U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

1040A
NOTE: THIS BOOKLET DOES NOT CONTAIN TAX FORMS

INSTRUCTIONS

2011

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MAILING YOUR RETURN
If you file a paper return, you may be mailing it to a
different address this year.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The IRS has created a page on IRS.gov for
information about Form 1040A and its instructions at
www.irs.gov/form1040a. Information about any future
developments affecting Form 1040A (such as
legislation enacted after we release it) will be posted
on that page.
For details on these and other changes, see
What’s New, in these instructions.

IRS
Nov 25, 2011

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service IRS.gov

Cat. No. 12088U

A Message From
the Commissioner

Dear Taxpayer,
As we enter the 2012 tax filing season, the IRS is always looking to find new
and innovative ways to help you get your tax questions answered. The newest is
our smartphone application, IRS2Go, which can be downloaded for free. You
can do a number of things with this app, such as checking the status of your tax
refund or subscribing to tax tips.
We also continue to enhance our website, IRS.gov, which is the most
convenient way to get tax information. We also post videos on YouTube to help
taxpayers understand their tax obligations. Check these out at www.youtube.
com/irsvideos. Our news feed on Twitter, @IRSnews, is another excellent
source of tax information.
Keep in mind that a number of federal tax incentives that were enacted in
2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are still in effect
for 2011. These include the American opportunity credit and the expanded
earned income credit. Make sure to check to see if you qualify for these and
other important deductions and credits.
Remember that the fastest, safest, and easiest way to get your refund is to
e-file and use direct deposit. E-file has become so popular that nearly eight out
of 10 individual taxpayers now e-file their return. It’s now the first choice for
about 112 million taxpayers.
Taxpayers below a certain income level can qualify to use free tax
preparation software through the Free File program. Plus, everyone can e-file
for free using a fillable form available at IRS.gov.
We know that it takes time to prepare and file a tax return, but the IRS wants
to help you fulfill your tax obligations and will continue to go the extra mile to
provide assistance.
Sincerely,

Douglas H. Shulman

The IRS Mission
Provide America’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax
responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.

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Table of Contents
Department
of the
Treasury
Internal
Revenue
Service

Contents

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Contents

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Taxpayer Advocate Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusted Gross Income . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Suggestions for Improving the IRS
(Taxpayer Advocacy Panel) . . . . . . . . . . 4

Tax, Credits, and Payments . . . . . . . . . 30

IRS e-file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2010 Earned Income Credit (EIC)
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Refund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Filing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Amount You Owe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Do You Have to File? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Third Party Designee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

When and Where Should You File? . . . . 6

Sign Your Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Would It Help You To Itemize
Deductions on Form 1040? . . . . . . . . . 9

Assemble Your Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Where To Report Certain Items
From 2011 Forms W-2, 1097,
1098, and 1099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Who Can Use Form 1040A? . . . . . . . . 11
When Must You Use Form 1040? . . . . 11
Line Instructions for Form 1040A . . . . . . 12
Name and Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Social Security Number (SSN) . . . . . . . 12
Presidential Election Campaign Fund . 12
Filing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2011 Tax Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Refund Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
What Is TeleTax? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Calling the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help
and Tax Forms and Publications . . . . 82
Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork
Reduction Act Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Order Form for Forms and Publications . 85

Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Major Categories of Federal Income
and Outlays for Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . 86

Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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The Taxpayer Advocate Service Is Here To Help
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is your voice at the
IRS. Our job is to ensure that every taxpayer is treated fairly
and that you know and understand your rights. We offer free
help to guide you through the often confusing process of
resolving tax problems that you haven’t been able to solve on
your own. Remember, the worst thing you can do is nothing at
all!
TAS can help if you can’t resolve your problem with the IRS
and:
• Your problem is causing financial difficulties for you,
your family, or your business.
• You face (or your business is facing) an immediate threat
of adverse actions.
• You’ve tried repeatedly to contact the IRS but no one has
responded to you, or the IRS hasn’t responded by the date
promised.
If you qualify for our help, we’ll do everything we can to get
your problem resolved. You’ll be assigned to one advocate
who will be with you at every turn. We have offices in every
state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Although
TAS is independent within the IRS, our advocates know how
to work with the IRS to get your problems resolved. And our
services are always free.

As a taxpayer, you have rights that the IRS must abide by in
its dealings with you. Our online tax toolkit at www.
TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov can help you understand these
rights.
If you think TAS might be able to help you, call your local
advocate, whose number is in your phone book and on our
website at www.irs.gov/advocate. You can also call our
tollfree number at 1-877-777-4778.
TAS also handles large-scale or systemic problems that affect
many taxpayers. If you know of one of these broad issues,
please report it to us through our Systemic Advocacy
Management System at www.irs.gov/advocate.
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) are independent from
the IRS. Some clinics serve individuals whose income is
below a certain level and who need to resolve a tax problem.
These clinics provide professional representation before the
IRS or in court on audits, appeals, tax collection disputes,
and other issues for free or for a small fee. Some clinics can
provide information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities
in many different languages for individuals who speak
English as a second language. For more information and to
find a clinic near you, see the LITC page at www.irs.gov/
advocate or IRS Publication 4134, Low Income Taxpayer
Clinic List. This publication is also available by calling
1-800-829-3676 or at your local IRS office.

Suggestions for Improving the IRS
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
Have a suggestion for improving the IRS and do not know who to contact? The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is a diverse
group of citizen volunteers who listen to taxpayers, identify taxpayers’ issues, and make suggestions for improving IRS service
and customer satisfaction. The panel is demographically and geographically diverse, with at least one member from each state,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Contact TAP at www.improveirs.org or 1-888-912-1227 (toll-free).

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Options for e-filing your returns—safely, quickly, and easily.
Why do 80% of Americans file their taxes electronically?

• Security—The IRS uses the latest encryption technology to safeguard your information.
• Flexible Payments—File early; pay by April 17.
• Greater Accuracy—Fewer errors mean faster processing.
• Quick Receipt—Receive an acknowledgment that your return was
accepted.

• Go Green—Reduce the amount of paper used.
• It’s Free—through Free File.
• Faster Refunds—Get your refund faster by e-filing
using direct deposit.

IRS e-file: It’s Safe. It’s Easy. It’s
Time.
Joining the 110 million Americans who already are
using e-file is easy. Just ask your paid or volunteer tax
preparer, use commercial software, or use Free File.
IRS e-file is the safest, most secure way to transmit
your tax return to the IRS. Since 1990, the IRS has
processed more than 1 billion e-filed tax returns safely
and securely. There’s no paper return to be lost or
stolen.
Starting January 1, 2012, many tax return preparers will
be required to use IRS e-file. If you are asked if you want
to e-file, just give it a try. IRS e-file is now the norm, not
the exception. Most states also use electronic filing.

Free e-file Help Available Nationwide
Volunteers are available in communities nationwide
providing free tax assistance to low to moderate income
(generally under $50,000 in adjusted gross income) and
elderly taxpayers (age 60 and older). At selected sites,
taxpayers can input and electronically file their own tax
return with the assistance from an IRS-certified volunteer.
See Free Tax Return Assistance near the end of these
instructions for additional information or visit IRS.gov
(Keyword: VITA) for a VITA/TCE site near you!

Everyone Can Free File
If your adjusted gross income was $57,000 or less in
2011, you can use free tax software to prepare and e-file
your tax return. Earned more? Use Free File Fillable
Forms.
Free File. This public-private partnership, between the
IRS and tax software providers, makes approximately 20
popular commercial software products and e-file available
for free. Seventy percent of the nation’s taxpayers are
eligible.
Just visit www.irs.gov/freefile for details. Free File
combines all the benefits of e-file and easy-to-use
software at no cost. Guided questions will help ensure
you get all the tax credits and deductions you are due.
It’s fast, safe, and free.
You can review each provider’s eligibility rules or use an
online tool to find those software products that match
your situation. Some providers offer state tax return
preparation either for a fee or for free. Free File also is
available in English and Spanish.
Free File Fillable Forms. The IRS offers electronic
versions of IRS paper forms that also can be e-filed for
free. Free File Fillable Forms is best for people
experienced in preparing their own tax returns. There are
no income limitations. Free File Fillable Forms does
basic math calculations. It supports only federal tax
forms.

IRS.gov is the gateway to all electronic services offered by the IRS, as well as the spot to download forms if you should
choose to file a paper return.

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What’s New

For information about any additional changes to the 2011 tax law or any other developments
affecting Form 1040A or its instructions, go to www.irs.gov/form1040a.

Due date of return. File Form 1040A by April 17, 2012. The due

date is April 17, instead of April 15, because April 15 is a Sunday
and April 16 is the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of
Columbia.
Alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount increased.

The AMT exemption amount has increased to $48,450 ($74,450 if
married filing jointly or a qualifying widow(er); $37,225 if married
filing separately).
Roth IRAs. If you converted or rolled over an amount to a Roth

IRA in 2010 and did not elect to report the taxable amount on your
2010 return, you generally must report half of it on your 2011 return
and the rest on your 2012 return. Report the amount that is taxable
on your 2011 return on line 11b (for conversions from IRAs) or 12b
(for rollovers from qualified retirement plans, other than from a
designated Roth account). See the instructions for lines 11a and 11b
and 12a and 12b.
Designated Roth accounts. If you rolled over an amount from a

401(k) or 403(b) plan to a designated Roth account in 2010 and did

Filing Requirements

not elect to report the taxable amount on your 2010 return, you
generally must report half of it on your 2011 return and the rest on
your 2012 return. See the instructions for lines 12a and 12b.
Foreign financial assets. If you had foreign financial assets in

2011, you may have to file new Form 8938 with your return. Check
www.irs.gov/form8938 for details.

Note. If you must file Form 8938 you cannot file Form 1040A. You

must file Form 1040.

Schedule L. Schedule L is no longer in use. You do not need it to

figure your 2011 standard deduction. Instead, see the instructions
for line 24.
Expired tax benefit. The making work pay credit has expired. You

cannot claim it on your 2011 return. Schedule M is no longer in use.
Mailing your return. If you are filing a paper return, you may be

mailing it to a different address this year because the IRS has
changed the filing location for several areas. See Where Do You
File? at the end of these instructions.

These rules apply to all U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and resident aliens.
Have you tried IRS e-file? It’s the fastest way to get your refund and it’s free
if you are eligible. Visit IRS.gov for details.

Do You Have To File?

See Pub. 519 for details.

Use Chart A, B, or C to see if you must file a return.

Even if you do not otherwise have to file a return, you
should file one to get a refund of any federal income tax
TIP
withheld. You should also file if you are eligible for any
of the following credits.
• Earned income credit.
• Additional child tax credit.
• American opportunity credit.
• First-time homebuyer credit (must file Form 1040).
• Credit for federal tax on fuels (must file Form 1040).
• Adoption credit (must file Form 1040).
• Refundable credit for prior year minimum tax (must file
Form 1040).
• Health coverage tax credit (must file Form 1040).
See Pub. 501 for details. Also see Pub. 501 if you do not have to
file but received a Form 1099-B (or substitute statement).
Exception for certain children under age 19 or full-time students.

If certain conditions apply, you can elect to include on your return
the income of a child who was under age 19 at the end of 2011 or
was a full-time student under age 24 at the end of 2011. To do so,
use Form 1040 and Form 8814. If you make this election, your child
does not have to file a return. For details, use TeleTax topic 553 (see
TeleTax Topics, later) or see Form 8814.
A child born on January 1, 1988, is considered to be age 24 at the
end of 2011. Do not use Form 8814 for such a child.
Resident aliens. These rules also apply if you were a resident alien.

Specific rules apply to determine if you are a resident
alien, nonresident alien, or a dual-status alien. Most
nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens have different
CAUTION
filing requirements and may have to file Form 1040NR
or Form 1040NR-EZ. Pub. 519 discusses these requirements and
other information to help aliens comply with U.S. tax law, including tax treaty benefits and special rules for students and scholars.

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When and Where Should You File?
File Form 1040A by April 17, 2012. (The due date is April 17,
instead of April 15, because April 15 is a Sunday and April 16 is the
Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia.) If you file
after this date, you may have to pay interest and penalties. See Interest and Penalties, later.
If you were serving in, or in support of, the U.S. Armed Forces
in a designated combat zone or contingency operation, you may be
able to file later. See Pub. 3 for details.
Filing instructions and addresses are at the end of these instructions.

What If You Cannot File on Time?
You can get an automatic 6-month extension (to October 15, 2012)
if, no later than the date your return is due, you file Form 4868. For
details, see Form 4868.

Also, you may qualify for certain tax treaty benefits. See Pub. 519
for details.

Nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens. These rules also apply if

you were a nonresident alien or dual-status alien and both of the
following apply.
• You were married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien at the end
of 2011.
• You elected to be taxed as a resident alien.

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CAUTION

An automatic 6-month extension to file does not extend
the time to pay your tax. You will owe interest on any
tax not paid by the original due date of your return and
may owe penalties. See Form 4868.

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, you may qualify for an
automatic extension of time to file without filing Form 4868. You
qualify if, on the due date of your return, you meet one of the following conditions.

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• You live outside the United States and Puerto Rico and your

main place of business or post of duty is outside the United States
and Puerto Rico.
• You are in military or naval service on duty outside the United
States and Puerto Rico.
This extension gives you an extra 2 months to file and pay the
tax, but interest will be charged from the original due date of the
return on any unpaid tax. You must include a statement showing
that you meet the requirements. If you are still unable to file your
return by the end of the 2-month period, you can get an additional 4
months if, no later than June 15, 2012, you file Form 4868. This
4-month extension of time to file does not extend the time to pay
your tax. See Form 4868.

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Private Delivery Services
You can use certain private delivery services designated by the IRS
to meet the ‘‘timely mailing as timely filing/paying’’ rule for tax

Chart A—For Most People

IF your filing status is . . .

AND at the end of
2011 you were* . . .

THEN file a return if your
gross income** was at least . . .

Single

under 65
65 or older

Married filing jointly***

under 65 (both spouses)
65 or older (one spouse)
65 or older (both spouses)

Married filing separately (see the
instructions for line 3)

any age

Head of household
(see the instructions for line 4)

under 65
65 or older

$12,200
13,650

Qualifying widow(er) with
dependent child (see the
instructions for line 5)

under 65
65 or older

$15,300
16,450

$9,500
10,950
$19,000
20,150
21,300
$3,700

* If you were born on January 1, 1947, you are considered to be age 65 at the end of 2011.
** Gross income means all income you received in the form of money, goods, property, and services that is not exempt from tax, including
any income from sources outside the United States or from the sale of your main home (even if you can exclude part or all of it). Do not
include any social security benefits unless (a) you are married filing a separate return and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2011 or
(b) one-half of your social security benefits plus your other gross income and any tax-exempt interest is more than $25,000 ($32,000 if
married filing jointly). If (a) or (b) applies, see the instructions for lines 14a and 14b to figure the taxable part of social security benefits you
must include in gross income.
*** If you did not live with your spouse at the end of 2011 (or on the date your spouse died) and your gross income was at least $3,700, you
must file a return regardless of your age.

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Chart B—For Children and Other Dependents
See the instructions for line 6c to find out if someone can claim you as a dependent.
If your parent (or someone else) can claim you as a dependent, use this chart to see if you must file a return.
In this chart, unearned income includes taxable interest, ordinary dividends, and capital gain distributions. It also includes unemployment
compensation, taxable social security benefits, pensions, annuities, and distributions of unearned income from a trust. Earned income includes
salaries, wages, tips, and taxable scholarship and fellowship grants. Gross income is the total of your unearned and earned income.
Single dependents. Were you either age 65 or older or blind?
No. You must file a return if any of the following apply.
• Your unearned income was over $950.
• Your earned income was over $5,800.
• Your gross income was more than the larger of —
• $950, or
• Your earned income (up to $5,500) plus $300.
Yes. You must file a return if any of the following apply.
• Your unearned income was over $2,400 ($3,850 if 65 or older and blind).
• Your earned income was over $7,250 ($8,700 if 65 or older and blind).
• Your gross income was more than the larger of —
• $2,400 ($3,850 if 65 or older and blind), or
• Your earned income (up to $5,500) plus $1,750 ($3,200 if 65 or older and blind).
Married dependents. Were you either age 65 or older or blind?
No. You must file a return if any of the following apply.
• Your unearned income was over $950.
• Your earned income was over $5,800.
• Your gross income was at least $5 and your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions.
• Your gross income was more than the larger of —
• $950, or
• Your earned income (up to $5,500) plus $300.
Yes. You must file a return if any of the following apply.
• Your unearned income was over $2,100 ($3,250 if 65 or older and blind).
• Your earned income was over $6,950 ($8,100 if 65 or older and blind).
• Your gross income was at least $5 and your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions.
• Your gross income was more than the larger of —
• $2,100 ($3,250 if 65 or older and blind), or
• Your earned income (up to $5,500) plus $1,450 ($2,600 if 65 or older and blind).

Chart C—Other Situations When You Must File
You must file a return for 2011 if you owe tax from the recapture of an education credit or the alternative minimum tax. See the instructions for
line 28.
You must file a return using Form 1040 if any of the following apply for 2011.
• You owe any special taxes, such as social security and Medicare tax on tips you did not report to your employer or on wages you received
from an employer who did not withhold these taxes.
• You owe write-in taxes, including uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA tax on tips you reported to your employer or on your
group-term life insurance, or additional tax on a health savings account.
• You had net earnings from self-employment of at least $400.
• You had wages of $108.28 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled organization that is exempt from employer social security
and Medicare taxes.
• You owe additional tax on a qualified plan, including an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), or other tax-favored account. But if you
are filing a return only because you owe this tax, you can file Form 5329 by itself.
• You owe household employment taxes. But if you are filing a return only because you owe this tax, you can file Schedule H (Form 1040)
by itself.
• You owe any recapture taxes, including repayment of the first-time homebuyer credit.
• You (or your spouse, if filing jointly) received HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA distributions.

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Would It Help You To Itemize Deductions on Form 1040?
You may be able to reduce your tax by itemizing deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). Itemized deductions include amounts you
paid for state and local income or sales taxes, real estate taxes, personal property taxes, mortgage interest, and disaster losses. You
may also include gifts to charity and part of the amount you paid for medical and dental expenses. You would usually benefit by
itemizing if —
Your filing status is:

AND

Your itemized deductions are more than:

Single

• Under 65
• 65 or older or blind
• 65 or older and blind

• $5,800
• 7,250
• 8,700

Married filing jointly
Under 65 (both spouses)
65 or older or blind (one spouse)
65 or older or blind (both spouses)
65 or older and blind (one spouse)
65 or older or blind (one spouse) and
65 or older and blind (other spouse)
• 65 or older and blind (both spouses)

•
•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•

$11,600
12,750
13,900
13,900

• 15,050
• 16,200

Married filing separately*
Your spouse itemizes deductions
Under 65
65 or older or blind
65 or older and blind

•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•

Head of household

• Under 65
• 65 or older or blind
• 65 or older and blind

$0
5,800
6,950
8,100

• $8,500
• 9,950
• 11,400

Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child

• Under 65
• 65 or older or blind
• 65 or older and blind

• $11,600
• 12,750
• 13,900

* If you can take an exemption for your spouse, complete the Standard Deduction Worksheet for the amount that applies to you.

If someone can claim you as a dependent, it would benefit you to itemize if your itemized deductions total more than your standard
deduction figured on the Standard Deduction Worksheet.

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Where To Report Certain Items From 2011 Forms W-2, 1097, 1098, and 1099
IRS e-file takes the guesswork out of preparing your return. You may also be eligible to use Free File to file your federal income tax
return. Visit www.irs.gov/efile for details.
If any federal income tax withheld is shown on these forms, include the tax withheld on Form 1040A, line 36.
Form

Item and Box in Which It Should Appear

Where To Report

W-2

Wages, tips, other compensation (box 1)
Allocated tips (box 8)
Dependent care benefits (box 10)
Adoption benefits (box 12, code T)
Employer contributions to an Archer MSA (box 12,
code R)
Employer contributions to a health savings account
(box 12, code W)
Uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA
tax (box 12, Code A, B, M, or N)

Form 1040A, line 7
See Tip income
Form 2441, Part III
Must file Form 1040
Must file Form 1040

W-2G

Gambling winnings (box 1)

Must file Form 1040

1097-BTC

Bond tax credit

Must file Form 1040 to take

1098

Mortgage interest (box 1)
Points (box 2)
Refund of overpaid interest (box 3)
Mortgage insurance premiums (box 4)

Must file Form 1040 if required to file Form 8889 (see instructions for
Form 8889)
Must file Form 1040

}

Must file Form 1040 to deduct
See the instructions on Form 1098
Must file Form 1040 to deduct

1098-C

Contributions of motor vehicles, boats, and airplanes

Must file Form 1040 to deduct

1098-E

Student loan interest (box 1)

See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 18

1098-MA

Home mortgage payments (box 3)

Must file Form 1040 to deduct

1098-T

Qualified tuition and related expenses (box 1)

See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 19, or line 31, but first see the
instructions on Form 1098-T

1099-A

Acquisition or abandonment of secured property

See Pub. 4681

1099-B

Broker and barter exchange transactions

Must file Form 1040

1099-C

Canceled debt (box 2)

Generally must file Form 1040 (see Pub. 4681)

1099-DIV

Total ordinary dividends (box 1a)
Qualified dividends (box 1b)
Total capital gain distributions (box 2a)
Amount reported in box 2b, 2c, or 2d
Nondividend distributions (box 3)
Investment expenses (box 5)
Foreign tax paid (box 6)

Form 1040A, line 9a
See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 9b
See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 10
Must file Form 1040
Must file Form 1040 if required to report as capital gains (see the
instructions on Form 1099-DIV)
Must file Form 1040 to deduct
Must file Form 1040 to deduct or take a credit for the tax

1099-G

Unemployment compensation (box 1)
State or local income tax refund (box 2)
Amount reported in box 5, 6, 7, or 9

See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 13
See the instructions under Refunds of State or Local Income Taxes, later
Must file Form 1040

1099-INT

Interest income (box 1)
Early withdrawal penalty (box 2)
Interest on U.S. savings bonds and Treasury obligations
(box 3)
Investment expenses (box 5)
Foreign tax paid (box 6)
Tax-exempt interest (box 8)
Specified private activity bond interest (box 9)

See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 8a
Must file Form 1040 to deduct
See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 8a

1099-K

Merchant card/third party network payments

Must file Form 1040

1099-LTC

Long-term care and accelerated death benefits

Must file Form 1040 if required to file Form 8853 (see the instructions
for Form 8853)

1099-MISC

Miscellaneous income

Must file Form 1040

1099-OID

Original issue discount (box 1)
Other periodic interest (box 2)
Early withdrawal penalty (box 3)
Original issue discount on U.S. Treasury obligations
(box 6)
Investment expenses (box 7)

Must file Form 1040 to deduct
Must file Form 1040 to deduct or take a credit for the tax
Form 1040A, line 8b
Must file Form 1040

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See the instructions on Form 1099-OID
Must file Form 1040 to deduct
See the instructions on Form 1099-OID
Must file Form 1040 to deduct

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Form

Item and Box in Which It Should Appear

Where To Report

1099-PATR

Patronage dividends and other distributions from a
cooperative (boxes 1, 2, 3, and 5)
Domestic production activities deduction (box 6)
Amount reported in box 7, 8, 9, or 10

Must file Form 1040 if taxable (see the instructions on Form
1099-PATR)
Must file Form 1040 to deduct
Must file Form 1040

1099-Q

Qualified education program payments

Must file Form 1040

1099-R

Distributions from IRAs*
Distributions from pensions, annuities, etc.
Capital gain (box 3)

See the instructions for Form 1040A, lines 11a and 11b
See the instructions for Form 1040A, lines 12a and 12b
See the instructions on Form 1099-R

1099-S

Gross proceeds from real estate transactions (box 2)
Buyer’s part of real estate tax (box 5)

Must file Form 1040 if required to report the sale (see Pub. 523)
Must file Form 1040

1099-SA

Distributions from HSAs and MSAs**

Must file Form 1040

*This includes distributions from Roth, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs.
**This includes distributions from Archer and Medicare Advantage MSAs.

Who Can Use Form 1040A?
You can use Form 1040A if all six of the following apply.

4. Your taxable income (line 27) is less than $100,000.
5. The only tax credits you can claim are:

1. You only had income from the following sources:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
2.

Wages, salaries, tips.
Interest and ordinary dividends.
Capital gain distributions.
Taxable scholarship and fellowship grants.
Pensions, annuities, and IRAs.
Unemployment compensation.
Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.
Taxable social security and railroad retirement benefits.
The only adjustments to income you can claim are:

a.
b.
c.
d.
3.

Educator expenses.
IRA deduction.
Student loan interest deduction.
Tuition and fees deduction.
You do not itemize deductions.

a. Credit for child and dependent care expenses.
b. Credit for the elderly or the disabled.
c. Education credits.
d. Retirement savings contributions credit.
e. Child tax credit.
f. Earned income credit.
g. Additional child tax credit.
6. You did not have an alternative minimum tax adjustment on
stock you acquired from the exercise of an incentive stock option
(see Pub. 525).
You can also use Form 1040A if you received dependent care
benefits or if you owe tax from the recapture of an education credit
or the alternative minimum tax.

When Must You Use Form 1040?
Check Where To Report Certain Items From 2011 Forms W-2,
1097, 1098, and 1099 to see if you must use Form 1040. You must
also use Form 1040 if any of the following apply.
1. You received any of the following types of income:
a. Income from self-employment (business or farm income).
b. Certain tips you did not report to your employer. See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 7.
c. Income received as a partner in a partnership, shareholder in
an S corporation, or a beneficiary of an estate or trust.
d. Dividends on insurance policies if they exceed the total of all
net premiums you paid for the contract.
2. You can exclude any of the following types of income:
a. Foreign earned income you received as a U.S. citizen or resident alien.
b. Certain income received from sources in Puerto Rico if you
were a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico.
c. Certain income received from sources in American Samoa if
you were a bona fide resident of American Samoa for all of 2011.

3. You have an alternative minimum tax adjustment on stock
you acquired from the exercise of an incentive stock option (see
Pub. 525).
4. You received a distribution from a foreign trust.
5. You owe the excise tax on insider stock compensation from
an expatriated corporation.
6. You owe household employment taxes. See Schedule H
(Form 1040) and its instructions to find out if you owe these taxes.
7. You are eligible for the health coverage tax credit. See Form
8885 for details.
8. You are claiming the adoption credit or received
employer-provided adoption benefits. See Form 8839 for details.
9. You are an employee and your employer did not withhold
social security and Medicare tax. See Form 8919 for details.
10. You had a qualified health savings account funding distribution from your IRA.
11. You are a debtor in a bankruptcy case filed after October 16,
2005.

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12. You are eligible for the first-time homebuyer credit or must
repay the first-time homebuyer credit. See Form 5405 for details.

Line Instructions for
Form 1040A

IRS e-file takes the guesswork out of preparing your return. You may also
be eligible to use Free File to file your federal income tax return. Visit
www.irs.gov/efile for details.

Name and Address
Print or type the information in the spaces provided. If you are
married filing a separate return, enter your spouse’s name on line 3
instead of below your name.

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13. You had foreign financial assets in 2011 and you must file
new Form 8938. Check www.irs.gov/form8938 for details.

If you filed a joint return for 2010 and you are filing a
joint return for 2011 with the same spouse, be sure to
enter your names and SSNs in the same order as on your
2010 return.

make sure your earnings are credited to your social security record.
If the name or SSN on your social security card is incorrect, call the
SSA.
IRS individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) for aliens.

If you are a nonresident or resident alien and you do not have and
are not eligible to get an SSN, you must apply for an ITIN. For
details on how to do so, see Form W-7 and its instructions. It takes 6
to 10 weeks to get an ITIN.
If you already have an ITIN, enter it wherever your SSN is
requested on your tax return.

Name change
If you changed your name because of marriage, divorce, etc., be
sure to report the change to your local Social Security Administration (SSA) office before you file your return. This prevents delays
in processing your return and issuing refunds. It also safeguards
your future social security benefits.

Note. An ITIN is for tax use only. It does not entitle you to social

security benefits or change your employment or immigration status
under U.S. law.
Nonresident alien spouse. If your spouse is a nonresident alien, he

or she must have either an SSN or an ITIN if:

Address change

• You file a joint return,
• You file a separate return and claim an exemption for your

If you plan to move after filing your return, use Form 8822 to notify
the IRS of your new address.

spouse, or
• Your spouse is filing a separate return.

P.O. box
Enter your box number only if your post office does not deliver mail
to your home.

Foreign address
If you have a foreign address, enter the city name on the appropriate
line. Do not enter any other information on that line, but also
complete the spaces below that line. Do not abbreviate the country
name. Follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code and
the name of the province, county, or state.

Death of a taxpayer
See Death of a Taxpayer under General Information, later.

Presidential Election Campaign
Fund
This fund helps pay for Presidential election campaigns. The fund
reduces candidates’ dependence on large contributions from individuals and groups and places candidates on an equal financial
footing in the general election. If you want $3 to go to this fund,
check the box. If you are filing a joint return, your spouse can also
have $3 go to the fund. If you check a box, your tax or refund will
not change.

Filing Status

Social Security Number (SSN)
An incorrect or missing SSN can increase your tax, reduce your
refund, or delay your refund. To apply for an SSN, fill in Form SS-5
and return it, along with the appropriate evidence documents, to the
Social Security Administration (SSA). You can get Form SS-5
online at www.socialsecurity.gov, from your local SSA office, or
by calling the SSA at 1-800-772-1213. It usually takes about 2
weeks to get an SSN once the SSA has all the evidence and information it needs.

Check only the filing status that applies to you. The ones that will
usually give you the lowest tax are listed last.
Married filing separately.
Single.
Head of household.
Married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er) with dependent
child.

Check that both the name and SSN on your Forms 1040A, W-2,
and 1099 agree with your social security card. If they do not, certain
deductions and credits on your Form 1040A may be reduced or
disallowed and you may not receive credit for your social security
earnings. If your Form W-2 shows an incorrect SSN or name, notify
your employer or the form-issuing agent as soon as possible to

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More than one filing status can apply to you. You can
choose the one that will give you the lowest tax.

