Federal Tax Questions
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- What is Unadjusted Basis Immediately after Acquisition (UBIA)?
- What is Section 199A income?
- What type of business is considered a Specified Service Trade or Business (SSTB)?
- What is a Specified Trade or Business (SSTB)?
- Do rental properties qualify for the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID)?
- Is there a change to how I claim my NOL (Net Operating Loss)?
Taxpayer Information
- I live in a different country. How do I file a return?
- Who is considered a Nonresident Alien?
- Can I Use Form 1040-SR US Tax Return for Seniors?
- Can I Upload or Import a 1040 PDF File?
- What is the Substantial Presence Test?
- What if I am claimed as a dependent on someone else's return?
Dependent Information
- Do I include dependent child's income (SSA- 1099, 1099-NEC,Social Security, W-2) on my return?
- How do I claim my spouse on my return?
- How do I enter information for dependents?
- How do I indicate I do not wish to claim my dependent for EIC purposes?
- I want to file using Head of Household but allow my ex-spouse to claim the child. How do I mark my child as not my dependent for the tax year?
- Claiming Dependents on Taxes - IRS rules
Income from Wages and Salaries
- Tip Income
- How to report United Nations W-2 Income?
- Why isn't my W-2 showing in my total income?
- How do I verify my EIN?
- How do I report my Wages or Salaries (prepare Form W-2)?
- What do the W-2 box 12 codes mean?
Foreign Earned Income
- What is considered Foreign Earned Income?
- Can I claim both the Foreign Tax Credit - Form 1116 and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion - Form 2555?
- Filing taxes as an Expat
- What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555)?
- How do I enter income from a foreign employer that does not have an EIN?
- What if I do not meet the Physical Presence or Bona Fide Residence Test?
Other Income
- Taxable Distributions from an ABLE Account 1099-QA
- Where do I report my NOL (Form 172)?
- Where do I report my payments for donating plasma?
- How Do I Report An Honorarium?
- Where do I report my stipend income?
- 1099-G Grants Box 6
General Questions
- Filing Your Taxes While in Bankruptcy
- Why is My Tax Refund Smaller this Year?
- IRS Adds Additional Documents to Online Accounts
- How are My Taxes Calculated?
- What is a TIN?
- 2025 Contribution Limits (HSA, 401(k), IRA)