Frequently asked questions
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- What are some examples of other adjustments?
- How much can I carry back to previous years?
- What gains or losses should I NOT include?
- What losses can I carry over from 2024?
- What should I include as the cost or other basis?
- How do I determine my unrecognized gain on offsetting position?
- What do I enter as components for my straddles?
- What unrecognized gains do I need to enter?
- Mixed Straddle Account Election and Extension
- What is material participation in a farm rental?
- What is active participation in a farm rental?
- What amount of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits I should enter here?
- How do I know if I have SDI, VPDI, SUI, or FLI in Box 14 or Box 19 of this W-2?
- What do I enter in Box 2a for my IRA distribution?
- What do I enter in Box 2a for my pension or annuity distribution?
- Can I get an extension for my Utah Return?
- Paying State Tax Due by Mail
- Paying State Tax Due with Credit Card
- What are the different ways to pay my taxes to my state?
- How does electing to report my child's tax-exempt investment (or tax-exempt dividend) income on my return affect my return?
- What is my phone number used for?
- What are Recapture Taxes?
- What is the recapture of education credit or deduction?
- How do I figure the education credit recapture?
- How do I figure the education deduction recapture?
- What is the recapture of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit?
- What do I enter to recapture the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit?
- What is the recapture of the Low-Income Housing Credit ?
- What do I enter to recapture the Low-Income Housing Credit?
- What is the recapture of the New Markets Credit ?
- What do I enter to recapture the New Markets Credit ?
- What is the recapture of the Employer-Provided Child Care Facilities Credit?
- What do I enter to recapture the Employer-Provided Child Care Facilities Credit?
- What is the recapture of the Investment Credit?
- What is the recapture of the Federal Mortgage Subsidy?
- What do I enter to recapture the Federal Mortgage Subsidy?
- Are Veterans Affairs (VA) payments taxable?
- What amount of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits should I enter here?
- Can I report my disabled spouse and dependent care expenses as medical expenses if I itemize deductions?
- Fuel Tax Credit (Form 4136)
- What is a nontaxable use or sale of fuel?
- Who is eligible to claim the Alternative Fuel Credit?
- What do the type of use codes for the Fuel Tax Credit mean?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of gasoline?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of aviation gasoline?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of undyed diesel fuel?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of undyed kerosene (not aviation kerosene)?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for kerosene used in aviation?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for sales of undyed diesel fuel?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for sales of undyed kerosene (not aviation kerosene)?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for sales of kerosene for use in aviation?
- Who can claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of alternative fuel?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for registered credit card issuers?
- Who can claim the Fuel Tax Credit for nontaxable use of a diesel-water fuel emulsion?
- When can I claim the Fuel Tax Credit for diesel-water fuel emulsion blending?
- How do I know if I elected to deduct sales tax instead of state and local income taxes on my 2024 tax return?
- How do I know if my Standard Deduction was higher than my Itemized Deductions on my 2024 tax return?
- How do I know if my taxable income was zero or negative on my 2024 tax return?
- What if I need to use the Recoveries of Itemized Deductions worksheet?
- What is the green card test?
- What is the substantial presence test?
- How do I show I'm an active duty member of the military?
- Am I a nonresident alien or a resident alien?
- Do I qualify to exclude the gain on the sale of my main home?
- What is the Virginia Commonwealth Savers Contribution?
- What is a worthless stock?
- What if I have an option that I granted (wrote) but has expired?
- Where do I enter a credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax (Form 8801)
- Community Property Income
- Which states participate in the state Free File program?
- What is the credit card security code?
- How does Email Verification work?
- How do I make the most out of importing my 2024 return?
- Child With More Than $1,350 of Investment Income (Form 8814)
- What child income can I elect to report on my return?
- What should I know when electing to report my child's investment income on my tax return?
- What age does my child need to be to elect to report their investment income on my return?
- Who qualifies to claim a child's investment income on their tax return using Form 8814?
- How do I create a separate account for my child?
- What should I do if my child had a change of address?
- Do you support Form 8615?
- What are Illinois Household Employment taxes?
- Paying using Direct Pay
- Paying federal tax due with a credit card
- How do I find my verification code?
