Tax Forms and Their Purposes

Which tax form arrives in the mail or electronically in January and tells you how much you earned and how much you already paid in taxes?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

Which tax form should be completed by most people who earned income last year and has a filing deadline in April?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• I-9

Which tax form is used to prove that you are eligible to work in the U.S. and requires identification when submitting?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• I-9

Which tax form is completed when you start a new job and determines how much money gets taken out of each paycheck?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

I am a tax form that arrives in the mail or electronically in January. I tell you how much you earned and how much you already paid in taxes. I am a ______.

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

I am a tax form that you get if you are NOT an employee but were paid by a company. I am a ______.

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

I am a tax form that most people who earned income last year should complete. My filing deadline is in April. I am a ______.

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• I-9

I am a tax form that your employer asks you to complete when you start a new job. I determine how much money gets taken out of each paycheck. I am a ______.

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

Which tax form is used if you sold investments for a loss or gain?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• 1099

Which tax form is used to list information about yourself and your family?

• 1040

• W-2

• W-4

• I-9