bottom margin of Form 1040, page 2.Do not include the penalty in the AmountYou Owe on line 64.
Penalty for LatePayment of TaxIf you pay your taxes late, the penalty is usu-ally 1⁄2 of 1% of the unpaid amount for eachmonth or part of a month the tax is not paid.The penalty cannot be more than 25% of theunpaid amount. It applies to any unpaid taxon the return. It also applies to any additionaltax shown on a bill not paid within 10 daysof the date of the bill. This penalty is in ad-dition to interest charges on late payments.
If you include this penalty with your pay-ment, identify and enter the penalty amountin the bottom margin of Form 1040, page 2.Do not include the penalty in the AmountYou Owe on line 64.
Estimated TaxPenaltyIf line 64 is at least $500 and it is more than10% of the tax shown on line 53 of yourreturn, you may owe this penalty. Also, thepenalty may be due if you underpaid your1993 estimated tax liability for any paymentperiod. For more details, see the instructionsfor line 65 on page 29.
Penalty for FrivolousReturnIn addition to any other penalties, the lawimposes a penalty of $500 for filing a frivo-lous return. A frivolous return is one that doesnot contain information needed to figure thecorrect tax or shows a substantially incorrecttax, because you take a frivolous position ordesire to delay or interfere with the tax laws.This includes altering or striking out the pre-printed language above the space where yousign.
Other PenaltiesOther penalties can be imposed for negli-gence, substantial understatement of tax,and fraud. Criminal penalties may be im-posed for willful failure to file, tax evasion, ormaking a false statement. Get Pub. 17, YourFederal Income Tax, for details on some ofthese penalties.
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1993TaxTable
Use if your taxable income is less than $100,000.If $100,000 or more, use the Tax Rate Schedules.Example. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are filing a jointreturn. Their taxable income on line 37 of Form 1040is $25,300. First, they find the $25,300–25,350income line. Next, they find the column for marriedfiling jointly and read down the column. The amountshown where the income line and filing statuscolumn meet is $3,799. This is the tax amount theymust enter on line 38 of their Form 1040.
If line 37(taxableincome) is—
And you are—
Atleast
Butlessthan
Single Marriedfilingjointly
*
Marriedfilingsepa-rately
Headof ahouse-hold
Your tax is—
If line 37(taxableincome) is—
And you are—
Atleast
Butlessthan
Single Marriedfilingjointly
*
Marriedfilingsepa-rately
Headof ahouse-hold
Your tax is—
If line 37(taxableincome) is—
And you are—
Atleast
Butlessthan
Single Marriedfilingjointly
*
Marriedfilingsepa-rately
Headof ahouse-hold
Your tax is—
* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).
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1993Tax RateSchedules
Caution: Use only if your taxable income (Form 1040, line 37) is $100,000 ormore. If less, use the Tax Table. Even though you cannot use the tax rateschedules below if your taxable income is less than $100,000, all levels oftaxable income are shown so taxpayers can see the tax rate that applies toeach level.
Schedule Z—Use if your filing status is Head of household
Schedule X—Use if your filing status is Single
Enter onForm 1040,line 38
If the amount onForm 1040, line37, is: of the
amountover—
But notover—Over—
$015%$29,600$0
$015%$22,100$0
22,100
29,600$4,440.00 +76,40029,600
22,100$3,315.00 +53,500
53,500 12,107.00 +
76,40017,544.00 +76,400
53,500
Schedule Y-2—Use if your filing status is Married filing separately
Schedule Y-1—Use if your filing status is Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er)
$015%$36,900$0
$0$18,450$0 15%
18,450 $2,767.50 + 18,450
$5,535.00 + 36,90089,15036,900
44,575
44,57510,082.50 +44,575
20,165.00 +89,150 89,150
115,000
140,000
127,500
70,000
Enter onForm 1040,line 38
If the amount onForm 1040, line37, is: of the
amountover—
But notover—Over—
Enter onForm 1040,line 38
If the amount onForm 1040, line37, is: of the
amountover—
But notover—Over—
Enter onForm 1040,line 38
If the amount onForm 1040, line37, is: of the
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But notover—Over—
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115,000
250,000
250,000 31,172.00 +
79,772.00 +
115,000
250,000
140,000
250,000
250,000 35,928.50 +
75,528.50 +
140,000
250,000
70,000
125,000
125,000 17,964.25 +
37,764.25 +
70,000
125,000
127,500
250,000
250,000 33,385.00 +
77,485.00 +
127,500
250,000
28%
31%
36%
39.6%
28%
31%
36%
39.6%
28%
31%
36%
39.6%
28%
31%
36%
39.6%
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Section 8.
Instructions for Schedules to Form 1040
Instructions forSchedule A,ItemizedDeductions
Use Schedule A to figure your itemized deductions. Your Federal income tax willbe less if you take the larger of your itemized deductions or your standard deduc-tion.
If you itemize, you may deduct part of your medical and dental expenses andunreimbursed employee business expenses, and amounts you paid for certaintaxes, interest, contributions, and miscellaneous expenses. You may also deductcertain moving expenses and casualty and theft losses.
Medical and DentalExpensesBefore you can figure your deduction formedical and dental expenses, you must fillin Form 1040 through line 32. If the amounton Form 1040, line 32, is less than $23,050and a child lived with you, see the instruc-tions on page EIC-1 to find out if you mayalso claim the health insurance credit onSchedule EIC, Earned Income Credit. If youcan, figure your health insurance creditbefore you figure your deduction for medicaland dental expenses.
You may deduct only the part of your med-ical and dental expenses that is more than7.5% of the amount on Form 1040, line 32.Additional Information. Pub. 502, Medicaland Dental Expenses, discusses the typesof expenses that may and may not be de-ducted. It also explains when you maydeduct capital expenses and special careexpenses for disabled persons.
Examples of Medical and DentalPayments You May DeductTo the extent you were not reimbursed, youmay deduct what you paid for:● Prescription medicines and drugs, or in-sulin.● Medical doctors, osteopathic doctors,dentists, eye doctors, chiropractors, podia-trists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physicaltherapists, acupuncturists, and psychoana-lysts (medical care only).● Medical examinations, X-ray and labora-tory services, insulin treatment, and whirl-pool baths your doctor ordered.● Nursing help. If you paid someone to doboth nursing and housework, you maydeduct only the cost of the nursing help.● Hospital care (including meals and lodg-ing), clinic costs, and lab fees.● The supplemental part of Medicare insur-ance (Medicare B).● Medical treatment at a center for drug oralcohol addiction.● Medical aids such as hearing aid batteries,braces, crutches, wheelchairs, and guidedogs including the cost of maintaining them.● Lodging expenses (but not meals) paidwhile away from home to receive medicalcare in a hospital or a medical care facility
that is related to a hospital. Do not includemore than $50 a night for each eligibleperson.● Ambulance service and other travel coststo get medical care. If you used your owncar, you may claim what you spent for gasand oil to go to and from the place you re-ceived the care; or you may claim 9 cents amile. Add parking and tolls to the amountyou claim under either method.
Examples of Medical and DentalPayments You May Not Deduct● The basic cost of Medicare insurance(Medicare A).Note: If you were 65 or older but not entitledto social security benefits, you may deductpremiums you voluntarily paid for MedicareA coverage.● Cosmetic surgery unless the procedurewas necessary to improve a deformity result-ing from, or directly related to, a congenitalabnormality, an injury from an accident ortrauma, or a disfiguring disease.● Life insurance or income protection poli-cies.● The Medicare tax on your wages and tipsor the Medicare tax paid as part of the self-employment tax.● Nursing care for a healthy baby. But youmay be able to claim the child and depen-dent care credit; get Form 2441 for details.● Illegal operations or drugs.● Nonprescription medicines or drugs.● Travel your doctor told you to take for restor a change.● Funeral, burial, or cremation costs.
Line 1Medical and Dental ExpensesEnter the total of your medical and dentalexpenses, after you reduce these expensesby any payments received from insurance orother sources. See Reimbursements on thispage. Include the amount you paid for insur-ance premiums for medical and dental care,after you reduce that amount by—● Any self-employed health insurance de-duction you claimed on Form 1040, line 26,and● Any health insurance credit you claimedon Schedule EIC, line 16.
When you figure your deduction, includemedical and dental bills you paid for:● Yourself.● Your spouse.● All dependents you claim on your return.● Your child whom you do not claim as adependent because of the rules explainedon page 14 for Children of Divorced or Sep-arated Parents.● Any person that you could have claimedas a dependent on your return if that personhad not received $2,350 or more of grossincome or had not filed a joint return.
Example. You provided over half of yourmother’s support but may not claim her asa dependent because she received wages of$2,350 in 1993. You may include on line 1any medical and dental expenses you paidin 1993 for your mother.Reimbursements. If your insurance compa-ny paid the provider directly for part of yourexpenses, and you paid only the amount thatremained, include on line 1 ONLY theamount you paid. If you received a reim-bursement in 1993 for medical or dental ex-penses you paid in 1993, reduce your 1993expenses by this amount. If you received areimbursement in 1993 for prior year medicalor dental expenses, do not reduce your 1993expenses by this amount. But if you deduct-ed the expenses in the earlier year and thededuction reduced your tax, you must in-clude the reimbursement in income on Form1040, line 22. See Pub. 502 for details onhow to figure the amount to include inincome.Cafeteria Plans. Do not include on line 1insurance premiums paid by an employer-sponsored health insurance plan (cafeteriaplan) unless the premiums are included inbox 1 of your W-2 form(s). Also, do not in-clude any other medical and dental ex-penses paid by the plan unless the amountpaid is included in box 1 of your W-2 form(s).
Taxes You PaidTaxes You May Not Deduct● Federal income and excise taxes.● Social security, Medicare, and railroad re-tirement (RRTA) taxes.● Customs duties.● Federal estate and gift taxes. But see theinstructions for line 25 on page A-5.
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● Certain state and local taxes, including:general sales tax, tax on gasoline, car in-spection fees, assessments for sidewalks orother improvements to your property, taxyou paid for someone else, and license fees(marriage, driver’s, dog, etc.).
Line 5State and Local Income TaxesInclude on this line the state and localincome taxes listed below:● State and local income taxes withheldfrom your salary during 1993. Your W-2form(s) will show these amounts. FormsW-2G, 1099-R, and 1099-MISC may alsoshow state and local income taxes withheld.● State and local income taxes paid in 1993for a prior year, such as taxes paid with your1992 state or local income tax return. Do notinclude penalties or interest.● State and local estimated tax paymentsmade during 1993, including any part of aprior year refund that you chose to havecredited to your 1993 state or local incometaxes.● Mandatory contributions you made to thefollowing state disability funds:1. California Nonoccupational Disability Ben-efit Fund.2. New Jersey Nonoccupational DisabilityBenefit Fund.3. New York Nonoccupational Disability Ben-efit Fund.4. Rhode Island Temporary Disability BenefitFund.
Do not reduce your deduction by:● Any state or local income tax refund orcredit you expect to receive for 1993, or● Any refund of, or credit for, prior year stateand local income taxes you actually receivedin 1993. Instead, see the instructions forForm 1040, line 10.
Line 6Real Estate TaxesInclude taxes you paid on real estate youown that was not used for business, but onlyif the taxes are based on the assessed valueof the property. Also, the assessment mustbe made uniformly on property throughoutthe community, and the proceeds must beused for general community or governmentalpurposes. Pub. 530 explains the deductionshomeowners may take. Do not include—● Real estate taxes deducted elsewheresuch as on Schedule C, C-EZ, E, or F, or● Itemized charges for services to specificproperty or persons (for example, a $20monthly charge per house for trash collec-tion, a $5 charge for every 1,000 gallons ofwater consumed, or a flat charge for mowinga lawn that had grown higher than permittedunder a local ordinance), or● Charges for improvements that tend to in-crease the value of your property (for exam-ple, an assessment to build a new sidewalk).The cost of a property improvement is addedto the basis of the property. However, acharge is deductible if it is used only to main-tain an existing public facility in service (forexample, a charge to repair an existing side-
walk, and any interest included in thatcharge).
If your mortgage payments include yourreal estate taxes, you may deduct only theamount the mortgage company actually paidto the taxing authority in 1993.
If you sold your home in 1993, any realestate tax charged to the buyer should beshown in box 5 of Form 1099-S, ProceedsFrom Real Estate Transactions. This amountis considered a refund of real estate taxesyou received in 1993. See Refunds and Re-bates next.Refunds and Rebates. If you received arefund or rebate in 1993 of real estate taxesyou paid in 1993, reduce your deduction bythe amount of the refund or rebate. If youreceived a refund or rebate in 1993 of realestate taxes you paid in an earlier year, donot reduce your deduction by this amount.Instead, you must include the refund orrebate in income on Form 1040, line 22, ifyou deducted the real estate taxes in theearlier year and the deduction reduced yourtax. Pub. 525, Taxable and NontaxableIncome, tells you how to figure the amountto include in income.
Line 7Other TaxesIf you had any deductible tax not listed onSchedule A, line 5 or 6, list the type andamount of tax. Enter one total on line 7.
Examples of taxes to include on line 7 are:● Personal property tax, but only if it is anannual tax based on value alone. For exam-ple, if part of the fee you paid for the regis-tration of your car was based on the car’svalue and part was based on its weight, youmay deduct only the part based on the car’svalue.● Tax you paid to a foreign country or U.S.possession. But you may want to take acredit for the tax instead of a deduction. GetPub. 514 for details.
Interest You PaidInclude interest you paid on nonbusinessitems only; do not include any amount de-ducted elsewhere such as on Schedule C,C-EZ, E, or F. Whether your interest expenseis treated as investment interest, personalinterest, or business interest depends onhow and when you used the loan proceeds.Get Pub. 535, Business Expenses, for de-tails.
In general, if you paid interest in 1993 thatincludes amounts that apply to any periodafter 1993, you may deduct only the amountthat applies for 1993.
Interest You May Not Deduct● Personal interest, such as interest paid oncar loans, student loans, life insurance loans,credit cards, charge accounts, etc.● Interest paid on your debts by others, suchas mortgage interest subsidy paymentsmade by a government agency.● Interest on certain loans against your in-terest in a 401(k) plan or a tax-sheltered an-nuity plan that were made, renewed,renegotiated, modified, or extended after1986. Get Pub. 575, Pension and Annuity
Income (Including Simplified General Rule),for details.● Interest paid for tax-exempt income. Thisincludes interest on money you borrowed tobuy or carry wholly tax-exempt securities. Italso includes interest paid to buy or carryobligations or shares, or to make deposits orother investments, to the extent any interestincome received from the investment is taxexempt.● Interest on a debt to buy a single-premiumlife insurance or endowment contract.● Interest on any kind of business transac-tion. Use Schedule C, C-EZ, E, or F to deductbusiness interest expenses.
See Pub. 535 for more details.
Lines 9a and 9bHome Mortgage InterestA home mortgage is any loan that is se-cured by your main home or second home.It includes first and second mortgages, homeequity loans, and refinanced mortgages.
A home may be a house, condominium,cooperative, mobile home, boat, or similarproperty. It must provide basic living accom-modations including sleeping space, toilet,and cooking facilities.Limit on Home Mortgage Interest. Theamount of home mortgage interest you maydeduct depends on the date you took outthe mortgage, how you used the proceeds,and the amount of the mortgage.
If all of your home mortgages fit into oneor more of Categories 1, 2, and 3 (explainedlater), you may deduct all of your home mort-gage interest on line 9a or 9b, whicheverapplies. If one or more of your mortgagesdoes not fit into any of the three categories,get Pub. 936, Home Mortgage Interest De-duction, to figure the amount of interest youmay deduct.
If you had more than one home at thesame time (a main home and a secondhome), the dollar limits in Categories 2 and3 apply to the total mortgages on bothhomes. See Pub. 936 for more details.
Category 1. Mortgages taken out on orbefore October 13, 1987. How you used theproceeds of these mortgages does notmatter. This category includes line-of-creditmortgages you had on October 13, 1987.But if you borrowed additional amounts onthis line-of-credit after October 13, 1987, theadditional amounts fit into Category 2 or 3(or 2 and 3 if a mixed-use mortgage—explained later).
This category also includes mortgages youhad on October 13, 1987, that you refi-nanced after that date. But if you refinancedfor more than the balance of the old mort-gage, only the part of the new mortgageequal to the amount you owed on the oldmortgage at the time you refinanced it fitsinto this category. The part of the new mort-gage that is more than the balance of the oldmortgage fits into Category 2 or 3 (or 2 and3 if a mixed-use mortgage—explainedlater).
Category 2. Mortgages taken out afterOctober 13, 1987, to buy, build, or improveyour home, but only if these mortgages plusany mortgages in Category 1 above totaled$1 million or less throughout 1993. The limit
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is $500,000 or less if married filing separate-ly.
Category 3. Mortgages taken out afterOctober 13, 1987, other than to buy, build,or improve your home, but only if thesemortgages totaled $100,000 or less through-out 1993. The limit is $50,000 or less if mar-ried filing separately. An example of this typeof mortgage is a home equity loan you usedto pay off credit card bills, to buy a car, orto pay tuition costs.Note: If the total amount of all mortgagesexceeds the fair market value of the home,additional limits apply. See Pub. 936 for de-tails.
Mixed-Use Mortgages. If you took out amortgage after October 13, 1987 (includingrefinancing for more than what you owed orborrowing additional amounts on a line-of-credit mortgage you had on October 13,1987) and used the proceeds for purposesdescribed in both Categories 2 and 3 earlier,you have a mixed-use mortgage. The mort-gage proceeds used to buy, build, or im-prove the home fit into Category 2 and therest of the proceeds fit into Category 3.Line 9a. Enter on line 9a mortgage interestand points reported to you on Form 1098,Mortgage Interest Statement. If you did notreceive a Form 1098, enter the interest online 9b and any deductible points on line 10.
If you paid $600 or more of mortgage in-terest (including points paid to buy your mainhome), the recipient will generally send youa Form 1098, or similar statement, by Janu-ary 31, 1994. This form shows the total in-terest and points the recipient received fromyou during 1993. It also shows any refund ofoverpaid interest. Do not reduce your deduc-tion by the refund. Instead, see the instruc-tions for Form 1040, line 22.
If you paid more interest to financial insti-tutions than is shown on Form 1098, seePub. 936 to find out if you can deduct theadditional interest. If you can, attach a state-ment explaining the difference and write“See attached” next to line 9a.Note: If you are claiming the mortgage inter-est credit (see the instructions for Form 1040,line 44), subtract the amount shown on line3 of Form 8396 from the total deductibleinterest you paid on your home mortgage.Enter the result on line 9a.Line 9b. If the recipient was not a financialinstitution or you did not receive a Form 1098from the recipient, report your deductiblemortgage interest on line 9b.
If you bought your home from the recipi-ent, be sure to show that recipient’s name,identifying no., and address on the dottedlines next to line 9b. If the recipient is anindividual, the identifying no. is his or hersocial security number (SSN). Otherwise, itis the employer identification no. You mustalso let the recipient know your SSN. If youdon’t show the required information aboutthe recipient and let the recipient know yourSSN, you may have to pay a $50 penalty.
If you and at least one other person (otherthan your spouse if filing a joint return) wereliable for and paid interest on the mortgage,and the other person received the Form1098, attach a statement to your returnshowing the name and address of thatperson. Next to line 9b, write “See attached.”
Line 10Points Not Reported on Form 1098Generally, points charged only for the use ofmoney are deductible over the life of yourmortgage.Exception. You may deduct points (includ-ing loan origination fees on a loan used tobuy your main home) in the year paid if:● The loan was used to buy or improveyour main home, and● The loan was secured by your main home,and● It is customary to charge points in the areawhere the loan was made, and● The points paid did not exceed the pointsusually charged in that area, and● The points are computed as a percentageof the amount of the loan, andeither you provided funds (see below) at thetime of closing at least equal to the pointscharged if the loan was used to buy yourmain home,or you paid the points with funds other thanthose obtained from the lender if the loanwas used to improve your main home.
Funds provided by you include downpayments, escrow deposits, earnest moneyapplied at closing, and other amounts actu-ally paid at closing. They do not includeamounts you borrowed as part of the overalltransaction.Note: Points paid on a loan to buy your mainhome include loan origination fees designat-ed on VA and FHA loans.Refinancing. If you paid points to refinanceyour mortgage, get Pub. 936, Home Mort-gage Interest Deduction.
Line 11Investment InterestInvestment interest is interest paid on moneyyou borrowed that is allocable to propertyheld for investment. It does not include anyinterest allocable to a passive activity.
Complete and attach Form 4952, Invest-ment Interest Expense Deduction, to figureyour deduction.Exception. You do not have to file Form4952 if all four of the following apply:1. Your only investment income was frominterest or dividends.2. You have no other deductible expensesconnected with the production of the interestor dividends.3. Your investment interest expense is notmore than your investment income.4. You have no carryovers of investment in-terest expense from 1992.Note: Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, in-cluding those reported on Form 8814, Par-ents’ Election To Report Child’s Interest andDividends, are not investment income.
For more details, get Pub. 550, InvestmentIncome and Expenses.
Gifts to CharityYou may deduct contributions or gifts yougave to organizations that are religious, char-itable, educational, scientific, or literary in
purpose. You may also deduct what yougave to organizations that work to preventcruelty to children or animals. Examples ofthese organizations are:● Churches, temples, synagogues,mosques, Salvation Army, Red Cross,CARE, Goodwill Industries, United Way, BoyScouts, Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs ofAmerica, etc.● Fraternal orders, if the gifts will be usedfor the purposes listed above.● Veterans’ and certain cultural groups.● Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and organi-zations whose purpose is to find a cure for,or help people who have, arthritis, asthma,birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cysticfibrosis, diabetes, heart disease, hemophilia,mental illness or retardation, multiple sclero-sis, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc.● Federal, state, and local governments ifthe gifts are solely for public purposes.
If you do not know whether you maydeduct what you gave to an organization,check with that organization or with the IRS.Caution: If you contributed to a charitableorganization and also received a benefit fromit, you may deduct only the amount that ismore than the value of the benefit you re-ceived. For more details, get Pub. 526, Char-itable Contributions.
Contributions You May DeductContributions may be in cash (keep canceledchecks, receipts, or other reliable written re-cords showing the name of the organizationand the date and amount given), property,or out-of-pocket expenses you paid to dovolunteer work for the kinds of organizationsdescribed earlier. If you drove to and fromthe volunteer work, you may take 12 centsa mile or the actual cost of gas and oil. Addparking and tolls to the amount you claimunder either method. But don’t deduct anyamounts that were repaid to you.Limit on the Amount You May Deduct. GetPub. 526 to figure the amount of your de-duction if any of the following applies:● Your cash contributions or contributionsof ordinary income property are more than30% of the amount shown on Form 1040,line 32.● Your gifts of capital gain property are morethan 20% of the amount shown on Form1040, line 32.● You gave gifts of property that increasedin value or gave gifts of the use of property.
You May Not Deduct asContributions● Travel expenses (including meals andlodging) while away from home unless therewas no significant element of personal pleas-ure, recreation, or vacation in the travel.● Political contributions.● Dues, fees, or bills paid to country clubs,lodges, fraternal orders, or similar groups.● Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets.● Cost of tuition.● Value of your time or services.● Value of blood given to a blood bank.● The transfer of a future interest in tangiblepersonal property (generally, until the entireinterest has been transferred).
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● Gifts to individuals, foreign organizations,and groups that are run for personal profit.● Gifts to groups whose purpose is to lobbyfor changes in the laws.● Gifts to civic leagues, social and sportsclubs, labor unions, and chambers of com-merce.● Value of any benefit, such as food, enter-tainment, or merchandise, that you receivedin connection with a contribution to a char-itable organization.
Example. You paid $100 to a charitableorganization to attend a fund-raising dinner.To figure the amount of your deductiblecharitable contribution, subtract the value ofthe dinner from the total amount you paid. Ifthe value of the dinner was $40, your de-ductible contribution is $60.
Line 13Contributions by Cash or CheckEnter the total contributions you made incash or by check (including out-of-pocketexpenses).
Line 14Other Than by Cash or CheckEnter your contributions of property. If yougave used items, such as clothing or furni-ture, deduct their fair market value at thetime you gave them. Fair market value iswhat a willing buyer would pay a willing sellerwhen neither has to buy or sell and both areaware of the conditions of the sale.