2011 Form 1040A — Lines 1 Through 4

Line 1
Single
You can check the box on line 1 if any of the following was true on
December 31, 2011.
• You were never married.
• You were legally separated according to your state law under a
decree of divorce or separate maintenance. But if, at the end of
2011, your divorce was not final (an interlocutory decree), you are
considered married and cannot check the box on line 1.
• You were widowed before January 1, 2011, and did not remarry before the end of 2011. But, if you have a dependent child,
you may be able to use the qualifying widow(er) filing status. See
the instructions for line 5.

However, you will usually pay more tax than if you use another
filing status for which you qualify. Also, if you file a separate
return, you cannot take the student loan interest deduction, the
tuition and fees deduction, the education credits, or the earned
income credit. You also cannot take the standard deduction if your
spouse itemizes deductions.
Be sure to enter your spouse’s SSN or ITIN on Form 1040A. If
your spouse does not have and is not required to have an SSN or
ITIN, enter ‘‘NRA.’’

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You may be able to file as head of household if you had
a child living with you and you lived apart from your
spouse during the last 6 months of 2011. See Married
persons who live apart, later.

Line 4

Line 2

Head of Household

Married Filing Jointly
You can check the box on line 2 if any of the following apply.
• You were married at the end of 2011, even if you did not live
with your spouse at the end of 2011.
• Your spouse died in 2011 and you did not remarry in 2011.
• You were married at the end of 2011, and your spouse died in
2012 before filing a 2011 return.
For federal tax purposes, a marriage means only a legal union
between a man and a woman as husband and wife, and “spouse”
means a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. A
husband and wife filing jointly report their combined income and
deduct their combined allowable expenses on one return. They can
file a joint return even if only one had income or if they did not live
together all year. However, both persons must sign the return. Once
you file a joint return, you cannot choose to file separate returns for
that year after the due date of the return.
Joint and several tax liability. If you file a joint return, both you

and your spouse are generally responsible for the tax and any
interest or penalties due on the return. This means that if one spouse
does not pay the tax due, the other may have to. Or, if one spouse
does not report the correct tax, both spouses may be responsible for
any additional taxes assessed by the IRS. You may want to file
separately if:
• You believe your spouse is not reporting all of his or her
income, or
• You do not want to be responsible for any taxes due if your
spouse does not have enough tax withheld or does not pay enough
estimated tax.
See the instructions for line 3. Also see Innocent spouse relief
under General Information, later.
Nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens. Generally, a husband

and wife cannot file a joint return if either spouse is a nonresident
alien at any time during the year. However, if you were a nonresident alien or a dual-status alien and were married to a U.S. citizen or
resident alien at the end of 2011, you may elect to be treated as a
resident alien and file a joint return. See Pub. 519 for details.

Line 3
Married Filing Separately
If you are married and file a separate return, you generally report
only your own income, exemptions, deductions, and credits. Generally, you are responsible only for the tax on your own income.
Different rules apply to people in community property states; see
Pub. 555.

This filing status is for unmarried individuals who provide a home
for certain other persons. You are considered unmarried for this
purpose if any of the following applies.
• You were legally separated according to your state law under a
decree of divorce or separate maintenance at the end of 2011. But, if
at the end of 2011, your divorce was not final (an interlocutory
decree), you are considered married.
• You are married but lived apart from your spouse for the last 6
months of 2011 and you meet the other rules under Married persons
who live apart, later.
• You are married to a nonresident alien at any time during the
year and you do not choose to treat him or her as a resident alien.
Check the box on line 4 only if you are unmarried (or considered
unmarried) and either Test 1 or Test 2 applies.
Test 1. You paid over half the cost of keeping up a home that was

the main home for all of 2011 of your parent whom you can claim
as a dependent, except under a multiple support agreement (see the
line 6c instructions). Your parent did not have to live with you.

Test 2. You paid over half the cost of keeping up a home in which

you lived and in which one of the following also lived for more than
half of the year (if half or less, see Exception to time lived with
you).

1. Any person whom you can claim as a dependent. But do not
include:
a. Your qualifying child whom you claim as your dependent
because of the rule for Children of divorced or separated parents in
the line 6c instructions,
b. Any person who is your dependent only because he or she
lived with you for all of 2011, or
c. Any person you claimed as a dependent under a multiple
support agreement. See the line 6c instructions.
2. Your unmarried qualifying child who is not your dependent.
3. Your married qualifying child who is not your dependent only
because you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s 2011
return.
4. Your child who, even though you are the custodial parent, is
neither your dependent nor your qualifying child because of the rule
for Children of divorced or separated parents in the line 6c instructions.
If the child is not your dependent, enter the child’s name on line
4. If you do not enter the name, it will take us longer to process your
return.
Qualifying child. To find out if someone is your qualifying child,

see Step 1 in the line 6c instructions.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 4 Through 6b
Dependent. To find out if someone is your dependent, see the

instructions for line 6c.

If your spouse died in 2011, you cannot file as qualifying
widow(er) with dependent child. Instead, see the instructions for
line 2.

Exception to time lived with you. Temporary absences by you or

the other person for special circumstances, such as school, vacation,
business, medical care, military service, or detention in a juvenile
facility, count as time lived in the home. Also see Kidnapped child
in the line 6c instructions, if applicable.

Adopted child. An adopted child is always treated as your own

If the person for whom you kept up a home was born or died in
2011, you can still file as head of household as long as the home
was that person’s main home for the part of the year he or she was
alive.

Dependent. To find out if someone is your dependent, see the

Keeping up a home. To find out what is included in the cost of

keeping up a home, see Pub. 501.

If you used payments you received under Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) or other public assistance programs to
pay part of the cost of keeping up your home, you cannot count
them as money you paid. However, you must include them in the
total cost of keeping up your home to figure if you paid over half the
cost.
Married persons who live apart. Even if you were not divorced or

legally separated at the end of 2011, you are considered unmarried
if all of the following apply.

• You lived apart from your spouse for the last 6 months of
2011. Temporary absences for special circumstances, such as for
business, medical care, school, or military service, count as time
lived in the home.
• You file a separate return from your spouse.
• You paid over half the cost of keeping up your home for 2011.
• Your home was the main home of your child, stepchild, or
foster child for more than half of 2011 (if half or less, see Exception
to time lived with you, earlier).
• You can claim this child as your dependent or could claim the
child except that the child’s other parent can claim him or her under
the rule for Children of divorced or separated parents in the line 6c
instructions.
Adopted child. An adopted child is always treated as your own
child. An adopted child includes a child lawfully placed with you
for legal adoption.
Foster child. A foster child is any child placed with you by an
authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or other order
of any court of competent jurisdiction.

instructions for line 6c.

Exception to time lived with you. Temporary absences by you or

the child for special circumstances, such as school, vacation, business, medical care, military service, or detention in a juvenile facility, count as time lived in the home. Also see Kidnapped child in the
line 6c instructions, if applicable.
A child is considered to have lived with you for all of 2011 if the
child was born or died in 2011 and your home was the child’s home
for the entire time he or she was alive.
Keeping up a home. To find out what is included in the cost of

keeping up a home, see Pub. 501.

If you used payments you received under Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) or other public assistance programs to
pay part of the cost of keeping up your home, you cannot count
them as money you paid. However, you must include them in the
total cost of keeping up your home to figure if you paid over half the
cost.

Exemptions
You can deduct $3,700 on line 26 for each exemption you can take.

Line 6b
Spouse
Check the box on line 6b if either of the following applies.
1. Your filing status is married filing jointly and your spouse
cannot be claimed as a dependent on another person’s return.
2. You were married at the end of 2011, your filing status is
married filing separately or head of household, and both of the
following apply.
a. Your spouse had no income and is not filing a return.
b. Your spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent on another
person’s return.

Line 5
Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child
You can check the box on line 5 and use joint return tax rates for
2011 if all of the following apply.

• Your spouse died in 2009 or 2010 and you did not remarry
before the end of 2011.
• You have a child or stepchild whom you claim as a dependent.
This does not include a foster child.
• This child lived in your home for all of 2011. If the child did
not live with you for the required time, see Exception to time lived
with you, later.
• You paid over half the cost of keeping up your home.
• You could have filed a joint return with your spouse the year
he or she died, even if you did not actually do so.
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child. An adopted child includes a child lawfully placed with you
for legal adoption.

If your filing status is head of household and you check the box
on line 6b, enter the name of your spouse on the line next to line 6b.
Also, enter your spouse’s social security number in the space provided at the top of your return. If you were divorced or legally
separated at the end of 2011, you cannot take an exemption for your
former spouse.
Death of your spouse. If your spouse died in 2011 and you did not

remarry by the end of 2011, check the box on line 6b if you could
have taken an exemption for your spouse on the date of death. For
other filing instructions, see Death of a taxpayer under General
Instructions, later.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 6c

Line 6c—Dependents

1. Do you have a child who meets the conditions to be your
qualifying child?
Yes. Go to Step 2.

Dependents and Qualifying Child for Child Tax
Credit
Follow the steps below to find out if a person qualifies as your
dependent, qualifies you to take the child tax credit, or both. If you
have more than six dependents, include a statement showing the
information required in columns (1) through (4).

Step 1

Do You Have a Qualifying Child?

Step 2

Is Your Qualifying Child Your
Dependent?

1. Was the child a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. resident
alien, or a resident of Canada or Mexico? (See Pub. 519 for
the definition of a U.S. national or U.S. resident alien. If the
child was adopted, see Exception to citizen test, later.)
Yes. Continue

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A qualifying child is a child who is your...
Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister,
stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or a
descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild,
niece, or nephew),

No. Go to Step 4.

No.

STOP

You cannot claim this child
as a dependent. Go to Form
1040A, line 7.

2. Was the child married?
Yes. See Married person, later.

No. Continue

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3. Could you, or your spouse if filing jointly, be claimed as a
dependent on someone else’s 2011 tax return? See Steps 1,
2, and 4.

AND

Yes. You cannot
claim any dependents.
Go to Form 1040A,
line 7.

was ...
Under age 19 at the end of 2011 and younger than you (or
your spouse, if filing jointly)
or
Under age 24 at the end of 2011, a student (defined later),
and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly)
or
Any age and permanently and totally disabled (defined later)

AND

Step 3

Does Your Qualifying Child
Qualify You for the Child Tax Credit?

1. Was the child under age 17 at the end of 2011?
Yes. Continue

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Who did not provide over half of his or her own support for
2011 (see Pub. 501)

AND

No. You can claim this
child as a dependent. Complete Form 1040A, line 6c,
columns (1) through (3) for
this child. Then, go to
Step 3.

No.

STOP

This child is not a qualifying child for the child tax
credit. Go to Form 1040A,
line 7.

2. Was the child a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident
alien? (See Pub. 519 for the definition of a U.S. national or
U.S. resident alien. If the child was adopted, see Exception
to citizen test, later.)

Who is not filing a joint return for 2011 or is filing a joint
return for 2011 only as a claim for refund (defined later)

Yes. This child is a
qualifying child for the
child tax credit. Check
the box on Form
1040A, line 6c, column (4).

AND

No.

STOP

This child is not a qualifying child for the child tax
credit. Go to Form 1040A,
line 7.

Who lived with you for more than half of 2011. If the child
did not live with you for the required time, see Exception to
time lived with you, later.

!

CAUTION

If the child meets the conditions to be a qualifying
child of any other person (other than your spouse if
filing jointly) for 2011, see Qualifying child of
more than one person, later.
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2011 Form 1040A — Line 6c

Step 4

1. Does any person meet the conditions to be your qualifying
relative?

Is Your Qualifying Relative Your Dependent?

Yes. Continue

A qualifying relative is a person who is your...
Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any
of them (for example, your grandchild)

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No. STOP
Go to Form 1040A, line 7.

2. Was your qualifying relative a U.S. citizen, U.S. national,
U.S. resident alien, or a resident of Canada or Mexico? (See
Pub. 519 for the definition of a U.S. national or U.S. resident alien. If your qualifying relative was adopted, see Exception to citizen test, later.)
Yes. Continue

or

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Brother, sister, half brother, half sister, or a son or daughter
of any of them (for example, your niece or nephew)

No. STOP
You cannot claim this person as a dependent. Go to
Form 1040A, line 7.

or

3. Was your qualifying relative married?

Father, mother, or an ancestor or sibling of either of them
(for example, your grandmother, grandfather, aunt, or uncle)

Yes. See Married person, later.

or
Stepbrother, stepsister, stepfather, stepmother, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law,
or sister-in-law

Yes. STOP
You cannot claim any
dependents. Go to
Form 1040A, line 7.

No. You can claim this
person as a dependent.
Complete Form 1040A,
line 6c, columns (1)
through (3). Do not check
the box on Form 1040A,
line 6c, column (4).

Definitions and Special Rules
Adopted child. An adopted child is always treated as your own

AND

child. An adopted child includes a child lawfully placed with you
for legal adoption.
Adoption taxpayer identification numbers (ATINs). If you have a

who was not...
A qualifying child (see Step 1) of any taxpayer for 2011. For
this purpose, a person is not a taxpayer if he or she is not
required to file a U.S. income tax return and either does not
file such a return or files only to get a refund of withheld
income tax or estimated tax paid.

AND
who...
Had gross income of less than $3,700 in 2011. If the person
was permanently and totally disabled, see Exception to gross
income test, later.

AND
For whom you provided...
Over half of his or her support in 2011. But see Children of
divorced or separated parents, Multiple support agreements,
and Kidnapped child, later.

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4. Could you, or your spouse if filing jointly, be claimed as a
dependent on someone else’s 2011 tax return? See Steps 1,
2, and 4.

or
Any other person (other than your spouse) who lived with
you all year as a member of your household if your
relationship did not violate local law. If the person did not
live with you for the required time, see Exception to time
lived with you, later.

No. Continue

dependent who was placed with you for legal adoption and you do
not know his or her SSN, you must get an ATIN for the dependent
from the IRS. See Form W-7A for details. (If the dependant is not a
U.S. citizen or resident alien, apply for an ITIN instead, using Form
W-7. See Social Security Number (SSN), earlier.)
Children of divorced or separated parents. A child will be treated

as being the qualifying child or qualifying relative of his or her
noncustodial parent (defined later) if all of the following conditions
apply.
1. The parents are divorced, legally separated, separated under a
written separation agreement, or lived apart at all times during
the last 6 months of 2011 (whether or not they are or were
married).
2. The child received over half of his or her support for 2011
from the parents (and the rules on Multiple support agreements do not apply). Support of a child received from a
parent’s spouse is treated as provided by the parent.
3. The child is in custody of one or both of the parents for more
than half of 2011.
4. Either of the following applies.
a. The custodial parent signs Form 8332 or a substantially similar statement that he or she will not claim the child as a
dependent for 2011, and the noncustodial parent includes a
copy of the form or statement with his or her return. If the
divorce decree or separation agreement went into effect after
1984 and before 2009, the noncustodial parent may be able to
attach certain pages from the decree or agreement instead of
Form 8332. See Post-1984 and pre-2009 decree or agreement
and Post-2008 decree or agreement, later.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 6c
b. A pre-1985 decree of divorce or separate maintenance or
written separation agreement between the parents provides
that the noncustodial parent can claim the child as a dependent, and the noncustodial parent provides at least $600 for
support of the child during 2011.
If conditions (1) through (4) apply, only the noncustodial parent
can claim the child for purposes of the dependency exemption (line
6c) and the child tax credits (lines 33 and 42). However, this special
rule does not apply to head of household filing status, the credit for
child and dependent care expenses, the exclusion for dependent
care benefits, or the earned income credit. See Pub. 501 for details.
Custodial and noncustodial parents. The custodial parent is the
parent with whom the child lived for the greater number of nights in
2011. The noncustodial parent is the other parent. If the child was
with each parent for an equal number of nights, the custodial parent
is the parent with the higher adjusted gross income. See Pub. 501
for an exception for a parent who works at night, rules for a child
who is emancipated under state law, and other details.
Post-1984 and pre-2009 decree or agreement. The decree or
agreement must state all three of the following.
1. The noncustodial parent can claim the child as a dependent
without regard to any condition, such as payment of support.
2. The other parent will not claim the child as a dependent.
3. The years for which the claim is released.

The noncustodial parent must include all of the following pages
from the decree or agreement.
• Cover page (include the other parent’s SSN on that page).
• The pages that include all the information identified in (1)
through (3) above.
• Signature page with the other parent’s signature and date of
agreement.

of divorced or separated parents, earlier, or Kidnapped child, below.
A person is considered to have lived with you for all of 2011 if
the person was born or died in 2011 and your home was this
person’s home for the entire time he or she was alive in 2011.
Foster child. A foster child is any child placed with you by an

authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or other order
of any court of competent jurisdiction.
Kidnapped child. If your child is presumed by law enforcement

authorities to have been kidnapped by someone who is not a family
member, you may be able to take the child into account in determining your eligibility for head of household or qualifying widow(er)
filing status, the dependency exemption, the child tax credit, and the
earned income credit (EIC). For details, see Pub. 501 (Pub. 596 for
the EIC).
Married person. If the person is married and files a joint return,

you cannot claim that person as your dependent. Go to Form
1040A, line 7. However, if the person is married but does not file a
joint return or files a joint return only as a claim for refund (defined
earlier) and no tax liability would exist for either spouse if they filed
separate returns, you may be able to claim him or her as a dependent. Go to Step 2, question 3 (for a qualifying child) or Step 4,
question 4 (for a qualifying relative).
Multiple support agreements. If no one person contributed over

half of the support of your relative (or a person who lived with you
all year as a member of your household) but you and another
person(s) provided more than half of your relative’s support, special
rules may apply that would treat you as having provided over half of
the support. For details, see Pub. 501.

You must include the required information even if you
filed it with your return in an earlier year.

Permanently and totally disabled. A person is permanently and

Post-2008 decree or agreement. If the divorce decree or separation agreement went into effect after 2008, the noncustodial parent
cannot include pages from the decree or agreement instead of Form
8332. The custodial parent must sign either Form 8332 or a substantially similar statement the only purpose of which is to release the
custodial parent’s claim to an exemption for a child, and the noncustodial parent must include a copy with his or her return. The
form or statement must release the custodial parent’s claim to the
child without any conditions. For example, the release must not
depend on the noncustodial parent paying support.

Qualifying child of more than one person. Even if a child meets the

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Release of exemption revoked. A custodial parent who has revoked his or her previous release of a claim to exemption for a child
must include a copy of the revocation with his or her return. For
details, see Form 8332.
Claim for refund. A claim for refund is a return filed only to get a

refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid. A return is not
a claim for refund if the earned income credit or any other similar
refundable credit is claimed on it.
Exception to citizen test. If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. national

and your adopted child lived with you all year as a member of your
household, that child meets the requirement to be a U.S. citizen
(Step 2, question 1; Step 3, question 2; and Step 4, question 2).
Exception to gross income test. If your relative (including a person

who lived with you all year as a member of your household) is
permanently and totally disabled (defined later), certain income for
services performed at a sheltered workshop may be excluded for
this test. For details, see Pub. 501.
Exception to time lived with you. Temporary absences by you or

the other person for special circumstances, such as school, vacation,
business, medical care, military service, or detention in a juvenile
facility, count as time the person lived with you. Also see Children

totally disabled if, at any time in 2011, the person cannot engage in
any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental
condition and a doctor has determined that this condition has lasted
or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can be
expected to lead to death.
conditions to be the qualifying child of more than one person, only
one person can claim the child as a qualifying child for all of the
following tax benefits, unless the special rule for Children of divorced or separated parents, described earlier, applies.
1. Dependency exemption (line 6c).
2. Child tax credits (lines 33 and 39).
3. Head of household filing status (line 4).
4. Credit for child and dependent care expenses (line 29).
5. Exclusion for dependent care benefits (Form 2441, Part III).
6. Earned income credit (lines 38a and 38b).
No other person can take any of the six tax benefits listed above
unless he or she has a different qualifying child. If you and any
other person can claim the child as a qualifying child, the following
rules apply.
• If only one of the persons is the child’s parent, the child is
treated as the qualifying child of the parent.
• If the parents do not file a joint return together but both parents
claim the child as a qualifying child, the IRS will treat the
child as the qualifying child of the parent with whom the child
lived for the longer period of time in 2011. If the child lived
with each parent for the same amount of time, the IRS will
treat the child as the qualifying child of the parent who had the
higher adjusted gross income (AGI) for 2011.
• If no parent can claim the child as a qualifying child, the child
is treated as the qualifying child of the person who had the
highest AGI for 2011.

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• If a parent can claim the child as a qualifying child but no

parent does so claim the child, the child is treated as the
qualifying child of the person who had the highest AGI for
2011, but only if that person’s AGI is higher than the highest
AGI of any parent of the child who can claim the child.
Example. Your daughter meets the conditions to be a qualifying
child for both you and your mother. Your daughter does not meet
the conditions to be a qualifying child of any other person, including her other parent. Under the rules just described, you can claim
your daughter as a qualifying child for all of the six tax benefits
listed earlier for which you otherwise qualify. Your mother cannot
claim any of those six tax benefits unless she has a different qualifying child. However, if your mother’s AGI is higher than yours and
the other parent’s and you do not claim your daughter as a qualifying child, your daughter is the qualifying child of your mother.
For more details and examples, see Pub. 501.
If you will be claiming the child as a qualifying child, go to Step
2. Otherwise, stop; you cannot claim any benefits based on this
child. Go to Form 1040A, line 7.
Social security number. You must enter each dependent’s social

security number (SSN). Be sure the name and SSN entered agree

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with the dependent’s social security card. Otherwise, at the time we
process your return, we may disallow the exemption claimed for the
dependent and reduce or disallow any other tax benefits (such as the
child tax credit) based on that dependent. If the name or SSN on the
dependent’s social security card is not correct, or you need to get an
SSN for your dependent, contact the Social Security Administration. See Social Security Number (SSN), earlier. If your dependent
will not have a number by the date your return is due, see What If
You Cannot File on Time?, earlier.
If your dependent child was born and died in 2011 and you do
not have an SSN for the child, enter “Died” in column (2) and attach
a copy of the child’s birth certificate, death certificate, or hospital
records. The document must show the child was born alive.
Student. A student is a child who during any part of 5 calendar

months of 2011 was enrolled as a full-time student at a school, or
took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or a
state, county, or local government agency. A school includes a
technical, trade, or mechanical school. It does not include an
on-the-job training course, correspondence school, or school offering courses only through the Internet.

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usually follow state law to determine what is community income
and what is separate income. For details, see Pub. 555.

Income
Generally, you must report all income except income that is exempt
from tax by law. For details, see the following instructions, especially the instructions for lines 7 through 14b. Also see Pub. 525.

Foreign-Source Income
You must report unearned income, such as interest, dividends, and
pensions, from sources outside the United States unless exempt by
law or a tax treaty. You must also report earned income, such as
wages and tips, from sources outside the United States.

Nevada, Washington, and California domestic partners. A regis-

tered domestic partner in Nevada, Washington, or California (or a
person in California who is married to a person of the same sex)
generally must report half the combined community income of the
individual and his or her domestic partner (or California same sex
spouse). See Pub. 555 and the recent developments at www.irs.gov/
pub555.

If you worked abroad, you may be able to exclude part or all of
your foreign earned income if you file Form 1040. For details, see
Pub. 54 and Form 2555 or 2555-EZ.

Line 7

Foreign retirement plans. If you were a beneficiary of a foreign

Enter the total of your wages, salaries, tips, etc. If a joint return, also
include your spouse’s income. For most people, the amount to enter
on this line should be shown in box 1 of their Form(s) W-2. But the
following types of income must also be included in the total on line
7.
• Wages received as a household employee for which you did
not receive a Form W-2 because your employer paid you less than
$1,700 in 2011. Also, enter “HSH” and the amount not reported on
a Form W-2 in the space to the left of line 7.
• Tip income you did not report to your employer. But you must
use Form 1040 and Form 4137 if you received tips of $20 or more
in any month and did not report the full amount to your employer,
or your Form(s) W-2 shows allocated tips that you must report as
income. You must report the allocated tips shown on your Form(s)
W-2 unless you can prove that you received less. Allocated tips
should be shown in box 8 of your Form(s) W-2. They are not
included as income in box 1. See Pub. 531 for more details.
• Dependent care benefits, which should be shown in box 10 of
your Form(s) W-2. But first complete Form 2441 to see if you can
exclude part or all of the benefits.
• Scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2.
Also, enter “SCH” and the amount in the space to the left of line 7.
However, if you were a degree candidate, include on line 7 only the
amounts you used for expenses other than tuition and course-related
expenses. For example, amounts used for room, board, and travel
must be reported on line 7.
• Disability pensions shown on Form 1099-R if you have not
reached the minimum retirement age set by your employer. But see
Insurance premiums for retired public safety officers, later. Disability pensions received after you reach minimum retirement age and
other payments shown on Form 1099-R (other than payments from
an IRA*) are reported on lines 12a and 12b of Form 1040A. Payments from an IRA are reported on lines 11a and 11b.

retirement plan, you may have to report the undistributed income
earned in your plan. However, if you were the beneficiary of a
Canadian registered retirement plan, see Form 8891 to find out if
you can elect to defer tax on the undistributed income. If you elect
to defer tax, you must file Form 1040.
Report distributions from foreign pension plans on lines 12a and
12b.
Foreign accounts and trusts. You must complete Part III of Sched-

ule B if you:
• Had a foreign account, or
• Received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or a transferor to, a foreign trust.
Note. If you had foreign financial assets in 2011, you may have to

file new Form 8938. Check www.irs.gov/form8938 for details. If
you must file Form 8938 you cannot file Form 1040A. You must
file Form 1040.

Rounding Off to Whole Dollars
You can round off cents to whole dollars on your return and schedules. If you do round to whole dollars, you must round all amounts.
To round, drop amounts under 50 cents and increase amounts from
50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For example, $1.39 becomes $1
and $2.50 becomes $3.
If you have to add two or more amounts to figure the amount to
enter on a line, include cents when adding the amounts and round
off only the total.
Example. You received two Forms W-2, one showing wages of
$5,009.55 and one showing wages of $8,760.73. On Form 1040A,
line 7, you would enter $13,770 ($5,009.55 + $8,760.73 =
$13,770.28).

Refunds of State or Local Income Taxes
If you received a refund, credit, or offset of state or local income
taxes in 2011, you may receive a Form 1099-G.
For the year the tax was paid to the state or other taxing authority, did you itemize deductions?

No.
Yes.

None of your refund is taxable.
You may have to report part or all of the refund as
income on Form 1040 for 2011. See Pub. 525 for
details.

Community Property States
Community property states are Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. If
you and your spouse lived in a community property state, you must

Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc.

* This includes a Roth, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA.

Missing or Incorrect Form W-2
Your employer is required to provide or send Form W-2 to you no
later than January 31, 2012. If you do not receive it by early
February, use TeleTax topic 154 (see TeleTax Topics, later) to find
out what to do. Even if you do not get a Form W-2, you must still
report your earnings on line 7. If you lose your Form W-2 or it is
incorrect, ask your employer for a new one.

Line 8a
Taxable Interest
Each payer should send you a Form 1099-INT or Form 1099-OID.
Enter your total taxable interest income on line 8a. But you must fill
in and attach Schedule B if the total is over $1,500 or any of the
other conditions listed at the beginning of the Schedule B instructions apply to you.
Interest credited in 2011 on deposits that you could not withdraw
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may not have to be included in your 2011 income. For details, see
Pub. 550.

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If you get a 2011 Form 1099-INT for U.S. savings bond
interest that includes amounts you reported before 2011,
see Pub. 550.

Line 8b
Tax-Exempt Interest
If you received any tax-exempt interest, such as from municipal
bonds, each payer should send you a Form 1099-INT. Your tax-exempt interest, including any exempt-interest dividends from a mutual fund or other regulated investment company, should be
included in box 8 of Form 1099-INT. Enter the total on line 8b. Do
not include interest earned on your IRA, health savings account,
Archer or Medicare Advantage MSA, or Coverdell education savings account.
If you received tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds
issued after August 7, 1986, you must use Form 1040.

Line 9a
Ordinary Dividends
Each payer should send you a Form 1099-DIV. Enter your total
ordinary dividends on line 9a. This amount should be shown in box
1a of Form(s) 1099-DIV.
You must fill in and attach Schedule B if the total is over $1,500
or you received, as a nominee, ordinary dividends that actually
belong to someone else.
You must use Form 1040 if you received nondividend distributions (box 3 of Form 1099-DIV) required to be reported as capital
gains.
For details, see Pub. 550.

ex-dividend date. When counting the number of days you held the
stock, you cannot count certain days during which your risk of loss
was diminished. See Pub. 550 for more details. Preferred dividends
attributable to periods totaling less than 367 days are subject to the
61-day holding period rule just described.
• Dividends on any share of stock to the extent that you are
under an obligation (including a short sale) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related
property.
• Payments in lieu of dividends, but only if you know or have
reason to know that the payments are not qualified dividends.
Example 1. You bought 5,000 shares of XYZ Corp. common
stock on July 8, 2011. XYZ Corp. paid a cash dividend of 10 cents
per share. The ex-dividend date was July 15, 2011. Your Form
1099-DIV from XYZ Corp. shows $500 in box 1a (ordinary dividends) and in box 1b (qualified dividends). However, you sold the
5,000 shares on August 11, 2011. You held your shares of XYZ
Corp. for only 34 days (from July 9, 2011, through August 11,
2011) of the 121-day period. The 121-day period began on May 16,
2011, (60 days before the ex-dividend date) and ended on September 13, 2011. You have no qualified dividends from XYZ Corp.
because you held the XYZ stock for less than 61 days.
Example 2. Assume the same facts as in Example 1 except that
you bought the stock on July 14, 2011 (the day before the ex-dividend date), and you sold the stock on September 15, 2011. You held
the stock for 63 days (from July 15, 2011, through September 15,
2011). The $500 of qualified dividends shown in box 1b of your
Form 1099-DIV are all qualified dividends because you held the
stock for 61 days of the 121-day period (from July 15, 2011,
through September 13, 2011).
Example 3. You bought 10,000 shares of ABC Mutual Fund
common stock on July 8, 2011. ABC Mutual Fund paid a cash
dividend of 10 cents a share. The ex-dividend date was July 15,
2011. The ABC Mutual Fund advises you that the portion of the
dividend eligible to be treated as qualified dividends equals 2 cents
per share. Your Form 1099-DIV from ABC Mutual Fund shows
total ordinary dividends of $1,000, and qualified dividends of $200.
However, you sold the 10,000 shares on August 11, 2011. You have
no qualified dividends from ABC Mutual Fund because you held
the ABC Mutual Fund stock for less than 61 days.

