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Instructions for Form 1040A 2006 Tax Year

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A

Address change, Address change.
Addresses of Internal Revenue Service Centers, 1040A (2006)
Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.
Alien, Nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens.
Allocated tip income, Tip income.
Alternative minimum tax, 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 Distributions, Form 8615, Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet
Nominee, Capital Gain Distributions
Child and dependent care expenses, credit for, Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Child tax credits, Dependents and Qualifying Child for Child Tax Credit, , , Additional Child Tax Credit What Is the Additional Child Tax Credit?
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 federal telephone excise tax paid, Credit for federal telephone excise tax paid., Line 42
Credit for the elderly or the disabled, Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Customer service standards,

D

Death of a taxpayer, Death of a taxpayer.
Death of spouse, Death of your spouse., Claiming a refund for a deceased taxpayer.
Debt held by the public, gift to reduce, How do you make a gift to reduce debt held by the public?
Deductions for contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), Line 17, , Married persons filing separately.
Dependent care benefits, Dependent care benefits.
Dependents:
Exemptions for, Dependents and Qualifying Child for Child Tax Credit
Standard deduction for, Standard Deduction, Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents—Line 24
Direct deposit of refund, Lines 45a Through 45d
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, Qualified Dividends
Dual-status aliens, Nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens.
Dual-Status Aliens, Nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens.

F

Filing information, Do You Have To File?, 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, Order Blank for Forms and Publications

I

Identity theft, Identity theft.
Income tax withheld (federal), Federal Income Tax Withheld
Individual retirement arrangement (IRA):
Contributions to, Line 17, IRA Deduction, Married persons filing separately.
Distributions from, IRA Distributions, Exception 3.
Individual taxpayer identification number, IRS individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) for aliens.
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.

J

Jury duty pay, Jury duty pay., Line 19

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.

P

Payments, amount you owe, Amount You Owe
Penalty
Early withdrawal of savings, Penalty on Early Withdrawal of Savings
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 debt held by the public?
Publications
How to get, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, Order Blank for Forms and Publications

R

Railroad retirement benefits
Treated as a pension, Pensions and Annuities
Treated as social security, Social Security Benefits
Recordkeeping, How long should records be kept?
Refund information, Refund Information
Refund of tax, Refund, Amount Applied to Your 2007 Estimated Tax
Refund offset, Refund offset.
Refunds of state and local income taxes, Refunds of State or Local Income Taxes
Resident aliens, Resident aliens.
Retirement savings contributions credit, Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
Rights of taxpayers, What are your rights as a taxpayer?
Rollovers, Exception 1., Rollovers.
Rounding off to whole dollars, Rounding Off to Whole Dollars

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, 1040A - Main Contents
Tax-exempt interest, Tax-Exempt Interest
Taxpayer advocate,
Telephone assistance—federal tax information, What Is TeleTax?, Before You Hang Up
Telephone excise tax paid, credit for federal, Line 42
TeleTax, Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms, What Is TeleTax?, TeleTax Topics, Tax Information for Puerto Rico Residents (in Spanish only)
Third party designee, Third Party Designee
Tip income, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.

U

Unemployment compensation, Unemployment compensation.

W

Wages, Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc., Missing or incorrect Form W-2?
What's new, What's New for 2006
When to file, When Should You File?
Where to file, 1040A (2006)
Who can use Form 1040A, Who Can Use Form 1040A?
Who must file, Do You Have To File?, Private delivery services.
Who must use Form 1040, When Must You Use Form 1040?
Widows and widowers, qualifying, Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child
Withholding and estimated tax payments for 2007, Income tax withholding and estimated tax payments for 2007.

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