If the amount of your deduction is morethan $500, you must complete and attachForm 8283, Noncash Charitable Contribu-tions. For this purpose, the “amount of yourdeduction” means your deduction BEFOREapplying any income limits that could resultin a carryover of contributions. If your totaldeduction is over $5,000, you may also haveto get appraisals of the values of the donatedproperty. See Form 8283 and its instructionsfor details.Recordkeeping. If you gave property, youshould keep a receipt or written statementfrom the organization you gave the propertyto, or a reliable written record, that showsthe organization’s name and address, thedate and location of the gift, and a descrip-tion of the property. For each gift of property,you should also keep reliable written recordsthat include:● How you figured the property’s value atthe time you gave it. If the value was deter-mined by an appraisal, you should also keepa signed copy of the appraisal.● The cost or other basis of the property ifyou must reduce it by any ordinary incomeor capital gain that would have resulted if theproperty had been sold at its fair marketvalue.● How you figured your deduction if youchose to reduce your deduction for gifts ofcapital gain property.● Any conditions attached to the gift.Note: If your total deduction for gifts of prop-erty is over $500, or if you gave less thanyour entire interest in the property, or if youmade a “qualified conservation contribution”under Internal Revenue Code section 170(h),
your records should contain additional infor-mation. See Pub. 526 for details.
Line 15Carryover From Prior YearEnter any carryover of contributions that youcould not deduct in an earlier year becausethey exceeded your adjusted gross incomelimit. See Pub. 526 for details on how tofigure a carryover.
Casualty and TheftLossesLine 17Use line 17 to report casualty or theft lossesof property that is not trade or business,income-producing, or rent or royalty proper-ty. Complete and attach Form 4684, Casual-ties and Thefts, to figure the amount of yourloss to enter on line 17.
Losses You May DeductYou may be able to deduct part or all of eachloss caused by theft, vandalism, fire, storm,or similar causes, and car, boat, and otheraccidents. You may also be able to deductmoney you had in a financial institution butlost because of the insolvency or bankruptcyof the institution.
You may deduct nonbusiness casualty ortheft losses only to the extent that—1. The amount of each separate casualty ortheft loss is more than $100, and2. The total amount of all losses during theyear is more than 10% of the amount shownon Form 1040, line 32.
Special rules apply if you had both gainsand losses from nonbusiness casualties orthefts. See Form 4684 for details.Additional Information. For more details,get Pub. 547, Nonbusiness Disasters, Ca-sualties, and Thefts. It also has informationabout Federal disaster area losses.
Losses You May Not Deduct● Money or property misplaced or lost.● Breakage of china, glassware, furniture,and similar items under normal conditions.● Progressive damage to property (build-ings, clothes, trees, etc.) caused by termites,moths, other insects, or disease.
Use line 20 of Schedule A to deduct thecosts of proving that you had a property loss.Examples of these costs are appraisal feesand photographs used to establish theamount of your loss.
Moving ExpensesLine 18Employees and self-employed persons (in-cluding partners) can deduct certain movingexpenses.
You can take this deduction if you movedin connection with your job or business andyour new workplace is at least 35 miles far-ther from your old home than your old homewas from your old workplace. If you had no
former workplace, your new workplace mustbe at least 35 miles from your old home. Ifyou meet these requirements, call Tele-Tax(see page 30) and listen to topic 504 or getPub. 521, Moving Expenses. Complete andattach Form 3903, Moving Expenses, tofigure the amount to enter on line 18. If youbegan work at a new workplace outside theUnited States or its possessions, get Form3903-F, Foreign Moving Expenses.
MiscellaneousDeductionsMost miscellaneous deductions cannot bededucted in full. Instead, you must subtract2% of your adjusted gross income from thetotal. You figure the 2% limit on line 23.
The 2% limit generally applies to job ex-penses you paid for which you were not re-imbursed. These expenses are reported online 19. The limit also applies to certain ex-penses you paid to produce or collect taxa-ble income. These expenses are reported online 20.
Miscellaneous deductions that are notsubject to the 2% limit are reported on line25. See the instructions for line 25.Additional Information. For more details,get Pub. 529, Miscellaneous Deductions.
Examples of Expenses You MayNot Deduct● Political contributions.● Personal legal expenses.● Lost or misplaced cash or property. Butsee Casualty and Theft Losses on thispage.● Expenses for meals during regular or extrawork hours.● The cost of entertaining friends.● Expenses of going to or from your regularworkplace.● Education you need to meet minimum re-quirements for your job or that will qualifyyou for a new occupation.● Travel expenses for employment awayfrom home if that period of employment ex-ceeds 1 year.● Travel as a form of education.● Expenses of attending a seminar, conven-tion, or similar meeting unless it is related toyour employment.● Expenses of adopting a child, including achild with special needs.● Fines and penalties.● Expenses of producing tax-exemptincome.
Line 19Unreimbursed Employee ExpensesEnter the total job expenses you paid forwhich you were not reimbursed. But youMUST fill in and attach Form 2106, Employ-ee Business Expenses, if either of the fol-lowing applies:1. You claim any travel, transportation, meal,or entertainment expenses for your job, OR2. Your employer paid you for any of yourjob expenses reportable on line 19.
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If either 1 or 2 applies to you, fill in Form2106 for all your job expenses. Then, enteron line 19 the amount from Form 2106, line11.
If you don’t have to fill in Form 2106, listthe type and amount of each expense on thedotted lines next to line 19. If you need morespace, attach a statement showing the typeand amount of each expense. Enter one totalon line 19.
Examples of expenses to include on line19 are:● Travel, transportation, meal, or entertain-ment expenses. Note: If you have any ofthese expenses, you must use Form 2106 forall of your job expenses.● Union dues.● Safety equipment, small tools, and sup-plies you needed for your job.● Uniforms your employer said you musthave, and which you may not usually wearaway from work.● Protective clothing required in your work,such as hard hats, safety shoes, and glass-es.● Physical examinations your employer saidyou must have.● Dues to professional organizations andchambers of commerce.● Subscriptions to professional journals.● Fees to employment agencies and othercosts to look for a new job in your presentoccupation, even if you do not get a new job.● Business use of part of your home but onlyif you use that part exclusively and on a reg-ular basis in your work and for the conve-nience of your employer. For details,including limits that apply, call Tele-Tax (seepage 30) and listen to topic 509 or get Pub.587, Business Use of Your Home.● Educational expenses you paid that wererequired by your employer, or by law or reg-ulation, to keep your salary or job. In general,you may also include the cost of keeping orimproving skills you must have in your job.For more details, call Tele-Tax (see page 30)and listen to topic 513 or get Pub. 508, Ed-ucational Expenses. Some educational ex-penses are not deductible. See Examples ofExpenses You May Not Deduct on pageA-4.
Line 20Other ExpensesEnter the total amount you paid to produceor collect taxable income, manage or protectproperty held for earning income, and for taxpreparation fees. But do not include any ex-penses deducted elsewhere such as onSchedule C, C-EZ, E, or F. List the type andamount of each expense on the dotted linesnext to line 20. If you need more space,attach a statement showing the type andamount of each expense. Enter one total online 20.
Examples of expenses to include on line20 are:● Tax return preparation fees, including feespaid for filing your return electronically.● Safe deposit box rental.● Certain legal and accounting fees.● Clerical help and office rent.● Custodial (e.g., trust account) fees.
● Your share of the investment expenses ofa regulated investment company.● Certain losses on nonfederally insured de-posits in an insolvent or bankrupt financialinstitution. For details, including limits on theamount you may deduct, see Pub. 529.● Deduction for repayment of amountsunder a claim of right if $3,000 or less.● Expenses related to an activity not en-gaged in for profit. These expenses are lim-ited to the income from the activity that youreported on Form 1040, line 22. See Not-for-Profit Activities in Pub. 535, BusinessExpenses, for details on how to figure theamount to deduct.
Line 25Other Miscellaneous DeductionsEnter your total miscellaneous deductionsthat are not subject to the 2% AGI limit. Listthe type and amount of each expense on thedotted lines next to line 25. If you need morespace, attach a statement showing the typeand amount of each expense. Enter one totalon line 25. Only the expenses listed belowcan be deducted on line 25:● Gambling losses to the extent of gamblingwinnings. Report gambling winnings onForm 1040, line 22.
● Federal estate tax on income in respect ofa decedent.● Amortizable bond premium on bonds ac-quired before October 23, 1986.● Deduction for repayment of amountsunder a claim of right if more than $3,000.Get Pub. 525, Taxable and NontaxableIncome, for details.● Certain unrecovered investment in a pen-sion. Get Pub. 575, Pension and AnnuityIncome (Including Simplified General Rule),for details.● Impairment-related work expenses of adisabled person.
For more details on these expenses, seePub. 529.
Total ItemizedDeductionsLine 26People with higher incomes may not be ableto deduct all of their itemized deductions. Ifthe amount on Form 1040, line 32, is morethan $108,450 (more than $54,225 if marriedfiling separately), use the worksheet on thispage to figure the amount you may deduct.
Itemized Deductions Worksheet—Line 26 (keep for your records)
1. Add the amounts on Schedule A, lines 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24,and 25
2. Add the amounts on Schedule A, lines 4, 11, and 17, plus anygambling losses included on line 25
3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. If the result is zero, stop here; enterthe amount from line 1 above on Schedule A, line 26, and seethe Note below
4. Multiply line 3 above by 80% (.80) 5. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 32 6. Enter $108,450 ($54,225 if married filing
separately) 7. Subtract line 6 from line 5. If the result is zero
or less, stop here; enter the amount fromline 1 above on Schedule A, line 26, and seethe Note below
8. Multiply line 7 above by 3% (.03) 9. Enter the smaller of line 4 or line 8
10. Total itemized deductions. Subtract line 9 from line 1. Enterthe result here and on Schedule A, line 26, and see the Notebelow
Caution: Be sure your total gambling losses are clearly identifiedon the dotted line next to line 25.
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Note: Also enter on Form 1040, line 34, the larger of the amountyou enter on Schedule A, line 26, or your standard deduction.
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● Any of the Special Rules listed below apply to you,
● You are claiming the exclusion of interest from series EE U.S. savings bondsissued after 1989,
● You had over $400 in dividends,
● You received dividends as a nominee, or
● You had a foreign account or were a grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust.Part III of the schedule has questions about foreign accounts and trusts.
Note: You may list more than one payer oneach entry space for lines 1 and 5, but besure to clearly show the amount paid next tothe payer’s name. Add the separate amountspaid by the payers listed on an entry spaceand enter the total in the “Amount” column.If you still need more space, attach separatesheets that are about the same size as theprinted schedule. Use the same format aslines 1 and 5, and show your totals on Sched-ule B. Be sure to put your name and socialsecurity number (SSN) on the sheets andattach them at the end of your return.
Part I. InterestIncomeTo see what interest income you must report,read the instructions for Form 1040, line 8a,on page 16. The payer should send you aForm 1099-INT or Form 1099-OID showinginterest you must report. A copy of the formis also sent to the IRS.
Line 1Interest IncomeReport on line 1 all taxable interest you re-ceived or that was credited to your accountso you could withdraw it. List each payer’sname and show the amount. If you receiveda Form 1099-INT, Form 1099-OID, or sub-stitute statement from a brokerage firm, listthe firm’s name as the payer and enter thetotal interest shown on that form.
Special RulesSeller-Financed Mortgages. If you soldyour home or other property and the buyerused the property as a personal residence,list first any interest that buyer paid you ona mortgage or other form of seller financing.Be sure to show that buyer’s name, address,and SSN. You must also let that buyer knowyour SSN. If you don’t show the buyer’sname, address, and SSN, and let the buyerknow your SSN, you may have to pay a $50penalty.Nominees. If you received a Form 1099-INTthat includes interest you received as a nom-inee (that is, in your name, but the interestactually belongs to someone else), report thetotal on line 1. Do this even if you later dis-tributed some or all of this income to others.Under your last entry on line 1, put a subtotalof all interest listed on line 1. Below this sub-total, write “Nominee Distribution” and showthe total interest you received as a nominee.
Subtract this amount from the subtotal andenter the result on line 2.Note: If you received interest as a nominee,you must give the actual owner a Form1099-INT unless the owner is your spouse.You must also file a Form 1099-INT with theIRS. Form 1096 must also be sent with Form1099-INT. For more details, see the Instruc-tions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, andW-2G.Accrued Interest. When you buy bonds be-tween interest payment dates and pay ac-crued interest to the seller, this interest istaxable to the seller. If you received a Form1099 for interest as a purchaser of a bondwith accrued interest, follow the rules earlierunder Nominees to see how to report theaccrued interest on Schedule B. But identifythe amount to be subtracted as “AccruedInterest.”Tax-Exempt Interest. You should not havereceived a Form 1099-INT for tax-exemptinterest. But if you did, report it on line 1. Donot include it in the total on line 2. Instead,under your last entry on line 1, put a subtotalof all interest listed on line 1. Below this sub-total, write “Tax-Exempt Interest” and showthe amount. Subtract this amount from thesubtotal and enter the result on line 2. Besure to also include this tax-exempt intereston Form 1040, line 8b.Original Issue Discount (OID). If you arereporting OID in an amount less than theamount shown on Form 1099-OID, follow therules earlier under Nominees to see how toreport the OID on Schedule B. But identifythe amount to be subtracted as “OID Adjust-ment.”Amortizable Bond Premium. If you are re-ducing your interest income on a bond bythe amount of amortizable bond premium,report the total interest on the bond on line1. Under your last entry on line 1, put a sub-total of all interest listed on line 1. Below thissubtotal, write “ABP Adjustment” and showthe amount. Subtract this amount from thesubtotal and enter the result on line 2.
Line 3Excludable Interest onSeries EE U.S. SavingsBonds Issued After 1989If you cashed series EE U.S. savings bondsin 1993 that were issued after 1989 and youmeet all four of the following conditions, youmay be able to exclude part or all of theinterest on those bonds.
1. The bonds were issued in your name or,if married, in your name and your spouse’sname.2. You were age 24 or older before the bondswere issued.3. You paid qualified higher education ex-penses in 1993 for yourself, your spouse, oryour dependents.4. Your filing status is Single, Married filingjointly, Head of household, or Qualifying wid-ow(er) with dependent child.
If you meet all four of the above condi-tions, get Form 8815, Exclusion of InterestFrom Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds IssuedAfter 1989, to figure the amount of any in-terest you can exclude.Caution: Only series EE savings bondsissued after 1989 qualify for the exclusion.Bond information will be verified with Depart-ment of the Treasury records.
Part II. DividendIncomeTo see what dividend income you mustreport, read the instructions for Form 1040,line 9, on page 17. The payer should sendyou a Form 1099-DIV showing dividendsyou must report. A copy of the form is alsosent to the IRS.Note: If, in 1993, you were an officer or di-rector of a foreign corporation or you owned5% or more in value of the outstanding stockof a foreign corporation, you may have to fileForm 5471, Information Return of U.S. Per-sons With Respect To Certain Foreign Cor-porations. For details, see Form 5471 and itsinstructions.
Line 5Dividend IncomeReport on line 5 all of your dividend income.Include capital gain and nontaxable distribu-tions. They will be deducted on lines 7 and8. Include cash and the value of stock, prop-erty, or merchandise you received as a div-idend. If you owned shares in a mutual fund,get Pub. 564, Mutual Fund Distributions.
List each payer’s name and show theamount of income. If you received a Form1099-DIV or substitute statement from abrokerage firm (securities are held by thebrokerage firm in “street name”), list thefirm’s name as the payer and enter the totaldividends shown on that form.Nominees. If you received a Form 1099-DIVthat includes dividends you received as a
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nominee (that is, in your name, but the div-idends actually belong to someone else),report the total on line 5. Do this even if youlater distributed some or all of this incometo others. Under your last entry on line 5, puta subtotal of all dividends listed on line 5.Below this subtotal, write “Nominee Distri-bution” and show the total dividends youreceived as a nominee. Subtract this amountfrom the subtotal and enter the result online 6.Note: If you received dividends as a nomi-nee, you must give the actual owner a Form1099-DIV unless the owner is your spouse.You must also file a Form 1099-DIV with theIRS. Form 1096 must also be sent with Form1099-DIV. For more details, see the Instruc-tions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, andW-2G.
Line 7Capital Gain DistributionsReport capital gain distributions on line 7. Ifyou are filing Schedule D, also enter thisamount on Schedule D, line 14. If you arenot filing Schedule D, also enter this amounton Form 1040, line 14.
Line 8Nontaxable DistributionsReport nontaxable distributions on line 8.These distributions reduce your basis. Fordetails, see the instructions for Form 1040,line 9, on page 17.
Part III. ForeignAccounts and TrustsLines 11a and 11bForeign AccountsLine 11a. Check the Yes box on line 11a ifeither 1 or 2 below applies to you.1. You own more than 50% of the stock inany corporation that owns one or more for-eign bank accounts.2. At any time during the year you had aninterest in or signature or other authority overa financial account in a foreign country (suchas a bank account, securities account, orother financial account).
Exceptions. Check No if any of the fol-lowing applies to you:● The combined value of the accounts was$10,000 or less during the whole year.● The accounts were with a U.S. militarybanking facility operated by a U.S. financialinstitution.● You were an officer or employee of a com-mercial bank that is supervised by theComptroller of the Currency, the Board ofGovernors of the Federal Reserve System,or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-tion; the account was in your employer’sname; and you did not have a personal fi-nancial interest in the account.● You were an officer or employee of a do-mestic corporation with securities listed onnational securities exchanges or with assetsof more than $1 million and 500 or more
shareholders of record; the account was inyour employer’s name; you did not have apersonal financial interest in the account;and the corporation’s chief financial officerhas given you written notice that the corpo-ration has filed a current report that includesthe account.Note: Item 2 does not apply to foreign se-curities held in a U.S. securities account.
Get Form TD F 90-22.1 to see if you areconsidered to have an interest in or signatureor other authority over a financial account ina foreign country (such as a bank account,securities account, or other financial ac-count). You can get the form by writing tothe IRS Distribution Center for your state (seepage 33).
If you checked the Yes box on line 11a,file Form TD F 90-22.1 by June 30, 1994,with the Department of the Treasury at theaddress shown on that form. Do not attachForm TD F 90-22.1 to Form 1040.Line 11b. If you checked the Yes box on line11a, enter the name of the foreign countryor countries in the space provided on line11b. Attach a separate sheet if you needmore space.
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Instructions forSchedule C,Profit or LossFrom Business
Use Schedule C to report income or loss subject to self-employment tax from abusiness you operated or a profession you practiced as a sole proprietor. Also,use Schedule C to report wages and expenses you had as a statutory employee.An activity qualifies as a business if your primary purpose for engaging in the activityis for income or profit and you are involved in the activity with continuity andregularity. For example, a sporadic activity or a hobby does not qualify as a business.To report income from a nonbusiness activity, see the Instructions for Form 1040,line 22.
Small businesses and statutory employees with gross receipts of $25,000 or lessand expenses of $2,000 or less may be able to file Schedule C-EZ, Net ProfitFrom Business, instead of Schedule C. See Schedule C-EZ to find out if you qualifyto file it.
This activity may subject you to state and local taxes and other requirementssuch as business licenses and fees. Check with your state and local governmentsfor more information.
General InstructionsChanges To Note● Deduction for Clean-Fuel Vehicle Refu-eling Property. A deduction may be claimedin Part V of Schedule C for part of the costof qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling prop-erty placed in service after June 30, 1993.See Pub. 535, Business Expenses, for moredetails.● New Part IV, Information on Your Vehi-cle. New Part IV has been added to Sched-ule C to simplify the reporting of businessvehicle information for sole proprietors byeliminating the requirement to file Form 4562for this purpose. You can use Part IV insteadof Form 4562 if you are claiming the standardmileage rate, you lease your vehicle, or yourvehicle is fully depreciated. However, if Form4562 must be filed for any other reason, youmust continue to use Part V of Form 4562to report vehicle information.
Other Schedules and FormsYou May Have To FileSchedule A to deduct interest, taxes, andcasualty losses not related to your business.Schedule E to report rental real estate androyalty income or (loss) that is not subject toself-employment tax.Schedule F to report profit or (loss) fromfarming.Schedule SE to pay self-employment tax onincome from any trade or business.Form 4562 to claim depreciation on assetsplaced in service in 1993, to claim amortiza-tion that began in 1993, or to report infor-mation on listed property.Form 4684 to report a casualty or theft gainor loss involving property used in your tradeor business or income-producing property.Form 4797 to report sales, exchanges, andinvoluntary conversions (other than from acasualty or theft) of trade or business prop-erty.Form 8594 to report certain purchases orsales of groups of assets that constitute atrade or business.Form 8824 to report like-kind exchanges.Form 8829 to claim expenses for businessuse of your home.
Heavy Vehicle Use TaxIf you use certain highway trucks, truck-trailers, tractor-trailers, or buses in your tradeor business, you may have to pay a Federalhighway motor vehicle use tax. Get Form2290, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Return, to seeif you owe this tax.
Information ReturnsYou may have to file information returns forwages paid to employees, certain paymentsof fees and other nonemployee compensa-tion, interest, rents, royalties, real estatetransactions, annuities, and pensions. Youmay also have to file an information return ifyou sold $5,000 or more of consumer pro-ducts to a person on a buy-sell, deposit-commission, or other similar basis for resale.For more information, get the Instructionsfor Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G.
If you received cash of more than $10,000in one or more related transactions in thecourse of your trade or business, you mayhave to file Form 8300. For details, get Pub.1544, Reporting Cash Payments of Over$10,000.
Tax ShelterIf you claim or report any deduction, loss,credit, other tax benefit, or income onSchedule C or C-EZ from an interest pur-chased or otherwise acquired in a tax shelterthat is required to be registered, you mustfile Form 8271 with your return.
Additional InformationGet Pub. 334, Tax Guide for Small Business,for more details on business income and ex-penses.
Specific InstructionsFilers of Form 1041Do not complete the block labeled “Socialsecurity number.” Instead, enter your em-ployer identification number (EIN) on line D.
Line ADescribe the business or professional activ-ity that provided your principal source ofincome reported on line 1. If you owned morethan one business, you must complete a
separate Schedule C for each business. Givethe general field or activity and the type ofproduct or service. If your general field oractivity is wholesale or retail trade, or serv-ices connected with production services(mining, construction, or manufacturing),also give the type of customer or client. Forexample, “wholesale sale of hardware to re-tailers” or “appraisal of real estate for lendinginstitutions.”
Line BEnter on this line the four-digit code thatidentifies your principal business or profes-sional activity. See page C-6 for the list ofcodes.
Line DYou need an employer identification number(EIN) only if you had a Keogh plan or wererequired to file an employment, excise, fidu-ciary, or alcohol, tobacco, and firearms taxreturn. If you need an EIN, file Form SS-4,Application for Employer IdentificationNumber.
If you do not have an EIN, leave line Dblank. Do not enter your SSN.
Line EEnter your business address. Show a streetaddress instead of a box number. Includethe suite or room number, if any. If you con-ducted the business from your home locatedat the address shown on Form 1040, page1, you do not have to complete this line.
Line FYou must use the cash method on yourreturn unless you kept account books. If youkept such books, you can use the cashmethod or the accrual method. However, ifinventories are required, you must use theaccrual method for sales and purchases.Special rules apply to long-term contracts.See Internal Revenue Code section 460 fordetails. The method used must clearly reflectyour income.
If you use the cash method, show allitems of taxable income actually or construc-tively received during the year (in cash, prop-erty, or services). Income is constructivelyreceived when it is credited to your accountor set aside for you to use. Also, show
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amounts actually paid during the year fordeductible expenses.
If you use the accrual method, reportincome when you earn it and deduct ex-penses when you incur them even if you donot pay them during the tax year.
Accrual-basis taxpayers are put on a cashbasis for deducting business expenses owedto a related cash-basis taxpayer. Other rulesdetermine the timing of deductions based oneconomic performance. Get Pub. 538, Ac-counting Periods and Methods.
To change your accounting method (in-cluding treatment of inventories), you mustusually first get permission from the IRS. Ingeneral, file Form 3115 within the first 180days of the tax year in which you want tomake the change.
Line GYour inventories can be valued at:● Cost,● Cost or market value, whichever is lower,or● Any other method approved by the IRS.
Line IParticipation, for purposes of the seven ma-terial participation tests listed below, gener-ally includes any work you did in connectionwith an activity if you owned an interest inthe activity at the time you did the work. Thecapacity in which you did the work does notmatter. However, work is not treated as par-ticipation if it is work that an owner wouldnot customarily do in the same type of ac-tivity and one of your main reasons for doingthe work was to avoid the disallowance oflosses or credits from the activity under thepassive activity rules.
Work you did as an investor in an activityis not treated as participation unless youwere directly involved in the day-to-daymanagement or operations of the activity.Work done as an investor includes:1. Studying and reviewing financial state-ments or reports on operations of the activ-ity.2. Preparing or compiling summaries or anal-yses of the finances or operations of the ac-tivity for your own use.3. Monitoring the finances or operations ofthe activity in a nonmanagerial capacity.