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Qualified Dividends
Enter your total qualified dividends on line 9b. Qualified dividends
are also included in the ordinary dividend total required to be shown
on line 9a. Qualified dividends are eligible for a lower tax rate than
other ordinary income. Generally, these dividends are shown in box
1b of Form(s) 1099-DIV. See Pub. 550 for the definition of qualified dividends if you received dividends not reported on Form
1099-DIV.
Exception. Some dividends may be reported as qualified dividends

in box 1b of Form 1099-DIV but are not qualified dividends. These
include:
• Dividends you received as a nominee. See the instructions for
Schedule B.
• Dividends you received on any share of stock that you held for
less than 61 days during the 121-day period that began 60 days
before the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is the first date
following the declaration of a dividend on which the purchaser of a
stock is not entitled to receive the next dividend payment. When
counting the number of days you held the stock, include the day you
disposed of the stock but not the day you acquired it. See the
examples that follow. Also, when counting the number of days you
held the stock, you cannot count certain days during which your risk
of loss was diminished. See Pub. 550 for more details.
• Dividends attributable to periods totaling more than 366 days
that you received on any share of preferred stock held for less than
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Be sure you use the Qualified Dividends and Capital
Gain Tax Worksheet to figure your tax.

Line 10
Capital Gain Distributions
Each payer should send you a Form 1099-DIV. Do any of the
Forms 1099-DIV or substitute statements you, or your spouse if
filing a joint return, received have an amount in box 2b (unrecaptured section 1250 gain), box 2c (section 1202 gain), or box 2d
(collectibles (28%) gain)?
Yes.
No.

You must use Form 1040.
You can use Form 1040A. Enter your total capital gain
distributions (from box 2a of Form(s) 1099-DIV) on line
10. Also, be sure you use the Qualified Dividends and
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure your tax.

If you received capital gain distributions as a nominee (that is,
they were paid to you but actually belong to someone else), report
on line 10 only the amount that belongs to you. Include a statement
showing the full amount you received and the amount you received
as a nominee. See the Schedule B instructions for filing requirements for Forms 1099-DIV and 1096.

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Lines 11a and 11b
IRA Distributions
You should receive a Form 1099-R showing the total amount of any
distribution from your IRA before income tax and other deductions
were withheld. This amount should be shown in box 1 of Form
1099-R. Unless otherwise noted in the line 11a and 11b instructions, an IRA includes a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, simplified
employee pension (SEP) IRA, and a savings incentive match plan
for employees (SIMPLE) IRA. Except as provided below, leave
line 11a blank and enter the total distribution (from Form 1099-R,
box 1) on line 11b.
If you converted part or all of an IRA to a Roth IRA in 2010 and
did not elect to report the taxable amount on your 2010 return, you
generally must report half of it on your 2011 return and the rest on
your 2012 return. See 2010 Roth IRA conversions, later.
Exception 1. Enter the total distribution on line 11a if you rolled

over part or all of the distribution from one:
• IRA to another IRA of the same type (for example, from one
traditional IRA to another traditional IRA),
• SEP or SIMPLE IRA to a traditional IRA, or
• IRA to a qualified plan other than an IRA.
Also, enter “Rollover” next to line 11b. If the total distribution
was rolled over in a qualified rollover, enter -0- on line 11b. If the
total distribution was not rolled over in a qualified rollover, enter
the part not rolled over on line 11b unless Exception 2 applies to the
part not rolled over. Generally, a qualified rollover must be made
within 60 days after the day you received the distribution. For more
details on rollovers, see Pub. 590.
If you rolled over the distribution into a qualified plan other than
an IRA or you made the rollover in 2012, include a statement
explaining what you did.
Exception 2. If any of the following apply, enter the total distribu-

tion on line 11a and see Form 8606 and its instructions to figure the
amount to enter on line 11b.
1. You received a distribution from an IRA (other than a Roth
IRA) and you made nondeductible contributions to any of your
traditional or SEP IRAs for 2011 or an earlier year. If you made
nondeductible contributions to these IRAs for 2011, also see
Pub. 590.
2. You received a distribution from a Roth IRA. But if either (a)
or (b) below applies, enter -0- on line 11b; you do not have to see
Form 8606 or its instructions.
a. Distribution code T is shown in box 7 of Form 1099-R and
you made a contribution (including a conversion) to a Roth IRA for
2006 or an earlier year.
b. Distribution code Q is shown in box 7 of Form 1099-R.
3. You converted part or all of a traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE
IRA to a Roth IRA in 2011.
4. You had a 2010 or 2011 IRA contribution returned to you,
with the related earnings or less any loss, by the due date (including
extensions) of your tax return for that year.
5. You made excess contributions to your IRA for an earlier year
and had them returned to you in 2011.
6. You recharacterized part or all of a contribution to a Roth IRA
as a traditional IRA contribution, or vice versa.
Exception 3. If the distribution is a qualified charitable distribution

(QCD), enter the total distribution on line 11a. If the total amount
distributed is a QCD, enter -0- on line 11b. If only part of the
distribution is a QCD, enter the part that is not a QCD on line 11b
unless Exception 2 applies to that part. Enter “QCD” next to line
11b.
A QCD is a distribution made directly by the trustee of your IRA
(other than an ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRA) to an organization
eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (with certain excep-

tions). You must have been at least age 701⁄2 when the distribution
was made.
Generally, your total QCDs for the year cannot be more than
$100,000. (On a joint return, your spouse can also have a QCD of
up to $100,000.) If you elected to treat a January 2011 QCD as
made in 2010, report it on your 2011 return like any other 2011
QCD, as just described. However, if you also made another 2011
QCD and the total was more than $100,000 per spouse, attach a
brief explanation. For example: “Line 11b — Spouse One’s 2010
QCD $75,000; Spouse One’s 2011 QCD $70,000.”
The amount of the QCD is limited to the amount that would
otherwise be included in your income. If your IRA includes nondeductible contributions, the distribution is first considered to be paid
out of otherwise taxable income.

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You cannot claim a charitable contribution deduction
for any QCD not included in your income.

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Exception 4. If the distribution is a health savings account (HSA)

funding distribution (HFD), you must file Form 1040. See Exception 4 in the instructions for Form 1040, lines 15a and 15b. An HFD
is a distribution made directly by the trustee of your IRA (other than
an ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRA) to your HSA.
More than one exception applies. If more than one exception ap-

plies, include a statement showing the amount of each exception,
instead of making an entry next to line 11b. For example: “Line
11b--$1,000 Rollover and $500 HFD.” But you do not need to
attach a statement if only Exception 2 and one other exception
apply.
2010 Roth IRA conversions. If you converted part or all of an IRA

to a Roth IRA in 2010 and did not elect to report the taxable amount
on your 2010 return, include on line 11b the amount from your 2010
Form 8606, line 20a. However, you may have to include a different
amount on line 11b if either of the following applies.
• You received a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2010 or the
owner of the Roth IRA died in 2011. See Pub. 590 to figure the
amount to enter on line 11b.
• You received a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2011. Use
Form 8606 to figure the amount to enter on line 11b.
More than one distribution. If you (or your spouse if filing jointly)

received more than one distribution, figure the taxable amount of
each distribution and enter the total of the taxable amounts on line
11b. Enter the total amount of those distributions on line 11a.

You may have to pay an additional tax if (a) you received an early distribution from your IRA and the total
was not rolled over or (b) you were born before July 1,
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1940, and received less than the minimum required distribution from your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs. If you do
owe this tax, you must use Form 1040.

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More information. For more information about IRAs, see Pub.

590.

Lines 12a and 12b
Pensions and Annuities
You should receive a Form 1099-R showing the total amount of
your pension and annuity payments before income tax and other
deductions were withheld. This amount should be shown in box 1 of
Form 1099-R. Pension and annuity payments include distributions
from 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans. Rollovers and
lump-sum distributions are explained later. Do not include the
following payments on lines 12a and 12b. Instead, report them on
line 7.
• Disability pensions received before you reach the minimum
retirement age set by your employer.

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• Corrective distributions (including any earnings) of excess
salary deferrals or excess contributions to retirement plans. The
plan must advise you of the year(s) the distributions are includible
in income.

If you are retired on disability and reporting your disability
pension on line 7, include only the taxable amount on that line and
enter “PSO” and the amount excluded in the space to the left of line
7.

Attach Form(s) 1099-R to Form 1040A if any federal
income tax was withheld.

Simplified Method. You must use the Simplified Method if either

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If you rolled over part or all of a distribution from a qualified
retirement plan (other than a designated Roth account) to a Roth
IRA in 2010 (or you rolled over part or all of a distribution from a
401(k) or 403(b) plan to a designated Roth account in 2010) and did
not elect to report the taxable amount on your 2010 return, you
generally must report half of it on your 2011 return and the rest on
your 2012 return. See 2010 Roth IRA rollovers or 2010 in-plan
Roth rollovers, whichever applies, later.
Fully taxable pensions and annuities. Your payments are fully

of the following applies.
1. Your annuity starting date (defined later) was after July 1,
1986, and you used this method last year to figure the taxable part.
2. Your annuity starting date was after November 18, 1996, and
both of the following apply.
a. The payments are from a qualified employee plan, a qualified
employee annuity, or a tax-sheltered annuity.
b. On your annuity starting date, either you were under age 75 or
the number of years of guaranteed payments was fewer than 5. See
Pub. 575 for the definition of guaranteed payments.

taxable if (a) you did not contribute to the cost (see Cost, later) of
your pension or annuity, or (b) you got back your entire cost tax free
before 2011. If your pension or annuity is fully taxable, enter the
total pension or annuity payments (from Form(s) 1099-R, box 1) on
line 12b; do not make an entry on line 12a. But see Insurance
premiums for retired public safety officers, later.
Fully taxable pensions and annuities also include military retirement pay shown on Form 1099-R. For details on military disability
pensions, see Pub. 525. If you received a Form RRB-1099-R, see
Pub. 575 to find out how to report your benefits.

If you must use the Simplified Method, complete the Simplified
Method Worksheet in these instructions to figure the taxable part of
your pension or annuity. For more details on the Simplified
Method, see Pub. 575 or Pub. 721 for U.S. Civil Service retirement
benefits.

Partially taxable pensions and annuities. Enter the total pension or

Annuity starting date. Your annuity starting date is the later of the

annuity payments (from Form 1099-R, box 1) on line 12a. If your
Form 1099-R does not show the taxable amount, you must use the
General Rule explained in Pub. 939 to figure the taxable part to
enter on line 12b. But if your annuity starting date (defined later)
was after July 1, 1986, see Simplified Method, later, to find out if
you must use that method to figure the taxable part.
You can ask the IRS to figure the taxable part for you for a
$1,000 fee. For details, see Pub. 939.
If your Form 1099-R shows a taxable amount, you can report
that amount on line 12b. But you may be able to report a lower
taxable amount by using the General Rule or the Simplified Method
or if the exclusion for retired public safety officers, discussed next,
applies.
Insurance premiums for retired public safety officers. If you are

an eligible retired public safety officer (law enforcement officer,
firefighter, chaplain, or member of a rescue squad or ambulance
crew), you can elect to exclude from income distributions made
from your eligible retirement plan that are used to pay the premiums
for coverage by an accident or health plan or a long-term care
insurance contract. You can do this only if you retired because of
disability or because you reached normal retirement age. The premiums can be for coverage for you, your spouse, or dependents.
The distribution must be from a plan maintained by the employer
from which you retired as a public safety officer. Also, the distribution must be made directly from the plan to the provider of the
accident or health plan or long-term care insurance contract. You
can exclude from income the smaller of the amount of the premiums or $3,000. You can only make this election for amounts that
would otherwise be included in your income.
An eligible retirement plan is a governmental plan that is:
• a qualified trust,
• a section 403(a) plan,
• a section 403(b) plan, or
• a section 457(b) plan.
If you make this election, reduce the otherwise taxable amount
of your pension or annuity by the amount excluded. The amount
shown in box 2a of Form 1099-R does not reflect the exclusion.
Report your total distributions on line 12a and the taxable amount
on line 12b. Enter “PSO” next to line 12b.

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tions.

If you received U.S. Civil Service retirement benefits
and you chose the alternative annuity option, see Pub.
721 to figure the taxable part of your annuity. Do not
use the Simplified Method Worksheet in these instruc-

first day of the first period for which you received a payment or the
date the plan’s obligations became fixed.

Age (or combined ages) at annuity starting date. If you are the

retiree, use your age on the annuity starting date. If you are the
survivor of a retiree, use the retiree’s age on his or her annuity
starting date. But if your annuity starting date was after 1997 and
the payments are for your life and that of your beneficiary, use your
combined ages on the annuity starting date.
If you are the beneficiary of an employee who died, see Pub.
575. If there is more than one beneficiary, see Pub. 575 or Pub. 721
to figure each beneficiary’s taxable amount.
Cost. Your cost is generally your net investment in the plan as of

the annuity starting date. It does not include pre-tax contributions.
Your net investment should be shown in box 9b of Form 1099-R for
the first year you received payments from the plan.
Rollovers. Generally, a qualified rollover is a tax-free distribution

of cash or other assets from one retirement plan that is contributed
to another plan within 60 days of receiving the distribution. However, a qualified rollover to a Roth IRA or a designated Roth
account is generally not a tax-free distribution. Use lines 12a and
12b to report a qualified rollover, including a direct rollover, from
one qualified employer’s plan to another or to an IRA or SEP.
Enter on line 12a the distribution from Form 1099-R, box 1.
From this amount, subtract any contributions (usually shown in box
5) that were taxable to you when made. From that result, subtract
the amount of the qualified rollover. Enter the remaining amount,
even if zero, on line 12b. If the remaining amount is zero and you
have no other distribution to report on line 12b, enter zero on line
12b. Also, enter “Rollover” next to line 12b.
See Pub. 575 for more details on rollovers, including special
rules that apply to rollovers from designated Roth accounts, partial
rollovers of property, and distributions under qualified domestic
relations orders.
2010 Roth IRA rollovers. If you rolled over part or all of a distribu-

tion from a qualified retirement plan (other than a designated Roth
account) to a Roth IRA in 2010 and did not elect to report the
taxable amount on your 2010 return, include on line 12b the amount
from your 2010 Form 8606, line 25a. However, you may have to
include a different amount on line 12b (or include an amount on line
11b instead of 12b) if either of the following applies.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 12a and 12b

• You received a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2010 or the
owner of the Roth IRA died in 2011. See Pub. 575 to figure the
amount to enter on line 12b.
• You received a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2011. Use
Form 8606 to figure the amount to enter on line 11b.
2010 in-plan Roth rollovers. If you rolled over part or all of a
distribution from a qualified retirement plan to a designated Roth
account in 2010 and did not report the taxable amount on your 2010
return, include on line 12b the amount from your 2010 Form 8606,
line 25a. However, you may have to include a different amount on
line 12b if either of the following applies.
• You received a distribution from your designated Roth account in 2010 after September 27, or the owner of the designated
Roth account died in 2011. See Pub. 575 to figure the amount to
enter on line 12b.
• You received a distribution from the designated Roth account
in 2011. Use Form 8606 to figure the amount to enter on line 12b.

Lump-sum distributions. If you received a lump-sum distribution

from a profit-sharing or retirement plan, your Form 1099-R should
have the “Total distribution” box in box 2b checked. You must use
Form 1040 if you owe additional tax because you received an early
distribution from a qualified retirement plan and the total amount
was not rolled over in a qualified rollover. See Pub. 575 to find out
if you owe this tax.
Enter the total distribution on line 12a and the taxable part on
line 12b. For details, see Pub. 575.

You may be able to pay less tax on the distribution if
you were born before January 2, 1936, or you are the
beneficiary of a deceased employee who was born
before January 2, 1936. But you must use Form 1040 to
do so. For details, see Form 4972.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 12a and 12b Through 13

Simplified Method Worksheet—Lines 12a and 12b
Before you begin:

Keep for Your Records

u

If you are the beneficiary of a deceased employee or former employee who died before August 21, 1996, include any
death benefit exclusion that you are entitled to (up to $5,000) in the amount entered on line 2 below.
Note. If you had more than one partially taxable pension or annuity, figure the taxable part of each separately. Enter the total of the taxable parts on Form
1040A, line 12b. Enter the total pension or annuity payments received in 2011 on Form 1040A, line 12a.
1. Enter the total pension or annuity payments from Form 1099-R, box 1. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040A,
line 12a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.
2. Enter your cost in the plan at the annuity starting date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
Note. If you completed this worksheet last year, skip line 3 and enter the amount from line 4 of
last year’s worksheet on line 4 below (even if the amount of your pension or annuity has
changed). Otherwise, go to line 3.
3. Enter the appropriate number from Table 1 below. But if your annuity starting date was after
1997 and the payments are for your life and that of your beneficiary, enter the appropriate number
from Table 2 below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.
4. Divide line 2 by the number on line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.
5. Multiply line 4 by the number of months for which this year’s payments were made. If your
annuity starting date was before 1987, skip lines 6 and 7 and enter this amount on line 8.
Otherwise, go to line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.
6. Enter the amount, if any, recovered tax free in years after 1986. If you completed this worksheet
last year, enter the amount from line 10 of last year’s worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.
7. Subtract line 6 from line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
8. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.
9. Taxable amount. Subtract line 8 from line 1. Enter the result, but not less than zero. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040A,
line 12b. If your Form 1099-R shows a larger amount, use the amount on this line instead of the amount from Form 1099-R.
If you are a retired public safety officer, see Insurance premiums for retired public safety officers before entering an amount
on line 12b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.
10. Was your annuity starting date before 1987?
Yes.
No.

STOP

Leave line 10 blank.

Add lines 6 and 8. This is the amount you have recovered tax free through 2011. You will need this number
when you fill out this worksheet next year.

10.

Table 1 for Line 3 Above
IF the age at annuity starting date
(defined earlier) was . . .

AND your annuity starting date was —
before November 19, 1996,
after November 18, 1996,
enter on line 3 . . .
enter on line 3 . . .

55 or under
56 – 60
61 – 65
66 – 70
71 or older

300
260
240
170
120

360
310
260
210
160

Table 2 for Line 3 Above
IF the combined ages at annuity
starting date (defined earlier) were . . .

THEN enter on line 3 . . .

110 or under
111 – 120
121 – 130
131 – 140
141 or older

410
360
310
260
210

Line 13
Unemployment Compensation and Alaska
Permanent Fund Dividends
Unemployment compensation. You should receive a Form 1099-G

showing in box 1 the total unemployment compensation paid to you
in 2011. Report this amount on line 13. However, if you made
contributions to a governmental unemployment compensation program, reduce the amount you report on line 13 by those contributions.

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If you received an overpayment of unemployment compensation
in 2011 and you repaid any of it in 2011, subtract the amount you
repaid from the total amount you received. Enter the result on line
13. Also, enter “Repaid” and the amount you repaid in the space to
the left of line 13. If, in 2011, you repaid unemployment compensation that you included in gross income in an earlier year, you can
deduct the amount repaid. But you must use Form 1040 to do so.
See Pub. 525 for details.
Alaska Permanent Fund dividends. Include the dividends in the

total on line 13.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 14a and 14b

Social Security Benefits Worksheet—Lines 14a and 14b
Before you begin:

1.

Keep for Your Records

u

Complete Form 1040A, lines 16 and 17, if they apply to you.

u

If you are married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011, enter “D” to the right
of the word “benefits” on line 14a. If you do not, you may get a math error notice from the IRS.

u

Be sure you have read the Exception, later, to see if you can use this worksheet instead of a publication to find
out if any of your benefits are taxable.

Enter the total amount from box 5 of all your Forms SSA-1099 and Forms
RRB-1099. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040A, line 14a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.

2.

Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.

3.

Enter the total of the amounts from Form 1040A, lines 7, 8a, 9a, 10, 11b, 12b, and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.

4.

Enter the amount, if any, from Form 1040A, line 8b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.

5.

Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.

6.

Enter the total of the amounts from Form 1040A, lines 16 and 17

7.

Is the amount on line 6 less than the amount on line 5?
No.

STOP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.

None of your social security benefits are taxable. Enter -0- on Form
1040A, line 14b.

Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
8.

If you are:
• Married filing jointly, enter $32,000.
• Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and
you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011, enter $25,000.

• Married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2011,

skip lines 8 through 15; multiply line 7 by 85% (.85) and enter the result on line
16. Then go to line 17.

9.

}

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.

Is the amount on line 8 less than the amount on line 7?
No.

STOP

None of your social security benefits are taxable. Enter -0- on Form 1040A, line 14b. If you
are married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011, be sure you
entered “D” to the right of the word “benefits” on line 14a.

Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.
10.

Enter: $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married
filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.

11.

Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.

12.

Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

13.

Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.

14.

Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.

15.

Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.

16.

Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.

17.

Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.

18.

Taxable social security benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17. Also enter this amount on Form
1040A, line 14b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.

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If any of your benefits are taxable for 2011 and they include a lump-sum benefit payment that was for an earlier year, you may
be able to reduce the taxable amount. See Pub. 915 for details.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 14a and 14b Through 17

Lines 14a and 14b

Line 17

Social Security Benefits

IRA Deduction
If you made any nondeductible contributions to a traditional individual retirement arrangement (IRA) for
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2011, you must report them on Form 8606.

You should receive a Form SSA-1099 showing in box 3 the total
social security benefits paid to you. Box 4 will show the amount of
any benefits you repaid in 2011. If you received railroad retirement
benefits treated as social security, you should receive a Form
RRB-1099.
Use the Social Security Benefits Worksheet in these instructions
to see if any of your benefits are taxable.
Exception. Do not use the Social Security Benefits Worksheet if

any of the following applies.

• You made contributions to a traditional IRA for 2011 and you
or your spouse were covered by a retirement plan at work. Instead,
use the worksheets in Pub. 590 to see if any of your social security
benefits are taxable and to figure your IRA deduction.
• You repaid any benefits in 2011 and your total repayments
(box 4) were more than your total benefits for 2011 (box 3). None of
your benefits are taxable for 2011. Also, you may be able to take an
itemized deduction or a credit for part of the excess repayments if
they were for benefits you included in gross income in an earlier
year. But you must use Form 1040 to do so. For more details, see
Pub. 915.
• You file Form 8815. Instead, use the worksheet in Pub. 915.

Use the IRA Deduction Worksheet in these instructions to figure
the amount, if any, of your IRA deduction. But read the following
10-item list before you fill in the worksheet.
1. If you were age 701⁄2 or older at the end of 2011, you cannot
deduct any contributions made to your traditional IRA for 2011 or
treat them as nondeductible contributions.
2. You cannot deduct contributions to a Roth IRA. But you may
be able to take the retirement savings contributions credit (saver’s
credit). See the instructions for line 32.

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Adjusted Gross Income

CAUTION

Line 16
Educator Expenses
If you were an eligible educator in 2011, you can deduct on line 16
up to $250 of qualified expenses you paid in 2011. If you and your
spouse are filing jointly and both of you were eligible educators, the
maximum deduction is $500. However, neither spouse can deduct
more than $250 of his or her qualified expenses on line 16. You
may be able to deduct expenses that are more than the $250 (or
$500) limit on Schedule A, line 21, but you must use Form 1040.
An eligible educator is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher,
instructor, counselor, principal, or aide who worked in a school for
at least 900 hours during a school year.
Qualified expenses include ordinary and necessary expenses
paid in connection with books, supplies, equipment (including computer equipment, software, and services), and other materials used
in the classroom. An ordinary expense is one that is common and
accepted in your educational field. A necessary expense is one that
is helpful and appropriate for your profession as an educator. An
expense does not have to be required to be considered necessary.
Qualified expenses do not include expenses for home schooling
or for nonathletic supplies for courses in health or physical education.
You must reduce your qualified expenses by the following
amounts.
• Excludable U.S. series EE and I savings bond interest from
Form 8815.
• Nontaxable qualified tuition program earnings or distributions.
• Any nontaxable distribution of Coverdell education savings
account earnings.
• Any reimbursements you received for these expenses that
were not reported to you in box 1 of your Form W-2.
For more details, use TeleTax topic 458 (see TeleTax Topics,
later) or see Pub. 529.

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If you made contributions to a traditional IRA for 2011, you may
be able to take an IRA deduction. But you, or your spouse if filing a
joint return, must have had earned income to do so. If you were a
member of the U.S. Armed Forces, earned income includes any
nontaxable combat pay you received. A statement should be sent to
you by May 31, 2012, that shows all contributions to your traditional IRA for 2011.

If you are filing a joint return and you or your spouse
made contributions to both a traditional IRA and a
Roth IRA for 2011, do not use the IRA Deduction
Worksheet in these instructions. Instead, see Pub. 590
to figure the amount, if any, of your IRA deduction.

3. You cannot deduct elective deferrals to a 401(k) plan, 403(b)
plan, section 457 plan, SIMPLE plan, or the federal Thrift Savings
Plan. These amounts are not included as income in box 1 of your
Form W-2. But you may be able to take the retirement savings
contributions credit. See the instructions for line 32.
4. If you made contributions to your IRA in 2011 that you
deducted for 2010, do not include them in the worksheet.
5. If you received income from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or nongovernmental section 457 plan that is included in
box 1 of your Form W-2, do not include that income on line 8 of the
worksheet. The income should be shown in (a) box 11 of your Form
W-2 or (b) box 12 of your Form W-2 with code Z. If it is not,
contact your employer for the amount of the income.
6. You must file a joint return to deduct contributions to your
spouse’s IRA. Enter the total IRA deduction for you and your
spouse on line 17.
7. Do not include qualified rollover contributions in figuring
your deduction. Instead, see the instructions for lines 11a and 11b.
8. Do not include trustees’ fees that were billed separately and
paid by you for your IRA. You may be able to deduct those fees as
an itemized deduction. But you must use Form 1040 to do so.
9. Do not include any repayments of qualified reservist distributions. You cannot deduct them. For information on how to report
these repayments, see Qualified reservist repayments in Pub. 590.
10. If the total of your IRA deduction on line 17 plus any nondeductible contribution to your traditional IRAs shown on Form 8606
is less than your total traditional IRA contributions for 2011, see
Pub. 590 for special rules.

By April 1 of the year after the year in which you reach
age 701⁄2, you must start taking minimum required distributions from your traditional IRA. If you do not, you
may have to pay a 50% additional tax on the amount that
should have been distributed. For details, including how to figure
the minimum required distribution, see Pub. 590.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 17

IRA Deduction Worksheet—Line 17

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CAUTION

Keep for Your Records

If you were age 701⁄2 or older at the end of 2011, you cannot deduct any contributions made to your traditional IRA or treat them
as nondeductible contributions. Do not complete this worksheet for anyone age 701⁄2 or older at the end of 2011. If you are
married filing jointly and only one spouse was under age 701⁄2 at the end of 2011, complete this worksheet only for that spouse.

Before you begin:

u
u

Be sure you have read the 10-item list for line 17. You may not be able to use this worksheet.
If you are married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011, enter “D” in the space
to the left of line 17. If you do not, you may get a math error notice from the IRS.
Your IRA

1a.
b.

Were you covered by a retirement plan (see Were you covered by a retirement
1a.
Yes No
plan?, later)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If married filing jointly, was your spouse covered by a retirement plan? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spouse’s IRA

1b.

Yes

No

Next. If you checked “No” on line 1a (and “No” on line 1b if married filing
jointly), skip lines 2 through 6, enter the applicable amount below on line 7a (and
line 7b if applicable), and go to line 8.
• $5,000, if under age 50 at the end of 2011.
• $6,000, if age 50 or older but under age 701⁄2 at the end of 2011.
Otherwise, go to line 2.
2.

}

Enter the amount shown below that applies to you.

• Single, head of household, or married filing separately and you lived
apart from your spouse for all of 2011, enter $66,000

• Qualifying widow(er), enter $110,000
• Married filing jointly, enter $110,000 in both columns. But if you

checked “No” on either line 1a or 1b, enter $179,000 for
the person who was not covered by a plan
• Married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in
2011, enter $10,000
3.

Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.

4.

Enter the amount, if any, from Form 1040A, line 16 . . . . . .

4.

5.

Subtract line 4 from line 3. If married filing jointly, enter the result in both
columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.

Is the amount on line 5 less than the amount on line 2?
No.
Yes.

STOP

2a.

2b.

5a.

5b.

6a.

6b.

None of your IRA contributions are deductible. For details on
nondeductible IRA contributions, see Form 8606.

Subtract line 5 from line 2 in each column. Follow the instruction
below that applies to you.

• If single, head of household, or married filing separately, and
the result is $10,000 or more, enter the applicable amount
below on line 7 for that column and go to line 8.
i. $5,000, if under age 50 at the end of 2011.
ii. $6,000, if age 50 or older but under age 701⁄2 at the end
of 2011.
If the result is less than $10,000, go to line 7.

• If married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), and

the result is $20,000 or more ($10,000 or more in the column
for the IRA of a person who was not covered by a retirement
plan), enter the applicable amount below on line 7 for that
column and go to line 8.
i. $5,000, if under age 50 at the end of 2011.
ii. $6,000, if age 50 or older but under age 701⁄2 at the end
of 2011.
Otherwise, go to line 7.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 17

IRA Deduction Worksheet—Line 17 (continued)
Your IRA
7.

Multiply lines 6a and 6b by the percentage below that applies to you. If the
result is not a multiple of $10, increase it to the next multiple of $10 (for
example, increase $490.30 to $500). If the result is $200 or more, enter the
result. But if it is less than $200, enter $200.

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• Single, head of household, or married filing

separately, multiply by 50% (.50) (or by 60% (.60) in the
column for the IRA of a person who is age 50 or older at
the end of 2011)

• Married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), multiply by 25%

8.

