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IRS Tax Tips Feb.4, 2025
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Issue Number: Tax Tip 2025-13
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To complete a tax return with IRS Free File, taxpayers need to gather the following information:
* *Social Security number. *Taxpayers who don't have or aren't eligible for a Social Security number can use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number [ [link removed] ].
* *Wage and income information*. This information is usually on forms from their employer or other payer, such as Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement [ [link removed] ], and the Form 1099 series [ [link removed] ].
* *Dependent status* [ [link removed] ]. The taxpayer needs to know if another taxpayer, such as a parent, plans to claim them on a separate tax return. If they’re claimed as a dependent on another tax return, they can’t claim themselves as a dependent on their own tax return.
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* *AGI for the prior year or a self-selected PIN*. Taxpayers need this information to validate and sign an electronic tax return. First time filers over the age of 16 can enter "0" as their prior year income to sign their tax return. Taxpayers who have filed before should use the AGI from their prior year tax return.
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