Participation by your spouse during thetax year in an activity you own can be count-ed as your participation in the activity. Thisapplies even if your spouse did not own aninterest in the activity and whether or not youand your spouse file a joint return for the taxyear.Material Participation. For purposes of thepassive activity rules, you materially partici-pated in the operation of this trade or busi-ness activity during 1993 if you meet any ofthe following seven tests:1. You participated in the activity for morethan 500 hours during the tax year.2. Your participation in the activity for the taxyear was substantially all of the participationin the activity of all individuals (including in-dividuals who did not own any interest in theactivity) for the tax year.3. You participated in the activity for morethan 100 hours during the tax year, and you
participated at least as much as any otherperson for the tax year. This includes indi-viduals who did not own any interest in theactivity.4. The activity is a significant participationactivity for the tax year, and you participatedin all significant participation activities formore than 500 hours during the year. Anactivity is a “significant participation activity”if it involves the conduct of a trade or busi-ness, you participated in the activity for morethan 100 hours during the tax year, and youdid not materially participate under any ofthe material participation tests (other thanthis test 4).5. You materially participated in the activityfor any 5 of the prior 10 tax years.6. The activity is a personal service activityin which you materially participated for any3 prior tax years. A personal service activityis an activity that involves performing per-sonal services in the fields of health, law,engineering, architecture, accounting, actu-arial science, performing arts, or consulting,or any other trade or business in which cap-ital is not a material income-producingfactor.7. Based on all the facts and circumstances,you participated in the activity on a regular,continuous, and substantial basis during thetax year. But you do not meet this test if youparticipated in the activity for 100 hours orless during the tax year. Your participationin managing the activity does not count indetermining if you meet this test if anyperson (except you) —
a. Received compensation for performingmanagement services in connection with theactivity, or
b. Spent more hours during the tax yearthan you spent performing managementservices in connection with the activity (re-gardless of whether the person was com-pensated for the services).
If you meet any of the above tests, checkthe “Yes” box on line I.
If you do not meet any of the above tests,check the “No” box on line I. This businessis a passive activity. If you have a loss fromthis business, see Limit on Losses below.If you have a profit from this business activitybut have current-year losses from other pas-sive activities or you have prior-year unal-lowed passive activity losses, see theinstructions for Form 8582, Passive ActivityLoss Limitations.Exception for Oil and Gas. If you are filingSchedule C to report income and deductionsfrom an oil or gas well in which you own aworking interest directly or through an entitythat does not limit your liability, check the“Yes” box on line I. The activity of owningthe working interest is not a passive activityregardless of your participation in the activ-ity.Limit on Losses. If you checked the “No”box on line I and you have a loss from thisbusiness, you may have to use Form 8582to figure your allowable loss, if any, to enteron Schedule C, line 31. Generally, you candeduct losses from passive activities only tothe extent of income from passive activities.
For more details, get Pub. 925, PassiveActivity and At-Risk Rules.
Line JIf you started or acquired this business in1993, check the box on line J.
Also, check the box if you are reopeningor restarting this business after temporarilyclosing it, and you did not file a 1992 Sched-ule C or C-EZ for this business.
Part I. IncomeLine 1Enter gross receipts or sales from your busi-ness. Be sure to include on this line amountsyou received in your trade or business asshown on Form(s) 1099-MISC.Statutory Employees. If you received aForm W-2 and the “Statutory employee” boxin box 15 of that form was checked, reportyour income and expenses related to thatincome on Schedule C or C-EZ. Enter yourstatutory employee income from box 1 ofForm W-2 on line 1 of Schedule C or C-EZ,and check the box on that line. Social se-curity and Medicare tax should have beenwithheld from your earnings; therefore, youdo not owe self-employment tax on theseearnings.
Statutory employees include full-time lifeinsurance agents, certain agent or commis-sion drivers and traveling salespersons, andcertain homeworkers.
If you had both self-employment incomeand statutory employee income, do notcombine these amounts on a single Sched-ule C or C-EZ. In this case, you must file twoSchedules C. You cannot use ScheduleC-EZ.Installment Sales. Generally, the installmentmethod may not be used to report incomefrom the sale of (a) personal property regu-larly sold under the installment method, or(b) real property held for resale to customers.But the installment method may be used toreport income from sales of certain residen-tial lots and timeshares if you elect to payinterest on the tax due on that income afterthe year of sale. See Internal Revenue Codesection 453(l)(2)(B) for details. If you makethis election, include the interest on Form1040, line 53. Also write “453(l)(3)” and theamount of the interest on the dotted line tothe left of line 53.
If you use the installment method, attacha schedule to your return. Show separatelyfor 1993 and the 3 preceding years: grosssales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, per-centage of gross profit to gross sales,amounts collected, and gross profit onamounts collected.
Line 2Enter on line 2 such items as returned sales,rebates, and allowances from the salesprice.
Line 6Report on line 6 amounts from finance re-serve income, scrap sales, bad debts yourecovered, interest (such as on notes andaccounts receivable), state gasoline or fueltax refunds you got in 1993, credit for Fed-
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eral tax paid on gasoline or other fuelsclaimed on your 1992 Form 1040, and otherkinds of miscellaneous business income. In-clude amounts you received in your trade orbusiness as shown on Form(s) 1099-PATR.
If the business use percentage of anylisted property (defined in the instructions forline 13) decreased to 50% or less in 1993,report on this line any recapture of excessdepreciation, including any section 179 ex-pense deduction. Use Form 4797, Sales ofBusiness Property, to figure the recapture.Also, if the business use percentage dropsto 50% or less on leased listed property(other than a vehicle), include on this line anyinclusion amount. Get Pub. 534, Deprecia-tion, to figure the amount.
Part II. ExpensesCapitalizing Costs of Property. If you pro-duced real or tangible personal property oracquired property for resale, certain ex-penses attributable to the property must beincluded in inventory costs or capitalized. Inaddition to direct costs, producers of inven-tory property must also include part of cer-tain indirect costs in their inventory.Purchasers of personal property acquired forresale must include part of certain indirectcosts in inventory only if the average annualgross receipts for the 3 prior tax yearsexceed $10 million. Also, you must capitalizepart of the indirect costs that benefit real ortangible personal property constructed foruse in a trade or business, or noninventoryproperty produced for sale to customers.Reduce the amounts on lines 8–26 andPart V by amounts capitalized. For more de-tails, see Pub. 538.Exception for Creative Property. If you arean artist, author, or photographer, you maybe exempt from the capitalization rules.However, your personal efforts must havecreated (or reasonably be expected tocreate) the property. This exception does notapply to any expense related to printing,photographic plates, motion picture films,video tapes, or similar items. These ex-penses are subject to the capitalization rules.For more details, see Pub. 538.
Line 9Caution: Cash method taxpayers cannottake a bad debt deduction unless the amountwas previously included in income.
Include debts and partial debts from salesor services that were included in income andare definitely known to be worthless. If youlater collect a debt that you deducted as abad debt, include it as income in the yearcollected.
For more details, get Pub. 535, BusinessExpenses.
Line 10You can deduct the actual cost of runningyour car or truck, or take the standard mile-age rate. You must use actual costs if youdid not own the vehicle or if you used morethan one vehicle simultaneously in your busi-ness (such as in fleet operations).
If you deduct actual costs, include on line10 the business portion of expenses for gas-oline, oil, repairs, insurance, tires, license
plates, etc. Show depreciation on line 13 andrent or lease payments on line 20a.
If you want to take the standard mileagerate, multiply the number of business milesby 28 cents a mile. Add to this amount yourparking fees and tolls, and enter the total online 10.
If you claim car and truck expenses, youmust provide certain information on the useof your vehicle by completing:● Part IV of Schedule C, or Part III of Sched-ule C-EZ, if (a) you are claiming the standardmileage rate, you lease your vehicle, or yourvehicle is fully depreciated, and (b) you arenot required to file Form 4562. If you usedmore than one vehicle during the year, attachyour own schedule with the information re-quested in Part IV of Schedule C, or Part IIIof Schedule C-EZ, for each additional vehi-cle.● Part V of Form 4562, Depreciation andAmortization, if you are claiming depreciationon your vehicle or you are required to fileForm 4562 for any other reason (see the in-structions for line 13 below).
For more details, get Pub. 917, BusinessUse of a Car.
Line 12Enter your deduction for depletion on thisline. If you have timber depletion, attachForm T. See Pub. 535 for details.
Line 13Depreciation and Section 179 ExpenseDeduction. Depreciation is the annual de-duction allowed to recover the cost or otherbasis of business or investment propertywith a useful life of more than 1 year. Youcan also depreciate improvements made toleased business property. However, stock intrade, inventories, and land are not depreci-able.
Depreciation starts when you first use theproperty in your business or for the produc-tion of income. It ends when you take theproperty out of service, deduct all your de-preciable cost or other basis, or no longeruse the property in your business or for theproduction of income.
For property placed in service after 1980,see the Instructions for Form 4562 to figurethe amount of depreciation to enter on line13. For property placed in service before1981, figure depreciation from your ownbooks and records and enter the total on line13.
You may also choose under Internal Rev-enue Code section 179 to expense part ofthe cost of certain property you bought in1993 for use in your business. See the In-structions for Form 4562 for more informa-tion.
You must complete and attach Form 4562only if:● You are claiming depreciation on propertyplaced in service during 1993, or● You are claiming depreciation on listedproperty (defined below), regardless of thedate it was placed in service, or● You are claiming a section 179 expensededuction.
If you acquired depreciable property forthe first time in 1993, get Pub. 946, How To
Begin Depreciating Your Property. For amore comprehensive guide on depreciation,get Pub. 534, Depreciation.
Listed property generally includes, but isnot limited to:● Passenger automobiles weighing 6,000pounds or less.● Any other property used for transportationif the nature of the property lends itself topersonal use, such as motorcycles, pick-uptrucks, etc.● Any property used for entertainment orrecreational purposes (such as photograph-ic, phonographic, communication, and videorecording equipment).● Cellular telephones or other similar tele-communications equipment placed in ser-vice after 1989.● Computers or peripheral equipment.Exception. Listed property does not includephotographic, phonographic, communica-tion, or video equipment used exclusively inyour trade or business or at your regularbusiness establishment. It also does not in-clude any computer or peripheral equipmentused exclusively at a regular business estab-lishment and owned or leased by the personoperating the establishment. For purposesof these exceptions, a portion of your homeis treated as a regular business establish-ment only if that portion meets the require-ments under Internal Revenue Code section280A(c)(1) for deducting expenses attribut-able to the business use of a home.
If the business use percentage of anylisted property decreased to 50% or less in1993, you may have to recapture excess de-preciation, including any section 179 ex-pense deduction. Get Form 4797 and itsinstructions for details.
Line 14Deduct contributions to employee benefitprograms that are not an incidental part of apension or profit-sharing plan included online 19. Examples are accident and healthplans, group-term life insurance, and depen-dent care assistance programs.
Do not include on line 14 any contributionsyou made on your behalf as a self-employedperson to an accident and health plan or forgroup-term life insurance. You may be ableto deduct on Form 1040, line 26, part of theamount you paid for health insurance onbehalf of yourself, your spouse, and depen-dents, even if you do not itemize your de-ductions. See the Form 1040 instructions onpage 22 for more details.
Line 15Deduct premiums paid for business insur-ance on line 15. Deduct on line 14 amountspaid for employee accident and health insur-ance.
Do not deduct amounts credited to a re-serve for self-insurance or premiums paid fora policy that pays for your lost earnings dueto sickness or disability.
For more details, see Pub. 535.
Lines 16a and 16bInterest Allocation Rules. The tax treatmentof interest expense differs depending on its
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type. For example, home mortgage interestand investment interest are treated different-ly. “Interest allocation” rules require you toallocate (classify) your interest expense so itis deducted (or capitalized) on the correctline of your return and gets the right tax treat-ment. These rules could affect how muchinterest you are allowed to deduct on Sched-ule C or C-EZ.
Generally, you allocate interest expenseby tracing how the proceeds of the loan wereused. See Pub. 535 for details.
If you paid interest in 1993 that applies tofuture years, deduct only the part that ap-plies to 1993.
If you paid interest on a debt secured byyour main home and any of the proceedsfrom that debt were used in connection withyour trade or business, see Pub. 535 tofigure the amount that is deductible onSchedule C or C-EZ.
If you have a mortgage on real propertyused in your business (other than your mainhome), enter on line 16a the interest you paidfor 1993 to banks or other financial institu-tions for which you received a Form 1098,Mortgage Interest Statement. If you didn’treceive a Form 1098, enter the interest online 16b.
If you paid $600 or more of mortgage in-terest, the recipient should send you a Form1098 or similar statement showing the totalinterest received from you during 1993. Thisstatement must be sent to you by January31, 1994. If you paid more mortgage interestto financial institutions than is shown onForm 1098, or similar statement, see Pub.535 to find out if you can deduct the addi-tional interest. If you can, enter the amounton line 16a. Attach a statement to your returnexplaining the difference. Write “See at-tached” in the left margin next to line 16a.
If you and at least one other person (otherthan your spouse if you file a joint return)were liable for and paid interest on the mort-gage and the other person received the Form1098, report your share of the interest on line16b. Attach a statement to your return show-ing the name and address of the person whoreceived the Form 1098. In the left marginnext to line 16b, write “See attached.”
Do not deduct interest you paid or accruedon debts allocable to investment property.This interest is generally deducted onSchedule A. For details, get Pub. 550, In-vestment Income and Expenses.
Line 17Include on this line fees for tax advice relatedto your business and for preparation of thetax forms related to your business.
Line 19Enter your deduction for contributions to apension, profit-sharing, or annuity plan, orplans for the benefit of your employees. Ifthe plan includes you as a self-employedperson, enter contributions made as an em-ployer on your behalf on Form 1040, line 27,not on Schedule C.
Generally, you must file one of the follow-ing forms if you maintain a pension, profit-sharing, or other funded-deferred compen-sation plan. The filing requirement is not af-fected by whether or not the plan qualified
under the Internal Revenue Code, or whetheror not you claim a deduction for the currenttax year.
Form 5500. Complete this form for eachplan with 100 or more participants.
Form 5500-C/R or 5500-EZ. Completethe applicable form for each plan with fewerthan 100 participants.
There is a penalty for failure to timely filethese forms.
For more information, get Pub. 560, Re-tirement Plans for the Self-Employed.
Lines 20a and 20bIf you rented or leased vehicles, machinery,or equipment, enter on line 20a the businessportion of your rental cost. But if you leaseda vehicle for a term of 30 days or more, youmay have to reduce your deduction by anamount called the inclusion amount.
You may have to do this if—
The leaseterm began:
And the vehicle’sfair market valueon the first day ofthe lease exceeded:
During 1993 $14,300
During 1992 13,700
During 1991 13,400
After 1986 butbefore 1991 12,800
If the lease term began after June 18,1984, but before January 1, 1987, see Pub.917 to find out if you have an inclusionamount.
See Pub. 917 to figure your inclusionamount.
Enter on line 20b amounts paid to rent orlease other property, such as office space ina building.
Line 21Deduct the cost of repairs and maintenance.Include labor, supplies, and other items thatdo not add to the value or increase the lifeof the property. Do not deduct the value ofyour own labor. Do not deduct amountsspent to restore or replace property; theymust be capitalized.
Line 23You can deduct the following taxes:● State and local sales taxes imposed onyou as the seller of goods or services. If youcollected this tax from the buyer, you mustalso include the amount collected in grossreceipts or sales on line 1.● Real estate and personal property taxeson business assets.● Social security and Medicare taxes paidto match required withholding from your em-ployees’ wages. Also, Federal unemploy-ment tax paid. To deduct one-half of yourself-employment tax, see the Instructions forForm 1040, line 25, on page 21.● Federal highway use tax.
Do not deduct:● Federal income taxes.● Estate and gift taxes.
● Taxes assessed to pay for improvements,such as paving and sewers.● Taxes on your home or personal use prop-erty.● State and local sales taxes on propertypurchased for use in your business. Instead,treat these taxes as part of the cost of theproperty.● State and local sales taxes imposed onthe buyer that you were required to collectand pay over to the state or local govern-ments. These taxes are not included in grossreceipts or sales nor are they a deductibleexpense. However, if the state or local gov-ernment allowed you to retain any part of thesales tax you collected, you must includethat amount as income on line 6.● Other taxes not related to your business.
Line 24aEnter your expenses for lodging and trans-portation connected with overnight travel forbusiness while away from your tax home.Generally, your tax home is your main placeof business regardless of where you maintainyour family home. You cannot deduct ex-penses paid or incurred in connection withemployment away from home if that periodof employment exceeds 1 year.
Do not include expenses for meals andentertainment on this line. Instead, see theinstructions for lines 24b and 24c below.
You cannot deduct expenses for attendinga foreign convention unless it is directly re-lated to your trade or business and it is asreasonable for the meeting to be held out-side the North American area as within it.These rules apply to both employers and em-ployees. Other rules apply to luxury watertravel.
For more details, get Pub. 463, Travel, En-tertainment, and Gift Expenses.
Lines 24b and 24cOn line 24b, enter your total business mealand entertainment expenses. Include mealswhile traveling away from home for business.Instead of the actual cost of your meals whiletraveling away from home, you may use thestandard meal allowance. For more details,see Pub. 463.
Business meal expenses are deductibleonly if they are (a) directly related to or as-sociated with the active conduct of yourtrade or business, (b) not lavish or extrava-gant, and (c) incurred while you or your em-ployee is present at the meal.
You cannot deduct any expense paid orincurred for a facility (such as a yacht orhunting lodge) used for any activity usuallyconsidered entertainment, amusement, orrecreation.
There are exceptions to these rules as wellas other rules that apply to sky-box rentalsand tickets to entertainment events. SeePub. 463.
Generally, you may deduct only 80% ofyour business meal and entertainment ex-penses, including meals incurred while trav-eling away from home on business.However, you may fully deduct meals andentertainment furnished or reimbursed to anemployee if you properly treat the expenseas wages subject to withholding. You mayalso fully deduct meals and entertainment
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provided to a nonemployee to the extent theexpenses are includible in the gross incomeof that person and reported on Form1099-MISC.
Figure how much of the amount on line24b is subject to the 80% limit. Then, mul-tiply that amount by 20% (.20) and enter theresult on line 24c.
Line 25Deduct only utility expenses paid or incurredfor your trade or business.Local Telephone Service. If you used yourhome phone for business, do not deduct thebase rate (including taxes) of the first phoneline into your residence. But you can deductexpenses for any additional costs you in-curred for business that are more than thecost of the base rate for the first phone line.For example, if you had a second line, youcan deduct the business percentage of thecharges for that line, including the base ratecharges.
Line 26Enter the total salaries and wages (other thansalaries and wages deducted elsewhere onyour return) paid or incurred for the tax yearminus any jobs credit you claimed on Form5884, Jobs Credit. Do not include amountspaid to yourself.Caution: If you provided taxable fringe ben-efits to your employees, such as personal useof a car, do not deduct as wages the amountapplicable to depreciation and other ex-penses claimed elsewhere.
Line 30Business Use of Your Home. You may beable to deduct certain expenses for businessuse of your home, subject to limitations.Generally, any amount not allowed as a de-duction for 1993 because of the limitationscan be carried over to 1994. You must attachForm 8829, Expenses for Business Use ofYour Home, if you claim this deduction.
For details, see the Instructions for Form8829, and get Pub. 587, Business Use ofYour Home.
Line 31If you have a loss, the amount of loss youcan deduct this year may be limited. Go onto line 32 before entering your loss on line31. If you answered “No” to Question I onSchedule C, also see the Instructions forForm 8582. Enter the net profit or deductibleloss here. Combine this amount with anyprofit or loss from other businesses, andenter the total on Form 1040, line 12, andSchedule SE, line 2. Fiduciaries should enterthe total on Form 1041, line 3.
If you have a net profit on line 31, thisamount is earned income and may qualifyyou for the earned income credit if you meetcertain conditions. See page EIC-1 for moredetails.Statutory Employees. If you are filingSchedule C to report income and expensesas a statutory employee, include your netprofit or deductible loss from line 31 withother Schedule C amounts on Form 1040,line 12. However, do not report this amount
on Schedule SE, line 2. If you are requiredto file Schedule SE because of other self-employment income, see the instructions forSchedule SE.
Line 32At-Risk Rules. Generally, if you have (a) abusiness loss, and (b) amounts in the busi-ness for which you are not at risk, you willhave to complete Form 6198, At-Risk Limi-tations, to figure your allowable loss.
The at-risk rules generally limit the amountof loss (including loss on the disposition ofassets) you can claim to the amount youcould actually lose in the business.
Check box 32b if you have amounts forwhich you are not at risk in this business,such as the following.● Nonrecourse loans used to finance thebusiness, to acquire property used in thebusiness, or to acquire the business, that arenot secured by your own property (other thanproperty used in the business). However,there is an exception for certain nonrecoursefinancing borrowed by you in connectionwith holding real property.● Cash, property, or borrowed amountsused in the business (or contributed to thebusiness, or used to acquire the business)that are protected against loss by a guaran-tee, stop-loss agreement, or other similar ar-rangement (excluding casualty insuranceand insurance against tort liability).● Amounts borrowed for use in the businessfrom a person who has an interest in thebusiness, other than as a creditor, or who isrelated, under Internal Revenue Code sec-tion 465(b)(3), to a person (other than you)having such an interest.
If all amounts are at risk in this business,check box 32a and enter your loss on line31. But if you answered “No” to Question I,you may need to complete Form 8582 tofigure your allowable loss to enter on line 31.See the Instructions for Form 8582 for moredetails.
If you checked box 32b, get Form 6198 todetermine the amount of your deductibleloss and enter that amount on line 31. But ifyou answered “No” to Question I, your lossmay be further limited. See the Instructionsfor Form 8582. If your at-risk amount is zeroor less, enter zero on line 31. Be sure toattach Form 6198 to your return. If youchecked box 32b and you do not attachForm 6198, the processing of your tax returnmay be delayed.Statutory employees. Include your deduct-ible loss with other Schedule C amounts onForm 1040, line 12. Do not include thisamount on Schedule SE, line 2.
Any loss from this business not allowedfor 1993 because of the at-risk rules is treat-ed as a deduction allocable to the businessin 1994. For more details, see the Instruc-tions for Form 6198 and Pub. 925.
Part III. Cost ofGoods SoldIf you engaged in a trade or business inwhich the production, purchase, or sale ofmerchandise was an income-producingfactor, merchandise inventories must be
taken into account at the beginning and endof your tax year.Note: Certain direct and indirect expensesmust be capitalized or included in inventory.See the instructions for Part II.
Part V. OtherExpensesInclude all ordinary and necessary businessexpenses not deducted elsewhere onSchedule C. List the type and amount ofeach expense separately in the space pro-vided. Enter the total on lines 46 and 27. Donot include the cost of business equipmentor furniture, replacements or permanent im-provements to property, or personal, living,and family expenses. Do not include chari-table contributions. For more details on busi-ness expenses, see Pub. 535.Amortization. Include amortization in thispart. For amortization that begins in 1993,you must complete and attach Form 4562.
You may amortize:● The cost of pollution-control facilities.● Amounts paid for research and experi-mentation.● Certain business startup costs.● Qualified forestation and reforestationcosts.● Amounts paid to acquire, protect, expand,register, or defend trademarks or tradenames.● Goodwill and certain other intangibles.
In general, you may not amortize realproperty construction period interest andtaxes. Special rules apply for allocating in-terest to real or personal property producedin your trade or business.At-Risk Loss Deduction. Any loss from thisactivity that was not allowed as a deductionlast year because of the at-risk rules is treat-ed as a deduction allocable to this activityin 1993.Capital Construction Fund. Do not claimon Schedule C or C-EZ the deduction foramounts contributed to a capital construc-tion fund set up under the Merchant MarineAct of 1936. To take the deduction, reducethe amount that would otherwise be enteredas taxable income on Form 1040, line 37, bythe amount of the deduction. In the marginto the left of line 37, write “CCF” and theamount of the deduction. For more informa-tion, get Pub. 595, Tax Guide for Commer-cial Fishermen.Disabled Access Credit and the Deductionfor Removing Barriers to Individuals withDisabilities and the Elderly. You may beable to claim a tax credit of up to $5,000 foreligible expenditures paid or incurred in 1993to provide access to your business for indi-viduals with disabilities. Get Form 8826, Dis-abled Access Credit, for more details. Youcan also deduct up to $15,000 of costs paidor incurred in 1993 to remove architecturalor transportation barriers to individuals withdisabilities and the elderly. However, youcannot take both the credit and the deduc-tion on the same expenditures.
