Form 1040EZ

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Question by Tal Rozen:
 

You can use Form 1040EZ if all of the following apply: 1) Your filing status is single or married filing jointly. 2) You (and your spouse if married filing a joint return) were under age 65 on January 1, 2000, and not blind at the end of 1999. 3) You do not claim any dependents. 4) Your taxable income is less than $50,000. 5) Your income is only from wages, salaries, tips, unemployment compensation, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, taxable scholarship and fellowship grants, and taxable interest of $400 or less. 6) You did not receive any advance earned income credit (EIC) payments. 7) If you were a nonresident alien at any time in the tax year, your filing status is married filing jointly. 8) You do not claim a student loan interest deduction or education credit. 9) You do not owe any household employment taxes on wages you paid to a household employee. You must meet all of these requirements to use Form 1040EZ. If you do not, you must use Form 1040A or Form 1040