Things You'll Need:
- Tax records
- IRS Form 1040-EZ and instructions
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Step 1
Begin to fill out IRS Form 1040-EZ by entering your social-security number in the top, right-hand corner of the form and affixing the mailing label provided to you by the IRS in the "LABEL HERE" position. If you do not have a label or it includes incorrect information, enter your name and address in the fields provided.
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Step 2
Enter your wages, salary, tips, taxable interest, unemployment compensation and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends on lines 1, 2 and 3. Total your adjusted gross income on line 4.
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Step 3
Record your total standard deductions and personal exemptions on line 5. Include the adjustment specified on the back or second page of Form 1040-EZ if someone can claim you or your spouse as a dependent.
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Step 4
Subtract line 5 from line 4 and enter your taxable income on line 6.
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Step 5
Enter your federal tax withheld, from box 2 of your W-2 forms, on line 7.
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Step 6
Use the earned-income credit instructions, steps, worksheet and table from the IRS Form 1040EZ instruction booklet to figure your credit, and then fill out line 8(a).
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Step 7
Enter other credits, and total your payments, tax and any refund on lines 10, 11 and 12a.
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Step 8
Calculate any amount you owe on line 13. Make your check or money order for this amount payable to the "United States Treasury." Include your name, social-security number, phone number and "200_ Form 1040EZ" on the check (unless you intend to e-file).
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Step 9
Mail your signed and dated IRS Form 1040-EZ with your payment to the address shown for your state on page 2 of Form 1040-EZ. You also may e-file your return with the IRS website (see Resources below).