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Principal Business or Professional Activity Codes
Locate the major category that bestdescribes your activity. Within the majorcategory, select the activity code that mostclosely identifies the business or professionthat is the principal source of your sales or
Business & Personal ServicesAccounting & bookkeeping7658Advertising, except direct mail7716Architectural services7682Barber shop (or barber)8318Beauty shop (or beautician)8110Child day care8714
Full-service laundry, drycleaning, & garment service
7435
Janitorial & related services(building, house, & windowcleaning)
7476
Medical & Health ServicesChiropractors9274Dentist’s office or clinic9233Doctor’s (M.D.) office or clinic9217Medical & dental laboratories9456Nursing & personal care
facilities9472
Optometrists9290Osteopathic physicians &
surgeons9258
Podiatrists9241Registered & practical nurses9415Offices & clinics of other
health practitioners(dieticians, midwives,speech pathologists, etc.)
9431
Other health services9886Miscellaneous Repair, ExceptComputers
Audio equipment & TV repair9019Electrical & electronic
Automotive & Service StationsGasoline service stations3558New car dealers (franchised)3319Tires, accessories, & parts3533Used car dealers3335Other automotive dealers
(motorcycles, recreationalvehicles, etc.)
3517
Building, Hardware, & GardenSupply
Building materials dealers4416Hardware stores4457Nurseries & garden supply
stores4473
Paint, glass, & wallpaperstores
4432
Food & BeveragesBakeries selling at retail0612Catering services3086Drinking places (bars, taverns,
receipts. Enter this 4-digit code on line Bof Schedule C or C-EZ. For example, realestate agent is under the major category of“Real Estate,” and the code is “5520.”
Note: If your principal source of income isfrom farming activities, you should fileSchedule F (Form 1040), Profit or LossFrom Farming.
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Additional Information. Get Pub. 544, Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets,and Pub. 550, Investment Income and Expenses, for more details.
General InstructionsChanges To Note● Schedule D has been simplified for 1993.We hope you will find it easier to use. We nolonger ask for information on the election notto use the installment method and have alsodiscontinued the requirement to reconcile onSchedule D bartering income reported onForms 1099-B. In addition, the computationof tax using the maximum capital gains rateand carryovers of short-term and long-termcapital losses are no longer figured on page2 of Schedule D. Instead, we have addedworksheets on page D-4 that you can use tomake these computations. As a result ofthese changes, we were able to use page 2of Schedule D as a continuation sheet fortransactions reported on lines 1 and 9. Thecontinuation sheet used in previous years,Schedule D-1 (Form 1040), is now obsolete.● If you sold publicly traded securities at again after August 9, 1993, you may be ableto postpone all or part of the gain if youbought stock or a partnership interest in aspecialized small business investment com-pany during the 60-day period that began onthe day you sold the securities. For moredetails, see page D-2.
Purpose of ScheduleUse Schedule D to report:● The sale or exchange of a capital asset.● Gains from involuntary conversions (otherthan from casualty or theft) of capital assetsnot held for business or profit.● Capital gain distributions not reported onForm 1040, line 14.● Nonbusiness bad debts.
Other Forms You May HaveTo FileUse Form 4797, Sales of Business Property,to report the following:
● The sale or exchange of property used ina trade or business; depreciable and amor-tizable property; oil, gas, geothermal, orother mineral property; and section 126property.● The involuntary conversion (other thanfrom casualty or theft) of property used in atrade or business and capital assets held forbusiness or profit.● The disposition of noncapital assets otherthan inventory or property held primarily forsale to customers in the ordinary course ofyour trade or business.
Use Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, toreport involuntary conversions of propertydue to casualty or theft.
Use Form 8824, Like-Kind Exchanges, ifyou made one or more like-kind exchanges.See Exchange of Like-Kind Property onpage D-2.
Capital AssetMost property you own and use for personalpurposes, pleasure, or investment is a cap-ital asset. For example, your house, furniture,car, stocks, and bonds are capital assets.
A capital asset is any property held by youexcept the following:1. Stock in trade or other property includedin inventory or held for sale to customers.2. Accounts or notes receivable for servicesperformed in the ordinary course of yourtrade or business or as an employee, or fromthe sale of any property described in 1.3. Depreciable property used in your tradeor business even if it is fully depreciated.4. Real property (real estate) used in yourtrade or business.5. Copyrights, literary, musical, or artisticcompositions, letters or memoranda, or sim-ilar property: (a) created by your personalefforts; (b) prepared or produced for you (inthe case of letters, memoranda, or similarproperty); or (c) that you received from some-one who created them or for whom they werecreated, as mentioned in (a) or (b), in a way(such as by gift) that entitled you to the basisof the previous owner.6. U.S. Government publications, includingthe Congressional Record, that you receivedfrom the government, other than by pur-chase at the normal sales price, or that yougot from someone who had received it in asimilar way, if your basis is determined byreference to the previous owner’s basis.
Short-Term or Long-TermSeparate your capital gains and losses ac-cording to how long you held or owned theproperty. The holding period for long-termcapital gains and losses is more than 1 year.The holding period for short-term capitalgains and losses is 1 year or less.
To figure the holding period, begin count-ing on the day after you received the prop-erty and include the day you disposed of it.Use the trade dates for date acquired anddate sold for stocks and bonds traded on anexchange or over-the-counter market.
If you disposed of property that you ac-quired by inheritance, report the dispositionas a long-term gain or loss, regardless ofhow long you held the property.
A nonbusiness bad debt must be treatedas a short-term capital loss. See Pub. 550
under Nonbusiness Bad Debts for whatqualifies as a nonbusiness bad debt and howto enter it on Schedule D.
Limit on Capital LossesFor 1993, you may deduct capital losses upto the amount of your capital gains plus$3,000 ($1,500 if married filing separately).Capital losses that exceed this amount arecarried forward to later years.
Losses That Are NotDeductibleDo not deduct a loss from the direct or in-direct sale or exchange of property betweenany of the following.● Members of a family.● A corporation and an individual owningmore than 50% of the corporation’s stock(unless the loss is from a distribution in com-plete liquidation of a corporation).● A grantor and a fiduciary of a trust.● A fiduciary and a beneficiary of the sametrust.● A fiduciary and a beneficiary of anothertrust created by the same grantor.● An individual and a tax-exempt organiza-tion controlled by the individual or the indi-vidual’s family.
See Pub. 544 for more details on sales andexchanges between related parties.
If you dispose of (a) an asset used in anactivity to which the at-risk rules apply, or(b) any part of your interest in an activity towhich the at-risk rules apply, and you haveamounts in the activity for which you are notat risk, get the instructions for Form 6198,At-Risk Limitations. If the loss is allowableunder the at-risk rules, it may then be subjectto the passive activity rules. Get Form 8582,Passive Activity Loss Limitations, and its in-structions to see how to report capital gainsand losses from a passive activity.
Items for Special Treatmentand Special CasesThe following items may require specialtreatment:● Transactions by a securities dealer.● Wash sales of stock or securities (includ-ing contracts or options to acquire or sellstock or securities). See Pub. 550 for details.● Bonds and other debt instruments. SeePub. 550 for details.● Certain real estate subdivided for salewhich may be considered a capital asset.● Gain on the sale of depreciable propertyto a more than 50% owned entity, or to atrust of which you are a beneficiary.
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● Gain on the disposition of stock in an In-terest Charge Domestic International SalesCorporation.● Gain on the sale or exchange of stock incertain foreign corporations.● Transfer of property to a foreign corpora-tion as paid-in surplus or as a contributionto capital, or to a foreign trust or partnership.● Transfer of property to a partnership thatwould be treated as an investment companyif it were incorporated.● Sales of stock received under a qualifiedpublic utility dividend reinvestment plan. SeePub. 550 for details.● Transfer of appreciated property to a po-litical organization.● Loss on the sale, exchange, or worthless-ness of small business (section 1244) stock.● In general, no gain or loss is recognizedon the transfer of property from an individualto a spouse or a former spouse if the transferis incident to a divorce. Get Pub. 504, Di-vorced or Separated Individuals.● Amounts received on the retirement of adebt instrument generally are treated as re-ceived in exchange for the debt instrument.● Any loss on the disposition of convertedwetland or highly erodible cropland that isfirst used for farming after March 1, 1986, isreported as long-term capital loss on Sched-ule D, but any gain is reported as ordinaryincome on Form 4797.● Gifts of property and inherited property.See Pub. 544.● Amounts received by shareholders in cor-porate liquidations.● Cash received in lieu of fractional sharesof stock as a result of a stock split or stockdividend. See Pub. 550.● Mutual fund load charges may not betaken into account in determining gain orloss on certain dispositions of stock inmutual funds if reinvestment rights were ex-ercised. For details, get Pub. 564, MutualFund Distributions.● Deferral of gain on conflict-of-interest dis-positions by certain members of the Execu-tive Branch of the Federal Government undersection 1043. See Form 8824.
Short SalesA short sale is a contract to sell property youborrowed for delivery to a buyer. At a laterdate, you either buy substantially identicalproperty and deliver it to the lender or deliverproperty that you held but did not want totransfer at the time of the sale. Usually, yourholding period is the amount of time youactually held the property eventually deliv-ered to the lender to close the short sale.However, if you held substantially identicalproperty for 1 year or less on the date of theshort sale, or if you acquire property sub-stantially identical to the property sold shortafter the short sale but on or before the dateyou close the short sale, your gain whenclosing the short sale is a short-term capitalgain. If you held substantially identical prop-erty for more than 1 year on the date of ashort sale, any loss realized on the short saleis a long-term capital loss, even if the prop-erty used to close the short sale was held 1year or less.
Gain or Loss From OptionsReport on Schedule D gain or loss from theclosing or expiration of an option that is nota section 1256 contract, but that is a capitalasset in your hands.
If a purchased option expired, enter theexpiration date in column (c), and write “EX-PIRED” in column (d).
If an option that was granted (written) ex-pired, enter the expiration date in column (b),and write “EXPIRED” in column (e).
Fill in the other columns as appropriate.See Pub. 550 for more details.
Exchange of Like-KindPropertyA “like-kind exchange” occurs when you ex-change business or investment property forproperty of a like kind. Complete and attachForm 8824 to your return for each exchange.
For exchanges of capital assets, includethe gain or loss from Form 8824, if any, online 4 or line 12 in column (f) or (g).
Sale or Exchange of CapitalAssets Held for PersonalUseGain from the sale or exchange of this prop-erty is a capital gain. Report it on ScheduleD, Part I or Part II. Loss from the sale orexchange of this property is not deductible.But if you had a loss from the sale or ex-change of real estate held for personal use(other than your main home), you must reportthe transaction on Schedule D even thoughthe loss is not deductible.
For example, you have a loss on the saleof a vacation home that is not your mainhome. Report it on line 1 or 9, depending onhow long you owned the home. Completecolumns (a) through (e). Because the loss isnot deductible, write “Personal Loss” acrosscolumns (f) and (g).
Rollover of Gain From theSale of Publicly TradedSecurities Into SpecializedSmall Business InvestmentCompaniesIf you sold publicly traded securities afterAugust 9, 1993, you may be able to post-pone all or part of the gain on that sale if youbought common stock or a partnership in-terest in a specialized small business invest-ment company (SSBIC) during the 60-dayperiod that began on the day of the sale. AnSSBIC is any partnership or corporation li-censed by the Small Business Administra-tion under section 301(d) of the SmallBusiness Investment Act of 1958. You mustrecognize gain on the sale to the extent theproceeds from the sale exceed the cost ofyour SSBIC stock or partnership interest pur-chased during the 60-day period that beganon the date of the sale (and not previouslytaken into account). The gain you postponeis limited to $50,000 a year and $500,000during your lifetime. (Reduce these dollaramounts by one-half if you are married filingseparately.) The basis of your SSBIC stockor partnership interest is reduced by anypostponed gain.
If you choose to postpone gain, report theentire gain realized on the sale on line 1 or9. Directly below the line on which you re-ported the gain, enter in column (a) “SSBICRollover” and in column (f) the amount of thepostponed gain. Also attach a scheduleshowing (a) how you figured the postponedgain, (b) the name of the SSBIC in which youpurchased common stock or a partnershipinterest, (c) the date of that purchase, and(d) your new basis in that SSBIC stock orpartnership interest.
Disposition of PartnershipInterestA sale or other disposition of an interest in apartnership may result in ordinary income.Get Pub. 541, Tax Information on Partner-ships.
Long-Term Capital GainsFrom Regulated InvestmentCompaniesInclude on line 12 the amount on Form 2439,Notice to Shareholder of UndistributedLong-Term Capital Gains, that representsyour share of the undistributed capital gainsof a regulated investment company. Enter onForm 1040, line 59, the tax paid by the com-pany shown on Form 2439. Add to the basisof your stock the excess of the amount in-cluded in income over the amount of thecredit. See Pub. 550 for more details.
Capital Gain DistributionsEnter on line 14 capital gain distributionspaid to you during the year as a long-termcapital gain, regardless of how long you heldyour investment. See Pub. 550 for more de-tails.
Sale of Your HomeUse Form 2119, Sale of Your Home, toreport the sale of your main home whetheror not you bought another one. You must fileForm 2119 for the year in which you sell yourmain home, even if you have a loss or youpostpone or defer all or part of your gain.
Installment SalesIf you sold property (other than publiclytraded stocks or securities) at a gain and youwill receive a payment in a tax year after theyear of sale, you must report the sale on theinstallment method unless you elect not todo so.
Use Form 6252, Installment Sale Income,to report the sale on the installment method.Also use Form 6252 to report any paymentreceived in 1993 from a sale made in anearlier year that you reported on the install-ment method.
To elect out of the installment method,report the full amount of the gain on Sched-ule D on a timely filed return (including ex-tensions).
Section 1256 Contracts andStraddlesUse Form 6781, Gains and Losses FromSection 1256 Contracts and Straddles, toreport these transactions. Include theamounts from Form 6781 on lines 4 and 12.
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Form 1099-A, Acquisition orAbandonment of SecuredPropertyIf you received a Form 1099-A from yourlender, you may have gain or loss to reportbecause of the acquisition or abandonment.See Pub. 544 for details.
SpecificInstructionsParts I and IIColumn (b)Date AcquiredEnter in this column the date the asset wasacquired. Use the trade date for stocks andbonds traded on an exchange or over-the-counter market. For stock or other propertysold short, enter the date the stock or prop-erty was delivered to the broker or lender toclose the short sale.
If you disposed of property that you ac-quired by inheritance, report it on line 9 andwrite “INHERITED” in column (b) instead ofthe date you acquired the property.
If you sold a block of stock (or similar prop-erty) that was acquired through several dif-ferent purchases, you may report the sale onone line and write “VARIOUS” in column (b).However, you still must report the short-termgain or loss on the sale in Part I and thelong-term gain or loss on the sale in Part II.
Column (c)Date SoldEnter in this column the date the asset wassold. Use the trade date for stocks andbonds traded on an exchange or over-the-counter market. For stock or other propertysold short, enter the date you sold the stockor property you borrowed to open the shortsale transaction.
Column (d)Sales PriceEnter in this column either the gross salesprice or the net sales price from the sale. Ifyou sold stocks or bonds and you receiveda Form 1099-B or similar statement fromyour broker that shows gross sales price,enter that amount in column (d). But if Form1099-B (or your broker) indicates that grossproceeds minus commissions and optionpremiums were reported to the IRS, enterthat net amount in column (d). If the netamount is entered in column (d), do not in-clude the commissions and option premiumsin column (e).
You should not have received a Form1099-B (or substitute statement) for a trans-action merely representing the return of youroriginal investment in a nontransferrable ob-ligation, such as a savings bond or a certif-icate of deposit. But if you did, report theamount shown on Form 1099-B (or substi-tute statement) in both columns (d) and (e).Caution: Be sure to add all sales price entrieson lines 1 and 9, column (d), to amounts on
lines 2 and 10, column (d). Enter the totalson lines 3 and 11.
Column (e)Cost or Other BasisIn general, the cost or other basis is the costof the property plus purchase commissionsand improvements, minus depreciation,amortization, and depletion. If you inheritedthe property, got it as a gift, or received it ina tax-free exchange, involuntary conversion,or “wash sale” of stock, you may not be ableto use the actual cost as the basis. If you donot use the actual cost, attach an explana-tion of your basis.
You should not have received a Form1099-B (or substitute statement) for a trans-action merely representing the return of youroriginal investment in a nontransferrable ob-ligation, such as a savings bond or a certif-icate of deposit. But if you did, report theamount shown on Form 1099-B (or substi-tute statement) in both columns (d) and (e).
When selling stock, adjust your basis bysubtracting all the nontaxable distributionsyou received before the sale. Also adjustyour basis for any stock splits. See Pub. 550for details on how to figure your basis instock that split while you owned it.
The basis of property acquired by gift isgenerally the basis of the property in thehands of the donor. The basis of propertyacquired from a decedent is generally the fairmarket value at the date of death.
Increase the cost or other basis of an orig-inal issue discount (OID) debt instrument bythe amount of OID that has been included ingross income for that instrument.
If a charitable contribution deduction is al-lowed because of a bargain sale of propertyto a charitable organization, the adjustedbasis for purposes of determining gain fromthe sale is the amount which has the sameratio to the adjusted basis as the amountrealized has to the fair market value.
Increase your cost or other basis by anyexpense of sale, such as broker’s fees, com-missions, state and local transfer taxes, andoption premiums before making an entry incolumn (e), unless you reported the net salesprice in column (d).
For more details, get Pub. 551, Basis ofAssets.
Lines 1 and 9Enter all sales and exchanges of capitalassets, including stocks, bonds, etc., andreal estate (if not reported on Form 2119,4684, 4797, 6252, 6781, or 8824). Includethese transactions even if you did not receivea Form 1099-B or 1099-S (or substitutestatement) for the transaction. You can useabbreviations to describe the property aslong as the abbreviations are based on thedescriptions of the property as shown onForm 1099-B or 1099-S (or substitute state-ment).
Use lines 20 and 22 on page 2 of ScheduleD if you need more space to list transactionsfor lines 1 and 9. You may use as manycopies of page 2 of Schedule D as you need.Enter on Schedule D, lines 2 and 10, columns(d), (f), and (g) the combined totals of all yourcopies of page 2 of Schedule D.
Caution: Add the following amounts report-ed to you for 1993 on Forms 1099-B and1099-S (or on substitute statements):1. Proceeds from transactions involvingstocks, bonds, and other securities, and2. Gross proceeds from real estate transac-tions not reported on another form or sched-ule.
If this total is more than the total of lines3 and 11, attach a statement explaining thedifference.
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Part IIILine 18The maximum tax rate on net capital gain(the smaller of line 17 or 18 of Schedule D)that you did not elect to treat as investmentincome on Form 4952, line 4e, is 28%. If bothlines 17 and 18 are gains, and Form 1040,line 37, is over $89,150 ($53,500 if single;$76,400 if head of household; $44,575 ifmarried filing separately), use the ScheduleD Tax Worksheet on this page to figure yourtax; otherwise, use the Tax Table or Tax RateSchedules, whichever applies.
Line 19If line 18 is a (loss), enter on line 19 and asa (loss) on Form 1040, line 13, the smallerof these losses: (a) the (loss) on line 18; or(b) ($3,000) or, if your filing status is marriedfiling separately, ($1,500). For example, if the(loss) on line 18 is ($1,000), you would enter($1,000) on Form 1040, line 13, because thatis the smaller loss.
If the loss on line 19 is a smaller loss thanthe loss on line 18, or Form 1040, line 35, isa loss, use the Capital Loss CarryoverWorksheet on this page to figure your short-term and long-term capital loss carryoversto 1994. You will need these amounts tocomplete your 1994 Schedule D, so be sureto keep the worksheet for your records.
Capital Loss Carryover Worksheet (keep for your records)
Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35. If a loss, enclosethe amount in parenthesesEnter the loss from Schedule D, line 19, as a positive amountCombine lines 1 and 2. If zero or less, enter -0-Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 3Note: If line 8 of Schedule D is a loss, go to line 5; otherwise,skip lines 5 through 9.Enter the loss from Schedule D, line 8, as a positive amountEnter the gain, if any, from Schedule D,line 17Enter the amount from line 4Add lines 6 and 7Short-term capital loss carryover to 1994. Subtract line 8 fromline 5. If zero or less, enter -0-
Enter the loss from Schedule D, line 17, as a positive amountEnter the gain, if any, from Schedule D,line 8Subtract line 5 from line 4. If zero or less,enter -0-Add lines 11 and 12Long-term capital loss carryover to 1994. Subtract line 13from line 10. If zero or less, enter -0-
Note: If line 17 of Schedule D is a loss, go to line 10;otherwise, skip lines 10 through 14.
Use this worksheet to figure your capital loss carryovers from 1993 to 1994 ifSchedule D, line 19, is a loss and (a) that loss is a smaller loss than the loss onSchedule D, line 18, or (b) Form 1040, line 35, is a loss.
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Use this worksheet to figure your tax only if both lines 17 and 18 of Schedule D aregains, and:
Your filingstatus is:
$53,500Married filingseparately $44,575
Married filing jointly orqualifying widow(er) $89,150 Head of household $76,400
Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 37Net capital gain. Enter the smaller ofSchedule D, line 17 or line 18
Subtract line 4 from line 1Enter: $22,100 if single; $36,900 if married filing jointly orqualifying widow(er); $18,450 if married filing separately; or$29,600 if head of householdEnter the greater of line 5 or line 6Subtract line 7 from line 1Figure the tax on the amount on line 7. Use the Tax Table orTax Rate Schedules, whichever appliesMultiply line 8 by 28% (.28)Add lines 9 and 10
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If you are filing Form 4952, enter the amountfrom Form 4952, line 4eSubtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less, stop here; you cannotuse this worksheet to figure your tax. Instead, use the Tax Tableor Tax Rate Schedules, whichever applies
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Use Schedule E to report income or loss from rental real estate, royalties, partner-ships, S corporations, estates, trusts, and residual interests in REMICs.
If you attach your own schedule(s) to report income or loss from any of thesesources, use the same format as on Schedule E. Enter separately on Schedule Ethe total income and the total loss for each part. Enclose loss figures in (parenthe-ses).
Part I. Income orLoss From RentalReal Estate andRoyaltiesUse Part I to report income and expensesfrom rentals of real estate (including personalproperty leased with real estate). Also, usePart I to report royalty income and expenses.See the instructions for lines 3 and 4 to de-termine when rental real estate and royaltyincome should be reported on Schedule Cor C-EZ, or Form 4835, Farm Rental Incomeand Expenses, instead.
Do not use Schedule E to report incomeand expenses from the rental of personalproperty, such as equipment or vehicles. In-stead, use Schedule C or C-EZ if you are inthe business of renting personal property.Your rental of personal property is a businessif the primary purpose for renting the prop-erty is income or profit and you are involvedin the rental activity with continuity and reg-ularity. If your rental of personal property isnot a business, see the instructions for Form1040, lines 22 and 30, to find out how toreport the income and expenses.
If you own a part interest in a rental realestate property, report only your part of theincome and expenses on Schedule E.
If you have more than three rental realestate or royalty properties, complete andattach as many Schedules E as you need tolist them. Complete lines 1 and 2 for eachproperty. But fill in the “Totals” column onlyon one Schedule E. The figures in the“Totals” column on that Schedule E shouldbe the combined totals of all Schedules E.
If you also need to use page 2 of ScheduleE, use the same Schedule E on which youentered the combined totals in Part I.
Filers of Form 1041Enter your employer identification number inthe block for “Your social security number.”
Line 1For rental real estate property only, show thekind of property you rented out, for example,“brick duplex.” Give the street address, cityor town, and state. You do not have to givethe ZIP code. If you own a part interest inthe property, show your percentage of own-ership.
Line 2If you rented out a dwelling unit and alsoused it as a home during the year, you maynot be able to deduct all the expenses forthe rental part. A dwelling unit (unit) meansa house, apartment, condominium, mobilehome, boat, or like property. Check the“Yes” or “No” box on line 2, whichever ap-plies, to show whether you or your familyused the property for personal purposes in1993.
If the property is not a dwelling unit, check“No.”