- How do I change the font size on FreeTaxUSA?
- Where do I enter my email verification code?
- Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions
- When would I want to change the recommended federal deduction?
- Can I skip entering my Itemized Deductions and just take the Standard Deduction?
- What ABLE Account distributions are not subject to additional tax?
- ABLE Account Distributions (Form 1099-QA)
- What is a FATCA filing requirement?
- What is a custodial parent?
- What is a Pennsylvania extension?
- If I'm married, whose name do I enter first?
- What filing status should I use after a divorce?
- What filing status should I use if I got married during 2025?
- What filing status should I use if my spouse passed away in 2025?
- What filing status should I use for a common law marriage?
- What if my marriage is annulled?
- Which filing status should I use?
- Answers to other questions about filing status.
- Answers to other questions about dependents
- What are noneducational expenses?
- What do I do with the insurance contract reimbursement on my 1098-T?
- Can I use the Head of Household filing status if I'm the custodial parent but my child's other parent is claiming the child as a dependent?
- Can I use the Head of Household filing status if I'm claiming my fiance (girlfriend or boyfriend) or my fiance's child as a dependent?
- Why do I need to verify my email address or phone number?
- Should I use the Standard Mileage method or the Actual Expenses method for vehicle expenses?
- How do I know the value of the land of my home for calculating the home office deduction?
- Can I deduct mortgage interest if I am a co-owner but my Social Security number isn't on the Form 1098?
- Can I claim the Child Care Credit for my disabled spouse or disabled adult dependent?
- My child's Form 1098-T has her Social Security number on it. Can I claim the education credit on my tax return?
- I lost my IRS refund check
- Are cash gifts taxable income?
- How does a household employee affect my tax return?
- What if I receive an incorrect Form 1099-INT?
- What if I receive an incorrect Form 1099-DIV?
- What if I receive an incorrect Form 1099-MISC?
- What if I receive an incorrect Form 1099-R?
- Do I need to file a 2025 tax return for a deceased family member?
- Can a parent claim a married child as a dependent?
- Can a noncustodial parent claim a child as a dependent?
- What is W-2, Box 14 for?
- How do I change my tax return if I get a new tax form after I already filed?
- What if I didn't receive or I lost my 1099-DIV?
- How can my dividend income include U.S. Government interest income?
- Do I need to include returned ABLE account contributions?
- What is the Virginia Identity PIN?
- What is the Virginia Discharge of Student Loans Subtraction?
- What if I could only obtain coverage outside the Marketplace for part of the month?
- What if my Marketplace coverage started in the middle of the month?
- Why am I being asked for my driver's license information?
- What if I'm electing to report my child's investment income on Form 8814?
- What deductions can I itemize for North Carolina?
- What is my North Carolina individual income tax rate?
- What do I choose for my California marital status during 2025?
- When is my state tax owed due?
- What is Live Chat?
- What is the Phaseout of Itemized/Standard Deductions Worksheet for 2026 estimated tax?
- What if I'm a Pennsylvania resident employed in New Jersey?
- What is the Oregon Mobile Home Park Closure Credit?
- How can I cancel a direct debit payment?
- What retirement income is eligible for the Delaware Pension Exclusion?
- What is the Delaware Pension Exclusion?
- Is state tax withheld on Form 1099-INT common?
- Is state tax withheld on Form 1099-DIV common?
- Is state tax withheld on a Form 1099-OID common?
- Whose Social Security number should I enter to reset my password?
- Whose Social Security number should I enter to retrieve my username?
- Can I use the same sign in/account information every year?
- What does "Remove All Trusted Devices" mean?
- What should I do after I receive the verification code?
- What do I enter for my health insurance premiums for Itemized Deductions if I also have the Premium Tax Credit?
- Where do I enter an Underpayment Penalty (Form 2210)?
- When are my household employment taxes required for Form 2210?
- Did you know?
- What are some other types of income I might have?
- What is the Annualized Income Installment Method?
- Paying with cash
- Paying by electronic payment
- Where is my Password Reset Code?
- Should I pay for my order with my refund?
- What if the IRS or state reduces my refund?
