How to Find the Status on Your Federal Return

Each IRS tax form will contain your filing status on a different page or line.

Each year, working Americans must report their yearly earnings to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), allowing the federal government to tax them based on their wages and filing status. The filing status -- not the refund status -- on your federal return will differ from form to form; however, each filing status will impact the amount of taxes in which you may need to pay.

Instructions

1. Locate your status on Form 1040. Your Form 1040 filing status is located on page one, boxes one through five.

2. Locate your status on Form 1040A. Your Form 1040A filing status is located on page one, boxes one through five.

3. Locate your status on Form 1040EZ. Your Form 1040EZ filing status is either single or married on the joint filing section.

References

• Internal Revenue Service: Where Do I Get the Filing Status?