If the property is a dwelling unit, check“Yes” if you or your family used the unit forpersonal use more than the greater of:1. 14 days; or2. 10% of the total days it was rented toothers at a fair rental price.What Is Personal Use? A day of personaluse is any day, or part of a day, that the unitwas used by:● You for personal purposes.● Any other person for personal purposes, ifthat person owns part of the unit (unlessrented to that person under a “sharedequity” financing agreement).● Anyone in your family or in the family ofsomeone else who owns part of the unit. Theday is not treated as personal if the unit isrented at a fair rental price to that person ashis or her main home.● Anyone under an agreement that lets youuse some other unit.● Anyone who pays less than a fair rentalprice for the unit.
If you checked “No,” you can deduct allyour expenses for the rental part, subject tothe At-Risk Rules and the Passive ActivityLoss Rules explained on pages E-2 and E-3.
If you checked “Yes” and rented the unitout for fewer than 15 days, do not report therental income and do not deduct any rentalexpenses. But if you itemize deductions onSchedule A (Form 1040), you may deductallowable interest, taxes, and casualtylosses.
If you checked “Yes” and rented the unitout for at least 15 days, you may NOT beable to deduct all your rental expenses. Youcan deduct your mortgage interest, realestate taxes, and casualty losses for therental part on Schedule E. You can alsodeduct your other rental expenses that arenot related to your use of the unit as a home,such as advertising expenses and realtors’fees. If any income is left after deducting
these expenses, you can then deduct otherexpenses. But you cannot deduct more thanthe income that is left. Carry amounts youcannot deduct to 1994. Get Pub. 527, Res-idential Rental Property (Including Rental ofVacation Homes), for more details.
Line 3If you were not in the real estate sales busi-ness but you received rent from real estate(including personal property leased with realestate), report it on line 3. Include room andother space rentals. If you received servicesor property instead of money as rent, reportits fair market value. Be sure to enter yourtotal rents in the “Totals” column even if youhave only one property.
If you provided significant services to therenter or sold real estate as a business, donot use Schedule E. Instead, report theincome on Schedule C or C-EZ.
For more information, call Tele-Tax (seepage 30) and listen to topic 414 or see Pub.527.Rental Income From Farm Production orCrop Shares. Report farm rental income andexpenses on Form 4835 if (a) you receivedrental income based on crops or livestockproduced by the tenant, and (b) you did notmanage or operate the farm to any greatextent.
If you use Form 4835, enter on line 39 ofSchedule E the net farm rental income or lossfrom Form 4835. Also, include the gross farmrents from Form 4835, line 7, on ScheduleE, line 41.Note: For estimated tax purposes, incomereceived from your share of crops and rentalbased on farm production is consideredincome from farming.
Line 4Report on line 4 royalties from oil, gas, ormineral properties (not including operatingoil, gas, or mineral interests); copyrights; andpatents. Enter your total royalties in the“Totals” column. If you received $10 or morein royalties during 1993, you should receivea Form 1099-MISC, or similar statement,showing them. The payer must send thisstatement to you by January 31, 1994.
If you are in business as a self-employedwriter, inventor, artist, etc., report yourincome and expenses on Schedule C orC-EZ. You may be able to treat amountsreceived as “royalties” for transfer of a patentor amounts received on the disposal of coaland iron ore as the sale of a capital asset.
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For details, get Pub. 544, Sales and OtherDispositions of Assets.
If state or local taxes were withheld fromoil or gas payments you received, enter online 4 the gross amount of royalties. Includethe taxes withheld by the producer on line16.Caution: If you received a credit or refund ofoverpaid windfall profit tax in 1993, see theinstructions for line 40.
Lines 5 through 21Enter your rental and royalty expenses foreach property in the appropriate columns.Also, enter your total expenses for mortgageinterest (line 12), total expenses before de-preciation expense or depletion (line 19), anddepreciation expense or depletion (line 20)in the “Totals” column even if you have onlyone property. You can deduct an amount forthe depreciation of rental property and allordinary and necessary expenses, such astaxes, interest, repairs, insurance, mainte-nance, management fees, and agents’ com-missions.
Do not deduct the value of your own labor,capital investments, or capital improve-ments.Renting Out Part of Your Home. If you rentout only part of your home or other property,deduct the part of your expenses that applyto the rented part.Credit for Expenses To Rehabilitate Low-Income Housing. You may be able to claima tax credit for costs you paid or incurred torehabilitate qualified low-income housing.Get Form 8586, Low-Income HousingCredit, and Form 8582-CR, Passive ActivityCredit Limitations. Also, get Pub. 925, Pas-sive Activity and At-Risk Rules, to learn howthe passive activity loss rules apply to low-income housing.Credit or Deduction for Access Expendi-tures. You may be able to claim a tax creditof up to $5,000 for eligible expenditures paidor incurred in 1993 to provide access to yourbusiness for individuals with disabilities. GetForm 8826, Disabled Access Credit, formore details.
You can also deduct up to $15,000 ofcosts paid or incurred in 1993 to removearchitectural or transportation barriers to in-dividuals with disabilities and the elderly.
You cannot take both the credit and thededuction for the same expenditures. GetPub. 535, Business Expenses, and Pub.907, Information for Persons with Disabili-ties, for details.
Line 6You may deduct ordinary and necessaryauto and travel expenses related to yourrental activities. If you use your auto in con-nection with your rental activities, you caneither deduct your actual expenses or takethe standard mileage rate. You must useactual expenses if you do not own the autoyou use in your rental activities or if you usemore than one vehicle simultaneously (as infleet operations).
If you deduct actual auto expenses, in-clude on line 6 the rental activity portion ofthe cost of gasoline, oil, repairs, insurance,tires, license plates, etc. Show auto rental or
lease payments on line 18 and depreciationon line 20.
If you want to take the standard mileagerate, multiply the number of miles you droveyour auto in connection with your rental ac-tivities by 28 cents a mile. Add to this amountyour parking fees and tolls. Include the totalon line 6.
If you claim any auto expenses (actual orthe standard mileage rate), you must providethe information requested in Part V of Form4562, Depreciation and Amortization, andattach Form 4562 to your return.
For more details, get Pub. 527; Pub. 463,Travel, Entertainment, and Gift Expenses;and Pub. 917, Business Use of a Car.
Line 10Include on this line fees for tax advice relatedto your rental real estate or royalty propertiesand for preparation of the tax forms relatedto those properties.
Lines 12 and 13In general, to determine the interest expenseallocable to your rental activities, you willhave to keep records to show how the pro-ceeds of each debt were used. Specific trac-ing rules apply for allocating debt proceedsand repayment of the debt. See Pub. 535 fordetails.
If you have a mortgage on your rentalproperty, enter on line 12 the interest youpaid for 1993 to banks or other financial in-stitutions. Be sure to fill in the “Totals”column.
If you paid $600 or more in interest on thismortgage, the recipient should send you aForm 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, orsimilar statement, by January 31, 1994,showing the total interest received from youduring 1993. If you paid more mortgage in-terest than is shown on your Form 1098 orsimilar statement, see Pub. 535 to find outif you can deduct the additional interest. Ifyou can, enter the amount on line 12. Attacha statement to your return explaining the dif-ference. Write “See attached” in the leftmargin next to line 12.Note: If the recipient was not a financial in-stitution or you did not receive a Form 1098from the recipient, report your deductiblemortgage interest on line 13.
If you and at least one other person (otherthan your spouse if you file a joint return)were liable for and paid interest on the mort-gage, and the other person received Form1098, report your share of the interest on line13. Attach a statement to your return show-ing the name and address of the person whoreceived Form 1098. In the left margin nextto line 13, write “See attached.”
Line 17The base rate (including taxes) for local tele-phone service for the first telephone line toany residence is a personal expense and isnot deductible.
Line 20Depreciation is the annual deduction allowedto recover the cost or other basis of business
or investment property with a useful life ofmore than one year. Land is not depreciable.
Depreciation starts when you first use theproperty in your business or for the produc-tion of income. It ends when you take theproperty out of service, deduct all your de-preciable cost or other basis, or no longeruse the property in your business or for theproduction of income.
For property placed in service after 1980,see the Instructions for Form 4562 to figurethe amount of depreciation to enter on line20. For property placed in service before1981, figure depreciation from your ownbooks and records and enter the total on line20. Be sure to fill in the “Totals” column.
You must complete and attach Form 4562only if:● You are claiming depreciation on propertyplaced in service during 1993, or● You are claiming depreciation on listedproperty (defined in the Instructions for Form4562), including a vehicle, regardless of thedate it was placed in service, or● You are claiming a section 179 expensededuction or amortization of costs thatbegan in 1993.
If you acquired depreciable property forthe first time in 1993, get Pub. 946, How ToBegin Depreciating Your Property. For amore comprehensive guide to depreciation,get Pub. 534, Depreciation.
If you own mineral property or an oil, gas,or geothermal well, you may be able to takea deduction for depletion. See Pub. 535 fordetails.
Line 22At-Risk RulesGenerally, if you have (a) a loss from an ac-tivity carried on as a trade or business or forthe production of income, and (b) amountsin the activity for which you are not at risk,you will have to complete Form 6198, At-Risk Limitations, to figure your allowableloss.
The at-risk rules generally limit the amountof loss (including loss on the disposition ofassets) you can claim to the amount youcould actually lose in the activity. However,if you acquired your interest in the activitybefore 1987, the at-risk rules do not applyto losses from an activity of holding realproperty placed in service before 1987. Theactivity of holding mineral property does notqualify for this exception.
In most cases, you are not at risk foramounts such as:● Nonrecourse loans used to finance the ac-tivity, to acquire property used in the activity,or to acquire your interest in the activity thatare not secured by your own property (otherthan property used in the activity). There isan exception for certain nonrecourse financ-ing borrowed by you in connection with hold-ing real property. See Qualified non-recourse financing below.● Cash, property, or borrowed amountsused in the activity (or contributed to theactivity, or used to acquire your interest inthe activity) that are protected against lossby a guarantee, stop-loss agreement, orother similar arrangement (excluding casual-
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ty insurance and insurance against tort lia-bility).● Amounts borrowed for use in the activityfrom a person who has an interest in theactivity, other than as a creditor, or who isrelated, under Internal Revenue Code sec-tion 465(b)(3), to a person (other than you)having such an interest.
Qualified nonrecourse financing se-cured by real property used in an activity ofholding real property that is subject to theat-risk rules is treated as an amount at risk.Qualified nonrecourse financing is financingfor which no one is personally liable for re-payment and is:● Borrowed by you in connection with hold-ing real property,● Not convertible from a debt obligation toan ownership interest, and● Loaned or guaranteed by any Federal,state, or local government, or borrowed byyou from a qualified person.
A qualified person is a person who ac-tively and regularly engages in the businessof lending money, such as a bank or savingsand loan association. A qualified person isnot:● A person related to you (although a personrelated to you may be a qualified person ifthe nonrecourse financing is commerciallyreasonable and on the same terms as loansinvolving unrelated persons), or● The seller of the property (or a person re-lated to the seller), or● A person who receives a fee due to yourinvestment in real property (or a person re-lated to that person).
If you have amounts for which you are notat risk in a rental or royalty activity, get Form6198 to determine the amount of your de-ductible loss and enter that amount in theappropriate column of Schedule E, line 22.In the space to the left of line 22, write “Form6198.” Be sure to attach Form 6198 to yourreturn.
Line 23Enter on line 23 your deductible rental loss.If your rental loss is from a passive activity(defined below), you may need to completeForm 8582, Passive Activity Loss Limita-tions, to figure the amount of loss, if any, toenter on line 23. But see the following ex-ception.Exception for Certain Rental Real EstateActivities. If you had losses from rental realestate activities, you do not have to com-plete Form 8582 to figure the amount of lossyou can deduct on line 23 if you meet ALLTHREE of the following conditions:1. Rental real estate activities are your onlypassive activities.2. You do not have any prior year unallowedlosses from any passive activities.3. All of the following apply if you have anoverall net loss from these activities:● You actively participated (defined later) inall of the rental real estate activities; and● If married filing separately, you lived apartfrom your spouse all year; and● Your overall net loss from these activitiesis $25,000 or less ($12,500 or less if marriedfiling separately); and
● You have no current or prior year unal-lowed credits from passive activities; and● Your modified adjusted gross income, de-fined later, is $100,000 or less ($50,000 orless if married filing separately).
If you meet ALL THREE of the conditionslisted above, your rental real estate lossesare not limited by the passive activity rules.Enter the loss from line 22 on line 23.
If you do not meet ALL THREE of theconditions listed above, see the Instructionsfor Form 8582 to find out if you must com-plete and attach Form 8582.Active Participation. You can meet theactive participation requirement without reg-ular, continuous, and substantial involve-ment in operations. But you must haveparticipated in making management deci-sions or arranging for others to provide serv-ices (such as repairs), in a significant andbona fide sense.
Management decisions that are relevant inthis context include approving new tenants,deciding on rental terms, approving capitalor repair expenditures, and other similar de-cisions.
You are not considered to actively partic-ipate if, at any time during the tax year, yourinterest (including your spouse’s interest) inthe activity was less than 10% (by value) ofall interests in the activity.Modified Adjusted Gross Income. This isyour adjusted gross income from Form 1040,line 31, without taking into account any pas-sive activity loss, taxable social security orequivalent railroad retirement benefits, de-ductible contributions to an IRA or certainother qualified retirement plans under Inter-nal Revenue Code section 219, or the de-duction for one-half of self-employment tax.If you file Form 8815, Exclusion of InterestFrom Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds IssuedAfter 1989, include in your modified adjustedgross income the interest excluded on line14 of that form.
Passive Activity Loss RulesThe passive activity loss rules may limit theamount of losses you can deduct. Theyapply to losses in Parts I, II, and III, and online 39 of Schedule E. Losses from passiveactivities may be first subject to the at-riskrules. Losses deductible under the at-riskrules are then subject to the passive activityrules.
You can generally deduct losses from pas-sive activities only to the extent of incomefrom passive activities. An exception appliesto certain rental real estate activities (as pre-viously explained).Passive Activity. A passive activity is anybusiness activity in which you do not mate-rially participate and any rental activity re-gardless of participation. See theInstructions for Form 8582 to determinewhether you materially participated in a busi-ness activity. If you are a limited partner, youare generally not treated as having materiallyparticipated in the partnership’s activity forthe year.
The rental of real or personal property isgenerally a rental activity under the passiveactivity loss rules, but exceptions apply tothis rule. If your rental of property is not treat-ed as a rental activity, you must determinewhether it is a trade or business activity, and,if so, whether you materially participated in
the activity for the tax year. See the Instruc-tions for Form 8582 for the material partici-pation tests and the definition of “rentalactivity.” See Pub. 925 for special rules thatapply to rentals of (a) substantially nonde-preciable property, (b) property incidental todevelopment activities, and (c) property toactivities in which you materially participate.
The rental of your home that you also usedfor personal purposes is not a passive activ-ity. See the instructions for line 2.
A working interest in an oil or gas well thatyou hold directly or through an entity thatdoes not limit your liability is not a passiveactivity even if you do not materially partic-ipate.
Royalty income not derived in the ordinarycourse of a trade or business reported onSchedule E is generally not consideredincome from a passive activity.
For more details on passive activities, seethe Instructions for Form 8582 and Pub. 925.
Parts II and III.Income or LossFrom Partnerships,S Corporations,Estates, or TrustsIf you are a member of more than one part-nership, a shareholder in more than one Scorporation, or a beneficiary of more thanone estate or trust, do not report informationfrom more than one entity on the same line.
If you need more space in Parts II and IIIto list your income or losses, attach a con-tinuation sheet using the same format asshown in Parts II and III. However, be sureto complete the “Totals” columns for lines28a and 28b, or lines 33a and 33b, as ap-propriate. If you also completed Part I onmore than one Schedule E, use the sameSchedule E on which you entered the com-bined totals in Part I.Tax Shelter Registration Number. If youare claiming or you are reporting any deduc-tion, loss, credit, or other tax benefit, or re-porting income from an interest purchasedor otherwise acquired in a tax shelter, youmust complete and attach Form 8271, In-vestor Reporting of Tax Shelter RegistrationNumber. This reports the name, tax shelterregistration number, and identifying numberof the tax shelter. There is a $250 penalty ifyou fail to report this number on your taxreturn.Tax Preference Items. If you are a partner,a shareholder in an S corporation, or a ben-eficiary of an estate or trust, you must takeinto account your share of tax preferenceitems and adjustments from these entities onForm 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax—Individuals, or Schedule H of Form 1041,U.S. Fiduciary Income Tax Return, for es-tates and trusts.
Partnerships and S CorporationsIf you are a member of a partnership or jointventure or a shareholder in an S corporation,use Part II to report your share of the part-nership or S corporation income (even if notreceived) or loss. You should receive aSchedule K-1 from the partnership or the S
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corporation. Do not attach Schedules K-1 toyour return. Keep them for your records. Youshould also receive a copy of the Partner’sor Shareholder’s Instructions for ScheduleK-1. If you did not receive these instructionswith your Schedule K-1, you can get a copyat most IRS offices. Your copy of ScheduleK-1 and its instructions will tell you where onyour return to report your share of the items.Special rules apply that limit losses.Please note the following:● If you have a current year loss or a prioryear unallowed loss from a partnership or anS corporation, see At-Risk Rules on pageE-2 and Passive Activity Loss Rules onpage E-3.
Partners and S corporation shareholdersshould get a separate statement of income,expenses, deductions, and credits for eachactivity engaged in by the partnership and Scorporation. If you are subject to the at-riskrules for any activity, use Form 6198 to figurethe amount of any deductible loss. If the ac-tivity is nonpassive, enter the deductibleloss, if any, from Form 6198 in Part II, column(i), of Schedule E.● If you have a passive activity loss, yougenerally need to complete Form 8582 tofigure the amount of the allowable loss toenter in Part II, column (g), for that activity.But if you are a general partner or an Scorporation shareholder reporting your shareof a partnership or an S corporation loss froma rental real estate activity, and you meetALL THREE of the conditions listed in theinstructions for line 23, you do not have tocomplete Form 8582. Instead, enter your al-lowable loss in Part II, column (g).● If you have passive activity income, com-plete Part II, column (h), for that activity.● If you have nonpassive income or losses,complete Part II, columns (i) through (k), asappropriate.
If you are treating items on your tax returndifferently from the way the partnership or Scorporation treated them on its return, youmay have to file Form 8082, Notice of In-consistent Treatment or Amended Return.
PartnershipsSee the Schedule K-1 instructions before en-tering on your return other partnership itemsfrom a passive activity or income or loss fromany publicly traded partnership.
If you have other partnership items, suchas depletion, from a nonpassive activity,show each item on a separate line in Part II.You may deduct unreimbursed ordinary andnecessary expenses you paid on behalf ofthe partnership if you were required to paythese expenses under the partnership agree-ment. Enter deductible unreimbursed part-nership expenses from nonpassive activitieson a separate line in column (i) of Part II.Enter on Schedule A any unreimbursed part-nership expenses deductible as itemized de-ductions. Report allowable interest expensepaid or incurred from debt-financed acquisi-tions in Part II, or on Schedule A, dependingon the type of expenditure to which the in-terest is allocated. See Pub. 535 for details.
If you claimed a credit for Federal tax ongasoline or other fuels on your 1992 Form1040 (based on information received fromthe partnership), enter as income in column(h) or column (k), whichever applies, theamount of the credit claimed in 1992.
Part or all of your share of partnershipincome or loss from the operation of thebusiness may be considered net earningsfrom self-employment that must be reportedon Schedule SE (Form 1040). Enter theamount from Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), line15a, on Schedule SE, after you reduce thisamount by any allowable expenses attribut-able to that income.
If you have losses or deductions from aprior year that you could not deduct becauseof the at-risk or basis rules, and the amountsare now deductible, do not combine the prioryear amounts with any current year amountsto arrive at a net figure to report on ScheduleE. Instead, report the prior year amounts andthe current year amounts on separate linesof Schedule E.
S CorporationsYour share of the net income is NOT subjectto self-employment tax. Distributions of prioryear accumulated earnings and profits of Scorporations are dividends and are reportedon Form 1040, line 9. For details, get Pub.589, Tax Information on S Corporations.
Interest expense relating to the acquisitionof shares in an S corporation may be fullydeductible on Schedule E. For details, seePub. 535.
As a shareholder in an S corporation, yourshare of the corporation’s aggregate lossesand deductions (combined income, losses,and deductions) is limited to the adjustedbasis of your corporate stock and any debtthe corporation owes you. Any loss or de-duction not allowed this year because of thebasis limitation may be carried forward anddeducted in a later year subject to the basislimitation for that year. If you are claiming adeduction for your share of an aggregateloss, attach to your return a computation ofthe adjusted basis of your corporate stockand of any debt the corporation owes you.See Pub. 589 for more information.
After applying the basis limitation, the de-ductible amount of your aggregate lossesand deductions may be further reduced bythe at-risk rules and the passive activity lossrules explained earlier.
If you have losses or deductions from aprior year that you could not deduct becauseof the basis or at-risk limitations, and theamounts are now deductible, do not com-bine the prior year amounts with any currentyear amounts to arrive at a net figure toreport on Schedule E. Instead, report theprior year amounts and the current yearamounts on separate lines of Schedule E.
Estates and TrustsIf you are a beneficiary of an estate or trust,use Part III to report your part of the income(even if not received) or loss. You shouldreceive a Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) fromthe fiduciary. Do not attach that schedule toyour return. Keep it for your records. Yourcopy of Schedule K-1 and its instructions willtell you where on your return to report theitems from Schedule K-1.
If you have estimated taxes credited to youfrom a trust (Schedule K-1, line 13a), write“ES payment claimed” and the amount onthe dotted line next to line 36. Do not includethis amount in the total on line 36. Instead,enter the amount on Form 1040, line 55.
A U.S. person who transferred property toa foreign trust may have to include in incomethe income received by the trust as a resultof the transferred property if, during 1993,the trust had a U.S. beneficiary. For moreinformation, get Form 3520-A, AnnualReturn of Foreign Trust With U.S. Beneficia-ries.
Part IV. Income orLoss From REMICsIf you are the holder of a residual interest ina Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit(REMIC), use Part IV to report your totalshare of the REMIC’s taxable income or lossfor each quarter included in your tax year.You should receive Schedule Q (Form 1066)and instructions from the REMIC for eachquarter. Do not attach the schedule(s) toyour return. Keep them for your records.
REMIC income or loss reported on Sched-ule E is not income or loss from a passiveactivity.Note: If you are the holder of a regular inter-est in a REMIC, do not use Schedule E toreport the income you received. Instead,report it on Form 1040, line 8a.
If you are the holder of a residual interestin more than one REMIC, attach a continu-ation sheet using the same format as in PartIV. Enter the totals of columns (d) and (e) online 38 of Schedule E. If you also completedPart I on more than one Schedule E, use thesame Schedule E on which you entered thecombined totals in Part I.
If you are treating REMIC items on yourtax return differently from the way the REMICreported them on its return, you may haveto file Form 8082.Column (c). Report the total of the amountsshown on Schedule(s) Q, line 2c, in Part IV,column (c). This is the smallest amount oftaxable income you may report on Form1040, line 37, for 1993. If the taxable incomeyou would show on Form 1040, line 37, issmaller than the total reported in column (c),you must enter the amount from column (c)on Form 1040, line 37. Write “Sch. Q” nextto line 37 on Form 1040.Caution: Do not include the amount shownin column (c) in the total on line 38 of Sched-ule E.Column (e). Report the total of the amountsshown on Schedule(s) Q, line 3b, in Part IV,column (e). If you itemize your deductions onSchedule A, include this amount on line 20.
Part V. SummaryLine 40Include any windfall profit tax credit or refundreceived in 1993 in the total on line 40 if youdeducted the tax withheld on Schedule E inan earlier year and received a tax benefit forit on your tax return. On the dotted line nextto this total, write “OWPT” and show theamount.
Line 41Enter on line 41 your total share of grossfarming and fishing income as shown on
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Form 4835, line 7; Schedule K-1 (Form1065), line 15b; Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S),line 23; and Schedule K-1 (Form 1041), line13.
You will not be charged a penalty for un-derpayment of estimated tax if you meet thefollowing tests:1. Your gross farming or fishing income for1992 or 1993 is at least two-thirds of yourgross income, and2. You file your 1993 tax return and pay thetax due by March 1, 1994.
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Instructions forSchedule EIC,Earned IncomeCredit
Use Schedule EIC to figure the earned income credit. If you can take the credit,subtract it from the tax you owe. You can get a refund of the credit even if youdon’t owe any tax.
Note: If you qualify, you may be able to get part of the credit added to your pay.For details, get Form W-5 from your employer or call 1-800-829-3676.
Additional Information. Get Pub. 596, Earned Income Credit, for more details.
