What to Bring
Meeting With Us
What to Bring to Your Tax Appointment
- Your tax return from last year
- Social Security cards for all persons listed on the tax return
- Dates of birth for all persons listed on the return
- Your driver’s license or picture ID
- Wage Statements – W-2’s – 1099’s
- Pension and retirement income
- Interest and dividend income
- Commissions
- Self-employed business income and expenses, including car expenses and mileage, and home office expenses. Also, bring in your beginning and ending odometer reading. (miliage logs)
- Lottery or gambling winnings
- Jury duty, prizes and awards
- State and local refund amount
- Social Security income
- Unemployment income
- Rental property income and expenses
- Alimony paid or received
- Real Estate Transaction: Settlement Sheets ( buy, sell or refinance)
- Medical expenses : Doctor, dentist, lab, eyeglasses, drugs, insurance premiums, LTC Premiums
- Paid Real Estate Tax Bills – School, County, Borough & Township Tax
- Interest paid on mortgages or business loans
- Charitable contributions receipts and FMV ( fair market value) for clothing and household items, including cars and boats
- Work related expenses ( union dues, small tools, safety shoes and glasses, etc.)
- Estimated tax payments, ( original or photocopies of cancelled checks)
- Educational expenses for taxpayer(s) and dependents (Tuition fees, books, equipment and student loan interest).
- Dependent child care information: Include Provider name, address, and social security number or EIN number (employers identification number).
- 529 plan contributions for children’s education for PA deduction
- Receipts for purchase of a Qualified fuel cell vehicle.
- Brokerage statements for stock sales-(dates bought and sold,-original cost, and sales proceeds).
- Contribution to IRAs (Roth or traditional), SEPs, KEOGHs, SIMPLEs, etc.
- E-file –need bank account and bank routing numbers or voided check.
- Any other pertinent documents or papers.