(.25) (or by 30% (.30) in the column for the IRA of a
person who is age 50 or older at the end of 2011). But if you
checked “No” on either line 1a or 1b, then in the
column for the IRA of the person who was not covered by a
retirement plan, multiply by 50% (.50) (or by 60% (.60) if age
50 or older at the end of 2011)
Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 7. Include any
nontaxable combat pay. This amount should be reported in
box 12 of Form W-2 with code Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.

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CAUTION

9.
10.

7a.

Spouse’s IRA

7b.

If married filing jointly and line 8 is less than $10,000 ($11,000 if
one spouse is age 50 or older at the end of 2011; $12,000 if both
spouses are age 50 or older at the end of 2011), stop here and see
Pub. 590 to figure your IRA deduction.

Enter traditional IRA contributions made, or that will be made by April 17, 2012, for
2011 to your IRA on line 9a and to your spouse’s IRA on line 9b . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On line 10a, enter the smallest of line 7a, 8, or 9a. On line 10b, enter the smallest
of line 7b, 8, or 9b. This is the most you can deduct. Add the amounts on lines 10a
and 10b and enter the total on Form 1040A, line 17. Or, if you want, you can deduct
a smaller amount and treat the rest as a nondeductible contribution (see Form 8606)

You must use Form 1040 if you owe tax on any excess contributions made to an IRA or any excess accumulations in an IRA. For
details, see Pub. 590.
Were you covered by a retirement plan? If you were covered by a
retirement plan (401(k), SIMPLE, etc.) at work, your IRA deduction may be reduced or eliminated. But you can still make contributions to an IRA even if you cannot deduct them. In any case, the
income earned on your IRA contributions is not taxed until it is paid
to you. The “Retirement plan” box in box 13 of your Form W-2
should be checked if you were covered by a plan at work even if
you were not vested in the plan.
If you were covered by a retirement plan and you file Form
8815, see Pub. 590 to figure the amount, if any, of your IRA
deduction.

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9a.

9b.

10a.

10b.

Married persons filing separately. If you were not covered by a

retirement plan but your spouse was, you are considered covered by
a plan unless you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2011.

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You may be able to take the retirement savings contributions credit. See the instructions for line 32.

2011 Form 1040A — Lines 18 and 19

Student Loan Interest Deduction Worksheet—Line 18
Before you begin:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.

u

Keep for Your Records

See the instructions for line 18.

Enter the total interest you paid in 2011 on qualified student loans (see below). Do not enter more
than $2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
Enter the total of the amounts from Form 1040A, lines 16 and 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.
Subtract line 3 from line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.
Enter the amount shown below for your filing status.
• Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)—$60,000
. . . . . . . . . . . 5.
• Married filing jointly—$120,000
Is the amount on line 4 more than the amount on line 5?
No. Skip lines 6 and 7, enter -0- on line 8, and go to line 9.
Yes. Subtract line 5 from line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.
Divide line 6 by $15,000 ($30,000 if married filing jointly). Enter the result as a decimal (rounded
to at least three places). If the result is 1.000 or more, enter 1.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiply line 1 by line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student loan interest deduction. Subtract line 8 from line 1. Enter the result here and on Form
1040A, line 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7.
8.

.

9.

Qualified higher education expenses. Qualified higher education

Line 18
Student Loan Interest Deduction
You can take this deduction only if all of the following apply.
• You paid interest in 2011 on a qualified student loan (defined
below).
• Your filing status is any status except married filing separately.
• Your modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than:
$75,000 if single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er);
$150,000 if married filing jointly. Use lines 2 through 4 of the
Student Loan Interest Deduction Worksheet to figure your modified
AGI.
• You, or your spouse if filing jointly, are not claimed as a
dependent on someone’s (such as your parent’s) 2011 tax return.
Use the Student Loan Interest Deduction Worksheet to figure
your student loan interest deduction.

expenses generally include tuition, fees, room and board, and related expenses such as books and supplies. The expenses must be
for education in a degree, certificate, or similar program at an
eligible educational institution. An eligible educational institution
includes most colleges, universities, and certain vocational schools.
You must reduce the expenses by the following benefits.
• Employer-provided educational assistance benefits that are
not included in box 1 of Form(s) W-2.
• Excludable U.S. series EE and I savings bond interest from
Form 8815.
• Any nontaxable distribution of qualified tuition program earnings.
• Any nontaxable distribution of Coverdell education savings
account earnings.
• Any scholarship, educational assistance allowance, or other
payment (but not gifts, inheritances, etc.) excluded from income.
For more details on these expenses, see Pub. 970.

Qualified student loan. A qualified student loan is any loan you

Eligible student. An eligible student is a person who:

1. Yourself or your spouse.
2. Any person who was your dependent when the loan was taken
out.
3. Any person you could have claimed as a dependent for the
year the loan was taken out except that:

• Was enrolled in a degree, certificate, or other program (including a program of study abroad that was approved for credit by the
institution at which the student was enrolled) leading to a recognized educational credential at an eligible educational institution,
and
• Carried at least half the normal full-time workload for the
course of study he or she was pursuing.

took out to pay the qualified higher education expenses for any of
the following individuals.

a. The person filed a joint return,
b. The person had gross income that was equal to or more than
the exemption amount for that year ($3,700 for 2011), or
c. You, or your spouse if filing jointly, could be claimed as a
dependent on someone else’s return.
The person for whom the expenses were paid must have been an
eligible student (defined later). However, a loan is not a qualified
student loan if (a) any of the proceeds were used for other purposes,
or (b) the loan was from either a related person or a person who
borrowed the proceeds under a qualified employer plan or a contract purchased under such a plan. To find out who is a related
person, see Pub. 970.

Line 19
Tuition and Fees
If you paid qualified tuition and fees for yourself, your spouse, or
your dependent(s), you may be able to take this deduction. See
Form 8917.

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You may be able to take a credit for your educational
expenses instead of a deduction. See the instructions for
line 31 for details.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 23a Through 28
Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents to figure your standard deduction.

Tax, Credits, and Payments

Exception 2 – box on line 23a checked. If you checked any box on

Line 23a
If you were born before January 2, 1947, or were blind at the end of
2011, check the appropriate boxes on line 23a. If you were married
and checked the box on Form 1040A, line 6b, and your spouse was
born before January 2, 1947, or was blind at the end of 2011, also
check the appropriate boxes for your spouse. Be sure to enter the
total number of boxes checked. Do not check any box(es) for your
spouse if your filing status is head of household.
Blindness. If you were not totally blind as of December 31, 2011,
you must get a statement certified by your eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) that:
• You cannot see better than 20/200 in your better eye with
glasses or contact lenses, or
• Your field of vision is 20 degrees or less.
If your eye condition is not likely to improve beyond the conditions listed above, you can get a statement certified by your eye
doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) to this effect instead.
You must keep the statement for your records.

Line 23b
If your filing status is married filing a separate return (box 3 is
checked) and your spouse itemizes deductions on Form 1040, check
the box on line 23b. You cannot take the standard deduction even if
you were born before January 2, 1947, or were blind. Enter -0- on
line 24 and go to line 25.

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In most cases, your federal income tax will be less if you
take any itemized deductions that you may have, such as
state and local income taxes, but you must use Form
1040 to do so.

Line 24

line 23a, use the Standard Deduction Chart for People Who Were
Born Before January 2, 1947, or Were Blind to figure your standard
deduction.
Exception 3 – box on line 23b checked. If you checked the box on

line 23b, your standard deduction is zero, even if your were born
before January 2, 1947, or were blind.

Line 28
Tax
Do you want the IRS to figure your tax for you?

Yes. See chapter 29 of Pub. 17 for details, including who
is eligible and what to do. If you have paid too much, we will
send you a refund. If you did not pay enough, we will send
you a bill.
No. Use the Tax Table to figure your tax unless you are
required to use Form 8615 (see Form 8615, later) or the
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet in these
instructions. Also include in the total on line 28 any of the
following taxes.
Tax from recapture of education credits. You may owe this tax if

(a) you claimed an education credit in an earlier year, and (b) either
tax-free educational assistance or a refund of qualified expenses
was received in 2011 for the student. See the Instructions for Form
8863 for more details. If you owe this tax, enter the amount and
“ECR” to the left of the entry space for line 28.

Alternative minimum tax. If both 1 and 2 next apply to you, use the

Standard Deduction

Alternative Minimum Tax Worksheet in these instructions to see if
you owe this tax and, if you do, the amount to include on line 28.

Most people can find their standard deduction by looking at the
amounts listed under “All others” to the left of line 24.
Exception 1 – dependent. If you, or your spouse if filing jointly, can
be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s 2011 return, use the

1. The amount on Form 1040A, line 26, is: $22,200 or more if
single; $25,900 or more if married filing jointly or a qualifying
widow(er); or $14,800 or more if head of household or married
filing separately.

Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents—Line 24

Keep for Your Records

Use this worksheet only if someone can claim you, or your spouse if filing jointly, as a dependent.
1.

Is your earned income* more than $650?
Yes. Add $300 to your earned income. Enter the total
. .......................
No. Enter $950
2.
Enter the amount shown below for your filing status.
• Single or married filing separately—$5,800
• Married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er)—$11,600
. ......................
• Head of household—$8,500
3.
Standard deduction.
a. Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 2. If born after January 1, 1947, and not blind, stop here and
enter this amount on Form 1040A, line 24. Otherwise, go to line 3b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. If born before January 2, 1947, or blind, multiply the number on Form 1040A, line 23a, by
$1,150 ($1,450 if single or head of household) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. Add lines 3a and 3b. Enter the total here and on Form 1040A, line 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.

3a.
3b.
3c.

* Earned income includes wages, salaries, tips, professional fees, and other compensation received for personal services you performed. It
also includes any amount received as a scholarship that you must include in your income. Generally, your earned income is the total of the
amount you reported on Form 1040A, line 7.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 28 and 29

Standard Deduction Chart for People Who Were Born Before January 2, 1947, or
Were Blind—Line 24

Keep for Your Records

Do not use this chart if someone can claim you, or your spouse if filing jointly, as a dependent. Instead, use the Standard
Deduction Worksheet for Dependents.
Enter the number from the box on
Form 1040A, line 23a . . . . . . . . . . . . . ©
IF your filing
status is . . .

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CAUTION

AND the number in
the box above is . . .

Do not use the number of exemptions
from line 6d.
THEN your standard
deduction is . . .

Single

1
2

$7,250
8,700

Married filing jointly
or
Qualifying widow(er)

1
2
3
4

$12,750
13,900
15,050
16,200

Married filing separately

1
2
3
4

$6,950
8,100
9,250
10,400

Head of household

1
2

$9,950
11,400

2. The amount on Form 1040A, line 22, is more than: $48,450 if
single or head of household; $74,450 if married filing jointly or
qualifying widow(er); $37,225 if married filing separately.

If filing for a child who must use Form 8615 to figure
the tax (see below), and the amount on Form 1040A,
line 22, is more than the total of $6,700 plus the amount
CAUTION
on Form 1040A, line 7, do not file this form. Instead,
file Form 1040 for the child. Use Form 6251 to see if the child owes
this tax.

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age 19 at the end of 2011; a child born on January 1, 1988, is
considered to be age 24 at the end of 2011.

Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet
If you received qualified dividends or capital gain distributions, use
the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure
your tax.

Form 8615

Line 29

Form 8615 generally must be used to figure the tax for any child
who had more than $1,900 of investment income, such as taxable
interest, ordinary dividends, or capital gain distributions, and who
either:

Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses

1. Was under age 18 at the end of 2011,
2. Was age 18 at the end of 2011 and did not have earned income
that was more than half of the child’s support, or
3. Was a full-time student over age 18 and under age 24 at the
end of 2011 and did not have earned income that was more than half
of the child’s support.

1. Your qualifying child under age 13 whom you claim as your
dependent.
2. Your disabled spouse or any other disabled person who could
not care for himself or herself.
3. Your child whom you could not claim as a dependent because
of the rules for Children of divorced or separated parents in the
instructions for line 6c.

But if the child files a joint return for 2011 or if neither of the child’s
parents was alive at the end of 2011, do not use Form 8615 to figure
the child’s tax.
A child born on January 1, 1994, is considered to be age 18 at the
end of 2011; a child born on January 1, 1993, is considered to be

You may be able to take this credit if you paid someone to care for
any of the following persons.

For details, use TeleTax topic 602 (see TeleTax Topics, later) or
see Form 2441.

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 28

Alternative Minimum Tax Worksheet—Line 28
Before you begin:

u

Keep for Your Records

Figure the tax you would enter on Form 1040A, line 28, if you do not owe this tax.

1. Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.
2. Enter the amount shown below for your filing status
• Single or head of household — $48,450
• Married filing jointly or qualifying
.................................... 2
widow(er) — $74,450
• Married filing separately — $37,225
3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. If zero or less, stop here; you do not owe this tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.
4. Enter the amount shown below for your filing status.
• Single or head of household — $112,500
• Married filing jointly or qualifying
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.
widow(er) — $150,000
• Married filing separately — $75,000
5. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0- here and on line 6, and go to
line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.
6. Multiply line 5 by 25% (.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.
7. Add lines 3 and 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
8. If line 7 is $175,000 or less ($87,500 or less if married filing separately), multiply
line 7 by 26% (.26). Otherwise, multiply line 7 by 28% (.28) and subtract $3,500
($1,750 if married filing separately) from the result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.
9. Did you use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure
the tax on the amount on Form 1040A, line 27?
No. Skip lines 9 through 19; enter the amount from line 8 on line 20 and go to
line 21.
Yes. Enter the amount from line 4 of that worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.
10. Enter the smaller of line 7 or line 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.
11. Subtract line 10 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.
12. If line 11 is $175,000 or less ($87,500 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 11 by 26% (.26). Otherwise,
multiply line 11 by 28% (.28) and subtract $3,500 ($1,750 if married filing separately) from the result . . . . . . . . . .
13. Enter the amount shown below for your filing status:
• Single or married filing separately — $34,500
• Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er) — $69,000
. . . . . . . . . . 13.
• Head of household — $46,250
14. Enter the amount from line 5 of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet . . . . . . 14.
15. Subtract line 14 from line 13. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.
16. Enter the smaller of line 10 or line 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.
17. Subtract line 16 from line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.
18. Multiply line 17 by 15% (.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19. Add lines 12 and 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. Enter the smaller of line 8 or line 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21. Enter the amount you would enter on Form 1040A, line 28, if you do not owe this tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22. Alternative minimum tax. Is the amount on line 20 more than the amount on line 21?
No. You do not owe this tax.
Yes. Subtract line 21 from line 20. Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040A, line 28. Enter “AMT”
and show the amount in the space to the left of line 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2011 Form 1040A — Line 28

Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet—Line 28

Before you begin:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

u

Keep for Your Records

Be sure you do not have to file Form 1040 (see the Instructions for Form 1040A,
line 10).

Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.
Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 9b . . . . . . . . . .
2.
Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 10 . . . . . . . . . .
3.
Add lines 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.
Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.
Enter the smaller of:
• The amount on line 1, or
• $34,500 if single or married filing separately,
. . . . . . . . . 6.
$69,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), or
$46,250 if head of household.
Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
Subtract line 7 from line 6. This amount is taxed at 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.
Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.
Enter the amount from line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.
Subtract line 10 from line 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.
Multiply line 11 by 15% (.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use the Tax Table to figure the tax on the amount on line 5. Enter the tax here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Add lines 12 and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use the Tax Table to figure the tax on the amount on line 1. Enter the tax here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax on all taxable income. Enter the smaller of line 14 or line 15 here and on Form 1040A,
line 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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13.
14.
15.
16.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 30 Through 33
You must include Form 8863 with your return to claim this
credit.
See Form 8863 and its instructions for details.

Line 30
Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
You may be able to take this credit if by the end of 2011 (a) you
were age 65 or older, or (b) you retired on permanent and total
disability and you had taxable disability income. But you cannot
take the credit if:
1. The amount on Form 1040A, line 22, is $17,500 or more
($20,000 or more if married filing jointly and only one spouse is
eligible for the credit; $25,000 or more if married filing jointly and
both spouses are eligible; $12,500 or more if married filing separately), or
2. You received one or more of the following benefits totaling
$5,000 or more ($7,500 or more if married filing jointly and both
spouses are eligible for the credit; $3,750 or more if married filing
separately and you lived apart from your spouse all year).
a. Nontaxable part of social security benefits.
b. Nontaxable part of tier 1 railroad retirement benefits treated as
social security.
c. Nontaxable veterans’ pensions (excluding military disability
pensions).
d. Any other nontaxable pensions, annuities, or disability income excluded from income under any provision of law other than
the Internal Revenue Code.

Line 32
Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Saver’s
Credit)
You may be able to take this credit if you, or your spouse if filing
jointly, made (a) contributions, other than rollover contributions, to
a traditional or Roth IRA; (b) elective deferrals to a 401(k) or
403(b) plan (including designated Roth contributions), or to a governmental 457, SEP, or SIMPLE plan; (c) voluntary employee
contributions to a qualified retirement plan (including the federal
Thrift Savings Plan); or (d) contributions to a 501(c)(18)(D) plan.
However, you cannot take the credit if either of the following
applies.
1. The amount on Form 1040A, line 22, is more than $28,250
($42,375 if head of household; $56,500 if married filing jointly).
2. The person(s) who made the qualified contribution or elective
deferral (a) was born after January 1, 1994, (b) is claimed as a
dependent on someone else’s 2011 tax return, or (c) was a student
(defined next).

us to figure it for you, see the Instructions for Schedule R.

You were a student if during any part of 5 calendar months of
2011 you:
• Were enrolled as a full-time student at a school, or
• Took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or
a state, county, or local government agency.
A school includes a technical, trade, or mechanical school. It
does not include an on-the-job training course, correspondence
school, or school offering courses only through the Internet.
You must include Form 8880 with your return to claim this
credit.
For more details, use TeleTax topic 610 (see TeleTax Topics,
later) or see Form 8880.

Line 31

Line 33

Education Credits

Child Tax Credit

If you (or your dependent) paid qualified expenses in 2011 for
yourself, your spouse, or your dependent to enroll in or attend an
eligible educational institution, you may be able to take an education credit.
However, you cannot take an education credit if any of the
following applies.
• You, or your spouse if filing jointly, are claimed as a dependent on someone else’s (such as your parent’s) 2011 tax return.
• Your filing status is married filing separately.
• The amount on Form 1040A, line 22, is $90,000 or more
($180,000 or more if married filing jointly).
• You are taking a deduction for tuition and fees on Form
1040A, line 19, for the same student.
• You, or your spouse, were a nonresident alien for any part of
2011 unless your filing status is married filing jointly.

Steps To Take the Child Tax Credit!

For this purpose, do not include amounts treated as a return of your
cost of a pension or annuity. Also, do not include a disability
annuity payable under section 808 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 or any pension, annuity, or similar allowance for personal
injuries or sickness resulting from active service in the armed forces
of any country, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Public Health Service.
You must include Schedule R with your return to claim this
credit.
See Schedule R and its instructions for details.
Credit figured by the IRS. If you can take this credit and you want

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Step 1.

Step 2.

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Make sure you have a qualifying child for the child
tax credit. Follow Steps 1 through 3 in the
instructions for line 6c. If you do not have a
qualifying child, you cannot claim the child tax
credit.
Make sure you checked the box on Form 1040A,
line 6c, column (4), for each qualifying child.

2011 Form 1040A — Line 33

2011 Child Tax Credit Worksheet—Line 33
Keep for Your Records

CAUTION

Part 1

To be a qualifying child for the child tax credit, the child must be your dependent, under age 17
at the end of 2011, and meet all the conditions in Steps 1 through 3 in the instructions for line 6c.
If you do not have a qualifying child, you cannot claim the child tax credit.

1.

Number of qualifying children:

2.

Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 22.

3.

Enter the amount shown below for your filing status.

× $1,000. Enter the result.

• Married filing jointly — $110,000
• Single, head of household, or
qualifying widow(er) — $75,000
• Married filing separately — $55,000
4.

1

2

}

3

Is the amount on line 2 more than the amount on line 3?
No. Leave line 4 blank. Enter -0- on line 5, and
go to line 6.

4

Yes. Subtract line 3 from line 2.
If the result is not a multiple of $1,000,
increase it to the next multiple of $1,000.
For example, increase $425 to $1,000,
increase $1,025 to $2,000, etc.
5.

Multiply the amount on line 4 by 5% (.05). Enter the result.

6.

Is the amount on line 1 more than the amount on line 5?
No. STOP
You cannot take the child tax credit on Form
1040A, line 33. You also cannot take the additional
child tax credit on Form 1040A, line 39. Complete
the rest of your Form 1040A.
Yes. Subtract line 5 from line 1. Enter the result.
Go to Part 2.

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6

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2011 Child Tax Credit Worksheet—Line 33 (Continued)
Keep for Your Records

Part 2

7.

Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 28.

8.

Add the amounts from Form 1040A:

7

Line 29

9.

Line 30

+

Line 31

+

Line 32

+

Enter the total.

8

Are the amounts on lines 7 and 8 the same?
Yes. STOP
You cannot take this credit because there is no tax
to reduce. However, you may be able to take the
additional child tax credit. See the TIP below.
No. Subtract line 8 from line 7.

10.

9

Is the amount on line 6 more than the amount on line 9?
Yes. Enter the amount from line 9.
Also, you may be able to take the
additional child tax credit. See the
TIP below.

This is your child tax
credit.

No. Enter the amount from line 6.

TIP

You may be able to take the additional child tax credit
on Form 1040A, line 39, if you answered “Yes” on line 9
or line 10 above.
• First, complete your Form 1040A through lines 38a
and 38b.
• Then, use Form 8812 to figure any additional child tax
credit.

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10
Enter this amount on
Form 1040A, line 33.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 36 and 37

Line 36
Federal Income Tax Withheld
Add the amounts shown as federal income tax withheld on your
Forms W-2 and 1099-R. Enter the total on line 36. The amount of
federal income tax withheld should be shown in box 2 of Form
W-2, and in box 4 of Form 1099-R. Attach Form(s) 1099-R to the
front of your return if federal income tax was withheld.
If you received a 2011 Form 1099 showing federal income tax
withheld on dividends, taxable or tax-exempt interest income, unemployment compensation, or social security benefits, include the
amount withheld in the total on line 36. This should be shown in
box 4 of Form 1099, or box 6 of Form SSA-1099. If federal income
tax was withheld from your Alaska Permanent Fund dividends,
include the tax withheld in the total on line 36.

Line 37
2011 Estimated Tax Payments
Enter any estimated federal income tax payments you made for
2011. Include any overpayment that you applied to your 2011
estimated tax from:
• Your 2010 return, or
• An amended return (Form 1040X).
If you and your spouse paid joint estimated tax but are now filing
separate income tax returns, you can divide the amount paid in any

way you choose as long as you both agree. If you cannot agree, you
must divide the payments in proportion to each spouse’s individual
tax as shown on your separate returns for 2011. For an example of
how to do this, see Pub. 505. You may want to attach an explanation
of how you and your spouse divided the payments. Be sure to show
both social security numbers (SSNs) in the space provided on the
separate returns. If you or your spouse paid separate estimated tax
but you are now filing a joint return, add the amounts you each paid.
Follow these instructions even if your spouse died in 2011 or in
2012 before filing a 2011 return.

Divorced Taxpayers
If you got divorced in 2011 and you made joint estimated tax
payments with your former spouse, enter your former spouse’s SSN
in the space provided on the front of Form 1040A. If you were
divorced and remarried in 2011, enter your present spouse’s SSN in
the space provided on the front of Form 1040A. Also, in the blank
space to the left of line 37, enter your former spouse’s SSN, followed by “DIV.”

Name Change
If you changed your name because of marriage, divorce, etc., and
you made estimated tax payments using your former name, attach a
statement to the front of Form 1040A. On the statement, explain all
the payments you and your spouse made in 2011 and the name(s)
and SSN(s) under which you made them.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 38a and 38b

Lines 38a and 38b—Earned Income
Credit (EIC)

Yes. See Nonresident
aliens. later, under
Definitions and
Special Rules.

What is the EIC?
The EIC is a credit for certain people who work. The credit may
give you a refund even if you do not owe any tax.

To Take the EIC:

Step 2

No. Go to Step 2.

Investment Income

1. Add the amounts from
Form 1040A:

Line
Line
Line
Line

• Follow the steps below.
• Complete the Earned Income Credit (EIC) Worksheet in these
instructions or let the IRS figure the credit for you.

• If you have a qualifying child, complete and attach Schedule

EIC.
For help in determining if you are eligible for the EIC, go to
www.irs.gov/eitc and click on “EITC Assistant.” This service is
available in English and Spanish.

8a
8b +
9a +
10 +

Investment Income =
2. Is your investment income more than $3,150?

If you take the EIC even though you are not eligible and
it is determined that your error is due to reckless or
intentional disregard of the EIC rules, you will not be
CAUTION
allowed to take the credit for 2 years even if you are
otherwise eligible to do so. If you fraudulently take the EIC, you
will not be allowed to take the credit for 10 years. See Form 8862,
who must file, later. You may also have to pay penalties.

Yes.

!

Step 1

No. Go to Step 3.

STOP

You cannot take the
credit.

Step 3

Qualifying Child

All Filers
A qualifying child for the EIC is a child who is your...

1. If, in 2011:
• 3 or more children lived with you, is the amount on Form
1040A, line 22, less than $43,998 ($49,078 if married
filing jointly)?
• 2 children lived with you, is the amount on Form 1040A,
line 22, less than $40,964 ($46,044 if married filing
jointly)?
• 1 child lived with you, is the amount on Form 1040A, line
22, less than $36,052 ($41,132 if married filing jointly)?
• No children lived with you, is the amount on Form
1040A, line 22, less than $13,660 ($18,740 if married
filing jointly)?
Yes. Continue

䊲

No.

䊲

AND
was ...
Under age 19 at the end of 2011 and younger than you (or
your spouse, if filing jointly)

STOP

You cannot take the credit.

No.

or
Under age 24 at the end of 2011, a student (defined later),
and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly)

2. Do you, and your spouse if filing a joint return, have a
social security number that allows you to work or is valid
for EIC purposes (explained later under Definitions and
Special Rules)?
Yes. Continue

Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister,
stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or a
descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild,
niece, or nephew),

or
Any age and permanently and totally disabled (defined later)

STOP

You cannot take the credit.
Enter “No” to the left of
the entry space for line
38a.

AND
Who is not filing a joint return for 2010 or is filing a joint return
for 2011 only as a claim for refund (see Claim for Refund, later)

3. Is your filing status married filing separately?
Yes.

STOP

You cannot take the
credit.

No. Continue

䊲

4. Were you or your spouse a nonresident alien for any part of
2011?

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 38a and 38b

Step 4

AND

1. Is the amount on Form 1040A, line 22, less than $13,660
($18,740 if married filing jointly)?

Who lived with you in the United States for more than half
of 2011.
If the child did not live with you for the
required time, see Exception to time lived with you, later.

Yes. Continue

!

If the child meets the conditions to be a qualifying
child of any other person (other than your spouse if filing a
joint return) for 2011, see Qualifying child of more than one
person, later. If the child was married, see Married child,
later.
CAUTION

STOP

You cannot take the
credit. Enter “No” to
the left of the entry
space for line 38a.

Yes. Continue

Yes. Continue

STOP

You cannot take the credit.

䊲

No.

STOP

You cannot take the credit.

䊲

No.

STOP

You cannot take the credit.
Enter “No” to the left of
the entry space for line
38a.

4. Are you filing a joint return for 2011?
Yes. Skip questions 5
and 6; go to Step 5.

No. Continue

No. Continue

䊲

5. Could you be a qualifying child of another person in 2011?
Yes.

STOP

Yes. You cannot take
the credit. Enter “No”
to the left of the entry
space for line 38a.

䊲

3. Could you be a qualifying child of another person in 2011?
(Check “No” if the other person is not required to file, and
is not filing, a 2011 tax return or is filing a 2011 return only
as a claim for refund (defined later).)
Yes.

No.

2. Were you, or your spouse if filing a joint return, at least age
25 but under age 65 at the end of 2011? (Check “Yes” if
you were born after December 31, 1946, and before January
2, 1987.) If your spouse died in 2011, see Pub. 596 before
you answer.

No. Skip questions 2 and
3; go to Step 4.

2. Are you filing a joint return for 2011?
Yes. Skip question 3
and Step 4; go to Step
5.

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3. Was your main home, and your spouse’s if filing a joint
return, in the United States for more than half of 2011?
Members of the military stationed outside the United States,
see Members of the military, later, before you answer.

1. Do you have at least one child who meets the conditions to
be your qualifying child?
Yes. The child must
have a valid social security number (SSN)
as defined later, unless
the child was born and
died in 2011. If at
least one qualifying
child has a valid SSN
(or was born or died
in 2011), go to question 2. Otherwise, you
cannot take the credit.

Filers Without a Qualifying Child

No. Continue

䊲

6. Can you be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s 2011
tax return?

No. Skip Step 4; go to
Step 5.

Yes.

STOP

No. Go to Step 5.

You cannot take the
credit.

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 38a and 38b

Step 5

Earned Income

Step 6

1. Figure earned income:
Form 1040A, line 7
Subtract, if included on line 7, any:
• Taxable scholarship or fellowship grant

not reported on a Form W-2.

• Amount received for work performed

while an inmate in a penal institution
(enter “PRI” and the amount subtracted
to the left of the entry space for Form
1040A, line 7).
• Amount received as a pension or
annuity from a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan or a
nongovernmental section 457 plan
(enter “DFC” and the amount subtracted
to the left of the entry space for Form
1040A, line 7). This amount may be
shown in box 11 of Form W-2. If you
received such an amount but box 11 is
blank, contact your employer for the
amount received as a pension or
annuity.

}

Add all of your nontaxable combat pay
if you elect to include it in earned
income. Also enter this amount on Form
1040A, line 38b. See Combat pay,
nontaxable, later.

