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Instructions for Form 1040A 2003 Tax Year

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A

Address Change, Address Change., What Should You Do If You Move?
Addresses of Internal Revenue Service Centers, 1040A (2003)
Adoption Expenses:
Credit for, Adoption Credit
Employer-Provided Benefits for, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.
Advance Child Tax Credit Payment, Advance Child Tax Credit Payment., Advance Child Tax Credit Payment,
Advance Earned Income Credit Payments, Advance Earned Income Credit Payments
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends, Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends.
Allocated Tip Income, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.
Alternative Minimum Tax, Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount Increased., Alternative Minimum Tax.
Amended Return, How Do You Amend Your Tax Return?
Amount You Owe, Amount You Owe
Annuities, Pensions and Annuities

B

Blindness, Blindness.

C

Capital Gain Distributions, Capital Gain—Maximum Tax Rate Reduced., Capital Gain Distributions, Form 8615, Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet
Nominee, Capital Gain Distributions
Child and Dependent Care Expenses, Credit for, Child and Dependent Care Credit Increased., Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Child Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits Increased., Line 6c, Column (4), Qualifying Child for Child Tax Credit., What Is the Child Tax Credit?, , Additional Child Tax Credit What Is the Additional Child Tax Credit?
Children of Divorced or Separated Parents, Exemption for, Children of Divorced or Separated Parents.
Commissioner's Message, A Message From the Commissioner
Common Mistakes, How To Avoid, How To Avoid Common Mistakes.
Community Property States, Community Property States
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled, Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Customer Service Standards,

D

Death of Spouse, Death of Your Spouse., Claiming a Refund for a Deceased Taxpayer.
Death of Taxpayer, Death of a Taxpayer.
Debt, Gift To Reduce the Public, How Do You Make a Gift To Reduce the Public Debt?
Deductions for Contributions to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), Line 17, , Married Persons Filing Separately.
Dependent Care Benefits, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.
Dependents:
Birth or Death of, Dependents
Children, Dependents
Other, Dependents
Standard Deduction for, Standard Deduction,
Student, Exception for Your Child.
Supported by Two or More Taxpayers, Person Supported by Two or More Taxpayers.
Who Can Be Claimed as, Dependents
Direct Deposit of Refund, , Refund
Disclosure, Privacy, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
Dividends
Nominee, Ordinary Dividends, Qualified Dividends
Ordinary Dividends, Ordinary Dividends
Qualified Dividends, Dividends—New Tax Rate.
Qualified dividends, Qualified Dividends
Divorced or Separated Parents, Children of, Children of Divorced or Separated Parents.
Dual-Status Aliens, Nonresident Aliens and Dual-Status Aliens., Nonresident Aliens and Dual-Status Aliens.

E

Earned Income Credit (EIC), Earned Income Credit., What is the EIC?,
Earned Income Credit Tables, ,
Education Credits, Lifetime Learning Credit Doubled., Education Credits
Educator Expenses, Educator Expenses
Elderly Persons:
Credit for, Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Standard Deduction for, Line 23a,
Estimated Tax Payments, 2003 Estimated Tax Payments, Income Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments for 2004.
Everyday Tax Solutions, Everyday Tax Solutions.
Excess Social Security and Tier 1 RRTA Taxes Withheld, Excess Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement (RRTA) Taxes Withheld.
Exemptions, Exemptions, Other Dependent Children
Extensions of Time To File, Where Do You File?
Extensions of Time to File, Amount Paid With Extension of Time To File.

F

Filing Information, What's New for 2003?, Filing Requirements— These rules apply to all U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and resident aliens., When Must You Use Form 1040?
Filing Instructions
When To File, When Should You File?
Filing Status—Which Box To Check, Filing Status, Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child
Foreign Bank Account, When Must You Use Form 1040?
Foreign Retirement Plans, Foreign Retirement Plans
Form 1040A or Form 1040?, Who Can Use Form 1040A?
Form W-2, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc., Missing or Incorrect Form W-2?
Forms W-2, 1098, and 1099, Where To Report Certain Items From, Private Delivery Services.
Forms, How To Get, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, 1040A - Introductory Material, Order Blank for Forms and Publications

H

Head of Household, Head of Household
Help (free), , Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, Other Ways To Get Help
Help With Unresolved Tax Issues,

I

Income Tax Withheld (Federal), Federal Income Tax Withheld
Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA)
Contributions to, IRA Deduction Allowed to More People Covered by Retirement Plans.
Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA):
Contributions to, Line 17
Distributions From, IRA Distributions
Injured Spouse Claim, Injured Spouse Claim.
Innocent Spouse Relief, Innocent Spouse Relief.
Installment Payments, What if You Cannot Pay?
Interest Income:
Tax-Exempt, Tax-Exempt Interest
Taxable, Taxable Interest
Interest—Late Payment of Tax, What if You Cannot Pay?, Interest and Penalties
Itemized Deductions, Private Delivery Services.