- Can I pay for my order with my tax refund?
- Why is my refund being delayed?
- What additional services do you offer?
- What wages are exempt from Ohio tax?
- Do I have 2024 tax liability for the underpayment penalty?
- How do I know which school district I live in?
- What is Priority Support?
- When is Live Chat available?
- Should I file my state return now?
- Do I need to report small amounts of interest?
- Do I need to round the amounts I enter?
- What if I have more than one selling date for my investments?
- What legal expenses can I include in Miscellaneous Deductions?
- What is the Presidential Election Campaign Fund?
- How does FreeTaxUSA keep my Social Security Number (SSN) or ITIN safe?
- Why would I want to distribute my HSA contribution unequally?
- What do I enter in Box 2a if my 1099-R, Box 2a says "unknown" or is blank?
- What is Priority Customer Support?
- Did you know?
- Have I complied with all the due diligence requirements?
- What records do I need to keep to comply with due diligence as a paid preparer?
- What documentation should I include?
- Do I need to keep documents the taxpayer gives me?
- What recertification form do I need to fill out?
- What kind of documents could be helpful for due diligence?
- What is an eligible employer-sponsored retirement plan for Pennsylvania?
- Is there a tax break for contributions I make under the Maryland ABLE Program?
- What are the payment options on your website?
- What adoption expenses are eligible for the Iowa Adoption Tax Credit?
- What are Iowa qualified adoption expenses?
- Can I claim the Iowa Adoption Tax Credit?
- How much does a state tax return cost?
- What are the requirements for the Arizona Married Filing Separately Spouse Blind Exemption?
- Does customer support have a phone number I can call to talk to a representative?
- What is a qualifying foster care charitable organization (QFCO)?
- What is a Form 1099-G?
- How can I get my Form 1099-G information from North Dakota?
- How do I calculate the Geothermal Energy Device Credit?
- What kind of documentation should I keep for my underpayment penalty waiver request?
- What is an Ohio STABLE account?
- What is eligible military retirement pay for the Maine Pension Income Deduction?
- Will my state refund be delayed too?
- Why do I need an EFIN?
- What qualifies as Olympic or Paralympic medals and prize money?
- Where should I mail my Form 71-661, Installment Agreement?
- What is the addition for Federal Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryforward while a nonresident?
- Am I considered a part-year resident of the District of Columbia?
- Am I considered a nonresident of the District of Columbia?
- Will I get a Form 1095-A?
- How do I use the information on my Form 1095-A?
- What is the West Virginia Conceal Carry Gun Permit Training Credit?
- What if my ITIN is expired?
- What are the IRS's fees for installment agreements?
- How much does it cost to use your website?
- What are 1099-K, 1099-NEC, and 1099-MISC forms?
- What if I didn't receive a Form 1099-K, 1099-NEC, or 1099-MISC?
- What do I need to know about being self-employed?
- What if I rent out my home through Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, or another company?
- What if I drive for Uber, Lyft, or another company?
- What if I sell goods on Etsy, Big Cartel, or other sites?
- What if I earn money from running a blog?
- Am I self-employed?
- What if I'm an independent distributor/consultant or business owner?
- What is a domicile?
- Am I required to file a Nebraska Tax Return?
- What is Voluntary Plan Disability Insurance (VPDI)?
- What do I enter in the Schedule C Basic Business Information section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule C Income and Returns section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule C Common Expenses section?
- What do I enter in the Depreciable Assets section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule C or Schedule F Health Insurance section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule C Less Common Expenses section?
- What do I enter in the Basic Rental Information section?
- What do I enter in the Rental Income section?
- What do I enter in the Rental Expenses section?
- What do I enter in the Rental Vacation Home Limitation of Deductions section?
- What do I enter in the Basic Farm Information section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule F Income section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule F Less Common Expenses section?
- What do I enter in the Schedule F Common Expenses section?
- What do I enter in the Basic Farm Rental Information section?
- What do I enter in the Farm Rental Income section?
- What do I enter in the Farm Rental Expenses section?
- How will I know if the IRS accepts my return?
- How long will it take the IRS to accept my return?