1. Do you want the IRS to figure the credit for you?
Yes. See Credit
figured by the IRS
later.

Adopted child. An adopted child is always treated as your own

child. An adopted child includes a child lawfully placed with you
for legal adoption.
–

Claim for refund. A claim for refund is a return filed only to get a

refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid. A return is not
a claim for refund if the earned income credit or any similar refundable credit is claimed on it.
Combat pay, nontaxable. If you were a member of the U.S. Armed

Forces who served in a combat zone, certain pay is excluded from
your income. See Combat Zone Exclusion in Pub. 3. You can elect
to include this pay in your earned income when figuring the EIC.
The amount of your nontaxable combat pay should be shown in box
12 of Form(s) W-2 with code Q. If you are filing a joint return and
both you and your spouse received nontaxable combat pay, you can
each make your own election.
Credit figured by the IRS. To have the IRS figure your EIC:

1. Enter “EIC” to the left of the entry space for Form 1040A,
line 38a.
2. Be sure you enter the nontaxable combat pay you elect to
include in earned income on Form 1040A, line 38b. See
Combat pay, nontaxable above.
3. If you have a qualifying child, complete and attach Schedule
EIC. If your EIC for a year after 1996 was reduced or disallowed, see Form 8862, who must file later.

+

!

Electing to include nontaxable
combat pay may increase or decrease
your EIC. Figure the credit with and
without your nontaxable combat pay
before making the election.

Exception to time lived with you. Temporary absences by you or

the child for special circumstances, such as school, vacation, business, medical care, military service, or detention in a juvenile facility, count as time the child lived with you. Also see Kidnapped child
in the instructions for line 6c or Members of the military, later. A
child is considered to have lived with you for all of 2011 if the child
was born or died in 2011 and your home was this child’s home for
the entire time he or she was alive in 2011.

Earned Income =

2. If you have:
• 3 or more qualifying children, is your earned income less
than $43,998 ($49,078 if married filing jointly)?
• 2 qualifying children, is your earned income less than
$40,964 ($46,044 if married filing jointly)?
• 1 qualifying child, is your earned income less than
$36,052 ($41,132 if married filing jointly)?
• No qualifying children, is your earned income less than
$13,660 ($18,740 if married filing jointly)?
No.

No. Go to the Earned
Income Credit Worksheet.

Definitions and Special Rules

CAUTION

Yes. Go to Step 6.

How To Figure the Credit

Form 8862, who must file. You must file Form 8862 if your EIC for

a year after 1996 was reduced or disallowed for any reason other
than a math or clerical error. But do not file Form 8862 if either of
the following applies.
• You filed Form 8862 for another year, the EIC was allowed for
that year, and your EIC has not been reduced or disallowed
again for any reason other than a math or clerical error.
• You are taking the EIC without a qualifying child and the only
reason your EIC was reduced or disallowed in the other year
was because it was determined that a child listed on Schedule
EIC was not your qualifying child.

STOP

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Also, do not file Form 8862 or take the credit for the:
• 2 years after the most recent tax year for which there was a
final determination that your EIC claim was due to reckless or
intentional disregard of the EIC rules, or
• 10 years after the most recent tax year for which there was a
final determination that your EIC claim was due to fraud.

2011 Form 1040A — Lines 38a and 38b
Foster child. A foster child is any child placed with you by an

authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or other order
of any court of competent jurisdiction. For more details on authorized placement agencies, see Pub. 596.
Married child. A child who was married at the end of 2011 is a

qualifying child only if (a) you can claim him or her as your
dependent on Form 1040A, line 6c, or (b) you could have claimed
him or her as your dependent except for the special rule under
Children of divorced or separated parents in the instructions for line
6c.
Members of the military. If you were on extended active duty

outside the United States, your main home is considered to be in the
United States during that duty period. Extended active duty is
military duty ordered for an indefinite period or for a period of more
than 90 days. Once you begin serving extended active duty, you are
considered to be on extended active duty even if you do not serve
more than 90 days.
Nonresident aliens. If your filing status is married filing jointly, go

to Step 2. Otherwise, stop; you cannot take the EIC. Enter “No” to
the left of the entry space for line 38a.

Permanently and totally disabled. A person is permanently and

totally disabled if, at any time in 2011, the person cannot engage in
any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental
condition and a doctor has determined that this condition (a) has
lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year, or
(b) can be expected to lead to death.
Qualifying child of more than one person. Even if a child meets the

conditions to be the qualifying child of more than one person, only
one person can claim the child as a qualifying child for all of the
following tax benefits, unless the special rule for Children of divorced or separated parents in the instructions for line 6c applies.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Dependency exemption (line 6c).
Child tax credits (lines 33 and 39).
Head of household filing status (line 4).
Credit for child and dependent care expenses (line 29).
Exclusion for dependent care benefits (Form 2441, Part III).
Earned income credit (lines 38a and 38b).

No other person can take any of the six tax benefits listed above
unless he or she has a different qualifying child. If you and any
other person can claim the child as a qualifying child, the following
rules apply.
• If only one of the persons is the child’s parent, the child is
treated as the qualifying child of the parent.
• If the parents do not file a joint return together but both parents
claim the child as a qualifying child, the IRS will treat the
child as the qualifying child of the parent with whom the child
lived for the longer period of time in 2011. If the child lived
with each parent for the same amount of time, the IRS will
treat the child as the qualifying child of the parent who had the
higher adjusted gross income (AGI) for 2011.

• If no parent can claim the child as a qualifying child, the child

is treated as the qualifying child of the person who had the
highest AGI for 2011.
• If a parent can claim the child as a qualifying child but no
parent does so claim the child, the child is treated as the
qualifying child of the person who had the highest AGI for
2011, but only if that person’s AGI is higher than the highest
AGI of any parent of the child who can claim the child.
Example. Your daughter meets the conditions to be a qualifying
child for both you and your mother. Your daughter does not meet
the conditions to be the qualifying child of any other person, including her other parent. Under the rules above, you can claim your
daughter as a qualifying child for all of the six tax benefits previously listed for which you otherwise qualify. Your mother cannot
claim any of those six tax benefits unless she has a different qualifying child. However, if your mother’s AGI is higher than yours and
the other parent’s and you do not claim your daughter as a qualifying child, your daughter is the qualifying child of your mother.
For more details and examples, see Pub. 596.
If you will not be taking the EIC with a qualifying child, enter
“No” to the left of the entry space for line 38a. Otherwise, go to
Step 3, question 1.
Social security number (SSN). For the EIC, a valid SSN is a num-

ber issued by the Social Security Administration unless “Not Valid
for Employment” is printed on the social security card and the
number was issued solely to apply for or receive a federally funded
benefit.
To find out how to get an SSN, see Social Security Number
(SSN), near the beginning of these instructions. If you will not have
an SSN by the date your return is due, see What If You Cannot File
on Time?
Student. A student is a child who during any part of 5 calendar

months of 2011 was enrolled as a full-time student at a school, or
took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or a
state, county, or local government agency. A school includes a
technical, trade, or mechanical school. It does not include an
on-the-job training course, correspondence school, or school offering courses only through the Internet.
Welfare benefits, effect of credit on. Any refund you receive as a

result of taking the EIC cannot be counted as income when determining if you or anyone else is eligible for benefits or assistance, or
how much you or anyone else can receive, under any federal program or under any state or local program financed in whole or in
part with federal funds. These programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(food stamps). In addition, when determining eligibility, the refund
cannot be counted as a resource for at least 12 months after you
receive it. Check with your local benefit coordinator to find out if
your refund will affect your benefits.

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Earned Income Credit (EIC) Worksheet—Lines 38a and 38b
Part 1

Keep for Your Records

1.

Enter your earned income from Step 5.

2.

Look up the amount on line 1 in the EIC Table to find the credit.
Be sure you use the correct column for your filing status and the
number of children you have. Enter the credit here.

1

All Filers
2

STOP

If line 2 is zero,
You cannot take the credit.
Enter “No” to the left of the entry space for line 38a.
3.

Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 22.

4.

Are the amounts on lines 3 and 1 the same?

3

Yes. Skip line 5; enter the amount from line 2 on line 6.
No. Go to line 5.

Part 2

5.

Filers Who
Answered
“No” on
Line 4

If you have:
• No qualifying children, is the amount on line 3 less than $7,600
($12,700 if married filing jointly)?
• 1 or more qualifying children, is the amount on line 3 less than $16,700
($21,800 if married filing jointly)?
Yes. Leave line 5 blank; enter the amount from line 2 on line 6.
No. Look up the amount on line 3 in the EIC Table to find
the credit. Be sure you use the correct column for your filing
status and the number of children you have. Enter the credit here.

5

Look at the amounts on lines 5 and 2.
Then, enter the smaller amount on line 6.

Part 3

6.

This is your earned income credit.

6

Your Earned
Income Credit

Enter this amount on
Form 1040A, line 38a.

Reminder—
If you have a qualifying child, complete and attach
Schedule EIC.

CAUTION

1040A

◀

EIC

If your EIC for a year after 1996 was reduced or disallowed, see
Form 8862, who must file, earlier to find out if you must file
Form 8862 to take the credit for 2011.

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
Caution. This is not a tax table.
1. To find your credit, read
down the “At least - But less
than” columns and find the line
that includes the amount you
were told to look up from your
EIC Worksheet.

2. Then, go to the column that
includes your filing status and
the number of qualifying
children you have. Enter the
credit from that column on your
EIC Worksheet.

And your filing status is—

If the amount you are
looking up from the
worksheet is—

Example. If your filing status is
single, you have one qualifying
child, and the amount you are
looking up from your EIC
Worksheet is $2,455, you would
enter $842.

Single, head of
household, or qualifying
widow(er) and you have—

At least But less than

2,400
2,450

2,450
2,500

No
Two
Three
One
child children children
children
Your credit is—

186
189

825
842

970
990

1,091
1,114

And your filing status is –
If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

$1
50
100
150
200

$50
100
150
200
250

$2
6
10
13
17

$9
26
43
60
77

$10
30
50
70
90

$11
34
56
79
101

$2
6
10
13
17

$9
26
43
60
77

$10
30
50
70
90

$11
34
56
79
101

250
300
350
400
450

300
350
400
450
500

21
25
29
33
36

94
111
128
145
162

110
130
150
170
190

124
146
169
191
214

21
25
29
33
36

94
111
128
145
162

110
130
150
170
190

124
146
169
191
214

500
550
600
650
700

550
600
650
700
750

40
44
48
52
55

179
196
213
230
247

210
230
250
270
290

236
259
281
304
326

40
44
48
52
55

179
196
213
230
247

210
230
250
270
290

236
259
281
304
326

750
800
850
900
950

800
850
900
950
1,000

59
63
67
71
75

264
281
298
315
332

310
330
350
370
390

349
371
394
416
439

59
63
67
71
75

264
281
298
315
332

310
330
350
370
390

349
371
394
416
439

1,000
1,050
1,100
1,150
1,200

1,050
1,100
1,150
1,200
1,250

78
82
86
90
94

349
366
383
400
417

410
430
450
470
490

461
484
506
529
551

78
82
86
90
94

349
366
383
400
417

410
430
450
470
490

461
484
506
529
551

1,250
1,300
1,350
1,400
1,450

1,300
1,350
1,400
1,450
1,500

98
101
105
109
113

434
451
468
485
502

510
530
550
570
590

574
596
619
641
664

98
101
105
109
113

434
451
468
485
502

510
530
550
570
590

574
596
619
641
664

1,500
1,550
1,600
1,650
1,700

1,550
1,600
1,650
1,700
1,750

117
120
124
128
132

519
536
553
570
587

610
630
650
670
690

686
709
731
754
776

117
120
124
128
132

519
536
553
570
587

610
630
650
670
690

686
709
731
754
776

1,750
1,800
1,850
1,900
1,950

1,800
1,850
1,900
1,950
2,000

136
140
143
147
151

604
621
638
655
672

710
730
750
770
790

799
821
844
866
889

136
140
143
147
151

604
621
638
655
672

710
730
750
770
790

799
821
844
866
889

2,000
2,050
2,100
2,150
2,200

2,050
2,100
2,150
2,200
2,250

155
159
163
166
170

689
706
723
740
757

810
830
850
870
890

911
934
956
979
1,001

155
159
163
166
170

689
706
723
740
757

810
830
850
870
890

911
934
956
979
1,001

2,250
2,300
2,350
2,400
2,450

2,300
2,350
2,400
2,450
2,500

174
178
182
186
189

774
791
808
825
842

910
930
950
970
990

1,024
1,046
1,069
1,091
1,114

174
178
182
186
189

774
791
808
825
842

910
930
950
970
990

1,024
1,046
1,069
1,091
1,114

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

2,500
2,550
2,600
2,650
2,700

2,550
2,600
2,650
2,700
2,750

193
197
201
205
208

859
876
893
910
927

1,010
1,030
1,050
1,070
1,090

1,136
1,159
1,181
1,204
1,226

193
197
201
205
208

859
876
893
910
927

1,010
1,030
1,050
1,070
1,090

1,136
1,159
1,181
1,204
1,226

2,750
2,800
2,850
2,900
2,950

2,800
2,850
2,900
2,950
3,000

212
216
220
224
228

944
961
978
995
1,012

1,110
1,130
1,150
1,170
1,190

1,249
1,271
1,294
1,316
1,339

212
216
220
224
228

944
961
978
995
1,012

1,110
1,130
1,150
1,170
1,190

1,249
1,271
1,294
1,316
1,339

3,000
3,050
3,100
3,150
3,200

3,050
3,100
3,150
3,200
3,250

231
235
239
243
247

1,029
1,046
1,063
1,080
1,097

1,210
1,230
1,250
1,270
1,290

1,361
1,384
1,406
1,429
1,451

231
235
239
243
247

1,029
1,046
1,063
1,080
1,097

1,210
1,230
1,250
1,270
1,290

1,361
1,384
1,406
1,429
1,451

3,250
3,300
3,350
3,400
3,450

3,300
3,350
3,400
3,450
3,500

251
254
258
262
266

1,114
1,131
1,148
1,165
1,182

1,310
1,330
1,350
1,370
1,390

1,474
1,496
1,519
1,541
1,564

251
254
258
262
266

1,114
1,131
1,148
1,165
1,182

1,310
1,330
1,350
1,370
1,390

1,474
1,496
1,519
1,541
1,564

3,500
3,550
3,600
3,650
3,700

3,550
3,600
3,650
3,700
3,750

270
273
277
281
285

1,199
1,216
1,233
1,250
1,267

1,410
1,430
1,450
1,470
1,490

1,586
1,609
1,631
1,654
1,676

270
273
277
281
285

1,199
1,216
1,233
1,250
1,267

1,410
1,430
1,450
1,470
1,490

1,586
1,609
1,631
1,654
1,676

3,750
3,800
3,850
3,900
3,950

3,800
3,850
3,900
3,950
4,000

289
293
296
300
304

1,284
1,301
1,318
1,335
1,352

1,510
1,530
1,550
1,570
1,590

1,699
1,721
1,744
1,766
1,789

289
293
296
300
304

1,284
1,301
1,318
1,335
1,352

1,510
1,530
1,550
1,570
1,590

1,699
1,721
1,744
1,766
1,789

4,000
4,050
4,100
4,150
4,200

4,050
4,100
4,150
4,200
4,250

308
312
316
319
323

1,369
1,386
1,403
1,420
1,437

1,610
1,630
1,650
1,670
1,690

1,811
1,834
1,856
1,879
1,901

308
312
316
319
323

1,369
1,386
1,403
1,420
1,437

1,610
1,630
1,650
1,670
1,690

1,811
1,834
1,856
1,879
1,901

4,250
4,300
4,350
4,400
4,450

4,300
4,350
4,400
4,450
4,500

327
331
335
339
342

1,454
1,471
1,488
1,505
1,522

1,710
1,730
1,750
1,770
1,790

1,924
1,946
1,969
1,991
2,014

327
331
335
339
342

1,454
1,471
1,488
1,505
1,522

1,710
1,730
1,750
1,770
1,790

1,924
1,946
1,969
1,991
2,014

4,500
4,550
4,600
4,650
4,700

4,550
4,600
4,650
4,700
4,750

346
350
354
358
361

1,539
1,556
1,573
1,590
1,607

1,810
1,830
1,850
1,870
1,890

2,036
2,059
2,081
2,104
2,126

346
350
354
358
361

1,539
1,556
1,573
1,590
1,607

1,810
1,830
1,850
1,870
1,890

2,036
2,059
2,081
2,104
2,126

4,750
4,800
4,850
4,900
4,950

4,800
4,850
4,900
4,950
5,000

365
369
373
377
381

1,624
1,641
1,658
1,675
1,692

1,910
1,930
1,950
1,970
1,990

2,149
2,171
2,194
2,216
2,239

365
369
373
377
381

1,624
1,641
1,658
1,675
1,692

1,910
1,930
1,950
1,970
1,990

2,149
2,171
2,194
2,216
2,239

5,000
5,050
5,100
5,150
5,200

5,050
5,100
5,150
5,200
5,250

384
388
392
396
400

1,709
1,726
1,743
1,760
1,777

2,010
2,030
2,050
2,070
2,090

2,261
2,284
2,306
2,329
2,351

384
388
392
396
400

1,709
1,726
1,743
1,760
1,777

2,010
2,030
2,050
2,070
2,090

2,261
2,284
2,306
2,329
2,351

5,250
5,300
5,350
5,400
5,450

5,300
5,350
5,400
5,450
5,500

404
407
411
415
419

1,794
1,811
1,828
1,845
1,862

2,110
2,130
2,150
2,170
2,190

2,374
2,396
2,419
2,441
2,464

404
407
411
415
419

1,794
1,811
1,828
1,845
1,862

2,110
2,130
2,150
2,170
2,190

2,374
2,396
2,419
2,441
2,464

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

5,500
5,550
5,600
5,650
5,700

5,550
5,600
5,650
5,700
5,750

423
426
430
434
438

1,879
1,896
1,913
1,930
1,947

2,210
2,230
2,250
2,270
2,290

2,486
2,509
2,531
2,554
2,576

423
426
430
434
438

1,879
1,896
1,913
1,930
1,947

2,210
2,230
2,250
2,270
2,290

2,486
2,509
2,531
2,554
2,576

5,750
5,800
5,850
5,900
5,950

5,800
5,850
5,900
5,950
6,000

442
446
449
453
457

1,964
1,981
1,998
2,015
2,032

2,310
2,330
2,350
2,370
2,390

2,599
2,621
2,644
2,666
2,689

442
446
449
453
457

1,964
1,981
1,998
2,015
2,032

2,310
2,330
2,350
2,370
2,390

2,599
2,621
2,644
2,666
2,689

6,000
6,050
6,100
6,150
6,200

6,050
6,100
6,150
6,200
6,250

461
464
464
464
464

2,049
2,066
2,083
2,100
2,117

2,410
2,430
2,450
2,470
2,490

2,711
2,734
2,756
2,779
2,801

461
464
464
464
464

2,049
2,066
2,083
2,100
2,117

2,410
2,430
2,450
2,470
2,490

2,711
2,734
2,756
2,779
2,801

6,250
6,300
6,350
6,400
6,450

6,300
6,350
6,400
6,450
6,500

464
464
464
464
464

2,134
2,151
2,168
2,185
2,202

2,510
2,530
2,550
2,570
2,590

2,824
2,846
2,869
2,891
2,914

464
464
464
464
464

2,134
2,151
2,168
2,185
2,202

2,510
2,530
2,550
2,570
2,590

2,824
2,846
2,869
2,891
2,914

6,500
6,550
6,600
6,650
6,700

6,550
6,600
6,650
6,700
6,750

464
464
464
464
464

2,219
2,236
2,253
2,270
2,287

2,610
2,630
2,650
2,670
2,690

2,936
2,959
2,981
3,004
3,026

464
464
464
464
464

2,219
2,236
2,253
2,270
2,287

2,610
2,630
2,650
2,670
2,690

2,936
2,959
2,981
3,004
3,026

6,750
6,800
6,850
6,900
6,950

6,800
6,850
6,900
6,950
7,000

464
464
464
464
464

2,304
2,321
2,338
2,355
2,372

2,710
2,730
2,750
2,770
2,790

3,049
3,071
3,094
3,116
3,139

464
464
464
464
464

2,304
2,321
2,338
2,355
2,372

2,710
2,730
2,750
2,770
2,790

3,049
3,071
3,094
3,116
3,139

7,000
7,050
7,100
7,150
7,200

7,050
7,100
7,150
7,200
7,250

464
464
464
464
464

2,389
2,406
2,423
2,440
2,457

2,810
2,830
2,850
2,870
2,890

3,161
3,184
3,206
3,229
3,251

464
464
464
464
464

2,389
2,406
2,423
2,440
2,457

2,810
2,830
2,850
2,870
2,890

3,161
3,184
3,206
3,229
3,251

7,250
7,300
7,350
7,400
7,450

7,300
7,350
7,400
7,450
7,500

464
464
464
464
464

2,474
2,491
2,508
2,525
2,542

2,910
2,930
2,950
2,970
2,990

3,274
3,296
3,319
3,341
3,364

464
464
464
464
464

2,474
2,491
2,508
2,525
2,542

2,910
2,930
2,950
2,970
2,990

3,274
3,296
3,319
3,341
3,364

7,500
7,550
7,600
7,650
7,700

7,550
7,600
7,650
7,700
7,750

464
464
462
458
454

2,559
2,576
2,593
2,610
2,627

3,010
3,030
3,050
3,070
3,090

3,386
3,409
3,431
3,454
3,476

464
464
464
464
464

2,559
2,576
2,593
2,610
2,627

3,010
3,030
3,050
3,070
3,090

3,386
3,409
3,431
3,454
3,476

7,750
7,800
7,850
7,900
7,950

7,800
7,850
7,900
7,950
8,000

450
446
443
439
435

2,644
2,661
2,678
2,695
2,712

3,110
3,130
3,150
3,170
3,190

3,499
3,521
3,544
3,566
3,589

464
464
464
464
464

2,644
2,661
2,678
2,695
2,712

3,110
3,130
3,150
3,170
3,190

3,499
3,521
3,544
3,566
3,589

8,000
8,050
8,100
8,150
8,200

8,050
8,100
8,150
8,200
8,250

431
427
423
420
416

2,729
2,746
2,763
2,780
2,797

3,210
3,230
3,250
3,270
3,290

3,611
3,634
3,656
3,679
3,701

464
464
464
464
464

2,729
2,746
2,763
2,780
2,797

3,210
3,230
3,250
3,270
3,290

3,611
3,634
3,656
3,679
3,701

8,250
8,300
8,350
8,400
8,450

8,300
8,350
8,400
8,450
8,500

412
408
404
400
397

2,814
2,831
2,848
2,865
2,882

3,310
3,330
3,350
3,370
3,390

3,724
3,746
3,769
3,791
3,814

464
464
464
464
464

2,814
2,831
2,848
2,865
2,882

3,310
3,330
3,350
3,370
3,390

3,724
3,746
3,769
3,791
3,814

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

8,500
8,550
8,600
8,650
8,700

8,550
8,600
8,650
8,700
8,750

393
389
385
381
378

2,899
2,916
2,933
2,950
2,967

3,410
3,430
3,450
3,470
3,490

3,836
3,859
3,881
3,904
3,926

464
464
464
464
464

2,899
2,916
2,933
2,950
2,967

3,410
3,430
3,450
3,470
3,490

3,836
3,859
3,881
3,904
3,926

8,750
8,800
8,850
8,900
8,950

8,800
8,850
8,900
8,950
9,000

374
370
366
362
358

2,984
3,001
3,018
3,035
3,052

3,510
3,530
3,550
3,570
3,590

3,949
3,971
3,994
4,016
4,039

464
464
464
464
464

2,984
3,001
3,018
3,035
3,052

3,510
3,530
3,550
3,570
3,590

3,949
3,971
3,994
4,016
4,039

9,000
9,050
9,100
9,150
9,200

9,050
9,100
9,150
9,200
9,250

355
351
347
343
339

3,069
3,086
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,610
3,630
3,650
3,670
3,690

4,061
4,084
4,106
4,129
4,151

464
464
464
464
464

3,069
3,086
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,610
3,630
3,650
3,670
3,690

4,061
4,084
4,106
4,129
4,151

9,250
9,300
9,350
9,400
9,450

9,300
9,350
9,400
9,450
9,500

335
332
328
324
320

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,710
3,730
3,750
3,770
3,790

4,174
4,196
4,219
4,241
4,264

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,710
3,730
3,750
3,770
3,790

4,174
4,196
4,219
4,241
4,264

9,500
9,550
9,600
9,650
9,700

9,550
9,600
9,650
9,700
9,750

316
313
309
305
301

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,810
3,830
3,850
3,870
3,890

4,286
4,309
4,331
4,354
4,376

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,810
3,830
3,850
3,870
3,890

4,286
4,309
4,331
4,354
4,376

9,750
9,800
9,850
9,900
9,950

9,800
9,850
9,900
9,950
10,000

297
293
290
286
282

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,910
3,930
3,950
3,970
3,990

4,399
4,421
4,444
4,466
4,489

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

3,910
3,930
3,950
3,970
3,990

4,399
4,421
4,444
4,466
4,489

10,000
10,050
10,100
10,150
10,200

10,050
10,100
10,150
10,200
10,250

278
274
270
267
263

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,010
4,030
4,050
4,070
4,090

4,511
4,534
4,556
4,579
4,601

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,010
4,030
4,050
4,070
4,090

4,511
4,534
4,556
4,579
4,601

10,250
10,300
10,350
10,400
10,450

10,300
10,350
10,400
10,450
10,500

259
255
251
247
244

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,110
4,130
4,150
4,170
4,190

4,624
4,646
4,669
4,691
4,714

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,110
4,130
4,150
4,170
4,190

4,624
4,646
4,669
4,691
4,714

10,500
10,550
10,600
10,650
10,700

10,550
10,600
10,650
10,700
10,750

240
236
232
228
225

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,210
4,230
4,250
4,270
4,290

4,736
4,759
4,781
4,804
4,826

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,210
4,230
4,250
4,270
4,290

4,736
4,759
4,781
4,804
4,826

10,750
10,800
10,850
10,900
10,950

10,800
10,850
10,900
10,950
11,000

221
217
213
209
205

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,310
4,330
4,350
4,370
4,390

4,849
4,871
4,894
4,916
4,939

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,310
4,330
4,350
4,370
4,390

4,849
4,871
4,894
4,916
4,939

11,000
11,050
11,100
11,150
11,200

11,050
11,100
11,150
11,200
11,250

202
198
194
190
186

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,410
4,430
4,450
4,470
4,490

4,961
4,984
5,006
5,029
5,051

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,410
4,430
4,450
4,470
4,490

4,961
4,984
5,006
5,029
5,051

11,250
11,300
11,350
11,400
11,450

11,300
11,350
11,400
11,450
11,500

182
179
175
171
167

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,510
4,530
4,550
4,570
4,590

5,074
5,096
5,119
5,141
5,164

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,510
4,530
4,550
4,570
4,590

5,074
5,096
5,119
5,141
5,164

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

11,500
11,550
11,600
11,650
11,700

11,550
11,600
11,650
11,700
11,750

163
160
156
152
148

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,610
4,630
4,650
4,670
4,690

5,186
5,209
5,231
5,254
5,276

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,610
4,630
4,650
4,670
4,690

5,186
5,209
5,231
5,254
5,276

11,750
11,800
11,850
11,900
11,950

11,800
11,850
11,900
11,950
12,000

144
140
137
133
129

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,710
4,730
4,750
4,770
4,790

5,299
5,321
5,344
5,366
5,389

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,710
4,730
4,750
4,770
4,790

5,299
5,321
5,344
5,366
5,389

12,000
12,050
12,100
12,150
12,200

12,050
12,100
12,150
12,200
12,250

125
121
117
114
110

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,810
4,830
4,850
4,870
4,890

5,411
5,434
5,456
5,479
5,501

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,810
4,830
4,850
4,870
4,890

5,411
5,434
5,456
5,479
5,501

12,250
12,300
12,350
12,400
12,450

12,300
12,350
12,400
12,450
12,500

106
102
98
94
91

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,910
4,930
4,950
4,970
4,990

5,524
5,546
5,569
5,591
5,614

464
464
464
464
464

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

4,910
4,930
4,950
4,970
4,990

5,524
5,546
5,569
5,591
5,614

12,500
12,550
12,600
12,650
12,700

12,550
12,600
12,650
12,700
12,750

87
83
79
75
72

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,010
5,030
5,050
5,070
5,090

5,636
5,659
5,681
5,704
5,726

464
464
464
464
460

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,010
5,030
5,050
5,070
5,090

5,636
5,659
5,681
5,704
5,726

12,750
12,800
12,850
12,900
12,950

12,800
12,850
12,900
12,950
13,000

68
64
60
56
52

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

456
452
449
445
441

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

13,000
13,050
13,100
13,150
13,200

13,050
13,100
13,150
13,200
13,250

49
45
41
37
33

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

437
433
430
426
422

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

13,250
13,300
13,350
13,400
13,450

13,300
13,350
13,400
13,450
13,500

29
26
22
18
14

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

418
414
410
407
403

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

13,500
13,550
13,600
13,650
13,700

13,550
13,600
13,650
13,700
13,750

10
7
3
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

399
395
391
387
384

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

13,750
13,800
13,850
13,900
13,950

13,800
13,850
13,900
13,950
14,000

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

380
376
372
368
365

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

14,000
14,050
14,100
14,150
14,200

14,050
14,100
14,150
14,200
14,250

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

361
357
353
349
345

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

14,250
14,300
14,350
14,400
14,450

14,300
14,350
14,400
14,450
14,500

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

342
338
334
330
326

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

14,500
14,550
14,600
14,650
14,700

14,550
14,600
14,650
14,700
14,750

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

322
319
315
311
307

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

14,750
14,800
14,850
14,900
14,950

14,800
14,850
14,900
14,950
15,000

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

303
299
296
292
288

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

15,000
15,050
15,100
15,150
15,200

15,050
15,100
15,150
15,200
15,250

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

284
280
277
273
269

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

15,250
15,300
15,350
15,400
15,450

15,300
15,350
15,400
15,450
15,500

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

265
261
257
254
250

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

15,500
15,550
15,600
15,650
15,700

15,550
15,600
15,650
15,700
15,750

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

246
242
238
234
231

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

15,750
15,800
15,850
15,900
15,950

15,800
15,850
15,900
15,950
16,000

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

227
223
219
215
212

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

16,000
16,050
16,100
16,150
16,200

16,050
16,100
16,150
16,200
16,250

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

208
204
200
196
192

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

16,250
16,300
16,350
16,400
16,450

16,300
16,350
16,400
16,450
16,500

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

189
185
181
177
173

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

16,500
16,550
16,600
16,650
16,700

16,550
16,600
16,650
16,700
16,750

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,088

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,105

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,744

169
166
162
158
154

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

16,750
16,800
16,850
16,900
16,950

16,800
16,850
16,900
16,950
17,000

0
0
0
0
0

3,080
3,072
3,064
3,056
3,048

5,094
5,084
5,073
5,063
5,052

5,733
5,723
5,712
5,702
5,691

150
146
143
139
135

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

17,000
17,050
17,100
17,150
17,200

17,050
17,100
17,150
17,200
17,250

0
0
0
0
0

3,040
3,032
3,024
3,016
3,009

5,041
5,031
5,020
5,010
4,999

5,680
5,670
5,659
5,649
5,638

131
127
124
120
116

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

17,250
17,300
17,350
17,400
17,450

17,300
17,350
17,400
17,450
17,500

0
0
0
0
0

3,001
2,993
2,985
2,977
2,969

4,989
4,978
4,968
4,957
4,947

5,628
5,617
5,607
5,596
5,586

112
108
104
101
97

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

17,500
17,550
17,600
17,650
17,700

17,550
17,600
17,650
17,700
17,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,961
2,953
2,945
2,937
2,929