Changes To Note● Basic Credit. This credit can be as muchas $1,434 for one qualifying child. For twoqualifying children, it can be as much as$1,511. This is the maximum amount of thiscredit even if you had more than two quali-fying children.● Health Insurance Credit. This credit canbe as much as $465. If you paid for healthinsurance that covered a qualifying child, youmay be able to take this credit. If you itemizedeductions on Schedule A or you were self-employed, see Special Rules below.● Extra Credit for Child Born in 1993. Ifyou have a qualifying child born in 1993, youmay also be able to take this credit. It canbe as much as $388. This is the maximumamount of this credit even if you had morethan one qualifying child born in 1993 (forexample, twins). If you paid someone to carefor your child born in 1993 so you couldwork, see Special Rules next.
Special RulesHealth Insurance Credit. If you take thehealth insurance credit, you must subtractthe amount of this credit from any medicaland dental expenses you claim onSchedule A.
If you were self-employed, you must sub-tract the amount of this credit from anyamount used to figure the self-employedhealth insurance deduction on Form 1040,line 26. See Pub. 596 for details on how tofigure the self-employed health insurancededuction and the health insurance credit.Extra Credit for Child Born in 1993. If youtake this extra credit, you can’t take thecredit for child care expenses or the exclu-sion of dependent care benefits on Form2441 for the same child. To help you decideif it would be better to take the extra creditor the credit or exclusion on Form 2441, seeA Change To Note in the Instructions forForm 2441.
If you choose to take the credit or exclu-sion on Form 2441 for your qualifying childborn in 1993, you can still take the basiccredit and, if it applies, the health insurancecredit for that child.Ministers and Members of ReligiousOrders. If you are filing Schedule SE, Self-Employment Tax, and the amount on line 2of that schedule includes an amount thatwas also reported on Form 1040, line 7,follow these special rules. First, write“Clergy” at the top of Schedule EIC. If youreceived a housing allowance or were pro-vided housing, do not include the allowanceor rental value of the parsonage as nontax-
able earned income on Schedule EIC, line 2or line 5, whichever applies. This incomeshould be included on Schedule SE, line 2.
Then, if you are figuring the earned incomecredit yourself, determine how much of theincome reported on Form 1040, line 7, wasalso reported on Schedule SE, line 2. Next,subtract that income from the amount onForm 1040, line 7. Then, enter only the resulton Schedule EIC, line 4. Last, be sure to usethe worksheet on page EIC-3 to figure theamount to enter on Schedule EIC, line 6.
General InformationWho Can Take theEarned Income CreditYou can take this credit if your adjustedgross income (Form 1040, line 31) is lessthan $23,050 and you meet all five of thefollowing requirements.1. You worked and the total of your taxableand nontaxable earned income (see pageEIC-2) is less than $23,050. To see if youmeet this requirement, you can fill in lines 4through 7 on page 2 of Schedule EIC.2. Your filing status is Single, Married filingjointly, Head of household, or Qualifying wid-ow(er).3. You have at least one qualifying child. Ifthe child was married or is also a qualifyingchild of another person, special rules apply.For details, see Married Child and Qualify-ing Child of More Than One Person onpage EIC-2.4. You are not a qualifying child of anotherperson.5. You don’t file Form 2555, Foreign EarnedIncome, or Form 2555-EZ, Foreign EarnedIncome Exclusion.
Do you meet all five of the above require-ments?● Yes. Fill in the lines on Schedule EIC thatapply to you.● No. Enter “No” on the dotted line next toline 56 of Form 1040.Effect of Credit on Certain Welfare Bene-fits. Any refund you receive as the result ofclaiming the earned income credit will not beused to determine if you are eligible for thefollowing benefit programs, or how much youcan receive from them.● Aid to Families With Dependent Children(AFDC).● Medicaid and Supplemental SecurityIncome (SSI).● Food stamps and low-income housing.
Do You Want the IRS ToFigure the Credit forYou?If you do, fill in page 1 of Schedule EIC andattach it to your return. Be sure to enter theamount from Form 1040, line 31, in the spaceprovided below line 1. On Form 1040, enter“EIC” on the dotted line next to line 56. Makesure you fill in line 54 for Federal income taxwithheld. Read lines 57 through 59. Fill in thelines that apply to you. Sign and date yourreturn, enter your occupation, and mail it. Ifyou are filing a joint return, your spouse mustalso sign. If you are due a refund, we willsend it to you. If you owe tax, we will sendyou a bill.
Qualifying ChildA child must meet one condition from eachof the three boxes on page 1 of ScheduleEIC to be a qualifying child. A child doesn’thave to be your dependent in most cases.But if the child was married, special rulesapply. See Married Child on page EIC-2.Example. You are divorced and have a7-year-old son. Although you had custody ofyour son, he is claimed as a dependent onhis other parent’s 1993 tax return. Your sonis your qualifying child because he meetsone condition from each box on page 1 ofSchedule EIC. Your son is not a qualifyingchild of his other parent because he did notlive with the other parent for more than halfof 1993.
The following explains some of the termsused on page 1 of Schedule EIC.● A foster child is any child you cared foras your own child. For example, if you caredfor your niece as your own child, she is con-sidered your foster child.● A child placed with you by an authorizedplacement agency for legal adoption is anadopted child even if the adoption isn’t final.● A grandchild is any descendant of yourson, daughter, or adopted child. For exam-ple, a grandchild includes your great-grandchild, great-great-grandchild, etc.
To find out if your child qualifies as a stu-dent, see the instructions for line 1, column(c), on page EIC-2.
To find out who is considered permanent-ly and totally disabled, see the instructionsfor line 1, column (d), on page EIC-2.
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Exception. The child, including a fosterchild, is considered to have lived with youfor all of 1993 if both of the following apply.1. The child was born or died in 1993.2. Your home was the child’s home for theentire time he or she was alive.
Temporary absences (such as for school,vacation, or medical care) count as time livedin the home.Married Child. If your child was married atthe end of 1993, that child is a qualifyingchild only if you can claim him or her as yourdependent on Form 1040, line 6c. But if thischild’s other parent claimed him or her as adependent under the rules on page 14 forChildren of Divorced or Separated Par-ents, this child is your qualifying child.Qualifying Child of More Than OnePerson. If a child meets the conditions to bea qualifying child of more than one person,only the person who had the highest adjust-ed gross income for 1993 may treat that childas a qualifying child. If the other person isyour spouse and you are filing a joint return,this rule doesn’t apply. If you cannot take theearned income credit because of this rule,enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 56of Form 1040.
Example. You and your 5-year-old daugh-ter moved in with your mother in April 1993.You are not a qualifying child of your mother.Your daughter meets the conditions to be aqualifying child for both you and yourmother. Your adjusted gross income for1993 was $7,000 and your mother’s was$14,000. Since your mother’s adjusted grossincome was higher, your daughter is yourmother’s qualifying child.
Taxable Earned IncomeThis is usually the total of the amount report-ed on Form 1040, line 7, plus your earningsfrom self-employment. (See the instructionsfor line 6 on page EIC-3 to figure your earn-ings from self-employment.) But if you re-ceived a taxable scholarship or fellowshipgrant that wasn’t reported on a W-2 form,see the instructions for line 4 on page EIC-3.
Nontaxable EarnedIncomeCertain earned income is not taxable, but itmust be included on Schedule EIC to see ifyou can take the earned income credit. It isalso used to figure the amount of your credit.It includes anything of value (money, goods,or services) that is not taxable which youreceived from your employer for your work.Some examples of nontaxable earnedincome are—● Basic quarters and subsistence allow-ances and the value of in-kind quarters andsubsistence received from the U.S. military.This amount may be shown on your lastLeave and Earnings Statement for 1993. If itisn’t or you need additional help, contactyour legal assistance office or unit tax advi-sor.● Combat zone excluded pay. If you servedin Operation Desert Storm, contact yourlegal assistance office or unit tax advisor tofind out the amount of combat zone exclud-ed pay you received in 1993.
● Housing allowance or rental value of a par-sonage for clergy members. But if you arefiling Schedule SE, see Ministers and Mem-bers of Religious Orders on page EIC-1.● Meals and lodging provided for the con-venience of your employer.● Voluntary salary deferrals. If you chose tohave your employer contribute part of yourpay to certain retirement plans (such as a401(k) plan or the Federal Thrift Savings Plan)instead of having it paid to you, the “Deferredcompensation” box in box 15 of your W-2form should be checked. The amount de-ferred should be shown in box 13 of yourW-2 form.● Excludable dependent care benefits fromForm 2441, line 19.● Voluntary salary reductions, such as undera cafeteria plan, unless they are included inbox 1 of your W-2 form(s). For details, seePub. 596.
Information AboutYour QualifyingChild or ChildrenIf you had a qualifying child, fill in columns(a) through (g) on line 1. If you don’t give allthe information asked for, it may take uslonger to process your return and issue yourrefund. If you had more than two qualifyingchildren, you need to list only two to get themaximum credit.
Line 1, Column (a)Enter each qualifying child’s name. If youhad more than two qualifying children, listonly the two youngest children.
If you had a qualifying child born in 1993,list that child even if you chose to claim thecredit or exclusion for child care expensesfor this child on Form 2441.
Line 1, Column (c)If your child was born before 1975 but wasunder age 24 at the end of 1993 and a stu-dent, put a checkmark in column (c).
Your child was a student if he or she—● Was enrolled as a full-time student at aschool during any 5 months of 1993, or● Took a full-time, on-farm training courseduring any 5 months of 1993. The coursehad to be given by a school or a state,county, or local government agency.
A school includes technical, trade, andmechanical schools. It does not include on-the-job training courses or correspondenceschools.
Line 1, Column (d)If your child was born before 1975 and waspermanently and totally disabled during anypart of 1993, put a checkmark in column (d).
A person is permanently and totally dis-abled if both of the following apply.1. He or she cannot engage in any substan-tial gainful activity because of a physical ormental condition.
2. A doctor determines the condition haslasted or can be expected to last continu-ously for at least a year or can lead to death.
Line 1, Column (e)If your child was born before 1993, you mustenter his or her social security number incolumn (e). If your child doesn’t have anumber, apply for one by filing Form SS-5with your local Social Security Administration(SSA) office. It usually takes about 2 weeksto get a number.
If your child won’t have a number by thetime you are ready to file your return, ask theSSA to give you a receipt. When you file yourreturn, enter “Applied for” in column (e). Ifthe SSA gave you a receipt, attach a copyof it to your return.
Line 1, Column (g)Enter the number of months your child livedwith you in your home in the United Statesduring 1993. Do not enter more than 12.Count temporary absences such as forschool or vacation as time lived in yourhome. If the child lived with you for morethan half of 1993 but less than 7 months,enter “7” in this column.
If the Exception at the top of column 1 onthis page applies to your child, enter “12” inthis column.
Other InformationFill in lines 2 and 3 only if you want the IRSto figure the earned income credit for you.
Line 2If you received any earned income that is nottaxable, enter the total of that income on line2. List the type and amount of this incomeon the dotted line next to line 2. If you needmore space, attach a statement. See Non-taxable Earned Income on this page.
Line 3Enter the total amount you paid in 1993 forhealth insurance that covered at least one ofyour qualifying children even if the insurancecovered you and other members of yourfamily.Example 1. You had health insurance atwork that covered you, your spouse, andyour qualifying child. You paid part of thecost for the insurance and your employerpaid part. Your pay statements for 1993show that you paid a total of $500 for thehealth insurance. You should enter $500 online 3.Example 2. You paid $700 for health insur-ance in 1993. The insurance covered youand your spouse for the first 6 months andyou, your spouse, and your qualifying childfor the last 6 months. The total amount youpaid for health insurance for the last 6months of 1993 was $350. You should enter$350 on line 3.
Do not include on line 3—● The Medicare tax withheld from your payor the Medicare tax paid as part of the self-employment tax.
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● Amounts paid to doctors, dentists, hospi-tals, etc.● Amounts paid for prescription medicinesand drugs.● Amounts contributed under a cafeteriaplan unless they are included in box 1 of yourW-2 form(s).● Any amount paid, reimbursed, or subsi-dized by Federal, state, or local governmentsor their subsidiary agencies or offices unlessyou must include that amount in yourincome.
Figure Your TotalEarned IncomeCreditLine 4If the total on Form 1040, line 7, includes anamount for a taxable scholarship or fellow-ship grant that wasn’t reported on a W-2form, subtract that amount from the total online 7. Enter the result on line 4 of ScheduleEIC. Also, enter “SCH” and the amount yousubtracted on the dotted line next to line 4.
Line 5If you received any earned income that wasnot taxable, enter the total of that income online 5. List the type and amount of thisincome on the dotted lines next to line 5. Ifyou need more space, attach a statement.See Nontaxable Earned Income on pageEIC-2.
Line 6If you were self-employed or you reportedyour income and expenses on Schedule Cor C-EZ as a statutory employee, use theworksheet on this page to figure the amountto enter on line 6. If you are filing a joint returnand your spouse was also self-employed orreported income and expenses on ScheduleC or C-EZ as a statutory employee, add yourspouse’s amounts to yours to figure theamount to enter on line 6.Statutory Employee. If you were a statutoryemployee, the “Statutory employee” box inbox 15 of your W-2 form should be checked.
Lines 8–11The amount of the basic credit depends onwhether you listed one qualifying child or twoqualifying children on line 1 of Schedule EIC.If you had more than two qualifying children,you need to list only two to get the maximumbasic credit.
If you listed a qualifying child who wasborn in 1993, you can use that child to figureyour basic credit even if you are also usingthat child to take the extra credit for a childborn in 1993.Self-Employed Filers. If you used the work-sheet in Pub. 596 to figure your self-employed health insurance deduction andyour health insurance credit, be sure to enter“HIC” next to line 9.
Lines 12–16If you paid for health insurance in 1993 andthe insurance covered at least one of yourqualifying children, you can also take thehealth insurance credit.Line 15. Enter the total amount you paid in1993 for health insurance even if the insur-ance covered you and other members ofyour family.
Example 1. You had health insurance atwork that covered you, your spouse, andyour qualifying child. You paid part of thecost for the insurance and your employerpaid part. Your pay statements for 1993show that you paid a total of $500 for thehealth insurance. You should enter $500 online 15.
Example 2. You paid $700 for health in-surance in 1993. The insurance covered youand your spouse for the first 6 months andyou, your spouse, and your qualifying childfor the last 6 months. The total amount youpaid for health insurance for the last 6months of 1993 was $350. You should enter$350 on line 15.
Do not include on line 15—● The Medicare tax withheld from your payor the Medicare tax paid as part of the self-employment tax.● Amounts paid to doctors, dentists, hospi-tals, etc.● Amounts paid for prescription medicinesand drugs.
● Amounts contributed under a cafeteriaplan unless they are included in box 1 of yourW-2 form(s).● Any amount paid, reimbursed, or subsi-dized by Federal, state, or local governmentsor their subsidiary agencies or offices unlessyou must include that amount in yourincome.
Lines 17–19You can take this extra credit ONLY if:● You listed on line 1 of Schedule EIC a childborn in 1993, AND● You did not take the credit for child careexpenses or the exclusion of dependent carebenefits on Form 2441 for the same child.
If you had more than one qualifying childborn in 1993 (for example, twins), the amountof this credit does not change.
Line 20Add lines 11, 16, and 19. Enter the total online 20 and on Form 1040, line 56. But if youowe the alternative minimum tax (Form 1040,line 48), first subtract that tax from theamount on line 20 of Schedule EIC. Next,enter the result (if more than zero) on Form1040, line 56. Then, replace the amount onSchedule EIC, line 20, with the amount en-tered on Form 1040, line 56.
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If you are filing Schedule SE:Enter the amount from Schedule SE,Section A, line 3, or Section B, line 3,whichever appliesEnter the amount, if any, from ScheduleSE, Section B, line 4bAdd lines 1a and 1bEnter the amount from Form 1040, line 25Subtract line 1d from line 1cIf you are NOT filing Schedule SE because your net earningsfrom self-employment were less than $400 or you had a net(loss), complete lines 2a through 2c. But do not include onthese lines any amount exempt from self-employment tax asthe result of the filing and approval of Form 4029 orForm 4361.Enter any net farm profit or (loss) fromSchedule F, line 36, and farmpartnerships, Schedule K-1 (Form 1065),line 15aEnter any net profit or (loss) from ScheduleC, line 31, Schedule C-EZ, line 3, andSchedule K-1 (Form 1065), line 15a (otherthan farming) Add lines 2a and 2b. Enter the total even if a lossIf you are filing Schedule C or C-EZ as a statutory employee,enter the amount from line 1 of that Schedule C or C-EZAdd lines 1e, 2c, and 3. Enter the total here and on ScheduleEIC, line 6, even if a loss. If the result is a loss, enter it inparentheses and read the Caution below
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TABLE A—Basic Credit1993 Earned Income Credit
If the amounton Schedule EIC,line 7 orline 9, is—
Atleast
But lessthan
Twochildren
Your basic creditis—
Onechild
And you listed—
Caution: This is not a tax table.
To find your basic credit: First, read down the “At least — But lessthan” columns and find the line that includes the amount you enteredon line 7 or line 9 of Schedule EIC. Next, read across to the columnthat includes the number of qualifying children you listed on ScheduleEIC. Then, enter the credit from that column on Schedule EIC, line 8or line 10, whichever applies.
Atleast
But lessthan
Twochildren
Your basic creditis—
Onechild
And you listed—
Atleast
But lessthan
Twochildren
Your basic creditis—
Onechild
And you listed—
Atleast
But lessthan
Twochildren
Your basic creditis—
Onechild
And you listed—If the amounton Schedule EIC,line 7 orline 9, is—
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TABLE B—Health Insurance Credit1993 Earned Income Credit
If the amounton Schedule EIC,line 7 orline 9, is—
Atleast
But lessthan
Yourhealthinsurancecreditis—
Caution: This is not a tax table.
To find your health insurance credit: First, read downthe “At least—But less than” columns and find the linethat includes the amount you entered on line 7 or line9 of Schedule EIC. Next, read across and find the credit.Then, enter the credit on Schedule EIC, line 12 or line13, whichever applies.
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TABLE C—Extra Creditfor Child Born in 19931993 Earned Income CreditIf the amounton Schedule EIC,line 7 orline 9, is—
Atleast
But lessthan
Yourcreditfor achildborn in1993is—
Atleast
But lessthan
Atleast
But lessthan
Atleast
But lessthan
Atleast
But lessthan
Caution: Thisis not a taxtable.
To find your extra credit for a child born in 1993: First,read down the “At least—But less than” columns andfind the line that includes the amount you entered online 7 or line 9 of Schedule EIC. Next, read across andfind the credit. Then, enter the credit on Schedule EIC,line 17 or line 18, whichever applies.
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Instructions forSchedule F,Profit or LossFrom Farming
Use Schedule F to report farm income and expenses. File it with Form 1040, 1041,or 1065.
This activity may subject you to state and local taxes and other requirementssuch as business licenses and fees. Check with your state and local governmentsfor more information.
Additional Information. Pub. 225, Farmer’s Tax Guide, has samples of filled-informs and schedules, and lists important dates that apply to farmers.
General InstructionsA Change To NoteDeduction for Clean-Fuel Vehicle Refuel-ing Property. A deduction may be claimedon Schedule F, line 34, for part of the costof qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling prop-erty placed in service after June 30, 1993.See Pub. 535, Business Expenses, for moredetails.
Other Schedules and FormsYou May Have To FileSchedule E to report rental income frompastureland that is based on a flat charge.Report this income in Part I of Schedule E.But report on line 10 of Schedule F pastureincome received from taking care of some-one else’s livestock.Schedule SE to pay self-employment tax onincome from any trade or business.Form 4562 to claim depreciation on assetsplaced in service in 1993, to claim amortiza-tion that began in 1993, or to report infor-mation on vehicles and other listed property.Form 4684 to report a casualty or theft gainor loss involving farm business property, in-cluding livestock held for draft, breeding,sport, or dairy purposes.
See Pub. 225 for more information on howto report various farm losses, such as lossesdue to death of livestock or damage to cropsor other farm property.Form 4797 to report sales, exchanges, orinvoluntary conversions (other than from acasualty or theft) of certain farm property.Also use this form to report sales of livestockheld for draft, breeding, sport, or dairy pur-poses.Form 4835 to report rental income based onfarm production or crop shares if you did notmaterially participate (for self-employmenttax purposes) in the management or opera-tion of the farm. This income is not subjectto self-employment tax. See Pub. 225.Form 8824 to report like-kind exchanges.
Heavy Vehicle Use TaxIf you use certain highway trucks, truck-trailers, tractor-trailers, or buses in your tradeor business, you may have to pay a Federalhighway motor vehicle use tax. Get Form2290, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Return, to seeif you owe this tax.
Information ReturnsYou may have to file information returns forwages paid to employees, certain paymentsof fees and other nonemployee compensa-
tion, interest, rents, royalties, annuities, andpensions. You may also have to file an infor-mation return if you sold $5,000 or more ofconsumer products to a person on a buy-sell, deposit-commission, or other similarbasis for resale. For more information, getthe Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098,5498, and W-2G.
If you received cash of more than $10,000in one or more related transactions in yourfarming business, you may have to file Form8300. For details, get Pub. 1544, ReportingCash Payments of Over $10,000.
Estimated TaxIf you had to make estimated tax paymentsin 1993 and you underpaid your estimatedtax, you will not be charged a penalty if bothof the following apply:1. Your gross farming or fishing income for1992 or 1993 is at least two-thirds of yourgross income.2. You file your 1993 tax return and pay thetax due by March 1, 1994.
For more details, see Pub. 225.
Specific InstructionsFilers of Forms 1041 and1065Do not complete the block labeled “Socialsecurity number (SSN).” Instead, enter youremployer identification number (EIN) on lineD.
Lines A and BOn line A, enter your principal crop or activityfor the current year.
On line B, enter one of the 15 principalagricultural activity codes listed in Part IV onpage 2 of Schedule F. Select the code thatbest describes the source of most of yourincome. Field crop includes the productionof grains such as wheat, rice, feed corn, soy-beans, barley, rye, and lentils; and nongrainssuch as cotton, tobacco, sugar, and Irishpotatoes.
Line CUnder the cash method, include all incomein the year you actually get it. Generally,deduct expenses when you pay them. If youuse the cash method, check the box labeled“Cash.” Complete Parts I and II of ScheduleF.
Under the accrual method, includeincome in the year you earn it. It does notmatter when you get it. Deduct expenses
when you incur them. If you use the accrualmethod, check the box labeled “Accrual.”Complete Parts II, III, and line 11 of ScheduleF.
Other rules apply that determine the timingof deductions based on economic perfor-mance. Get Pub. 538, Accounting Periodsand Methods, for details.
Farming syndicates cannot use the cashmethod of accounting. A farming syndicatemay be a partnership, any other noncorpor-ate group, or an S corporation if:1. The interests in the business have everbeen for sale in a way that would requireregistration with any Federal or state agency,or2. More than 35% of the loss during any taxyear is shared by limited partners or limitedentrepreneurs. A limited partner is one whocan lose only the amount invested or re-quired to be invested in the partnership. Alimited entrepreneur is a person who doesnot take any active part in managing thebusiness.
Line DYou need an employer identification number(EIN) only if you had a Keogh plan or wererequired to file an employment, excise, fidu-ciary, partnership, or alcohol, tobacco, orfirearms tax return. If you need an EIN, fileForm SS-4, Application for Employer Iden-tification Number.
If you do not have an EIN, leave line Dblank. Do not enter your SSN.
Line EMaterial Participation. For the definition ofmaterial participation for purposes of thepassive activity rules, see the instructions forSchedule C (Form 1040), line I, on page C-2.
If you meet any of the material participa-tion tests described in the line I instructionsfor Schedule C, check the “Yes” box.
If you are a retired or disabled farmer, youare treated as materially participating in afarming business if you materially participat-ed 5 of the 8 years preceding your retirementor disability. Also, a surviving spouse is treat-ed as materially participating in a farmingactivity if the real property used for farmingmeets the estate tax rules for special valua-tion of farm property passed from a qualify-ing decedent, and the surviving spouseactively manages the farm.
Check the “No” box if you did not mate-rially participate. If you checked “No” andyou have a loss from this business, see Limiton Losses on page F-2. If you have a profitfrom this business activity but have currentyear losses from other passive activities or
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prior year unallowed passive activity losses,see the instructions for Form 8582, PassiveActivity Loss Limitations.Limit on Losses. If you checked the “No”box on line E and you have a loss from thisbusiness, you may have to use Form 8582to figure your allowable loss, if any, to enteron Schedule F, line 36. Generally, you candeduct losses from passive activities only tothe extent of income from passive activities.
