Client Tax Prep Checklist: What to Bring to Your Accountant
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Below is a preview of what is on the checklist. This list covers the most common activities of the average filer. If you have other types of income that is not on this list [that may require your responsibility to pay taxes to the IRS] please discuss this with your accountant. DRB Accountant Services will not be responsible for any information that you withheld knowingly or unknowingly.
This information tells the IRS exactly who’s filing, who is covered in your tax return, and where to deposit
your tax refund.
- Prior year’s individual income tax return
- Social Security numbers for every family member
- Birthdate for every family member
- Photo identification like driver’s licenses or military ID cards
- Bank account details
- Child care provider employer identification number (EIN, if applicable)
- Last year’s corporate tax return (Form 1120)
- Employee Identification Number (EIN), if applicable
- Partnership agreements, if applicable
- Change in ownership information, if applicable
- Business bank account details (routing number, branch number, account number)
- W-2 forms from any employers
- IRS 1099 forms, as applicable, including:
- Form 1099-G (unemployment compensation)
- Form 1099-NEC (non-employee compensation)
- Form 1099-INT (interest income statements)
- Form 1099-DIV (dividend income statements)
- Form 1099-R (retirement income)
- IRS Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) for partnership income
- Income from rental properties
- Receipts for medical expenses
- Primary residence documents including form 1098 (Mortgage Interest Statement), property tax records, and expenses related to energy-saving improvements
- Receipts for childcare expenses paid
- Receipts for charitable donations
- Receipts for rental property expense
- Profit and loss statement
- Balance sheet
- Business vehicle-use mileage log
- Home office details (size, rental payments, utility bills)
- Capital asset purchase receipts
- Estimated Tax Payments
- IRS Estimated Tax payment receipts (Form 1040-ES)