4,936
4,926
4,915
4,905
4,894

5,575
5,565
5,554
5,544
5,533

93
89
85
81
78

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

17,750
17,800
17,850
17,900
17,950

17,800
17,850
17,900
17,950
18,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,921
2,913
2,905
2,897
2,889

4,883
4,873
4,862
4,852
4,841

5,522
5,512
5,501
5,491
5,480

74
70
66
62
59

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

18,000
18,050
18,100
18,150
18,200

18,050
18,100
18,150
18,200
18,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,881
2,873
2,865
2,857
2,849

4,831
4,820
4,810
4,799
4,789

5,470
5,459
5,449
5,438
5,428

55
51
47
43
39

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

18,250
18,300
18,350
18,400
18,450

18,300
18,350
18,400
18,450
18,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,841
2,833
2,825
2,817
2,809

4,778
4,768
4,757
4,747
4,736

5,417
5,407
5,396
5,386
5,375

36
32
28
24
20

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

18,500
18,550
18,600
18,650
18,700

18,550
18,600
18,650
18,700
18,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,801
2,793
2,785
2,777
2,769

4,726
4,715
4,704
4,694
4,683

5,365
5,354
5,343
5,333
5,322

16
13
9
5
*

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

18,750
18,800
18,850
18,900
18,950

18,800
18,850
18,900
18,950
19,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,761
2,753
2,745
2,737
2,729

4,673
4,662
4,652
4,641
4,631

5,312
5,301
5,291
5,280
5,270

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

19,000
19,050
19,100
19,150
19,200

19,050
19,100
19,150
19,200
19,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,721
2,713
2,705
2,697
2,689

4,620
4,610
4,599
4,589
4,578

5,259
5,249
5,238
5,228
5,217

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

19,250
19,300
19,350
19,400
19,450

19,300
19,350
19,400
19,450
19,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,681
2,673
2,665
2,657
2,649

4,568
4,557
4,547
4,536
4,525

5,207
5,196
5,186
5,175
5,164

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

19,500
19,550
19,600
19,650
19,700

19,550
19,600
19,650
19,700
19,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,641
2,633
2,625
2,617
2,609

4,515
4,504
4,494
4,483
4,473

5,154
5,143
5,133
5,122
5,112

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

19,750
19,800
19,850
19,900
19,950

19,800
19,850
19,900
19,950
20,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,601
2,593
2,585
2,577
2,569

4,462
4,452
4,441
4,431
4,420

5,101
5,091
5,080
5,070
5,059

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

20,000
20,050
20,100
20,150
20,200

20,050
20,100
20,150
20,200
20,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,561
2,553
2,545
2,537
2,529

4,410
4,399
4,389
4,378
4,368

5,049
5,038
5,028
5,017
5,007

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

20,250
20,300
20,350
20,400
20,450

20,300
20,350
20,400
20,450
20,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,521
2,513
2,505
2,497
2,489

4,357
4,346
4,336
4,325
4,315

4,996
4,985
4,975
4,964
4,954

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $18,700 but less than $18,740, and you have no qualifying child,
your credit is $2. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

20,500
20,550
20,600
20,650
20,700

20,550
20,600
20,650
20,700
20,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,481
2,473
2,465
2,457
2,449

4,304
4,294
4,283
4,273
4,262

4,943
4,933
4,922
4,912
4,901

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

20,750
20,800
20,850
20,900
20,950

20,800
20,850
20,900
20,950
21,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,441
2,433
2,425
2,417
2,409

4,252
4,241
4,231
4,220
4,210

4,891
4,880
4,870
4,859
4,849

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

21,000
21,050
21,100
21,150
21,200

21,050
21,100
21,150
21,200
21,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,401
2,393
2,385
2,377
2,369

4,199
4,189
4,178
4,167
4,157

4,838
4,828
4,817
4,806
4,796

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

21,250
21,300
21,350
21,400
21,450

21,300
21,350
21,400
21,450
21,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,361
2,353
2,345
2,337
2,329

4,146
4,136
4,125
4,115
4,104

4,785
4,775
4,764
4,754
4,743

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

21,500
21,550
21,600
21,650
21,700

21,550
21,600
21,650
21,700
21,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,321
2,313
2,305
2,297
2,289

4,094
4,083
4,073
4,062
4,052

4,733
4,722
4,712
4,701
4,691

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094
3,094

5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112
5,112

5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751
5,751

21,750
21,800
21,850
21,900
21,950

21,800
21,850
21,900
21,950
22,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,281
2,273
2,265
2,257
2,249

4,041
4,031
4,020
4,010
3,999

4,680
4,670
4,659
4,649
4,638

0
0
0
0
0

3,094
3,085
3,077
3,069
3,061

5,112
5,100
5,090
5,079
5,069

5,751
5,739
5,729
5,718
5,708

22,000
22,050
22,100
22,150
22,200

22,050
22,100
22,150
22,200
22,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,241
2,233
2,225
2,217
2,210

3,988
3,978
3,967
3,957
3,946

4,627
4,617
4,606
4,596
4,585

0
0
0
0
0

3,053
3,045
3,037
3,029
3,021

5,058
5,048
5,037
5,027
5,016

5,697
5,687
5,676
5,666
5,655

22,250
22,300
22,350
22,400
22,450

22,300
22,350
22,400
22,450
22,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,202
2,194
2,186
2,178
2,170

3,936
3,925
3,915
3,904
3,894

4,575
4,564
4,554
4,543
4,533

0
0
0
0
0

3,013
3,005
2,997
2,989
2,981

5,006
4,995
4,985
4,974
4,964

5,645
5,634
5,624
5,613
5,603

22,500
22,550
22,600
22,650
22,700

22,550
22,600
22,650
22,700
22,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,162
2,154
2,146
2,138
2,130

3,883
3,873
3,862
3,852
3,841

4,522
4,512
4,501
4,491
4,480

0
0
0
0
0

2,973
2,965
2,957
2,949
2,941

4,953
4,942
4,932
4,921
4,911

5,592
5,581
5,571
5,560
5,550

22,750
22,800
22,850
22,900
22,950

22,800
22,850
22,900
22,950
23,000

0
0
0
0
0

2,122
2,114
2,106
2,098
2,090

3,830
3,820
3,809
3,799
3,788

4,469
4,459
4,448
4,438
4,427

0
0
0
0
0

2,933
2,925
2,917
2,909
2,901

4,900
4,890
4,879
4,869
4,858

5,539
5,529
5,518
5,508
5,497

23,000
23,050
23,100
23,150
23,200

23,050
23,100
23,150
23,200
23,250

0
0
0
0
0

2,082
2,074
2,066
2,058
2,050

3,778
3,767
3,757
3,746
3,736

4,417
4,406
4,396
4,385
4,375

0
0
0
0
0

2,893
2,885
2,877
2,869
2,861

4,848
4,837
4,827
4,816
4,806

5,487
5,476
5,466
5,455
5,445

23,250
23,300
23,350
23,400
23,450

23,300
23,350
23,400
23,450
23,500

0
0
0
0
0

2,042
2,034
2,026
2,018
2,010

3,725
3,715
3,704
3,694
3,683

4,364
4,354
4,343
4,333
4,322

0
0
0
0
0

2,854
2,846
2,838
2,830
2,822

4,795
4,785
4,774
4,763
4,753

5,434
5,424
5,413
5,402
5,392

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

23,500
23,550
23,600
23,650
23,700

23,550
23,600
23,650
23,700
23,750

0
0
0
0
0

2,002
1,994
1,986
1,978
1,970

3,673
3,662
3,651
3,641
3,630

4,312
4,301
4,290
4,280
4,269

0
0
0
0
0

2,814
2,806
2,798
2,790
2,782

4,742
4,732
4,721
4,711
4,700

5,381
5,371
5,360
5,350
5,339

23,750
23,800
23,850
23,900
23,950

23,800
23,850
23,900
23,950
24,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,962
1,954
1,946
1,938
1,930

3,620
3,609
3,599
3,588
3,578

4,259
4,248
4,238
4,227
4,217

0
0
0
0
0

2,774
2,766
2,758
2,750
2,742

4,690
4,679
4,669
4,658
4,648

5,329
5,318
5,308
5,297
5,287

24,000
24,050
24,100
24,150
24,200

24,050
24,100
24,150
24,200
24,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,922
1,914
1,906
1,898
1,890

3,567
3,557
3,546
3,536
3,525

4,206
4,196
4,185
4,175
4,164

0
0
0
0
0

2,734
2,726
2,718
2,710
2,702

4,637
4,627
4,616
4,606
4,595

5,276
5,266
5,255
5,245
5,234

24,250
24,300
24,350
24,400
24,450

24,300
24,350
24,400
24,450
24,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,882
1,874
1,866
1,858
1,850

3,515
3,504
3,494
3,483
3,472

4,154
4,143
4,133
4,122
4,111

0
0
0
0
0

2,694
2,686
2,678
2,670
2,662

4,584
4,574
4,563
4,553
4,542

5,223
5,213
5,202
5,192
5,181

24,500
24,550
24,600
24,650
24,700

24,550
24,600
24,650
24,700
24,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,842
1,834
1,826
1,818
1,810

3,462
3,451
3,441
3,430
3,420

4,101
4,090
4,080
4,069
4,059

0
0
0
0
0

2,654
2,646
2,638
2,630
2,622

4,532
4,521
4,511
4,500
4,490

5,171
5,160
5,150
5,139
5,129

24,750
24,800
24,850
24,900
24,950

24,800
24,850
24,900
24,950
25,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,802
1,794
1,786
1,778
1,770

3,409
3,399
3,388
3,378
3,367

4,048
4,038
4,027
4,017
4,006

0
0
0
0
0

2,614
2,606
2,598
2,590
2,582

4,479
4,469
4,458
4,448
4,437

5,118
5,108
5,097
5,087
5,076

25,000
25,050
25,100
25,150
25,200

25,050
25,100
25,150
25,200
25,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,762
1,754
1,746
1,738
1,730

3,357
3,346
3,336
3,325
3,315

3,996
3,985
3,975
3,964
3,954

0
0
0
0
0

2,574
2,566
2,558
2,550
2,542

4,426
4,416
4,405
4,395
4,384

5,065
5,055
5,044
5,034
5,023

25,250
25,300
25,350
25,400
25,450

25,300
25,350
25,400
25,450
25,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,722
1,714
1,706
1,698
1,690

3,304
3,293
3,283
3,272
3,262

3,943
3,932
3,922
3,911
3,901

0
0
0
0
0

2,534
2,526
2,518
2,510
2,502

4,374
4,363
4,353
4,342
4,332

5,013
5,002
4,992
4,981
4,971

25,500
25,550
25,600
25,650
25,700

25,550
25,600
25,650
25,700
25,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,682
1,674
1,666
1,658
1,650

3,251
3,241
3,230
3,220
3,209

3,890
3,880
3,869
3,859
3,848

0
0
0
0
0

2,494
2,486
2,478
2,470
2,462

4,321
4,311
4,300
4,290
4,279

4,960
4,950
4,939
4,929
4,918

25,750
25,800
25,850
25,900
25,950

25,800
25,850
25,900
25,950
26,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,642
1,634
1,626
1,618
1,610

3,199
3,188
3,178
3,167
3,157

3,838
3,827
3,817
3,806
3,796

0
0
0
0
0

2,454
2,446
2,438
2,430
2,422

4,269
4,258
4,247
4,237
4,226

4,908
4,897
4,886
4,876
4,865

26,000
26,050
26,100
26,150
26,200

26,050
26,100
26,150
26,200
26,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,602
1,594
1,586
1,578
1,570

3,146
3,136
3,125
3,114
3,104

3,785
3,775
3,764
3,753
3,743

0
0
0
0
0

2,414
2,406
2,398
2,390
2,382

4,216
4,205
4,195
4,184
4,174

4,855
4,844
4,834
4,823
4,813

26,250
26,300
26,350
26,400
26,450

26,300
26,350
26,400
26,450
26,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,562
1,554
1,546
1,538
1,530

3,093
3,083
3,072
3,062
3,051

3,732
3,722
3,711
3,701
3,690

0
0
0
0
0

2,374
2,366
2,358
2,350
2,342

4,163
4,153
4,142
4,132
4,121

4,802
4,792
4,781
4,771
4,760

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

26,500
26,550
26,600
26,650
26,700

26,550
26,600
26,650
26,700
26,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,522
1,514
1,506
1,498
1,490

3,041
3,030
3,020
3,009
2,999

3,680
3,669
3,659
3,648
3,638

0
0
0
0
0

2,334
2,326
2,318
2,310
2,302

4,111
4,100
4,090
4,079
4,068

4,750
4,739
4,729
4,718
4,707

26,750
26,800
26,850
26,900
26,950

26,800
26,850
26,900
26,950
27,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,482
1,474
1,466
1,458
1,450

2,988
2,978
2,967
2,957
2,946

3,627
3,617
3,606
3,596
3,585

0
0
0
0
0

2,294
2,286
2,278
2,270
2,262

4,058
4,047
4,037
4,026
4,016

4,697
4,686
4,676
4,665
4,655

27,000
27,050
27,100
27,150
27,200

27,050
27,100
27,150
27,200
27,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,442
1,434
1,426
1,418
1,411

2,935
2,925
2,914
2,904
2,893

3,574
3,564
3,553
3,543
3,532

0
0
0
0
0

2,254
2,246
2,238
2,230
2,222

4,005
3,995
3,984
3,974
3,963

4,644
4,634
4,623
4,613
4,602

27,250
27,300
27,350
27,400
27,450

27,300
27,350
27,400
27,450
27,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,403
1,395
1,387
1,379
1,371

2,883
2,872
2,862
2,851
2,841

3,522
3,511
3,501
3,490
3,480

0
0
0
0
0

2,214
2,206
2,198
2,190
2,182

3,953
3,942
3,932
3,921
3,911

4,592
4,581
4,571
4,560
4,550

27,500
27,550
27,600
27,650
27,700

27,550
27,600
27,650
27,700
27,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,363
1,355
1,347
1,339
1,331

2,830
2,820
2,809
2,799
2,788

3,469
3,459
3,448
3,438
3,427

0
0
0
0
0

2,174
2,166
2,158
2,150
2,142

3,900
3,889
3,879
3,868
3,858

4,539
4,528
4,518
4,507
4,497

27,750
27,800
27,850
27,900
27,950

27,800
27,850
27,900
27,950
28,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,323
1,315
1,307
1,299
1,291

2,777
2,767
2,756
2,746
2,735

3,416
3,406
3,395
3,385
3,374

0
0
0
0
0

2,134
2,126
2,118
2,110
2,102

3,847
3,837
3,826
3,816
3,805

4,486
4,476
4,465
4,455
4,444

28,000
28,050
28,100
28,150
28,200

28,050
28,100
28,150
28,200
28,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,283
1,275
1,267
1,259
1,251

2,725
2,714
2,704
2,693
2,683

3,364
3,353
3,343
3,332
3,322

0
0
0
0
0

2,094
2,086
2,078
2,070
2,062

3,795
3,784
3,774
3,763
3,753

4,434
4,423
4,413
4,402
4,392

28,250
28,300
28,350
28,400
28,450

28,300
28,350
28,400
28,450
28,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,243
1,235
1,227
1,219
1,211

2,672
2,662
2,651
2,641
2,630

3,311
3,301
3,290
3,280
3,269

0
0
0
0
0

2,055
2,047
2,039
2,031
2,023

3,742
3,732
3,721
3,710
3,700

4,381
4,371
4,360
4,349
4,339

28,500
28,550
28,600
28,650
28,700

28,550
28,600
28,650
28,700
28,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,203
1,195
1,187
1,179
1,171

2,620
2,609
2,598
2,588
2,577

3,259
3,248
3,237
3,227
3,216

0
0
0
0
0

2,015
2,007
1,999
1,991
1,983

3,689
3,679
3,668
3,658
3,647

4,328
4,318
4,307
4,297
4,286

28,750
28,800
28,850
28,900
28,950

28,800
28,850
28,900
28,950
29,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,163
1,155
1,147
1,139
1,131

2,567
2,556
2,546
2,535
2,525

3,206
3,195
3,185
3,174
3,164

0
0
0
0
0

1,975
1,967
1,959
1,951
1,943

3,637
3,626
3,616
3,605
3,595

4,276
4,265
4,255
4,244
4,234

29,000
29,050
29,100
29,150
29,200

29,050
29,100
29,150
29,200
29,250

0
0
0
0
0

1,123
1,115
1,107
1,099
1,091

2,514
2,504
2,493
2,483
2,472

3,153
3,143
3,132
3,122
3,111

0
0
0
0
0

1,935
1,927
1,919
1,911
1,903

3,584
3,574
3,563
3,553
3,542

4,223
4,213
4,202
4,192
4,181

29,250
29,300
29,350
29,400
29,450

29,300
29,350
29,400
29,450
29,500

0
0
0
0
0

1,083
1,075
1,067
1,059
1,051

2,462
2,451
2,441
2,430
2,419

3,101
3,090
3,080
3,069
3,058

0
0
0
0
0

1,895
1,887
1,879
1,871
1,863

3,531
3,521
3,510
3,500
3,489

4,170
4,160
4,149
4,139
4,128

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

29,500
29,550
29,600
29,650
29,700

29,550
29,600
29,650
29,700
29,750

0
0
0
0
0

1,043
1,035
1,027
1,019
1,011

2,409
2,398
2,388
2,377
2,367

3,048
3,037
3,027
3,016
3,006

0
0
0
0
0

1,855
1,847
1,839
1,831
1,823

3,479
3,468
3,458
3,447
3,437

4,118
4,107
4,097
4,086
4,076

29,750
29,800
29,850
29,900
29,950

29,800
29,850
29,900
29,950
30,000

0
0
0
0
0

1,003
995
987
979
971

2,356
2,346
2,335
2,325
2,314

2,995
2,985
2,974
2,964
2,953

0
0
0
0
0

1,815
1,807
1,799
1,791
1,783

3,426
3,416
3,405
3,395
3,384

4,065
4,055
4,044
4,034
4,023

30,000
30,050
30,100
30,150
30,200

30,050
30,100
30,150
30,200
30,250

0
0
0
0
0

963
955
947
939
931

2,304
2,293
2,283
2,272
2,262

2,943
2,932
2,922
2,911
2,901

0
0
0
0
0

1,775
1,767
1,759
1,751
1,743

3,373
3,363
3,352
3,342
3,331

4,012
4,002
3,991
3,981
3,970

30,250
30,300
30,350
30,400
30,450

30,300
30,350
30,400
30,450
30,500

0
0
0
0
0

923
915
907
899
891

2,251
2,240
2,230
2,219
2,209

2,890
2,879
2,869
2,858
2,848

0
0
0
0
0

1,735
1,727
1,719
1,711
1,703

3,321
3,310
3,300
3,289
3,279

3,960
3,949
3,939
3,928
3,918

30,500
30,550
30,600
30,650
30,700

30,550
30,600
30,650
30,700
30,750

0
0
0
0
0

883
875
867
859
851

2,198
2,188
2,177
2,167
2,156

2,837
2,827
2,816
2,806
2,795

0
0
0
0
0

1,695
1,687
1,679
1,671
1,663

3,268
3,258
3,247
3,237
3,226

3,907
3,897
3,886
3,876
3,865

30,750
30,800
30,850
30,900
30,950

30,800
30,850
30,900
30,950
31,000

0
0
0
0
0

843
835
827
819
811

2,146
2,135
2,125
2,114
2,104

2,785
2,774
2,764
2,753
2,743

0
0
0
0
0

1,655
1,647
1,639
1,631
1,623

3,216
3,205
3,194
3,184
3,173

3,855
3,844
3,833
3,823
3,812

31,000
31,050
31,100
31,150
31,200

31,050
31,100
31,150
31,200
31,250

0
0
0
0
0

803
795
787
779
771

2,093
2,083
2,072
2,061
2,051

2,732
2,722
2,711
2,700
2,690

0
0
0
0
0

1,615
1,607
1,599
1,591
1,583

3,163
3,152
3,142
3,131
3,121

3,802
3,791
3,781
3,770
3,760

31,250
31,300
31,350
31,400
31,450

31,300
31,350
31,400
31,450
31,500

0
0
0
0
0

763
755
747
739
731

2,040
2,030
2,019
2,009
1,998

2,679
2,669
2,658
2,648
2,637

0
0
0
0
0

1,575
1,567
1,559
1,551
1,543

3,110
3,100
3,089
3,079
3,068

3,749
3,739
3,728
3,718
3,707

31,500
31,550
31,600
31,650
31,700

31,550
31,600
31,650
31,700
31,750

0
0
0
0
0

723
715
707
699
691

1,988
1,977
1,967
1,956
1,946

2,627
2,616
2,606
2,595
2,585

0
0
0
0
0

1,535
1,527
1,519
1,511
1,503

3,058
3,047
3,037
3,026
3,015

3,697
3,686
3,676
3,665
3,654

31,750
31,800
31,850
31,900
31,950

31,800
31,850
31,900
31,950
32,000

0
0
0
0
0

683
675
667
659
651

1,935
1,925
1,914
1,904
1,893

2,574
2,564
2,553
2,543
2,532

0
0
0
0
0

1,495
1,487
1,479
1,471
1,463

3,005
2,994
2,984
2,973
2,963

3,644
3,633
3,623
3,612
3,602

32,000
32,050
32,100
32,150
32,200

32,050
32,100
32,150
32,200
32,250

0
0
0
0
0

643
635
627
619
612

1,882
1,872
1,861
1,851
1,840

2,521
2,511
2,500
2,490
2,479

0
0
0
0
0

1,455
1,447
1,439
1,431
1,423

2,952
2,942
2,931
2,921
2,910

3,591
3,581
3,570
3,560
3,549

32,250
32,300
32,350
32,400
32,450

32,300
32,350
32,400
32,450
32,500

0
0
0
0
0

604
596
588
580
572

1,830
1,819
1,809
1,798
1,788

2,469
2,458
2,448
2,437
2,427

0
0
0
0
0

1,415
1,407
1,399
1,391
1,383

2,900
2,889
2,879
2,868
2,858

3,539
3,528
3,518
3,507
3,497

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

32,500
32,550
32,600
32,650
32,700

32,550
32,600
32,650
32,700
32,750

0
0
0
0
0

564
556
548
540
532

1,777
1,767
1,756
1,746
1,735

2,416
2,406
2,395
2,385
2,374

0
0
0
0
0

1,375
1,367
1,359
1,351
1,343

2,847
2,836
2,826
2,815
2,805

3,486
3,475
3,465
3,454
3,444

32,750
32,800
32,850
32,900
32,950

32,800
32,850
32,900
32,950
33,000

0
0
0
0
0

524
516
508
500
492

1,724
1,714
1,703
1,693
1,682

2,363
2,353
2,342
2,332
2,321

0
0
0
0
0

1,335
1,327
1,319
1,311
1,303

2,794
2,784
2,773
2,763
2,752

3,433
3,423
3,412
3,402
3,391

33,000
33,050
33,100
33,150
33,200

33,050
33,100
33,150
33,200
33,250

0
0
0
0
0

484
476
468
460
452

1,672
1,661
1,651
1,640
1,630

2,311
2,300
2,290
2,279
2,269

0
0
0
0
0

1,295
1,287
1,279
1,271
1,263

2,742
2,731
2,721
2,710
2,700

3,381
3,370
3,360
3,349
3,339

33,250
33,300
33,350
33,400
33,450

33,300
33,350
33,400
33,450
33,500

0
0
0
0
0

444
436
428
420
412

1,619
1,609
1,598
1,588
1,577

2,258
2,248
2,237
2,227
2,216

0
0
0
0
0

1,256
1,248
1,240
1,232
1,224

2,689
2,679
2,668
2,657
2,647

3,328
3,318
3,307
3,296
3,286

33,500
33,550
33,600
33,650
33,700

33,550
33,600
33,650
33,700
33,750

0
0
0
0
0

404
396
388
380
372

1,567
1,556
1,545
1,535
1,524

2,206
2,195
2,184
2,174
2,163

0
0
0
0
0

1,216
1,208
1,200
1,192
1,184

2,636
2,626
2,615
2,605
2,594

3,275
3,265
3,254
3,244
3,233

33,750
33,800
33,850
33,900
33,950

33,800
33,850
33,900
33,950
34,000

0
0
0
0
0

364
356
348
340
332

1,514
1,503
1,493
1,482
1,472

2,153
2,142
2,132
2,121
2,111

0
0
0
0
0

1,176
1,168
1,160
1,152
1,144

2,584
2,573
2,563
2,552
2,542

3,223
3,212
3,202
3,191
3,181

34,000
34,050
34,100
34,150
34,200

34,050
34,100
34,150
34,200
34,250

0
0
0
0
0

324
316
308
300
292

1,461
1,451
1,440
1,430
1,419

2,100
2,090
2,079
2,069
2,058

0
0
0
0
0

1,136
1,128
1,120
1,112
1,104

2,531
2,521
2,510
2,500
2,489

3,170
3,160
3,149
3,139
3,128

34,250
34,300
34,350
34,400
34,450

34,300
34,350
34,400
34,450
34,500

0
0
0
0
0

284
276
268
260
252

1,409
1,398
1,388
1,377
1,366

2,048
2,037
2,027
2,016
2,005

0
0
0
0
0

1,096
1,088
1,080
1,072
1,064

2,478
2,468
2,457
2,447
2,436

3,117
3,107
3,096
3,086
3,075

34,500
34,550
34,600
34,650
34,700

34,550
34,600
34,650
34,700
34,750

0
0
0
0
0

244
236
228
220
212

1,356
1,345
1,335
1,324
1,314

1,995
1,984
1,974
1,963
1,953

0
0
0
0
0

1,056
1,048
1,040
1,032
1,024

2,426
2,415
2,405
2,394
2,384

3,065
3,054
3,044
3,033
3,023

34,750
34,800
34,850
34,900
34,950

34,800
34,850
34,900
34,950
35,000

0
0
0
0
0

204
196
188
180
172

1,303
1,293
1,282
1,272
1,261

1,942
1,932
1,921
1,911
1,900

0
0
0
0
0

1,016
1,008
1,000
992
984

2,373
2,363
2,352
2,342
2,331

3,012
3,002
2,991
2,981
2,970

35,000
35,050
35,100
35,150
35,200

35,050
35,100
35,150
35,200
35,250

0
0
0
0
0

164
156
148
140
132

1,251
1,240
1,230
1,219
1,209

1,890
1,879
1,869
1,858
1,848

0
0
0
0
0

976
968
960
952
944

2,320
2,310
2,299
2,289
2,278

2,959
2,949
2,938
2,928
2,917

35,250
35,300
35,350
35,400
35,450

35,300
35,350
35,400
35,450
35,500

0
0
0
0
0

124
116
108
100
92

1,198
1,187
1,177
1,166
1,156

1,837
1,826
1,816
1,805
1,795

0
0
0
0
0

936
928
920
912
904

2,268
2,257
2,247
2,236
2,226

2,907
2,896
2,886
2,875
2,865

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

35,500
35,550
35,600
35,650
35,700

35,550
35,600
35,650
35,700
35,750

0
0
0
0
0

84
76
68
60
52

1,145
1,135
1,124
1,114
1,103

1,784
1,774
1,763
1,753
1,742

0
0
0
0
0

896
888
880
872
864

2,215
2,205
2,194
2,184
2,173

2,854
2,844
2,833
2,823
2,812

35,750
35,800
35,850
35,900
35,950

35,800
35,850
35,900
35,950
36,000

0
0
0
0
0

44
36
28
20
12

1,093
1,082
1,072
1,061
1,051

1,732
1,721
1,711
1,700
1,690

0
0
0
0
0

856
848
840
832
824

2,163
2,152
2,141
2,131
2,120

2,802
2,791
2,780
2,770
2,759

36,000
36,050
36,100
36,150
36,200

36,050
36,100
36,150
36,200
36,250

0
0
0
0
0

4
0
0
0
0

1,040
1,030
1,019
1,008
998

1,679
1,669
1,658
1,647
1,637

0
0
0
0
0

816
808
800
792
784

2,110
2,099
2,089
2,078
2,068

2,749
2,738
2,728
2,717
2,707

36,250
36,300
36,350
36,400
36,450

36,300
36,350
36,400
36,450
36,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

987
977
966
956
945

1,626
1,616
1,605
1,595
1,584

0
0
0
0
0

776
768
760
752
744

2,057
2,047
2,036
2,026
2,015

2,696
2,686
2,675
2,665
2,654

36,500
36,550
36,600
36,650
36,700

36,550
36,600
36,650
36,700
36,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