For more details, get Pub. 925, PassiveActivity and At-Risk Rules.
Part I. FarmIncome—CashMethodIn Part I, show income received for itemslisted on lines 1 through 10. Count both thecash actually or constructively received andthe fair market value of goods or other prop-erty received for these items.
Income is constructively received when itis credited to your account or set aside foryou to use.
If you ran the farm yourself and receivedrents based on farm production or cropshares, report these rents as income on line4.
Sales of LivestockBecause of DroughtIf you sold livestock because of a drought,you can count the income from the sale inthe year after the drought, instead of the yearof the sale. You can do this if all of the fol-lowing apply:● Your main business is farming.● You can show that you sold the livestockonly because of the drought.● Your area qualified for Federal aid.
Information ReturnsIf you received information returns (Forms1099 or CCC-1099-G) showing amountspaid to you, first determine if the amountsare to be included with farm income. Then,use the following chart to determine whereto report the income on Schedule F. Includethe Form 1099 or CCC-1099-G amountswith any other income reported on that line.
Informationreturn
Where Toreport
Form 1099-PATR Line 5aForm 1099-A Line 7bForm 1099-MISC
(for crop insurance) Line 8aForms 1099-G or CCC-1099-G
(for disaster payments) Line 8aForms 1099-G or CCC-1099-G
(for other agriculturalprogram payments) Line 6a
You may also receive Form 1099-MISCfor other types of income. In this case, reportit on whichever line best describes theincome. For example, if you received a Form1099-MISC for custom farming work, include
this amount on line 9, “Custom hire (machinework) income.”
Lines 1 and 2On line 1, show amounts received from salesof livestock and other items bought forresale. On line 2, show the cost or other basisof the livestock and other items you actuallysold.
Line 4Show amounts received from sales of live-stock, produce, grains, and other productsyou raised.
Lines 5a and 5bIf you received distributions from a cooper-ative in 1993, you should receive Form1099-PATR. On line 5a, show your total dis-tributions from cooperatives. This includespatronage dividends, nonpatronage distribu-tions, per-unit retain allocations, and re-demption of nonqualified notices andper-unit retain allocations.
Show patronage dividends (distributions)received in cash, and the dollar amount ofqualified written notices of allocation. If youreceived property as patronage dividends,report the fair market value of the propertyas income. Include cash advances receivedfrom a marketing cooperative. If you re-ceived per-unit retains in cash, show theamount of cash. If you received qualified per-unit retain certificates, show the stated dollaramount of the certificate.
Do not include as income on line 5b pa-tronage dividends from buying personal orfamily items, capital assets, or depreciableassets. Enter these amounts on line 5a only.If you do not report patronage dividendsfrom these items as income, you must sub-tract the amount of the dividend from thecost or other basis of these items.
Lines 6a and 6bEnter on line 6a the TOTAL of the followingamounts. These are government paymentsyou received, usually reported to you onForm 1099-G. You may also receive FormCCC-1099-G from the Department of Agri-culture showing the amounts and types ofpayments made to you.● Price support payments.● Diversion payments.● Cost-share payments (sight drafts).● Payments in the form of materials (suchas fertilizer or lime) or services (such as grad-ing or building dams).● Face value of commodity credit certifi-cates (often called “generic” or “PIK” certif-icates).
On line 6b, report only the taxable amount.For example, if you qualify to exclude pay-ments received under certain cost-sharingconservation programs (see Pub. 225), donot include these payments on line 6b.
Lines 7a through 7cCommodity Credit Corporation (CCC)Loans. Generally, you do not report CCCloan proceeds as income. However, if youpledge part or all of your production to
secure a CCC loan, you may elect to reportthe loan proceeds as income in the year youreceive them, instead of the year you sell thecrop. If you make this election (or made theelection in a prior year), report loan proceedsyou received in 1993 on line 7a and attacha statement to your return showing the de-tails of the loan(s).What If I Forfeited a CCC Loan? Includethe full amount forfeited on line 7b, even ifyou reported the loan proceeds as income.
If you did not elect to report the loan pro-ceeds as income, also include the forfeitedamount on line 7c.
If you did elect to report the loan proceedsas income, you generally will not have anentry on line 7c. But if the amount forfeitedis different from your basis in the commodity,you may have an entry on line 7c.What If I Repaid a CCC Loan With CCCCertificates? Include on line 7b the amountof any CCC loan you repaid with certificates,even if you reported the loan proceeds asincome.
If you did not elect to report the CCC loanproceeds as income, include on line 7c theamount of the loan you repaid with the cer-tificates minus your basis in those certifi-cates. Your basis in certificates is the facevalue of the certificates you included asincome, or the amount you paid for them.
If you elected to report the loan proceedsas income, do not include on line 7c theamount of the loan you repaid with the cer-tificates.
For more information on the tax conse-quences of electing to report CCC loan pro-ceeds as income, forfeiting CCC loans, andrepaying CCC loans with certificates, seePub. 225.
Lines 8a through 8dIn general, you must report crop insuranceproceeds in the year you receive them. Fed-eral crop disaster payments are treated ascrop insurance proceeds. However, if 1993was the year of damage, you may elect toinclude certain proceeds in income for 1994.To make this election, check the box on line8c and attach a statement to your return.See Pub. 225 for a description of the pro-ceeds for which an election may be madeand for what you must include in your state-ment.
Generally, if you elect to defer any eligiblecrop insurance proceeds, you must defer allsuch crop insurance proceeds (includingFederal disaster payments).
Enter on line 8a the TOTAL crop insuranceproceeds you received in 1993, even if youelect to include them in income for 1994.
Enter on line 8b the taxable amount of theproceeds you received in 1993. Do not in-clude proceeds you elect to include inincome for 1994.
Enter on line 8d the amount, if any, of cropinsurance proceeds you received in 1992and elected to include in income for 1993.
Line 9Enter on this line the income you receivedfor custom hire (machine work).
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Line 10Use this line to report income not shown onlines 1 through 9. For example, include thefollowing income items on line 10:● Illegal Federal irrigation subsidies. SeePub. 225.● Bartering income.● Income from discharge of indebtedness.Generally, if a debt is canceled or forgiven,you must include the canceled amount inincome. However, certain solvent farmersmay exclude from income discharged qual-ified farm indebtedness. For information onwhether you must include in income any dis-charge of indebtedness, see Pub. 225.● State gasoline or fuel tax refund you gotin 1993.● The amount of credit for Federal tax paidon fuels claimed on your 1992 Form 1040.● The amount of credit for alcohol used asa fuel that was entered on Form 6478.● Any recapture of excess depreciation, in-cluding any section 179 expense deduction,if the business use percentage of any listedproperty decreased to 50% or less in 1993.Use Form 4797, Sales of Business Property,to figure the recapture. See the instructionsfor Schedule C (Form 1040), line 13, on pageC-3 for the definition of listed property.● The inclusion amount on leased listedproperty (other than vehicles) when the busi-ness use percentage drops to 50% or less.Get Pub. 534, Depreciation, to figure theamount.
Report the gain or loss on the sale of com-modity futures contracts on this line if thecontracts were made to protect you fromprice changes. These are a form of businessinsurance and are considered hedges. If youhad a loss in a closed futures contract, en-close it in parentheses.Caution: For property acquired and hedgingpositions established, you must clearly iden-tify on your books and records that the trans-action was a hedging transaction.
Purchase or sales contracts are not truehedges if they offset losses that already oc-curred. If you bought or sold commodity fu-tures with the hope of making a profit dueto favorable price changes, do not report theprofit or loss on this line. Report it on Form6781.
Part II. FarmExpensesDo not deduct:● Personal or living expenses (such astaxes, insurance, or repairs on your home)that do not produce farm income.● Expenses of raising anything you or yourfamily used.● The value of animals you raised that died.● Loss of inventory.● Personal losses.
If you were repaid for any part of an ex-pense, you must subtract the amount youwere repaid from the deduction.Capitalizing Costs of Property. If you pro-duced real or tangible personal property oracquired property for resale, certain ex-penses must be included in inventory costs
or capitalized. These expenses include thedirect costs of the property and the share ofany indirect costs allocable to that property.However, these rules generally do not applyto:1. Expenses of raising animals,2. Expenses of producing any plant that hasa preproductive period of 2 years or less, or3. Expenses of replanting certain crops ifthey were lost or damaged by reason offreezing temperatures, disease, drought,pests, or casualty.Note: Exceptions 1 and 2 above do not applyto tax shelters, farm syndicates, or partner-ships required to use the accrual method ofaccounting under Internal Revenue Codesection 447 or 448.
But you may be able to deduct rather thancapitalize the expenses of producing a plantwith a preproductive period of more than 2years. See Election To Deduct Certain Pre-productive Period Expenses below.
Do not reduce your deductions on lines 12through 34e by the preproductive period ex-penses you are required to capitalize. In-stead, enter the total amount capitalized inparentheses on line 34f. See PreproductivePeriod Expenses on page F-5 for more de-tails.
If you revoked a prior election to deductpreproductive period expenses for animals,you must continue to apply the alternativedepreciation rules to property placed in ser-vice while your election was in effect. Also,the expenses you previously chose todeduct will have to be recaptured as ordinaryincome when you dispose of the animals. Ifyou revoked a prior election to use the sim-plified method of capitalizing the costs ofraising female beef or dairy cattle, you mustcontinue to amortize the costs capitalized intax years beginning before 1989.Election To Deduct Certain PreproductivePeriod Expenses. If the preproductiveperiod of any plant you produce is more than2 years, you may choose to currently deductthe expenses rather than capitalize them.But you may not make this election for thecosts of planting or growing citrus or almondgroves that are incurred before the end ofthe 4th tax year beginning with the tax yearyou planted them in their permanent grove.By deducting the preproductive period ex-penses for which you may make this elec-tion, you are treated as having made theelection.Note: In the case of a partnership or S cor-poration, the election must be made by thepartner or shareholder. This election may notbe made by tax shelters, farm syndicates, orpartners in partnerships required to use theaccrual method of accounting under InternalRevenue Code section 447 or 448.
If you make the election to deduct prepro-ductive expenses for plants, any gain yourealize when disposing of the plants is ordi-nary income up to the amount of the prepro-ductive expenses you deducted. Also, thealternative depreciation rules apply to prop-erty placed in service in any tax year yourelection is in effect. Unless you obtain theconsent of the IRS, you must make this elec-tion for the first tax year in which you engagein a farming business involving the produc-tion of property subject to the capitalizationrules. You may not revoke this election with-out the consent of the IRS.
For more information, see Pub. 225.Prepaid Farming Expenses. Generally, ifyou use the cash method of accounting andyour prepaid expenses are more than 50%of your other deductible farming expenses,your expenses for feed, seed, fertilizer, andother similar farm supplies are deductibleonly in the year that you actually use them.The cost of poultry bought for use in thebusiness must be spread over 12 months orthe useful life of the poultry, whichever isless. The cost of poultry bought for resale isdeductible in the year the poultry is sold orotherwise disposed of. For an exception tothis rule and additional information on pre-paid expenses, see Pub. 225.
Line 12You can deduct the actual cost of runningyour car or truck, or take the standard mile-age rate. You must use actual costs if youdid not own the vehicle or if you used morethan one vehicle simultaneously in your busi-ness (such as in fleet operations).
If you deduct actual costs, include on line12 the business portion of expenses for gas-oline, oil, repairs, insurance, tires, licenseplates, etc. Show depreciation on line 16 andrent or lease payments on line 26a.
If you want to take the standard mileagerate, multiply the number of business milesby 28 cents a mile. Add to this amount yourparking fees and tolls, and enter the total online 12.
If you claim any car or truck expenses(actual or the standard mileage rate), youmust provide the information requested inPart V of Form 4562 and attach Form 4562to your return.
For more details, get Pub. 917, BusinessUse of a Car.
Line 14Amounts you spent to conserve soil or water,or to prevent erosion of your land, can bededucted only if the expenses are consistentwith a conservation plan approved by theSoil Conservation Service (SCS) of the De-partment of Agriculture for the area in whichyour land is located. If no plan exists, theexpenses must be consistent with a plan ofa comparable state agency. You cannotdeduct the expenses if they were paid orincurred for land used in farming in a foreigncountry. You must attach Form 8645, Soiland Water Conservation Plan Certification,to your return if you claim this deduction.
Do not deduct expenses you pay or incurto drain or fill wetlands or to prepare land forcenter pivot irrigation systems.
The amount you deduct may not exceed25% of your gross income from farming (ex-cluding certain gains from selling assetssuch as farm machinery and land). If yourconservation expenses are more than thelimit, the excess may be carried forward anddeducted in later tax years. However, theamount deductible for any 1 year may notexceed the 25% gross income limit for thatyear. Attach a copy of the original Form 8645to your return for each carryover year youclaim the deduction.
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Line 15Enter amounts paid for custom hire or ma-chine work (the machine operator furnishedthe equipment). Do not include amounts paidfor rental or lease of equipment that you op-erated yourself; report those amounts on line26a.
Line 16You can deduct depreciation of buildings,improvements, cars and trucks, machinery,and other farm equipment of a permanentnature.
Do not deduct depreciation on your home,furniture, or other personal items, land, live-stock you bought or raised for resale, orother property in your inventory.
You may also choose under Internal Rev-enue Code section 179 to expense a portionof the cost of certain tangible property youbought in 1993 for use in your business.
For more details, including when you mustcomplete and attach Form 4562, see theinstructions for Schedule C (Form 1040), line13, on page C-3.
Line 17Deduct contributions to employee benefitprograms that are not an incidental part of apension or profit-sharing plan included online 25. Examples are accident and healthplans, group-term life insurance, and depen-dent care assistance programs.
Do not include on line 17 any contributionsyou made on your behalf as a self-employedperson to an accident and health plan or forgroup-term life insurance. You may be ableto deduct on Form 1040, line 26, part of theamount you paid for health insurance onbehalf of yourself, your spouse, and depen-dents, even if you do not itemize your de-ductions. See the Form 1040 instructions onpage 22, for more details.
Line 18Generally, you cannot currently deduct ex-penses for feed to be consumed by yourlivestock in a later tax year. See PrepaidFarming Expenses on page F-3.
Line 20Do not include as freight paid the cost oftransportation incurred in purchasing live-stock held for resale. Instead, add thesecosts to the cost of the livestock, and deductthem when the livestock are sold.
Line 22Deduct premiums paid for farm business in-surance on line 22. Deduct on line 17amounts paid for employee accident andhealth insurance.
Do not deduct amounts credited to a re-serve for self-insurance or premiums paid fora policy that pays for your lost earnings dueto sickness or disability.
Lines 23a and 23bInterest Allocation Rules. The tax treatmentof interest expense differs depending on its
type. For example, home mortgage interestand investment interest are treated different-ly. “Interest allocation” rules require you toallocate (classify) your interest expense so itis deducted on the correct line of your returnand gets the right tax treatment. These rulescould affect how much interest you are al-lowed to deduct on Schedule F.
Generally, you allocate interest expenseby tracing how the proceeds of the loan areused. Get Pub. 535, Business Expenses, fordetails.
If you paid interest on a debt secured byyour main home, and any of the proceedsfrom that debt were used in your farmingbusiness, see Pub. 535 to figure the amountthat is deductible on Schedule F.
If you have a mortgage on real propertyused in your farming business (other thanyour main home), enter on line 23a the inter-est you paid for 1993 to banks or other fi-nancial institutions for which you received aForm 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement.Note: If the recipient was not a financial in-stitution or you did not receive a Form 1098from the recipient, report your mortgage in-terest on line 23b.
If you paid $600 or more of interest on thismortgage, the recipient should send you aForm 1098 or similar statement showing thetotal interest received from you during 1993.This statement must be sent to you by Jan-uary 31, 1994. If you paid more mortgageinterest to financial institutions than is shownon Form 1098 or similar statement, see Pub.535 to find out if you can deduct the addi-tional interest. If you can, enter the amounton line 23a. Attach a statement to your returnexplaining the difference and write “See at-tached” in the left margin next to line 23a.
If you and at least one other person (otherthan your spouse if you file a joint return)were liable for and paid interest on the mort-gage and the other person received the Form1098, report your share of the interest on line23b. Attach a statement to your return show-ing the name and address of the person whoreceived the Form 1098. In the left margin,next to line 23b, write “See attached.”
On line 23b, enter the interest on otherloans related to this farm. Do not deductinterest you prepaid in 1993 for later years;include only the part that applies to 1993.
Line 24Enter amounts you paid for farm labor minusthe amount of any jobs credit you claimedon Form 5884, Jobs Credit. Do not includeamounts paid to yourself.
Count the cost of boarding farm labor butnot the value of any products they used fromthe farm. Count only what you paid house-hold help to care for farm laborers.Caution: If you provided taxable fringe ben-efits to your employees, such as personal useof a car, do not include in farm labor theamounts you depreciated or deducted else-where.
Line 25Enter your deduction for contributions to em-ployee pension, profit-sharing, or annuityplans. If the plan included you as a self-employed person, see the instructions for
Schedule C (Form 1040), line 19, on pageC-4.
Lines 26a and 26bIf you rented or leased vehicles, machinery,or equipment, enter on line 26a the businessportion of your rental cost. But if you leaseda vehicle for a term of 30 days or more, youmay have to reduce your deduction by aninclusion amount. For details, see the in-structions for Schedule C (Form 1040), line20a, on page C-4.
Enter on line 26b amounts paid to rent orlease other property such as pasture or farmland.
Line 27Enter amounts you paid for repairs and main-tenance of farm buildings, machinery, andequipment. You can also include what youpaid for tools of short life or minimal cost,such as shovels and rakes.
Do not deduct repairs or maintenance onyour home.
Line 31You may deduct the following taxes:● Real estate and personal property taxeson farm business assets.● Social security and Medicare taxes youpaid to match what you are required to with-hold from farm employees’ wages and anyFederal unemployment tax paid. To deductone-half of your self-employment tax, seethe Instructions for Form 1040, line 25, onpage 21.● Federal highway use tax.
Do not deduct:● Federal income taxes.● Estate and gift taxes.● Taxes assessed for improvements, suchas paving and sewers.● Taxes on your home or personal use prop-erty.● State and local sales taxes on propertypurchased for use in your farm business. In-stead, treat these taxes as part of the costof the property.● Other taxes not related to the farm busi-ness.
Line 32Enter amounts you paid for gas, electricity,water, etc., for business use on the farm. Donot include personal utilities.
You cannot deduct the base rate (includ-ing taxes) of the first telephone line into yourresidence, even if you use it for business.See the instructions for Schedule C (Form1040), line 25, on page C-5.
Lines 34a through 34fInclude all ordinary and necessary farm ex-penses not deducted elsewhere on Sched-ule F, such as advertising, office supplies,etc.Amortization. You can amortize qualifyingforestation and reforestation costs over an84-month period. You can also amortize cer-tain business startup costs over a period of
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at least 60 months. For more details, getPub. 535. For amortization that begins in1993, you must complete and attach Form4562.At-Risk Loss Deduction. Any loss from thisactivity that was not allowed as a deductionlast year because of the at-risk rules is treat-ed as a deduction allocable to this activityin 1993.Bad Debts. Cash method taxpayers candeduct bad debts only if the amount waspreviously included in income. See the in-structions for Schedule C (Form 1040), line9, on page C-3.Business Use of Your Home. You may beable to deduct certain expenses for businessuse of your home, subject to limitations. Usethe worksheet in Pub. 587, Business Use ofYour Home, to figure your allowable deduc-tion. Do not use Form 8829, Expenses forBusiness Use of Your Home.Legal and Professional Fees. You candeduct on this line fees for tax advice relatedto your farm business and for preparation ofthe tax forms related to your farm business.Travel, Meals, and Entertainment. Gener-ally, you can deduct expenses for farm busi-ness travel and 80% of your business mealsand entertainment. But there are exceptionsand limitations. See the instructions forSchedule C (Form 1040), lines 24a through24c, beginning on page C-4.Preproductive Period Expenses. Enter inparentheses on line 34f, preproductiveperiod expenses that are capitalized. If youhad preproductive period expenses in 1993and you decided to capitalize these ex-penses, you MUST enter the total of theseexpenses in parentheses on line 34f andwrite “263A” in the space to the left of thetotal.
If you entered an amount in parentheseson line 34f because you have preproductiveperiod expenses you are capitalizing, sub-tract the amount on line 34f from the total oflines 12 through 34e. Enter the result on line35.
For more information, see CapitalizingCosts of Property on page F-3 and Pub.225.
Line 36If you have a loss, the amount of loss youcan deduct this year may be limited. Go onto line 37 before entering your loss on line36. If you answered “No” to Question E onSchedule F, also see the instructions forForm 8582. Enter the net profit or deducti-ble loss here and on Form 1040, line 19, andSchedule SE, line 1. Fiduciaries should enterthe net profit or deductible loss here and onForm 1041, line 6. Partnerships should stophere and enter the profit or loss on this lineand on Form 1065, line 5.
If you have a net profit on line 36, thisamount is earned income and may qualifyyou for the earned income credit if you meetcertain conditions. See page EIC-1 for moredetails.
Line 37At-Risk Rules. Generally, if you have (a) aloss from a farming activity, and (b) amountsin the activity for which you are not at risk,you will have to complete Form 6198, At-
Risk Limitations, to figure your allowableloss.
The at-risk rules generally limit the amountof loss (including loss on the disposition ofassets) you can claim to the amount youcould actually lose in the activity.
Check box 37b if you have amounts forwhich you are not at risk in this activity, suchas the following:● Nonrecourse loans used to finance the ac-tivity, to acquire property used in the activity,or to acquire the activity, that are not se-cured by your own property (other than prop-erty used in the activity). However, there isan exception for certain nonrecourse financ-ing borrowed by you in connection with hold-ing real property.● Cash, property, or borrowed amountsused in the activity (or contributed to theactivity, or used to acquire the activity) thatare protected against loss by a guarantee,stop-loss agreement, or other similar ar-rangement (excluding casualty insuranceand insurance against tort liability).● Amounts borrowed for use in the activityfrom a person who has an interest in theactivity, other than as a creditor, or who isrelated, under Internal Revenue Code sec-tion 465(b)(3), to a person (other than you)having such an interest.
If all amounts are at risk in this business,check box 37a and enter your loss on line36. But if you answered “No” to Question E,you may need to complete Form 8582 tofigure your allowable loss to enter on line 36.See the Instructions for Form 8582 for moredetails.
If you checked box 37b, get Form 6198 todetermine the amount of your deductibleloss and enter that amount on line 36. But ifyou answered “No” to Question E, your lossmay be further limited. See the Instructionsfor Form 8582. If your at-risk amount is zeroor less, enter zero on line 36. Be sure toattach Form 6198 to your return. If youchecked box 37b and you fail to attach Form6198, processing of your tax return may bedelayed.
Any loss from this activity not allowed for1993 because of the at-risk rules is treatedas a deduction allocable to the activity in1994.
For more details, get Pub. 925, PassiveActivity and At-Risk Rules. Also see the In-structions for Form 6198.
Part III. FarmIncome—AccrualMethodIf you use the accrual method, report farmincome when you earn it, not when you re-ceive it. Generally, you must include animalsand crops in your inventory if you use thismethod. Get Pub. 538, Accounting Periodsand Methods, for exceptions, inventorymethods, how to change methods of ac-counting, and for rules that require certaincosts to be capitalized or included in inven-tory.
Line 38Enter the amount earned from the sale oflivestock, produce, grains, and other pro-ducts you raised.
Lines 39a through 41cSee the instructions for lines 5a through 7c,on page F-2.
Lines 43 and 44See the instructions for lines 9 and 10, be-ginning on page F-2.
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Instructions forSchedule SE,Self-EmploymentTax
Use Schedule SE to figure the tax due on net earnings from self-employment. TheSocial Security Administration uses the information from Schedule SE to figureyour benefits under the social security program. This tax applies no matter howold you are, and even if you are already getting social security or Medicare benefits.
Additional Information. Get Pub. 533, Self-Employment Tax, for more details.
General InstructionsA Change To NoteFor 1993, the maximum amount of self-employment income subject to social secu-rity tax is $57,600. The maximum amountsubject to Medicare tax for 1993 is $135,000.
Who Must File Schedule SEYou must file Schedule SE if:1. You were self-employed, and your netearnings from self-employment from otherthan church employee income were $400 ormore (or you had church employee incomeof $108.28 or more—see Employees ofChurches and Church Organizations onthis page), AND2. You did not have wages (and tips) of$135,000 or more that were subject to socialsecurity and Medicare tax (or railroad retire-ment tax).
