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Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service Form
1040EZ
Use the IRS label
(See page 12.) Otherwise, please print.
Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents (99)
L A B E L H E R E Print your name (first, initial, last)
1994
OMB No. 1545-0675
Your social security number
If a joint return, print spouse’s name (first, initial, last)
Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see page 12.
Apt. no.
Spouse’s social security number
City, town or post office, state and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, see page 12.
See instructions on back and in Form 1040EZ booklet. Presidential Election Campaign (See page 12.)
Note: Checking “Yes” will not change your tax or reduce your refund.
Do you want $3 to go to this fund? If a joint return, does your spouse want $3 to go to this fund? 1 Total wages, salaries, and tips. This should be shown in box 1 of your W-2 form(s). Attach your W-2 form(s).
Income
Attach Copy B of Form(s) W-2 here. Enclose, but do not attach, any payment with your return.
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Note: You must check Yes or No.
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Taxable interest income of $400 or less. If the total is over $400, you cannot use Form 1040EZ. 2 Add lines 1 and 2. This is your adjusted gross income. If less than $9,000, see page 15 to find out if you can claim the earned income credit on line 7. 3 Can your parents (or someone else) claim you on their return? Yes. Do worksheet No. If single, enter 6,250.00. on back; enter If married, enter 11,250.00. amount from For an explanation of these line G here. amounts, see back of form. 4 Subtract line 4 from line 3. If line 4 is larger than line 3, enter 0. This is your taxable income. Enter your Federal income tax withheld from box 2 of your W-2 form(s). Earned income credit (see page 15). Enter type and amount of nontaxable earned income below. 5
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Payments and tax
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7 8 9 Add lines 6 and 7 (don’t include nontaxable earned income). These are your total payments. Tax. Use the amount on line 5 to find your tax in the tax table on pages 28–32 of the booklet. Then, enter the tax from the table on this line.
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Refund or amount you owe Sign your return
Keep a copy of this form for your records.
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If line 8 is larger than line 9, subtract line 9 from line 8. This is your refund. 10 If line 9 is larger than line 8, subtract line 8 from line 9. This is the amount you owe. See page 20 for details on how to pay and what to write on your payment. 11
I have read this return. Under penalties of perjury, I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the return is true, correct, and accurately lists all amounts and sources of income I received during the tax year.
Your signature Spouse’s signature if joint return
Date
Your occupation
Date
Spouse’s occupation
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4.
Cat. No. 11329W
Form 1040EZ (1994)
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1994 Use this form if
Instructions for Form 1040EZ
● Your filing status is single or ● You (and your spouse if married) were under 65 on married filing jointly. January 1, 1995, and not blind at the end of 1994. ● You do not claim any dependents. ● Your taxable income (line 5) is less than $50,000. ● You had only wages, salaries, tips, and taxable scholarship or fellowship grants, and your taxable interest income was $400 or less. But if you earned tips, including allocated tips, that are not included in box 5 and box 7 of your W-2, you may not be able to use Form 1040EZ. See page 14. ● You did not receive any advance earned income credit payments. Caution: If married and either you or your spouse had total wages of over $60,600, you may not be able to use this form. See page 7. If you are not sure about your filing status, see page 7. If you have questions about dependents, call Tele-Tax (see page 26) and listen to topic 354. If you can’t use this form, call Tele-Tax (see page 26) and listen to topic 352. Because this form is read by a machine, please print your numbers inside the boxes like this: Do not type your numbers. Do not use dollar signs. If you received a scholarship or fellowship grant or tax-exempt interest income, such as on municipal bonds, see the booklet before filling in the form. Also, see the booklet if you received a Form 1099-INT showing income tax withheld (backup withholding). Remember, you must report all wages, salaries, and tips even if you don’t get a W-2 form from your employer. You must also report all your taxable interest income, including interest from banks, savings and loans, credit unions, etc., even if you don’t get a Form 1099-INT. If you paid someone to prepare your return, see page 21.
Filling in your return
Worksheet Use this worksheet to figure the amount to enter on line 4 if someone can claim you (or your spouse if married) as a dependent, even if that person chooses not to do so. To find out if for dependents someone can claim you as a dependent, call Tele-Tax (see page 26) and listen to topic 354. A. A. Enter the amount from line 1 on the front. who 600.00 B. Minimum standard deduction. B. checked “Yes” on C. Enter the LARGER of line A or line B here. C. line 4 D. Maximum standard deduction. If single, enter
3,800.00; if married, enter 6,350.00. E. Enter the SMALLER of line C or line D here. This is your standard deduction. F. Exemption amount. ● If single, enter 0. ● If married and both you and your spouse can be claimed as dependents, enter 0. ● If married and only one of you can be claimed as a dependent, enter 2,450.00. D. E.
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G. Add lines E and F. Enter the total here and on G. line 4 on the front. If you checked “No” on line 4 because no one can claim you (or your spouse if married) as a dependent, enter on line 4 the amount shown below that applies to you. ● Single, enter 6,250.00. This is the total of your standard deduction (3,800.00) and personal exemption (2,450.00). ● Married, enter 11,250.00. This is the total of your standard deduction (6,350.00), exemption for yourself (2,450.00), and exemption for your spouse (2,450.00).
Avoid mistakes Mailing your return
See page 21 of the Form 1040EZ booklet for a list of common mistakes to avoid. Errors will delay your refund. Mail your return by April 17, 1995. Use the envelope that came with your booklet. If you don’t have that envelope, see page 33 for the address to use.