935
924
914
903
893

1,574
1,563
1,553
1,542
1,532

0
0
0
0
0

736
728
720
712
704

2,005
1,994
1,984
1,973
1,962

2,644
2,633
2,623
2,612
2,601

36,750
36,800
36,850
36,900
36,950

36,800
36,850
36,900
36,950
37,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

882
872
861
851
840

1,521
1,511
1,500
1,490
1,479

0
0
0
0
0

696
688
680
672
664

1,952
1,941
1,931
1,920
1,910

2,591
2,580
2,570
2,559
2,549

37,000
37,050
37,100
37,150
37,200

37,050
37,100
37,150
37,200
37,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

829
819
808
798
787

1,468
1,458
1,447
1,437
1,426

0
0
0
0
0

656
648
640
632
624

1,899
1,889
1,878
1,868
1,857

2,538
2,528
2,517
2,507
2,496

37,250
37,300
37,350
37,400
37,450

37,300
37,350
37,400
37,450
37,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

777
766
756
745
735

1,416
1,405
1,395
1,384
1,374

0
0
0
0
0

616
608
600
592
584

1,847
1,836
1,826
1,815
1,805

2,486
2,475
2,465
2,454
2,444

37,500
37,550
37,600
37,650
37,700

37,550
37,600
37,650
37,700
37,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

724
714
703
693
682

1,363
1,353
1,342
1,332
1,321

0
0
0
0
0

576
568
560
552
544

1,794
1,783
1,773
1,762
1,752

2,433
2,422
2,412
2,401
2,391

37,750
37,800
37,850
37,900
37,950

37,800
37,850
37,900
37,950
38,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

671
661
650
640
629

1,310
1,300
1,289
1,279
1,268

0
0
0
0
0

536
528
520
512
504

1,741
1,731
1,720
1,710
1,699

2,380
2,370
2,359
2,349
2,338

38,000
38,050
38,100
38,150
38,200

38,050
38,100
38,150
38,200
38,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

619
608
598
587
577

1,258
1,247
1,237
1,226
1,216

0
0
0
0
0

496
488
480
472
464

1,689
1,678
1,668
1,657
1,647

2,328
2,317
2,307
2,296
2,286

38,250
38,300
38,350
38,400
38,450

38,300
38,350
38,400
38,450
38,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

566
556
545
535
524

1,205
1,195
1,184
1,174
1,163

0
0
0
0
0

457
449
441
433
425

1,636
1,626
1,615
1,604
1,594

2,275
2,265
2,254
2,243
2,233

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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

38,500
38,550
38,600
38,650
38,700

38,550
38,600
38,650
38,700
38,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

514
503
492
482
471

1,153
1,142
1,131
1,121
1,110

0
0
0
0
0

417
409
401
393
385

1,583
1,573
1,562
1,552
1,541

2,222
2,212
2,201
2,191
2,180

38,750
38,800
38,850
38,900
38,950

38,800
38,850
38,900
38,950
39,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

461
450
440
429
419

1,100
1,089
1,079
1,068
1,058

0
0
0
0
0

377
369
361
353
345

1,531
1,520
1,510
1,499
1,489

2,170
2,159
2,149
2,138
2,128

39,000
39,050
39,100
39,150
39,200

39,050
39,100
39,150
39,200
39,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

408
398
387
377
366

1,047
1,037
1,026
1,016
1,005

0
0
0
0
0

337
329
321
313
305

1,478
1,468
1,457
1,447
1,436

2,117
2,107
2,096
2,086
2,075

39,250
39,300
39,350
39,400
39,450

39,300
39,350
39,400
39,450
39,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

356
345
335
324
313

995
984
974
963
952

0
0
0
0
0

297
289
281
273
265

1,425
1,415
1,404
1,394
1,383

2,064
2,054
2,043
2,033
2,022

39,500
39,550
39,600
39,650
39,700

39,550
39,600
39,650
39,700
39,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

303
292
282
271
261

942
931
921
910
900

0
0
0
0
0

257
249
241
233
225

1,373
1,362
1,352
1,341
1,331

2,012
2,001
1,991
1,980
1,970

39,750
39,800
39,850
39,900
39,950

39,800
39,850
39,900
39,950
40,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

250
240
229
219
208

889
879
868
858
847

0
0
0
0
0

217
209
201
193
185

1,320
1,310
1,299
1,289
1,278

1,959
1,949
1,938
1,928
1,917

40,000
40,050
40,100
40,150
40,200

40,050
40,100
40,150
40,200
40,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

198
187
177
166
156

837
826
816
805
795

0
0
0
0
0

177
169
161
153
145

1,267
1,257
1,246
1,236
1,225

1,906
1,896
1,885
1,875
1,864

40,250
40,300
40,350
40,400
40,450

40,300
40,350
40,400
40,450
40,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

145
134
124
113
103

784
773
763
752
742

0
0
0
0
0

137
129
121
113
105

1,215
1,204
1,194
1,183
1,173

1,854
1,843
1,833
1,822
1,812

40,500
40,550
40,600
40,650
40,700

40,550
40,600
40,650
40,700
40,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

92
82
71
61
50

731
721
710
700
689

0
0
0
0
0

97
89
81
73
65

1,162
1,152
1,141
1,131
1,120

1,801
1,791
1,780
1,770
1,759

40,750
40,800
40,850
40,900
40,950

40,800
40,850
40,900
40,950
41,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

40
29
19
8
*

679
668
658
647
637

0
0
0
0
0

57
49
41
33
25

1,110
1,099
1,088
1,078
1,067

1,749
1,738
1,727
1,717
1,706

41,000
41,050
41,100
41,150
41,200

41,050
41,100
41,150
41,200
41,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

626
616
605
594
584

0
0
0
0
0

17
9
**
0
0

1,057
1,046
1,036
1,025
1,015

1,696
1,685
1,675
1,664
1,654

41,250
41,300
41,350
41,400
41,450

41,300
41,350
41,400
41,450
41,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

573
563
552
542
531

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

1,004
994
983
973
962

1,643
1,633
1,622
1,612
1,601

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $40,950 but less than $40,964, and you have two qualifying children,
your credit is $1. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
** If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $41,100 but less than $41,132, and you have one qualifying child,
your credit is $3. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

41,500
41,550
41,600
41,650
41,700

41,550
41,600
41,650
41,700
41,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

521
510
500
489
479

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

952
941
931
920
909

1,591
1,580
1,570
1,559
1,548

41,750
41,800
41,850
41,900
41,950

41,800
41,850
41,900
41,950
42,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

468
458
447
437
426

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

899
888
878
867
857

1,538
1,527
1,517
1,506
1,496

42,000
42,050
42,100
42,150
42,200

42,050
42,100
42,150
42,200
42,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

415
405
394
384
373

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

846
836
825
815
804

1,485
1,475
1,464
1,454
1,443

42,250
42,300
42,350
42,400
42,450

42,300
42,350
42,400
42,450
42,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

363
352
342
331
321

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

794
783
773
762
752

1,433
1,422
1,412
1,401
1,391

42,500
42,550
42,600
42,650
42,700

42,550
42,600
42,650
42,700
42,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

310
300
289
279
268

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

741
730
720
709
699

1,380
1,369
1,359
1,348
1,338

42,750
42,800
42,850
42,900
42,950

42,800
42,850
42,900
42,950
43,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

257
247
236
226
215

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

688
678
667
657
646

1,327
1,317
1,306
1,296
1,285

43,000
43,050
43,100
43,150
43,200

43,050
43,100
43,150
43,200
43,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

205
194
184
173
163

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

636
625
615
604
594

1,275
1,264
1,254
1,243
1,233

43,250
43,300
43,350
43,400
43,450

43,300
43,350
43,400
43,450
43,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

152
142
131
121
110

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

583
573
562
551
541

1,222
1,212
1,201
1,190
1,180

43,500
43,550
43,600
43,650
43,700

43,550
43,600
43,650
43,700
43,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

100
89
78
68
57

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

530
520
509
499
488

1,169
1,159
1,148
1,138
1,127

43,750
43,800
43,850
43,900
43,950

43,800
43,850
43,900
43,950
44,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

47
36
26
15
*

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

478
467
457
446
436

1,117
1,106
1,096
1,085
1,075

44,000
44,050
44,100
44,150
44,200

44,050
44,100
44,150
44,200
44,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

425
415
404
394
383

1,064
1,054
1,043
1,033
1,022

44,250
44,300
44,350
44,400
44,450

44,300
44,350
44,400
44,450
44,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

372
362
351
341
330

1,011
1,001
990
980
969

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $43,950 but less than $43,998, and you have three qualifying children,
your credit is $5. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

44,500
44,550
44,600
44,650
44,700

44,550
44,600
44,650
44,700
44,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

320
309
299
288
278

959
948
938
927
917

44,750
44,800
44,850
44,900
44,950

44,800
44,850
44,900
44,950
45,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

267
257
246
236
225

906
896
885
875
864

45,000
45,050
45,100
45,150
45,200

45,050
45,100
45,150
45,200
45,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

214
204
193
183
172

853
843
832
822
811

45,250
45,300
45,350
45,400
45,450

45,300
45,350
45,400
45,450
45,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

162
151
141
130
120

801
790
780
769
759

45,500
45,550
45,600
45,650
45,700

45,550
45,600
45,650
45,700
45,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

109
99
88
78
67

748
738
727
717
706

45,750
45,800
45,850
45,900
45,950

45,800
45,850
45,900
45,950
46,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

57
46
35
25
14

696
685
674
664
653

46,000
46,050
46,100
46,150
46,200

46,050
46,100
46,150
46,200
46,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

*
0
0
0
0

643
632
622
611
601

46,250
46,300
46,350
46,400
46,450

46,300
46,350
46,400
46,450
46,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

590
580
569
559
548

46,500
46,550
46,600
46,650
46,700

46,550
46,600
46,650
46,700
46,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

538
527
517
506
495

46,750
46,800
46,850
46,900
46,950

46,800
46,850
46,900
46,950
47,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

485
474
464
453
443

47,000
47,050
47,100
47,150
47,200

47,050
47,100
47,150
47,200
47,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

432
422
411
401
390

47,250
47,300
47,350
47,400
47,450

47,300
47,350
47,400
47,450
47,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

380
369
359
348
338

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $46,000 but less than $46,044, and you have two qualifying children,
your credit is $5. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
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2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table – Continued

(Caution. This is not a tax table.)
And your filing status is –

If the amount you are looking up
from the worksheet is –

Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
and you have –
No Children

At least

One Child

Two Children

Married filing jointly and you have –

Three Children

No Children

Your credit is –

But less than

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Your credit is –

47,500
47,550
47,600
47,650
47,700

47,550
47,600
47,650
47,700
47,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

327
316
306
295
285

47,750
47,800
47,850
47,900
47,950

47,800
47,850
47,900
47,950
48,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

274
264
253
243
232

48,000
48,050
48,100
48,150
48,200

48,050
48,100
48,150
48,200
48,250

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

222
211
201
190
180

48,250
48,300
48,350
48,400
48,450

48,300
48,350
48,400
48,450
48,500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

169
159
148
137
127

48,500
48,550
48,600
48,650
48,700

48,550
48,600
48,650
48,700
48,750

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

116
106
95
85
74

48,750
48,800
48,850
48,900
48,950

48,800
48,850
48,900
48,950
49,000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

64
53
43
32
22

49,000
49,050

49,050
49,078

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

11
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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 39 Through 43d
ceive a notice from the IRS. For all other offsets, you will receive a
notice from FMS. To find out if you may have an offset or if you
have any questions about it, contact the agency to which you owe
the debt.

Line 39
Additional Child Tax Credit
What Is the Additional Child Tax Credit?
This credit is for certain people who have at least one qualifying
child as defined in the instructions for line 6c. The additional child
tax credit may give you a refund even if you do not owe any tax.

Two Steps To Take the Additional Child Tax Credit!
Step 1. Be sure you figured the amount, if any, of your
child tax credit. See the instructions for line 33.
Step 2. Read the TIP at the end of your Child Tax Credit
Worksheet. Use Form 8812 to see if you can take
the additional child tax credit, but only if you meet
the condition given in that TIP.

not paid past-due federal tax, state income tax, state unemployment
compensation debts, child support, spousal support, or a federal
nontax debt, such as a student loan, part or all of the overpayment
on line 42 may be used (offset) to pay the past-due amount. But
your part of the overpayment may be refunded to you if certain
conditions apply and you complete Form 8379. For details, use
TeleTax topic 203 (see TeleTax Topics, later) or see
Form 8379.

Lines 43a Through 43d
Amount Refunded to You

Line 40
American Opportunity Credit
If you meet the requirements to claim an education credit (see the
instructions for line 31), enter on this line the amount, if any, from
Form 8863, line 14.

Line 41
If you filed Form 4868 to get an automatic extension of time to file
Form 1040A, enter any amount you paid with that form or by
electronic funds withdrawal, credit or debit card, or the Electronic
Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). If you paid by credit or
debit card, do not include on line 41 the convenience fee you were
charged. To the left of the entry space for line 41, enter “Form
4868” and show the amount paid.
Excess social security and tier 1 railroad retirement (RRTA) tax
withheld. If you, or your spouse if filing a joint return, had more

than one employer for 2011 and total wages of more than $106,800,
too much social security or tier 1 RRTA tax may have been withheld. For more details, including how to figure the amount to
include on line 41, see Pub. 505. Include the excess in the total on
line 41. Write “Excess SST” and show the excess amount to the left
of the line.

Refund
Line 42
Amount Overpaid
If line 42 is under $1, we will send a refund only on written request.

If the amount you overpaid is large, you may want to
decrease the amount of income tax withheld from your
pay by filing a new Form W-4. See Income tax withholding and estimated tax payments for 2012 under
General Information, later.

TIP

Refund offset. If you owe past-due federal tax, state income tax,

state unemployment compensation debts, child support, spousal
support, or certain federal nontax debts, such as student loans, all or
part of the overpayment on line 42 may be used (offset) to pay the
past-due amount. Offsets for federal taxes are made by the IRS. All
other offsets are made by the Treasury Department’s Financial
Management Service (FMS). For federal tax offsets, you will re-

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Injured spouse claim. If you file a joint return and your spouse has

If you want to check the status of your refund, see Refund Information, later. Before checking the status of your refund, please wait at
least 72 hours after IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-filed return
(3 to 4 weeks after you mail a paper return) to do so. But if you filed
Form 8379 with your return, allow 14 weeks (11 weeks if you filed
electronically).
Effect of refund on benefits. Any refund you receive cannot be

counted as income when determining if you or anyone else is
eligible for benefits or assistance, or how much you or anyone else
can receive, under any federal program or under any state or local
program financed in whole or in part with federal funds. These
programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps). In addition,
when determining eligibility, the refund cannot be counted as a
resource for at least 12 months after you receive it. Check with your
local benefit coordinator to find out if your refund will affect your
benefits.

DIRECT DEPOSIT
Simple. Safe. Secure.

Fast Refunds! Choose direct deposit—a fast, simple, safe,
secure way to have your refund deposited automatically to
your checking or savings account, including an individual
retirement arrangement (IRA). See the information about
IRAs, later.

If you want us to directly deposit the amount shown on line 43a to
your checking or savings account, including an IRA, at a bank or
other financial institution (such as a mutual fund, brokerage firm, or
credit union) in the United States:
• Complete lines 43b through 43d if you want your refund
deposited to only one account, or
• Check the box on line 43a and attach Form 8888 if you want to
split the direct deposit of your refund into more than one account or
use all or part of your refund to buy paper series I savings bonds.
If you do not want your refund directly deposited to your account, do not check the box on line 43a. Draw a line through the
boxes on lines 43b and 43d. We will send you a check instead.

Why Use Direct Deposit?

• You get your refund faster by direct deposit than you do by
check.
• Payment is more secure. There is no check that can get lost or
stolen.

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• It is more convenient. You do not have to make a trip to the
bank to deposit your check.
• It saves tax dollars. It costs the government less to refund by
direct deposit.

!

CAUTION

If you file a joint return and check the box on line 43a
and attach Form 8888 or fill in lines 43b through 43d,
your spouse may get at least part of the refund.

IRA. You can have your refund directly deposited to a traditional

IRA, Roth IRA, or SEP-IRA, but not a SIMPLE IRA. You must
establish the IRA at a bank or other financial institution before you
request direct deposit. Make sure your direct deposit will be accepted. You must also notify the trustee or custodian of your account of the year to which the deposit is to be applied (unless the
trustee or custodian will not accept a deposit for 2011). If you do
not, the trustee or custodian can assume the deposit is for the year
during which you are filing the return. For example, if you file your
2011 return during 2012 and do not notify the trustee or custodian in
advance, the trustee or custodian can assume the deposit to your
IRA is for 2012. If you designate your deposit to be for 2011, you
must verify that the deposit was actually made to the account by the
due date of the return (without regard to extensions). If the deposit
is not made by that date, the deposit is not an IRA contribution for
2011. In that case, you must file an amended 2011 return and reduce
any IRA deduction and any retirement savings contributions credit
you claimed.

You and your spouse, if filing jointly, each may be able
to contribute up to $5,000 ($6,000 if age 50 or older at
the end of 2011) to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA for
CAUTION
2011. The limit for 2012 is also $5,000 ($6,000 if age 50
or older at the end of 2012). You may owe a penalty if your
contributions exceed these limits.

!

Line 43b. The routing number must be nine digits. The first two

digits must be 01 through 12 or 21 through 32. On the sample check
below, the routing number is 250250025. Rufus and Mary Maple
would use that routing number unless their financial institution
instructed them to use a different routing number for direct deposits.
Ask your financial institution for the correct routing number to
enter on line 43b if:
• The routing number on a deposit slip is different from the
routing number on your checks,
• Your deposit is to a savings account that does not allow you to
write checks, or
• Your checks state they are payable through a financial institution different from the one at which you have your checking account.
Line 43c. Check the appropriate box for the type of account. Do not

check more than one box. If the deposit is to an account such as an
IRA, health savings account, brokerage account, or other similar
account, ask your financial institution whether you should check the
“Checking” or “Savings” box. You must check the correct box to
ensure your deposit is accepted. For a TreasuryDirect online
account, check the “Savings” box.
Line 43d. The account number can be up to 17 characters (both

numbers and letters). Include hyphens but omit spaces and special
symbols. Enter the number from left to right and leave any unused
boxes blank. On the sample check below, the account number is
20202086. Do not include the check number.
If the direct deposit to your account(s) is different from the
amount you expected, you will receive an explanation in the mail
about 2 weeks after your refund is deposited.

Reasons Your Direct Deposit Request May Be
Rejected

For more information on IRAs, see Pub. 590.

TIP
TreasuryDirect. You can request a deposit of your refund (or

part of it) to a TreasuryDirect online account to buy U.S. Treasury
marketable securities and savings bonds. For more information, go
to www.treasurydirect.gov.
Form 8888. You can have your refund directly deposited into more

than one account or use it to buy up to $5,000 in paper series I
savings bonds. You do not need a TreasuryDirect account to do
this. For more information, see the Form 8888 instructions.

If any of the following apply, your direct deposit request will be
rejected and a check will be sent instead.
• Any numbers or letters on lines 43b through 43d are crossed
out or whited out.
• Your financial institution(s) will not allow a joint refund to be
deposited to an individual account. The IRS is not responsible if a
financial institution rejects a direct deposit.
• You request a deposit of your refund to an account that is not
in your name (such as your tax preparer’s own account).
• You file your 2011 return after December 31, 2012.

Line 43a. You cannot file Form 8888 to split your refund into more

than one account or buy paper series I savings bonds if Form 8379
is filed with your return.

accepted.

Sample Check—Lines 43b Through 43d

15-0000/0000

S

A

M

P

LE

PAY TO THE
ORDER OF

Routing
number
(line 43b)

Account
number
(line 43d)

ANYTOWN BANK
Anytown, LA 70000
For
|:250250025|:202020

.

"’86"

CAUTION

Line 44

1234

Rufus Maple
Mary Maple
1234 Main Street
Anytown, LA 70000

!

CAUTION

The IRS is not responsible for a lost refund if you enter
the wrong account information. Check with your financial institution to get the correct routing and account
numbers and to make sure your direct deposit will be

Amount Applied to Your 2012 Estimated Tax

$

Enter on line 44 the amount, if any, of the overpayment on line 42
you want applied to your 2012 estimated tax. We will apply this
amount to your account unless you include a statement requesting
us to apply it to your spouse’s account. Include your spouse’s social
security number in the statement.

DOLLARS

Do not
include
the check
number

1234

The routing and account numbers may be in different
places on your check.

!

This election to apply part or all of the amount overpaid
to your 2012 estimated tax cannot be changed later.

CAUTION

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2011 Form 1040A — Lines 45 and 46

Amount You Owe
IRS e-file offers you the electronic payment option of electronic funds withdrawal (EFW). EFW can be used to pay
your current year balance due and can be used to make up to four
estimated tax payments. If you are filing early, you can schedule
your payment for withdrawal from your account on a future date, up
to and including April 17, 2012. If you file your return after April
17, 2012, you can include interest and penalty in your payment.
Visit www.irs.gov/e-pay for details.
You can also pay using EFTPS, a free tax payment system that
allows you to make payments online or by phone. For more information or details on enrolling, visit www.irs.gov/e-pay or www.
eftps.gov or call EFTPS’ Customer Service at 1-800-316-6541.
TTY/TDD help is available by calling 1-800-733-4829.

Line 45
Amount You Owe
To save interest and penalties, pay your taxes in full by
April 17, 2012. You do not have to pay if line 45 is
TIP
under $1.
Include any estimated tax penalty from line 46 in the amount
you enter on line 45.
You can pay by check, money order, credit or debit card, or
EFTPS. Do not include any estimated tax payment for 2012 in this
payment. Instead, make the estimated tax payment separately.
To pay by check or money order. Make your check or money order

even if your request to pay in installments is granted, you will be
charged interest and may be charged a late payment penalty on the
tax not paid by April 17, 2012. You must also pay a fee. To limit the
interest and penalty charges, pay as much of the tax as possible
when you file. But before requesting an installment agreement, you
should consider other less costly alternatives, such as a bank loan or
credit card payment.
To ask for an installment agreement, you can apply online or use
Form 9465 or Form 9465-FS. To apply online, go to IRS.gov and
click on “Tools” and then “Online Payment Agreement”
Extension of time to pay. If paying the tax when it is due would

cause you an undue hardship, you can ask for an extension of time
to pay by filing Form 1127 by April 17, 2012. An extension generally will not be granted for more than 6 months. If you pay after
April 17, 2012, you will be charged interest on the tax not paid by
April 15, 2012. You must pay the tax before the extension runs out.
If you do not, penalties may be imposed.

Line 46
Estimated Tax Penalty
You may owe this penalty if:
• Line 45 is at least $1,000 and it is more than 10% of the tax
shown on your return, or
• You did not pay enough estimated tax by any of the due dates.
This is true even if you are due a refund.
The “tax shown on your return” is the amount on your 2011
Form 1040A, line 35, minus the total of any amounts shown on
lines 38a, 39, and 40.
Exception. You will not owe the penalty if your 2010 tax return

payable to the “United States Treasury” for the full amount due. Do
not send cash. Do not attach the payment to your return. Write
“2011 Form 1040A” and your name, address, daytime phone number, and social security number (SSN) on your payment. If you are
filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first on your tax return.
To help process your payment, enter the amount on the right side
of the check like this: $XXX.XX. Do not use dashes or lines (for
XX
example, do not enter “$XXX — ” or “$XXX 100”).
Then, complete Form 1040-V following the instructions on that
form and enclose it in the envelope with your tax return and payment. Although you do not have to use Form 1040-V, doing so
allows us to process your payment more accurately and efficiently.

was for a tax year of 12 full months and either of the following
applies.

Bad check or payment. The penalty for writing a bad check to the

The “tax shown on your 2010 return” is the amount on your 2010
Form 1040A, line 37, minus the total of any amounts shown on
lines 40, 41a, 42, and 43.

IRS is $25 or 2% of the check, whichever is more. This penalty also
applies to other forms of payment if the IRS does not receive the
funds. Use TeleTax topic 206 (see TeleTax Topics, later).
To pay by credit or debit card or EFTPS. For information on these

payment methods, go to www.irs.gov/e-pay.

You may need to (a) increase the amount of income tax
withheld from your pay by filing a new Form W-4, (b)
increase the tax withheld from other income by filing
Form W-4P or W-4V, or (c) make estimated tax payments for 2012. See Income tax withholding and estimated tax
payments for 2012 under General Information, later.

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What If You Cannot Pay?
If you cannot pay the full amount shown on line 45 when you file,
you can ask for:
• An installment agreement, or
• An extension of time to pay.
Installment agreement. Under an installment agreement, you can

pay all or part of the tax you owe in monthly installments. However,

Need more information or forms? Visit IRS.gov.

1. You had no tax shown on your 2010 return and you were a
U.S. citizen or resident for all of 2010.
2. The total of lines 36, 37, and any excess social security and
tier 1 RRTA tax included on line 41 on your 2011 return is at least
100% of the tax shown on your 2010 return (110% of that amount if
you are not a farmer or fisherman and your adjusted gross income
(AGI) shown on your 2010 return was more than $150,000 (more
than $75,000 if married filing separately for 2011). Your estimated
tax payments for 2011 must have been made on time and for the
required amount.

Figuring the penalty. If the Exception just described does not ap-

ply and you choose to figure the penalty yourself, use Form 2210.
Enter any penalty on line 46. Add the penalty to any tax due and
enter the total on line 45. However, if you have an overpayment on
line 42, subtract the penalty from the amount you would otherwise
enter on line 43a or 44. Lines 43a, 44, and 46 must equal line 42.
If the penalty is more than the overpayment on line 42, enter -0on lines 43a and 44. Then subtract line 42 from line 46 and enter the
result on line 45.
Do not file Form 2210 with your return unless Form 2210
indicates that you must do so. Instead, keep it for your records.

Because Form 2210 is complicated, you can leave line
46 blank and the IRS will figure the penalty and send
you a bill. We will not charge you interest on the penalty
if you pay by the date specified on the bill. If your
income varied during the year, the annualized income installment
method may reduce the amount of your penalty. But you must file

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Form 2210 because the IRS cannot figure your penalty under this
method. See the Instructions for Form 2210 for other situations in
which you may be able to lower your penalty by filing Form 2210.

Third Party Designee
If you want to allow your preparer, a friend, family member, or any
other person you choose to discuss your 2011 tax return with the
IRS, check the “Yes” box in the “Third party designee” area of your
return. Also, enter the designee’s name, phone number, and any five
digits the designee chooses as his or her personal identification
number (PIN).
If you check the “Yes” box, you, and your spouse if filing a joint
return, are authorizing the IRS to call the designee to answer any
questions that may arise during the processing of your return. You
are also authorizing the designee to:
• Give the IRS any information that is missing from your return,
• Call the IRS for information about the processing of your
return or the status of your refund or payment(s),
• Receive copies of notices or transcripts related to your return,
upon request, and
• Respond to certain IRS notices about math errors, offsets, and
return preparation.
You are not authorizing the designee to receive any refund
check, bind you to anything (including any additional tax liability),
or otherwise represent you before the IRS. If you want to expand
the designee’s authorization, see Pub. 947.
The authorization will automatically end no later than the due
date (without regard to extensions) for filing your 2012 tax return.
This is April 15, 2013, for most people. If you wish to revoke the
authorization before it ends, see Pub. 947.

Self-Select PIN. The Self-Select PIN method allows you to create

your own PIN. If you are married filing jointly, you and your spouse
will each need to create a PIN and enter these PINs as your electronic signatures.
A PIN is any combination of five digits you choose except five
zeros. If you use a PIN, there is nothing to sign and nothing to
mail — not even your Forms W-2.
To verify your identity, you will be prompted to enter your
adjusted gross income (AGI) from your originally filed 2010 federal income tax return, if applicable. Do not use your AGI from an
amended return (Form 1040X) or a math error correction made by
IRS. AGI is the amount shown on your 2010 Form 1040, line 38;
Form 1040A, line 22; or Form 1040EZ, line 4. If you do not have
your 2010 income tax return, call the IRS at 1-800-908-9946 to get
a free transcript of your return or visit IRS.gov and click on “Order
a Tax Return or Account Transcript.” (If you filed electronically
last year, you may use your prior year PIN to verify your identity
instead of your prior year AGI. The prior year PIN is the five digit
PIN you used to electronically sign your 2010 return.) You will also
be prompted to enter your date of birth (DOB).

!

You cannot use the Self-Select PIN method if you are a
first-time filer under age 16 at the end of 2011.

CAUTION

If you cannot locate your prior year AGI or prior year
PIN use the Electronic Filing PIN Request. This can be
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found at IRS.gov. Click on “Tools ” and then “Electronic Filing PIN Request.” Or you can call
1-866-704-7388.
Practitioner PIN. The Practitioner PIN method allows you to au-

thorize your tax practitioner to enter or generate your PIN. The
practitioner can provide you with details.

Form 8453. You must send in a paper Form 8453 if you have to

attach certain forms or other documents that cannot be electronically filed. For details, see Form 8453.

Sign Your Return
Form 1040A is not considered a valid return unless you sign it. If
you are filing a joint return, your spouse must also sign. If your
spouse cannot sign the return, see Pub. 501. Be sure to date your
return and enter your occupation(s). If you have someone prepare
your return, you are still responsible for the correctness of the
return. If your return is signed by a representative for you, you must
have a power of attorney attached that specifically authorizes the
representative to sign your return. To do this, you can use Form
2848. If you are filing a joint return as a surviving spouse, see Death
of a taxpayer, later.
Child’s return. If your child cannot sign the return, either parent

Identity Protection PIN. If the IRS gave you an identity protection

personal identification number (PIN) because you were a victim of
identity theft, enter it in the spaces provided below your daytime
phone number. If the IRS has not given you this type of number,
leave these spaces blank.

Paid preparer must sign your return. Generally, anyone you pay

to prepare your return must sign it and include their Preparer Tax
Identification Number (PTIN) in the space provided. The preparer
must give you a copy of the return for your records. Someone who
prepares your return but does not charge you should not sign your
return.

can sign the child’s name in the space provided. Then, enter “By
(your signature), parent for minor child.”
Daytime phone number. Providing your daytime phone number

may help speed the processing of your return. We may have questions about items on your return, such as the earned income credit,
credit for child and dependent care expenses, etc. If you answer our
questions over the phone, we may be able to continue processing
your return without mailing you a letter. If you are filing a joint
return, you can enter either your or your spouse’s daytime phone
number.
Electronic Return Signatures!

