4. Document Checklist
Check everything that applies. Gather these documents and provide copies through your secure client portal—not by regular email.
Personal Information & Prior-Year Records
Photo ID for taxpayer and spouse
Social Security or ITIN cards for taxpayer, spouse and dependents
Dates of birth for everyone on the return
Prior-year federal and state returns, if we did not prepare them
IRS Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) letters
Bank routing and account proof for direct deposit or payment
Employment, Benefits & Other Income
Forms W-2—wages
Forms W-2G—gambling winnings and loss records
Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC
Forms 1099-K—payment apps, cards or online sales
Forms 1099-G—unemployment or state tax refund
Forms SSA-1099 or RRB-1099—Social Security or railroad benefits
Forms 1099-R—pensions, annuities and retirement distributions
Forms 1099-INT, 1099-OID and 1099-DIV
Forms 1099-B and complete brokerage statements, including basis
Digital-asset or cryptocurrency sales, swaps, staking and income records
Schedules K-1 from partnerships, S corporations, estates or trusts
Forms 1099-Q—education-account distributions
Forms 1099-C or 1099-A—canceled debt or foreclosure
Forms 1099-S and closing statements for property sales
Alimony received under a pre-2019 divorce agreement
Jury duty, prizes, awards, hobby or other income records
Foreign income, pensions, accounts, trusts or asset records
Self-Employment, Gig Work & Farming
Business income records, including cash and amounts not reported on 1099s
Business expense summary and supporting receipts
Beginning/ending inventory and cost-of-goods-sold records
Vehicle mileage log and/or actual vehicle expenses
Equipment, vehicle and other asset purchase or sale records
Home-office square footage, rent or mortgage, utilities and related costs
Contractor payments, Forms 1099 filed and payroll reports
Self-employed health insurance and retirement-plan contributions
Farm income, expense, livestock, crop and equipment records
Rental Property & Royalties
Rental income and expense summary by property
Forms 1099 and Airbnb, Vrbo or property-manager statements
Purchase and closing documents for newly acquired property
Sale and closing documents for disposed property
Improvements, appliances, furniture and other asset records
Rental and personal-use days, vacancy and occupancy records
Royalty income and related expense records
Home, Itemized Deductions & Adjustments
Forms 1098—mortgage interest
Real-estate and personal-property taxes paid
Home purchase, refinance or sale closing statements
Medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, insurance and long-term-care costs
Cash charitable-donation receipts
Noncash donation receipts, item details and appraisals when required
Investment-interest expense records
Federally declared disaster or casualty-loss records and reimbursements
Educator classroom-expense receipts
Active-duty military moving-expense records
Alimony paid under a pre-2019 divorce agreement and recipient SSN
Children, Dependents & Family Credits
Childcare provider name, address, tax ID and amount paid
Dependent residency records such as school, medical or childcare statements
Form 8332, divorce decree or applicable custody documents
Adoption expenses, placement documents and employer reimbursements
Education
Forms 1098-T—tuition statements
Tuition receipts, account statements, books, required supplies, scholarships and grants
Forms 1098-E—student-loan interest
Health Coverage, HSA & Retirement
Form 1095-A—Marketplace health insurance
Forms 1095-B or 1095-C, if received
Forms 1099-SA, 5498-SA or 5498-ESA
HSA-qualified medical-expense receipts
Forms 5498 and traditional or Roth IRA contribution records
Retirement rollover, conversion or qualified charitable distribution records
Tax Credits, Payments & Notices
Federal and state estimated-tax payment dates and amounts
Federal and state extension-payment confirmations
Energy-efficient home improvement receipts and manufacturer certifications
Solar, battery and other residential clean-energy records
New or used clean-vehicle purchase agreement and seller report
Prior-year capital loss, passive loss, credit and other carryforward information
All IRS, state or local tax notices and correspondence
Other documents or unusual tax situations