Who Is Subject to Self-Employment Tax?Self-Employed PersonsYou are subject to SE tax if you had netearnings as a self-employed person. If youare in business for yourself, or you are afarmer, for example, you are self-employed.
Your share of certain partnership incomeand your guaranteed payments are also sub-ject to SE tax. See Partnership Income orLoss on page SE-2.
Employees of Churches andChurch OrganizationsIf you had church employee income of$108.28 or more, you may be subject to SEtax. Church employee income is wages youreceived as an employee (other than as aminister or member of a religious order) froma church or qualified church-controlled or-ganization that has a certificate in effectelecting exemption from employer social se-curity and Medicare taxes.
Ministers and Members ofReligious OrdersYou are subject to SE tax on salaries andother income for services you performed asa minister or member of a religious order,unless you received approval from the IRSfor an exemption from SE tax. See Who IsNot Subject to Self-Employment Tax? onthis page. If you are subject to SE tax, in-clude this income on line 2 of either Short or
Long Schedule SE. But do not report it online 5a of Long Schedule SE; it is not con-sidered church employee income. Also in-clude on line 2:● The rental value of a home or an allowancefor a home furnished to you (including pay-ments for utilities), and● The value of meals and lodging providedto you, your spouse, and your dependentsfor your employer’s convenience.
If you were a duly ordained minister whowas an employee of a church and you aresubject to SE tax, the unreimbursed busi-ness expenses that you incurred as a churchemployee are allowed only as an itemizeddeduction for income tax purposes. Subtractthe allowable amount from your SE earningswhen figuring SE tax.
If you were a U.S. citizen or resident alienserving outside the United States as a min-ister or member of a religious order and youare subject to SE tax, you may not reduceyour net earnings by the foreign housing ex-clusion or deduction.
For more details, get Pub. 517, Social Se-curity and Other Information for Members ofthe Clergy and Religious Workers.
U.S. Citizens Employed by ForeignGovernments or InternationalOrganizationsYou are subject to SE tax if you are a U.S.citizen employed by a foreign government(or, in certain cases, by a wholly-owned in-strumentality of a foreign government or aninternational organization under the Interna-tional Organizations Immunities Act) in theUnited States, Puerto Rico, Guam, AmericanSamoa, the Commonwealth of the NorthernMariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands. Reportincome from this employment on ScheduleSE (Section A or B), line 2. If you are em-ployed elsewhere by a foreign governmentor an international organization, those earn-ings are not subject to SE tax.
U.S. Citizens or Resident AliensLiving Outside the United StatesIf you are a self-employed U.S. citizen orresident alien living outside the UnitedStates, in most cases you are subject to SEtax. You may not reduce your foreign earn-ings from self-employment by your foreignearned income exclusion.
Who Is Not Subject to Self-Employment Tax?In most cases, you are subject to SE tax onnet earnings you received as a minister, a
member of a religious order who has nottaken a vow of poverty, or a Christian Sci-ence practitioner. But you will not be subjectto SE tax on those net earnings if you filedForm 4361, Application for Exemption FromSelf-Employment Tax for Use by Ministers,Members of Religious Orders and ChristianScience Practitioners, and you received ap-proval from the IRS for an exemption frompaying SE tax. In this case, if you have noother income subject to SE tax, write“Exempt–Form 4361” on Form 1040, line 47.However, if you have other earnings of $400or more subject to SE tax, see line A at thetop of Long Schedule SE.Note: If you have ever filed Form 2031 toelect social security coverage on your earn-ings as a minister, you cannot revoke thatelection now.
If you have conscientious objections tosocial security insurance because of yourmembership in and belief in the teachings ofa religious sect recognized as being in ex-istence at all times since December 31,1950, and which has provided a reasonablelevel of living for its dependent members, youare not subject to SE tax if you got IRS ap-proval by filing Form 4029, Application forExemption From Social Security and Medi-care Taxes and Waiver of Benefits. In thiscase, do not file Schedule SE. Instead, write“Form 4029” on Form 1040, line 47.
See Pub. 517 for more details.
More Than One BusinessIf you were a farmer and had at least oneother business or you had two or more busi-nesses, your net earnings from self-employment are the combined net earningsfrom all of your businesses. If you had a lossin one business, it reduces the income fromanother. Figure the combined SE tax on oneSchedule SE.
Joint ReturnsShow the name of the spouse with SEincome on Schedule SE. If both spouseshave SE income, each must file a separateSchedule SE. If one spouse qualifies to useShort Schedule SE, and the other has to useLong Schedule SE, both can use one Sched-ule SE. One spouse should complete thefront and the other the back.
Include the total profits or losses from allbusinesses on Form 1040, as appropriate.Enter the combined SE tax on Form 1040,line 47.
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Community IncomeIn most cases, if any of the income from abusiness (including farming) is communityincome, all of the income from that businessis SE earnings of the spouse who carried onthe business. The facts in each case will de-termine which spouse carried on the busi-ness. If you and your spouse are partners ina partnership, see Partnership Income orLoss below.
If you and your spouse had communityincome and file separate returns, attachSchedule SE to the return of the spouse withthe SE income. Also attach Schedule(s) C,C-EZ, or F.Caution: Community income included onSchedule(s) C, C-EZ, or F must be dividedfor income tax purposes on the basis of thecommunity property laws.
Fiscal Year FilersIf your tax year is a fiscal year, use the taxrate and earnings base that apply at the timethe fiscal year begins. Do not prorate the taxor earnings base for a fiscal year that over-laps the date of a rate or earnings basechange.
SpecificInstructionsRead the chart on page 1 of Schedule SE tosee if you can use Section A, Short Sched-ule SE, or if you must use Section B, LongSchedule SE. For either section, you need toknow what to include as net earnings fromself-employment. Read the instructionsbelow to see what to include as net earningsand how to fill in lines 1 and 2 of either Shortor Long Schedule SE. Enter all negativeamounts in parentheses.
Net Earnings From Self-EmploymentWhat Is Included in Net SEEarnings?In most cases, net earnings include your netprofit from a farm or nonfarm business. If youwere a partner in a partnership, see the in-structions below.
Partnership Income or LossIf you were a general or limited partner in apartnership, include on line 1 or line 2, which-ever applies, the amount from line 15a ofSchedule K-1 (Form 1065). If you were ageneral partner, reduce this amount beforeentering it on Schedule SE by any section179 expense deduction claimed, unreim-bursed partnership expenses claimed, anddepletion claimed on oil and gas properties.If you reduce the amount you enter onSchedule SE, attach an explanation.
If you were a general partner, the amountreported by the partnership on line 15a ofSchedule K-1 should include your share ofpartnership income or loss subject to SE taxand any guaranteed payments the partner-ship made to you for services or for the useof capital. If you were a limited partner, theamount reported on line 15a of Schedule K-1should include only guaranteed payments
for services you actually rendered to or onbehalf of the partnership.
Income or loss from a partnership en-gaged solely in the operation of a group in-vestment program is not included in net SEearnings for either a general or limited part-ner.
If you were married and both you and yourspouse were partners in a partnership, eachof you is subject to SE tax on your own shareof the partnership income. Each of you mustfile a Schedule SE and report the partnershipincome or loss on Schedule E (Form 1040),Part II, for income tax purposes.
SE income belongs to the person who isthe member of the partnership and cannotbe treated as SE income by the nonmemberspouse even in community property states.
If a partner dies and the partnership con-tinues, include in SE income the deceased’sdistributive share of the partnership’s ordi-nary income or loss through the end of themonth in which he or she dies. See InternalRevenue Code section 1402(f).
Share FarmingYou are considered self-employed if you pro-duced crops or livestock on someone else’sland for a share of the crops or livestockproduced (or a share of the proceeds fromthe sale of them). This applies even if youpaid another person (an agent) to do theactual work or management for you. Reportyour net earnings for income tax purposeson Schedule F (Form 1040) and for SE taxpurposes on Schedule SE. For more details,get Pub. 225, Farmer’s Tax Guide.
Other Income and LossesIncluded in Net EarningsFrom Self-Employment● Rental income from a farm if, as landlord,you participated materially in the productionor management of the production of farmproducts on this land. This income is farmearnings. To determine whether you partici-pated materially in farm management or pro-duction, do not consider the activities of anyagent who acted for you. The material par-ticipation tests are explained in Pub. 225.● Cash or a payment-in-kind from the De-partment of Agriculture for participating in aland diversion program.● Payments for the use of rooms or otherspace when you also provided substantialservices. Examples are hotel rooms, board-ing houses, tourist camps or homes, parkinglots, warehouses, and storage garages.● Income from the retail sale of newspapersand magazines if you were age 18 or olderand kept the profits.● Amounts received by current or formerself-employed insurance agents that are:1. Paid after retirement but calculated as apercentage of commissions received fromthe paying company before retirement;2. Renewal commissions; or3. Deferred commissions paid after retire-ment for sales made before retirement.● Income as a crew member of a fishingvessel with a crew of normally fewer than 10people. See Pub. 595.● Fees as a state or local government em-ployee if you were paid only on a fee basisand the job was not covered under a
Federal-state social security coverageagreement.● Interest received in the course of any tradeor business, such as interest on notes oraccounts receivable.● Fees and other payments received by youfor services as a director of a corporation.● Recapture amounts under sections 179and 280F that you included in gross incomebecause the business use of the propertydropped to 50% or less. Do not includeamounts you recaptured on the dispositionof property. See Form 4797, Sales of Busi-ness Property.● Fees you received as a professional fidu-ciary. This may also apply to fees paid to youas a nonprofessional fiduciary if the feesrelate to active participation in the operationof the estate’s business, or the managementof an estate that required extensive manage-ment activities over a long period of time.● Gain or loss from section 1256 contractsor related property by an options or com-modities dealer in the normal course of deal-ing in or trading section 1256 contracts.
Income and Losses NotIncluded in Net EarningsFrom Self-Employment● Salaries, fees, etc., subject to social secu-rity or Medicare tax that you received forperforming services as an employee, includ-ing services performed as a public official(except as a fee basis government employeeas explained earlier under Other Incomeand Losses Included in Net Earnings FromSelf-Employment) or as an employee or em-ployee representative under the railroad re-tirement system.● Income you received as a retired partnerunder a written partnership plan that pro-vides for lifelong periodic retirement pay-ments if you had no other interest in thepartnership and did not perform services forit during the year.● Income from real estate rentals (includingrentals paid in crop shares), if you did notreceive the income in the course of a tradeor business as a real estate dealer. This in-cludes cash and crop shares received froma tenant or sharefarmer. Report this incomeon Schedule E.● Dividends on shares of stock and intereston bonds, notes, etc., if you did not receivethe income in the course of your trade orbusiness as a dealer in stocks or securities.● Gain or loss from:1. The sale or exchange of a capital asset;2. The sale, exchange, involuntary conver-sion, or other disposition of property unlessthe property is stock in trade or other prop-erty that would be includible in inventory, orheld primarily for sale to customers in theordinary course of the business; or3. Certain transactions in timber, coal, or do-mestic iron ore.● Net operating losses from other years.Statutory Employee Income. If you were astatutory employee (see page 14 for a defi-nition) and filed Schedule C or C-EZ to reportyour income and expenses, do not includethe net profit or (loss) from line 31 of thatSchedule C (or the net profit from line 3 ofSchedule C-EZ) on line 2 of Short or LongSchedule SE. But if you file Long Schedule
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SE, be sure to include statutory employeesocial security wages and tips from FormW-2 on line 8a, and statutory employee Med-icare wages and tips from Form W-2 on line12a.
Optional MethodsHow Can the Optional MethodsHelp You?Social Security Coverage. The optionalmethods may give you credit toward yoursocial security coverage even though youhave a loss or a small amount of income fromself-employment.Earned Income Credit. Using the optionalmethods may qualify you to claim the earnedincome credit or give you a larger credit ifyour net SE earnings (determined withoutusing the optional methods) are less than$1,600. Figure the earned income credit withand without using the optional methods tosee if the optional methods will benefit you.Child and Dependent Care Credit. The op-tional methods may also help you qualify forthis credit or give you a larger credit if yournet SE earnings (determined without usingthe optional methods) are less than $1,600.Figure this credit with and without using theoptional methods to see if the optional meth-ods will benefit you.Note: Using the optional methods may giveyou the benefits described above but theymay also increase your self-employment tax.
Farm Optional MethodYou may use this method to figure your netearnings from farm self-employment if yourgross farm income was $2,400 or less ORyour gross farm income was more than$2,400 but your net farm profits (definedbelow) were less than $1,733. There is nolimit on how many years you can use thismethod.
Under this method, you report on line 17,Part II, two-thirds of your gross farm income,up to $1,600, as your net earnings. Thismethod can increase or decrease your netSE farm earnings even if the farming busi-ness resulted in a loss.
You may change the method after you fileyour return. For example, you can changefrom the regular to the optional method orfrom the optional to the regular method.
For a farm partnership, figure your shareof gross income based on the partnershipagreement. With guaranteed payments, yourshare of the partnership’s gross income isyour guaranteed payments plus your shareof the gross income after it is reduced by allguaranteed payments of the partnership. Ifyou are a limited partner, include only guar-anteed payments for services you actuallyrendered to or on behalf of the partnership.
Net farm profits is the total of theamounts from Schedule F (Form 1040), line36, and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), line 15a,from farm partnerships.
Nonfarm Optional MethodYou may be able to use this method to figureyour net earnings from nonfarm self-employment if your nonfarm profits (definedbelow) were less than $1,733, and also lessthan 72.189% of your gross nonfarmincome. To use this method, you also mustbe regularly self-employed. You meet this
requirement if your actual net earnings fromself-employment were $400 or more in 2 ofthe 3 years preceding the year you use thenonfarm method. The net earnings of $400or more could be from either farm or nonfarmearnings or both. The net earnings includeyour distributive share of partnership incomeor loss subject to SE tax. Use of the nonfarmoptional method from nonfarm self-employment is limited to 5 years. The 5 yearsdo not have to be consecutive.
Under this method, you report on line 19,Part II, two-thirds of your gross nonfarmincome, up to $1,600, as your net earnings.But you may not report less than youractual net earnings from nonfarm self-employment.
You may change the method after you fileyour return. For example, you can changefrom the regular to the optional method orfrom the optional to the regular method.
Figure your share of gross income from anonfarm partnership in the same manner asa farm partnership. See Farm OptionalMethod above for details.
Net nonfarm profits is the total of theamounts from Schedule C (Form 1040), line31 (or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040), line 3),and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), line 15a,from other than farm partnerships.
Using Both Optional MethodsIf you can use both methods, you may reportless than your total actual net earnings fromfarm and nonfarm income, but you cannotreport less than your actual net earningsfrom nonfarm SE income alone.
If you use both methods to figure net earn-ings, you cannot report more than $1,600 ofnet SE earnings.
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Index to InstructionsAAddress Change 12 and 35Addresses of Internal Revenue Service Centers 9Adjustments to Income 20Advance Earned Income Credit Payments 6 and 27After School Child Care Expenses 25Alimony Paid 23Alimony Received 17Alternative Minimum Tax 26Amended Return 35Amount You Owe (or Refund) 29Annuities 18At-Risk Rules C-5*, E-2*, and F-5*Attachments to the Return 10Automated Refund Information 30
BBackup Withholding 27Bartering Income 15Birth or Death of Dependent 14Blindness—Proof of 23Business Income and Expenses (Schedule C) C-1*Business Use of Home A-5 and C-5*
CCapital Gains and Losses (Schedule D) D-1*Capital Gain Distributions 17Casualty and Theft Losses A-4Charity—Gifts to A-3Child and Dependent Care Expenses—
Credit for 25Children of Divorced or Separated Parents—
Exemption for 14Community Property States 15Contributions To Reduce the Public Debt 35Corresponding With the IRS 35Credits Against Tax 25
DDay-Care Center Expenses 25Death of Taxpayer 35Debt, Gift To Reduce the Public 35Dependent Care Benefits 16Dependents—
Exemptions for 14Standard Deduction 24
Desert Storm 6Dividends, Other Distributions 17 and B-1Divorced or Separated Parents—Children of 14Dual-Status Aliens 7 and 13
EEarned Income Credit 6 and EIC-1Educational Expenses A-5Elderly Persons—
Expenses for Care of 25Standard Deduction 23 and 24
Employee Business Expenses A-4Employer-Provided Vehicle 16Estates and Trusts E-3*Estimated Tax 28 and 35Excess Social Security, Medicare, and
RRTA Tax Withheld 28Exemptions 13Extension of Time To File 9 and 28
FFarm Income and Expenses (Schedule F) F-1*Fast Filing 3Filing Requirements 7–9Filing Status 12Foreign Accounts and Trusts B-2Form W-2 10Forms W-2, 1098, and 1099, Where To Report Certain
Items From 11Forms, How To Get 33Frequently Asked Questions, Answers to 5
GGeneral Information 30–35Gifts to Charity A-3Golden Parachute Payments 27Group-Term Life Insurance, Uncollected
Tax on 27
HHead of Household 13Health Insurance Deduction—Self-Employed 22Home, Sale of D-2*
IIncome—Not To Be Reported (Examples) 15Income—To Be Reported (Examples) 15Income Tax Withholding (Federal) 27 and 35Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)—
Contributions to (lines 24a and 24b) 20Distributions from (lines 16a and 16b) 18Nondeductible Contributions to 18 and 21
Injured Spouse Claim 29Installment Payments 29Interest You Paid A-2Interest Income—
Exclusion of Interest From SavingsBonds B-1
Taxable 16 and B-1Tax-Exempt 17 and B-1
Interest—Late Payment of Tax 36Interest—Penalty on Early Withdrawal of
Savings 23Itemized Deductions or Standard Deduction 24
KKeogh Plan—Deduction for 22
LLine Instructions for Form 1040 12Lump-Sum Distributions 19 and 25
MMarried Persons—
Filing Joint or Separate Returns 12 and 13Who Live Apart 13
Medical and Dental Expenses A-1Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions—Subject
to 2% AGI Limit A-4Mortgage Interest Credit 26 and A-3Moving Expenses A-4
NName Change 12 and 35National Debt, Gift To Reduce the 35Nonresident Alien—
Exemption for Spouse 14Filing a Joint Return 13Who Must File 7
Nontaxable Income (Examples) 15
OOrder Blank for Forms, Instructions,
and Publications 33Original Issue Discount (OID) 16 and B-1Other Income 20Other Taxes 26
PPartnerships E-3*Passive Activity—
Losses C-2*, E-3*, and F-1*Material Participation C-2* and F-1*
Payments 27Penalty—
Early Withdrawal of Savings 23Estimated Tax 29Frivolous Return 36Late Filing 36Late Payment 36Other 36
Pensions and Annuities 18
Preparer—Tax Return 29Presidential Election $3 Check-Off 12Privacy and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 4Problems, Unresolved Tax 6Public Debt, Gift To Reduce the 35Publications, How To Get 33
RRailroad Retirement Benefits—
Treated as a Pension 18Treated as Social Security 19
Records—How Long To Keep 35Refund or Amount You Owe 29Refunds, Credits, or Offsets of State and
Local Income Taxes 17Rental Income and Expenses (Schedule E) E-1*Retirement Plan Deduction, Keogh 22Rights of Taxpayers 35Rollovers 18Rounding Off to Whole Dollars 10Royalties E-1*
SSale of Home D-2*Schedules, Instructions for A-1Scholarship and Fellowship Grants 16S Corporations E-3*Self-Employment Tax—
Income Subject to 26 and SE-2*Deduction for One-Half of 21
Signing Your Return 29Social Security and Equivalent Railroad
Retirement Benefits 19Social Security Number 12 and 35Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions 24State and Local Income Taxes—
Taxable Refunds, Credits, or Offsets of 17Statutory Employees 16, C-2*, and C-5*Student Dependents—Exemption for 14Substitute Tax Forms 35
TTax—
Computation 23Figured by the IRS 24Other—
Accumulation Distribution of Trusts 25Alternative Minimum Tax 26Lump-Sum Distributions 19 and 25Qualified Retirement Plans,
Self-Employment Tax 26 and SE-1*Tax Under Section 72(m)(5) 27
Tax Rate Schedules 49Tax Table 37–48Taxes You Paid A-1Telephone Assistance—
Federal Tax Information 30–32Tele-Tax Information 30–31Tip Income 16 and 27Tips Reported to Employer, Uncollected Tax On 27Trusts—Foreign B-2
UUnemployment Compensation 19U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens
Living Abroad 7 and 15
WWhen To File 9Where To File 9Which Form To File 8Who Must File 7–8Who Should File 7Widows and Widowers, Qualifying 13Winnings—Prizes, Gambling, and Lotteries
(Other Income) 20Withholding—Federal Income Tax 27 and 35
* These items may not be included in this package. We’ve sent you only the forms you may need based on what you filed last year to reduce printing costs.
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Major Categories of Federal Income and Outlays for Fiscal Year 1992
On or before the first Monday in Februaryof each year, the President is required bylaw to submit to the Congress a budgetproposal for the fiscal year that begins thefollowing October. The budget plan setsforth the President’s proposed receipts,spending, and the deficit for the Federalgovernment. The plan includes recom-mendations for new legislation as well asrecommendations to change, eliminate,and add programs. After receipt of thePresident’s proposal, the Congress re-views the proposal and makes changes.It first passes a budget resolution settingits own targets for receipts, outlays, andthe deficit. Individual spending and reve-nue bills are then enacted consistent withthe goals of the budget resolution.
In fiscal year 1992 (which began on Oc-tober 1, 1991, and ended on September30, 1992), Federal income was $1,090.5billion and outlays were $1,380.9 billion,leaving a deficit of $290.4 billion.Federal IncomeIncome and social insurance taxes are, byfar, the largest source of receipts. In 1992,individuals paid $476 billion in incometaxes and corporations paid $100.3 billion.Social security and other insurance andretirement contributions were $413.7 bil-lion. Excise taxes were $45.6 billion. Theremaining $55.0 billion of receipts werefrom Federal Reserve deposits, customsduties, estate and gift taxes, and othermiscellaneous receipts. (These figures donot total to $1,090.5 billion due to round-ing.)Federal OutlaysAbout 79% of total outlays were financedby tax receipts and the remaining 21%were financed by borrowing. Governmentreceipts and borrowing finance a widerange of public services. The following isthe breakdown of total outlays for fiscalyear 1992*:1. Social security, Medicare, and otherretirement: $469.7 billion. These pro-grams were 33% of total outlays. Theseprograms provide income support for theretired and disabled and medical care forthe elderly.2. National defense, veterans, and for-eign affairs: $348.6 billion. About 21% ofoutlays were to equip, modernize, and payour armed forces and to fund other na-tional defense activities; about 2% wentfor veterans benefits and services; andabout 1% went for international activities,including military and economic assis-tance to foreign countries and the main-tenance of United States embassiesabroad.
3. Net interest: $199.4 billion. About 14%of total outlays were for net interest pay-ments on the public debt.4. Physical, human, and community de-velopment: $139.5 billion. About 10% oftotal outlays were for agriculture, naturalresources and environmental programs;transportation programs; aid for elemen-tary and secondary education and directassistance to college students; job train-ing programs; deposit insurance, com-merce and housing credit, and communitydevelopment; and space, energy, andgeneral science programs.5. Social programs: $235.6 billion. TheFederal government spent 10% of totaloutlays to fund medicaid, food stamps, aid
to families with dependent children, sup-plemental security income, and relatedprograms. About 7% was spent for healthresearch and public health programs, un-employment compensation, assistedhousing, and social services.6. Law enforcement and general gov-ernment: $27.4 billion. About 2% of totaloutlays were for judicial activities, Federallaw enforcement, and prisons; and to pro-vide for the general costs of the Federalgovernment, including the collection oftaxes and legislative activities.
These pie charts show the relative sizesof the major categories of Federal incomeand outlays for fiscal year 1992.
Where the Income Came From:
What the Outlays Were:
Income and Outlays
Personal incometaxes35%
Excise, customs,estate, gift, and
miscellaneous taxes7%
Corporateincome taxes
7%
Borrowing tocover deficit
21%
Social security, Medicare,and unemployment andother retirement taxes
30%
6. Lawenforcement and
general government2%
1. Social security,Medicare, and other
retirement33%
2. NationalDefense, veterans,and foreign affairs
24%
3. Net intereston the debt
14%
4. Physical,human, andcommunity
development10%
5. Socialprograms
17%
* The percentages on this page exclude undistributed offsetting receipts, which were -$39.3 billion in fiscal year 1992. In the budget, these receipts are offset against spending infiguring the outlay totals shown above. These receipts are primarily for the U.S. Government’s share of its employee retirement programs and rents and royalties on the OuterContinental Shelf.