K

Kidnapped Child, Parent of, Parent of a Kidnapped Child.

L

Line Instructions for Form 1040A, Line Instructions for Form 1040A, Figuring the Penalty.
Lump-Sum Distributions, Lump-Sum Distributions.

M

Married Persons
Filing Joint Returns, Married Filing Jointly
Filing Separate Returns, Married Filing Separately
Living Apart, Married Persons Who Live Apart.

N

Name Change, Name Change., Do Both the Name and Social Security Number (SSN) on Your Tax Forms Agree With Your Social Security Card?
Name, Address, and Social Security Number, Name and Address, Nonresident Alien Spouse.
Nonresident Alien, Nonresident Aliens and Dual-Status Aliens., IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) for Aliens., Nonresident Alien Spouse., Nonresident Aliens and Dual-Status Aliens.

O

Offsets, Refund Offset.
Order Blank, Order Blank for Forms and Publications

P

Payments, Amount You Owe, Amount You Owe
Penalty
Estimated Tax, Estimated Tax Penalty, Figuring the Penalty.
Late Filing, Interest and Penalties
Late Payment, Interest and Penalties
Other, Interest and Penalties
Pensions and Annuities, Pensions and Annuities
Preparer, Tax Return, Third Party Designee, Paid Preparer Must Sign Your Return.
Presidential Election—$3 Check-Off, Presidential Election Campaign Fund
Private Delivery Services, Private Delivery Services.
Public Debt, Gift To Reduce the, How Do You Make a Gift To Reduce the Public Debt?
Publications
How To Get, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, Order Blank for Forms and Publications
Partial List of, 1040A - Introductory Material

Q

Qualified Dividends, Dividends—New Tax Rate., Qualified Dividends
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet—Line 28, Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet

R

Railroad Retirement Benefits
Treated as a Pension, Pensions and Annuities
Treated as Social Security, Social Security Benefits
Recordkeeping, How Long Should You Keep Your Tax Return?
Refund Information, Refund Information
Refund of Tax, Refund, Amount Applied to Your 2004 Estimated Tax
Refund Offset, Refund Offset.
Refunds of State and Local Income Taxes, Refunds of State or Local Income Taxes
Retirement Savings Contributions Credit, Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
Rights of Taxpayers, What Are Your Rights as a Taxpayer?
Rollovers, Exception 1., Rollovers., Lump-Sum Distributions.
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars, Rounding Off to Whole Dollars

S

Salaries, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc., Missing or Incorrect Form W-2?
Scholarship and Fellowship Grants, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.
Sign Your Return, Sign Your Return
Single Person, Single
Social Security Benefits, Social Security Benefits, Exception., Social Security Benefits Worksheet—Lines 14a and 14b
Social Security Number, Social Security Number (SSN), Line 6c, Column (2), Do Both the Name and Social Security Number (SSN) on Your Tax Forms Agree With Your Social Security Card?
Standard Deduction, Standard Deduction,
State and Local Income Taxes, Refunds of, Refunds of State or Local Income Taxes
Student Dependent, Exception for Your Child.
Student Loan Interest Deduction, Student Loan Interest Deduction

T

Tax Assistance, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, Other Ways To Get Help
Tax Figured by the IRS, Tax
Tax Table, ,
Tax-Exempt Interest, Tax-Exempt Interest
Taxpayer Advocate,
Teachers—Deduction for, Educator Expenses
Telephone Assistance—Federal Tax Information, What Is TeleTax?, Before You Hang Up
TeleTax, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, What Is TeleTax?, TeleTax Topics
Third Party Designee, Third Party Designee., Third Party Designee
Tip Income, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.
Tuition and Fees Deduction, Line 19, Qualified Tuition and Fees.

U

Unemployment Compensation, Unemployment Compensation.

W

Wages, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc., Missing or Incorrect Form W-2?
When To File, When Should You File?
Where To File, 1040A (2003)
Who Can Use Form 1040A, Who Can Use Form 1040A?
Who Must File, Filing Requirements— These rules apply to all U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and resident aliens., Private Delivery Services.
Who Must Use Form 1040, When Must You Use Form 1040?
Who Should File, Filing Requirements— These rules apply to all U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and resident aliens., Private Delivery Services.
Widows and Widowers, Qualifying, Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child
Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments for 2004, Income Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments for 2004.

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