Assemble Your Return
Assemble any schedules and forms behind Form 1040A in order of
the “Attachment Sequence No.” shown in the upper right corner of
the schedule or form. If you have supporting statements, arrange
them in the same order as the schedules or forms they support and
attach them last. Do not attach correspondence or other items unless
required to do so. Attach Form(s) W-2 to the front of Form 1040A.
If you received a Form W-2c (a corrected Form W-2), attach a copy
of your original Form(s) W-2 and any Form(s) W-2c.

To file your return electronically, you must sign the return
electronically using a personal identification number (PIN). If you
are filing online using software, you must use a Self-Select PIN. If
you are filing electronically using a tax practitioner, you can use a
Self-Select PIN or a Practitioner PIN.

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If you received a 2011 Form 1099-R showing federal
income tax withheld, also attach the form to the front of
Form 1040A.

Need more information or forms? Visit IRS.gov.

Example. Mr. and Mrs. Green are filing a joint return.
Their taxable income on Form 1040A, line 27, is
$25,300. First, they find the $25,300 – 25,350 taxable
income line. Next, they find the column for married
filing jointly and read down the column. The amount
shown where the taxable income line and filing status
column meet is $2,949. This is the tax amount they
should enter on Form 1040A, line 28.

2011
Tax Table

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

0
5
15
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
800
825
850
875
900
925
950
975

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

5
15
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
800
825
850
875
900
925
950
975
1,000

0
1
2
4
6
9
11
14
16
19
21
24
26
29
31
34
36
39
41
44
46
49
51
54
56
59
61
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
81
84
86
89
91
94
96
99

0
1
2
4
6
9
11
14
16
19
21
24
26
29
31
34
36
39
41
44
46
49
51
54
56
59
61
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
81
84
86
89
91
94
96
99

0
1
2
4
6
9
11
14
16
19
21
24
26
29
31
34
36
39
41
44
46
49
51
54
56
59
61
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
81
84
86
89
91
94
96
99

0
1
2
4
6
9
11
14
16
19
21
24
26
29
31
34
36
39
41
44
46
49
51
54
56
59
61
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
81
84
86
89
91
94
96
99

1,025
1,050
1,075
1,100
1,125
1,150
1,175
1,200
1,225
1,250
1,275
1,300

101
104
106
109
111
114
116
119
121
124
126
129

101
104
106
109
111
114
116
119
121
124
126
129

101
104
106
109
111
114
116
119
121
124
126
129

101
104
106
109
111
114
116
119
121
124
126
129

1,000
1,000
1,025
1,050
1,075
1,100
1,125
1,150
1,175
1,200
1,225
1,250
1,275

At
least

But
less
than

1,300
1,325
1,350
1,375
1,400
1,425
1,450
1,475
1,500
1,525
1,550
1,575
1,600
1,625
1,650
1,675
1,700
1,725
1,750
1,775
1,800
1,825
1,850
1,875
1,900
1,925
1,950
1,975

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

1,325
1,350
1,375
1,400
1,425
1,450
1,475
1,500
1,525
1,550
1,575
1,600
1,625
1,650
1,675
1,700
1,725
1,750
1,775
1,800
1,825
1,850
1,875
1,900
1,925
1,950
1,975
2,000

131
134
136
139
141
144
146
149
151
154
156
159
161
164
166
169
171
174
176
179
181
184
186
189
191
194
196
199

131
134
136
139
141
144
146
149
151
154
156
159
161
164
166
169
171
174
176
179
181
184
186
189
191
194
196
199

131
134
136
139
141
144
146
149
151
154
156
159
161
164
166
169
171
174
176
179
181
184
186
189
191
194
196
199

131
134
136
139
141
144
146
149
151
154
156
159
161
164
166
169
171
174
176
179
181
184
186
189
191
194
196
199

2,025
2,050
2,075
2,100
2,125
2,150
2,175
2,200
2,225
2,250
2,275
2,300
2,325
2,350
2,375
2,400
2,425
2,450
2,475
2,500
2,525
2,550
2,575
2,600
2,625
2,650
2,675
2,700

201
204
206
209
211
214
216
219
221
224
226
229
231
234
236
239
241
244
246
249
251
254
256
259
261
264
266
269

201
204
206
209
211
214
216
219
221
224
226
229
231
234
236
239
241
244
246
249
251
254
256
259
261
264
266
269

201
204
206
209
211
214
216
219
221
224
226
229
231
234
236
239
241
244
246
249
251
254
256
259
261
264
266
269

201
204
206
209
211
214
216
219
221
224
226
229
231
234
236
239
241
244
246
249
251
254
256
259
261
264
266
269

2,000
2,000
2,025
2,050
2,075
2,100
2,125
2,150
2,175
2,200
2,225
2,250
2,275
2,300
2,325
2,350
2,375
2,400
2,425
2,450
2,475
2,500
2,525
2,550
2,575
2,600
2,625
2,650
2,675

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

At
But
Least Less
Than

Single

25,200
25,250
25,300
25,350

3,359
3,366
3,374
3,381

25,250
25,300
25,350
25,400

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Sample Table

At
least

But
less
than

2,700
2,725
2,750
2,775
2,800
2,825
2,850
2,875
2,900
2,925
2,950
2,975

Married
filing
separately

Head
of a
household

Your tax is—
2,934 3,359
2,941 3,366
2,949 3,374
2,956 3,381

3,176
3,184
3,191
3,199

Married
filing
jointly
*

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

2,725
2,750
2,775
2,800
2,825
2,850
2,875
2,900
2,925
2,950
2,975
3,000

271
274
276
279
281
284
286
289
291
294
296
299

271
274
276
279
281
284
286
289
291
294
296
299

271
274
276
279
281
284
286
289
291
294
296
299

271
274
276
279
281
284
286
289
291
294
296
299

3,050
3,100
3,150
3,200
3,250
3,300
3,350
3,400
3,450
3,500
3,550
3,600
3,650
3,700
3,750
3,800
3,850
3,900
3,950
4,000

303
308
313
318
323
328
333
338
343
348
353
358
363
368
373
378
383
388
393
398

303
308
313
318
323
328
333
338
343
348
353
358
363
368
373
378
383
388
393
398

303
308
313
318
323
328
333
338
343
348
353
358
363
368
373
378
383
388
393
398

303
308
313
318
323
328
333
338
343
348
353
358
363
368
373
378
383
388
393
398

4,050
4,100
4,150
4,200
4,250
4,300
4,350
4,400
4,450
4,500
4,550
4,600
4,650
4,700
4,750
4,800
4,850
4,900
4,950
5,000

403
408
413
418
423
428
433
438
443
448
453
458
463
468
473
478
483
488
493
498

403
408
413
418
423
428
433
438
443
448
453
458
463
468
473
478
483
488
493
498

403
408
413
418
423
428
433
438
443
448
453
458
463
468
473
478
483
488
493
498

403
408
413
418
423
428
433
438
443
448
453
458
463
468
473
478
483
488
493
498

3,000
3,000
3,050
3,100
3,150
3,200
3,250
3,300
3,350
3,400
3,450
3,500
3,550
3,600
3,650
3,700
3,750
3,800
3,850
3,900
3,950

4,000
4,000
4,050
4,100
4,150
4,200
4,250
4,300
4,350
4,400
4,450
4,500
4,550
4,600
4,650
4,700
4,750
4,800
4,850
4,900
4,950

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If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

5,000
5,000
5,050
5,100
5,150
5,200
5,250
5,300
5,350
5,400
5,450
5,500
5,550
5,600
5,650
5,700
5,750
5,800
5,850
5,900
5,950

503
508
513
518
523
528
533
538
543
548
553
558
563
568
573
578
583
588
593
598

503
508
513
518
523
528
533
538
543
548
553
558
563
568
573
578
583
588
593
598

503
508
513
518
523
528
533
538
543
548
553
558
563
568
573
578
583
588
593
598

503
508
513
518
523
528
533
538
543
548
553
558
563
568
573
578
583
588
593
598

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

8,000
8,050
8,100
8,150
8,200
8,250
8,300
8,350
8,400
8,450
8,500
8,550
8,600
8,650
8,700
8,750
8,800
8,850
8,900
8,950

6,050
6,100
6,150
6,200
6,250
6,300
6,350
6,400
6,450
6,500
6,550
6,600
6,650
6,700
6,750
6,800
6,850
6,900
6,950
7,000

603
608
613
618
623
628
633
638
643
648
653
658
663
668
673
678
683
688
693
698

603
608
613
618
623
628
633
638
643
648
653
658
663
668
673
678
683
688
693
698

603
608
613
618
623
628
633
638
643
648
653
658
663
668
673
678
683
688
693
698

603
608
613
618
623
628
633
638
643
648
653
658
663
668
673
678
683
688
693
698

803
808
813
818
823
828
833
838
843
848
854
861
869
876
884
891
899
906
914
921

803
808
813
818
823
828
833
838
843
848
853
858
863
868
873
878
883
888
893
898

803
808
813
818
823
828
833
838
843
848
854
861
869
876
884
891
899
906
914
921

803
808
813
818
823
828
833
838
843
848
853
858
863
868
873
878
883
888
893
898

703
708
713
718
723
728
733
738
743
748
753
758
763
768
773
778
783
788
793
798

703
708
713
718
723
728
733
738
743
748
753
758
763
768
773
778
783
788
793
798

703
708
713
718
723
728
733
738
743
748
753
758
763
768
773
778
783
788
793
798

703
708
713
718
723
728
733
738
743
748
753
758
763
768
773
778
783
788
793
798

9,000 9,050
9,050 9,100
9,100 9,150
9,150 9,200
9,200 9,250
9,250 9,300
9,300 9,350
9,350 9,400
9,400 9,450
9,450 9,500
9,500 9,550
9,550 9,600
9,600 9,650
9,650 9,700
9,700 9,750
9,750 9,800
9,800 9,850
9,850 9,900
9,900 9,950
9,950 10,000

10,000
10,050
10,100
10,150
10,200
10,250
10,300
10,350
10,400
10,450
10,500
10,550
10,600
10,650
10,700
10,750
10,800
10,850
10,900
10,950

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

10,050
10,100
10,150
10,200
10,250
10,300
10,350
10,400
10,450
10,500
10,550
10,600
10,650
10,700
10,750
10,800
10,850
10,900
10,950
11,000

11,000
11,050
11,100
11,150
11,200
11,250
11,300
11,350
11,400
11,450
11,500
11,550
11,600
11,650
11,700
11,750
11,800
11,850
11,900
11,950

11,050
11,100
11,150
11,200
11,250
11,300
11,350
11,400
11,450
11,500
11,550
11,600
11,650
11,700
11,750
11,800
11,850
11,900
11,950
12,000

1,229
1,236
1,244
1,251
1,259
1,266
1,274
1,281
1,289
1,296
1,304
1,311
1,319
1,326
1,334
1,341
1,349
1,356
1,364
1,371

1,103
1,108
1,113
1,118
1,123
1,128
1,133
1,138
1,143
1,148
1,153
1,158
1,163
1,168
1,173
1,178
1,183
1,188
1,193
1,198

1,229
1,236
1,244
1,251
1,259
1,266
1,274
1,281
1,289
1,296
1,304
1,311
1,319
1,326
1,334
1,341
1,349
1,356
1,364
1,371

1,103
1,108
1,113
1,118
1,123
1,128
1,133
1,138
1,143
1,148
1,153
1,158
1,163
1,168
1,173
1,178
1,183
1,188
1,193
1,198

1,379
1,386
1,394
1,401
1,409
1,416
1,424
1,431
1,439
1,446
1,454
1,461
1,469
1,476
1,484
1,491
1,499
1,506
1,514
1,521

1,203
1,208
1,213
1,218
1,223
1,228
1,233
1,238
1,243
1,248
1,253
1,258
1,263
1,268
1,273
1,278
1,283
1,288
1,293
1,298

1,379
1,386
1,394
1,401
1,409
1,416
1,424
1,431
1,439
1,446
1,454
1,461
1,469
1,476
1,484
1,491
1,499
1,506
1,514
1,521

1,203
1,208
1,213
1,219
1,226
1,234
1,241
1,249
1,256
1,264
1,271
1,279
1,286
1,294
1,301
1,309
1,316
1,324
1,331
1,339

1,529
1,536
1,544
1,551
1,559
1,566
1,574
1,581
1,589
1,596
1,604
1,611
1,619
1,626
1,634
1,641
1,649
1,656
1,664
1,671

1,303
1,308
1,313
1,318
1,323
1,328
1,333
1,338
1,343
1,348
1,353
1,358
1,363
1,368
1,373
1,378
1,383
1,388
1,393
1,398

1,529
1,536
1,544
1,551
1,559
1,566
1,574
1,581
1,589
1,596
1,604
1,611
1,619
1,626
1,634
1,641
1,649
1,656
1,664
1,671

1,346
1,354
1,361
1,369
1,376
1,384
1,391
1,399
1,406
1,414
1,421
1,429
1,436
1,444
1,451
1,459
1,466
1,474
1,481
1,489

12,000
929
936
944
951
959
966
974
981
989
996
1,004
1,011
1,019
1,026
1,034
1,041
1,049
1,056
1,064
1,071

903
908
913
918
923
928
933
938
943
948
953
958
963
968
973
978
983
988
993
998

929
936
944
951
959
966
974
981
989
996
1,004
1,011
1,019
1,026
1,034
1,041
1,049
1,056
1,064
1,071

903
908
913
918
923
928
933
938
943
948
953
958
963
968
973
978
983
988
993
998

10,000
7,050
7,100
7,150
7,200
7,250
7,300
7,350
7,400
7,450
7,500
7,550
7,600
7,650
7,700
7,750
7,800
7,850
7,900
7,950
8,000

At
least

And you are —

11,000
8,050
8,100
8,150
8,200
8,250
8,300
8,350
8,400
8,450
8,500
8,550
8,600
8,650
8,700
8,750
8,800
8,850
8,900
8,950
9,000

9,000

7,000
7,000
7,050
7,100
7,150
7,200
7,250
7,300
7,350
7,400
7,450
7,500
7,550
7,600
7,650
7,700
7,750
7,800
7,850
7,900
7,950

But
less
than

And you are —

8,000
5,050
5,100
5,150
5,200
5,250
5,300
5,350
5,400
5,450
5,500
5,550
5,600
5,650
5,700
5,750
5,800
5,850
5,900
5,950
6,000

6,000
6,000
6,050
6,100
6,150
6,200
6,250
6,300
6,350
6,400
6,450
6,500
6,550
6,600
6,650
6,700
6,750
6,800
6,850
6,900
6,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

12,000
12,050
12,100
12,150
12,200
12,250
12,300
12,350
12,400
12,450
12,500
12,550
12,600
12,650
12,700
12,750
12,800
12,850
12,900
12,950

12,050
12,100
12,150
12,200
12,250
12,300
12,350
12,400
12,450
12,500
12,550
12,600
12,650
12,700
12,750
12,800
12,850
12,900
12,950
13,000

13,000
1,079
1,086
1,094
1,101
1,109
1,116
1,124
1,131
1,139
1,146
1,154
1,161
1,169
1,176
1,184
1,191
1,199
1,206
1,214
1,221

1,003
1,008
1,013
1,018
1,023
1,028
1,033
1,038
1,043
1,048
1,053
1,058
1,063
1,068
1,073
1,078
1,083
1,088
1,093
1,098

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

1,079
1,086
1,094
1,101
1,109
1,116
1,124
1,131
1,139
1,146
1,154
1,161
1,169
1,176
1,184
1,191
1,199
1,206
1,214
1,221

1,003
1,008
1,013
1,018
1,023
1,028
1,033
1,038
1,043
1,048
1,053
1,058
1,063
1,068
1,073
1,078
1,083
1,088
1,093
1,098

13,000
13,050
13,100
13,150
13,200
13,250
13,300
13,350
13,400
13,450
13,500
13,550
13,600
13,650
13,700
13,750
13,800
13,850
13,900
13,950

13,050
13,100
13,150
13,200
13,250
13,300
13,350
13,400
13,450
13,500
13,550
13,600
13,650
13,700
13,750
13,800
13,850
13,900
13,950
14,000

(Continued)

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2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

14,000
14,000
14,050
14,100
14,150
14,200
14,250
14,300
14,350
14,400
14,450
14,500
14,550
14,600
14,650
14,700
14,750
14,800
14,850
14,900
14,950

14,050
14,100
14,150
14,200
14,250
14,300
14,350
14,400
14,450
14,500
14,550
14,600
14,650
14,700
14,750
14,800
14,850
14,900
14,950
15,000

15,050
15,100
15,150
15,200
15,250
15,300
15,350
15,400
15,450
15,500
15,550
15,600
15,650
15,700
15,750
15,800
15,850
15,900
15,950
16,000

1,403
1,408
1,413
1,418
1,423
1,428
1,433
1,438
1,443
1,448
1,453
1,458
1,463
1,468
1,473
1,478
1,483
1,488
1,493
1,498

1,679
1,686
1,694
1,701
1,709
1,716
1,724
1,731
1,739
1,746
1,754
1,761
1,769
1,776
1,784
1,791
1,799
1,806
1,814
1,821

1,496
1,504
1,511
1,519
1,526
1,534
1,541
1,549
1,556
1,564
1,571
1,579
1,586
1,594
1,601
1,609
1,616
1,624
1,631
1,639

16,050
16,100
16,150
16,200
16,250
16,300
16,350
16,400
16,450
16,500
16,550
16,600
16,650
16,700
16,750
16,800
16,850
16,900
16,950
17,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

17,000
17,050
17,100
17,150
17,200
17,250
17,300
17,350
17,400
17,450
17,500
17,550
17,600
17,650
17,700
17,750
17,800
17,850
17,900
17,950

17,050
17,100
17,150
17,200
17,250
17,300
17,350
17,400
17,450
17,500
17,550
17,600
17,650
17,700
17,750
17,800
17,850
17,900
17,950
18,000

1,829
1,836
1,844
1,851
1,859
1,866
1,874
1,881
1,889
1,896
1,904
1,911
1,919
1,926
1,934
1,941
1,949
1,956
1,964
1,971

1,503
1,508
1,513
1,518
1,523
1,528
1,533
1,538
1,543
1,548
1,553
1,558
1,563
1,568
1,573
1,578
1,583
1,588
1,593
1,598

1,829
1,836
1,844
1,851
1,859
1,866
1,874
1,881
1,889
1,896
1,904
1,911
1,919
1,926
1,934
1,941
1,949
1,956
1,964
1,971

1,646
1,654
1,661
1,669
1,676
1,684
1,691
1,699
1,706
1,714
1,721
1,729
1,736
1,744
1,751
1,759
1,766
1,774
1,781
1,789

18,000
18,050
18,100
18,150
18,200
18,250
18,300
18,350
18,400
18,450
18,500
18,550
18,600
18,650
18,700
18,750
18,800
18,850
18,900
18,950

18,050
18,100
18,150
18,200
18,250
18,300
18,350
18,400
18,450
18,500
18,550
18,600
18,650
18,700
18,750
18,800
18,850
18,900
18,950
19,000

1,704
1,711
1,719
1,726
1,734
1,741
1,749
1,756
1,764
1,771
1,779
1,786
1,794
1,801
1,809
1,816
1,824
1,831
1,839
1,846

2,129
2,136
2,144
2,151
2,159
2,166
2,174
2,181
2,189
2,196
2,204
2,211
2,219
2,226
2,234
2,241
2,249
2,256
2,264
2,271

1,946
1,954
1,961
1,969
1,976
1,984
1,991
1,999
2,006
2,014
2,021
2,029
2,036
2,044
2,051
2,059
2,066
2,074
2,081
2,089

1,603
1,608
1,613
1,618
1,623
1,628
1,633
1,638
1,643
1,648
1,653
1,658
1,663
1,668
1,673
1,678
1,683
1,688
1,693
1,698

1,979
1,986
1,994
2,001
2,009
2,016
2,024
2,031
2,039
2,046
2,054
2,061
2,069
2,076
2,084
2,091
2,099
2,106
2,114
2,121

1,796
1,804
1,811
1,819
1,826
1,834
1,841
1,849
1,856
1,864
1,871
1,879
1,886
1,894
1,901
1,909
1,916
1,924
1,931
1,939

19,000
19,050
19,100
19,150
19,200
19,250
19,300
19,350
19,400
19,450
19,500
19,550
19,600
19,650
19,700
19,750
19,800
19,850
19,900
19,950

19,050
19,100
19,150
19,200
19,250
19,300
19,350
19,400
19,450
19,500
19,550
19,600
19,650
19,700
19,750
19,800
19,850
19,900
19,950
20,000

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

20,000
20,050
20,100
20,150
20,200
20,250
20,300
20,350
20,400
20,450
20,500
20,550
20,600
20,650
20,700
20,750
20,800
20,850
20,900
20,950

20,050
20,100
20,150
20,200
20,250
20,300
20,350
20,400
20,450
20,500
20,550
20,600
20,650
20,700
20,750
20,800
20,850
20,900
20,950
21,000

2,579
2,586
2,594
2,601
2,609
2,616
2,624
2,631
2,639
2,646
2,654
2,661
2,669
2,676
2,684
2,691
2,699
2,706
2,714
2,721

2,154
2,161
2,169
2,176
2,184
2,191
2,199
2,206
2,214
2,221
2,229
2,236
2,244
2,251
2,259
2,266
2,274
2,281
2,289
2,296

2,579
2,586
2,594
2,601
2,609
2,616
2,624
2,631
2,639
2,646
2,654
2,661
2,669
2,676
2,684
2,691
2,699
2,706
2,714
2,721

2,396
2,404
2,411
2,419
2,426
2,434
2,441
2,449
2,456
2,464
2,471
2,479
2,486
2,494
2,501
2,509
2,516
2,524
2,531
2,539

2,729
2,736
2,744
2,751
2,759
2,766
2,774
2,781
2,789
2,796
2,804
2,811
2,819
2,826
2,834
2,841
2,849
2,856
2,864
2,871

2,304
2,311
2,319
2,326
2,334
2,341
2,349
2,356
2,364
2,371
2,379
2,386
2,394
2,401
2,409
2,416
2,424
2,431
2,439
2,446

2,729
2,736
2,744
2,751
2,759
2,766
2,774
2,781
2,789
2,796
2,804
2,811
2,819
2,826
2,834
2,841
2,849
2,856
2,864
2,871

2,546
2,554
2,561
2,569
2,576
2,584
2,591
2,599
2,606
2,614
2,621
2,629
2,636
2,644
2,651
2,659
2,666
2,674
2,681
2,689

2,879
2,886
2,894
2,901
2,909
2,916
2,924
2,931
2,939
2,946
2,954
2,961
2,969
2,976
2,984
2,991
2,999
3,006
3,014
3,021

2,454
2,461
2,469
2,476
2,484
2,491
2,499
2,506
2,514
2,521
2,529
2,536
2,544
2,551
2,559
2,566
2,574
2,581
2,589
2,596

2,879
2,886
2,894
2,901
2,909
2,916
2,924
2,931
2,939
2,946
2,954
2,961
2,969
2,976
2,984
2,991
2,999
3,006
3,014
3,021

2,696
2,704
2,711
2,719
2,726
2,734
2,741
2,749
2,756
2,764
2,771
2,779
2,786
2,794
2,801
2,809
2,816
2,824
2,831
2,839

21,000
2,279
2,286
2,294
2,301
2,309
2,316
2,324
2,331
2,339
2,346
2,354
2,361
2,369
2,376
2,384
2,391
2,399
2,406
2,414
2,421

1,854
1,861
1,869
1,876
1,884
1,891
1,899
1,906
1,914
1,921
1,929
1,936
1,944
1,951
1,959
1,966
1,974
1,981
1,989
1,996

2,279
2,286
2,294
2,301
2,309
2,316
2,324
2,331
2,339
2,346
2,354
2,361
2,369
2,376
2,384
2,391
2,399
2,406
2,414
2,421

2,096
2,104
2,111
2,119
2,126
2,134
2,141
2,149
2,156
2,164
2,171
2,179
2,186
2,194
2,201
2,209
2,216
2,224
2,231
2,239

19,000
1,979
1,986
1,994
2,001
2,009
2,016
2,024
2,031
2,039
2,046
2,054
2,061
2,069
2,076
2,084
2,091
2,099
2,106
2,114
2,121

At
least

And you are —

20,000
2,129
2,136
2,144
2,151
2,159
2,166
2,174
2,181
2,189
2,196
2,204
2,211
2,219
2,226
2,234
2,241
2,249
2,256
2,264
2,271

18,000

16,000
16,000
16,050
16,100
16,150
16,200
16,250
16,300
16,350
16,400
16,450
16,500
16,550
16,600
16,650
16,700
16,750
16,800
16,850
16,900
16,950

But
less
than

17,000
1,679
1,686
1,694
1,701
1,709
1,716
1,724
1,731
1,739
1,746
1,754
1,761
1,769
1,776
1,784
1,791
1,799
1,806
1,814
1,821

15,000
15,000
15,050
15,100
15,150
15,200
15,250
15,300
15,350
15,400
15,450
15,500
15,550
15,600
15,650
15,700
15,750
15,800
15,850
15,900
15,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —

21,000
21,050
21,100
21,150
21,200
21,250
21,300
21,350
21,400
21,450
21,500
21,550
21,600
21,650
21,700
21,750
21,800
21,850
21,900
21,950

21,050
21,100
21,150
21,200
21,250
21,300
21,350
21,400
21,450
21,500
21,550
21,600
21,650
21,700
21,750
21,800
21,850
21,900
21,950
22,000

22,000
2,429
2,436
2,444
2,451
2,459
2,466
2,474
2,481
2,489
2,496
2,504
2,511
2,519
2,526
2,534
2,541
2,549
2,556
2,564
2,571

2,004
2,011
2,019
2,026
2,034
2,041
2,049
2,056
2,064
2,071
2,079
2,086
2,094
2,101
2,109
2,116
2,124
2,131
2,139
2,146

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

2,429
2,436
2,444
2,451
2,459
2,466
2,474
2,481
2,489
2,496
2,504
2,511
2,519
2,526
2,534
2,541
2,549
2,556
2,564
2,571

2,246
2,254
2,261
2,269
2,276
2,284
2,291
2,299
2,306
2,314
2,321
2,329
2,336
2,344
2,351
2,359
2,366
2,374
2,381
2,389

22,000
22,050
22,100
22,150
22,200
22,250
22,300
22,350
22,400
22,450
22,500
22,550
22,600
22,650
22,700
22,750
22,800
22,850
22,900
22,950

22,050
22,100
22,150
22,200
22,250
22,300
22,350
22,400
22,450
22,500
22,550
22,600
22,650
22,700
22,750
22,800
22,850
22,900
22,950
23,000

(Continued)

- 66 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

23,000
23,000
23,050
23,100
23,150
23,200
23,250
23,300
23,350
23,400
23,450
23,500
23,550
23,600
23,650
23,700
23,750
23,800
23,850
23,900
23,950

23,050
23,100
23,150
23,200
23,250
23,300
23,350
23,400
23,450
23,500
23,550
23,600
23,650
23,700
23,750
23,800
23,850
23,900
23,950
24,000

24,050
24,100
24,150
24,200
24,250
24,300
24,350
24,400
24,450
24,500
24,550
24,600
24,650
24,700
24,750
24,800
24,850
24,900
24,950
25,000

2,604
2,611
2,619
2,626
2,634
2,641
2,649
2,656
2,664
2,671
2,679
2,686
2,694
2,701
2,709
2,716
2,724
2,731
2,739
2,746

3,029
3,036
3,044
3,051
3,059
3,066
3,074
3,081
3,089
3,096
3,104
3,111
3,119
3,126
3,134
3,141
3,149
3,156
3,164
3,171

2,846
2,854
2,861
2,869
2,876
2,884
2,891
2,899
2,906
2,914
2,921
2,929
2,936
2,944
2,951
2,959
2,966
2,974
2,981
2,989

25,050
25,100
25,150
25,200
25,250
25,300
25,350
25,400
25,450
25,500
25,550
25,600
25,650
25,700
25,750
25,800
25,850
25,900
25,950
26,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

26,000
26,050
26,100
26,150
26,200
26,250
26,300
26,350
26,400
26,450
26,500
26,550
26,600
26,650
26,700
26,750
26,800
26,850
26,900
26,950

26,050
26,100
26,150
26,200
26,250
26,300
26,350
26,400
26,450
26,500
26,550
26,600
26,650
26,700
26,750
26,800
26,850
26,900
26,950
27,000

3,179
3,186
3,194
3,201
3,209
3,216
3,224
3,231
3,239
3,246
3,254
3,261
3,269
3,276
3,284
3,291
3,299
3,306
3,314
3,321

2,754
2,761
2,769
2,776
2,784
2,791
2,799
2,806
2,814
2,821
2,829
2,836
2,844
2,851
2,859
2,866
2,874
2,881
2,889
2,896

3,179
3,186
3,194
3,201
3,209
3,216
3,224
3,231
3,239
3,246
3,254
3,261
3,269
3,276
3,284
3,291
3,299
3,306
3,314
3,321

2,996
3,004
3,011
3,019
3,026
3,034
3,041
3,049
3,056
3,064
3,071
3,079
3,086
3,094
3,101
3,109
3,116
3,124
3,131
3,139

27,000
27,050
27,100
27,150
27,200
27,250
27,300
27,350
27,400
27,450
27,500
27,550
27,600
27,650
27,700
27,750
27,800
27,850
27,900
27,950

27,050
27,100
27,150
27,200
27,250
27,300
27,350
27,400
27,450
27,500
27,550
27,600
27,650
27,700
27,750
27,800
27,850
27,900
27,950
28,000

3,054
3,061
3,069
3,076
3,084
3,091
3,099
3,106
3,114
3,121
3,129
3,136
3,144
3,151
3,159
3,166
3,174
3,181
3,189
3,196

3,479
3,486
3,494
3,501
3,509
3,516
3,524
3,531
3,539
3,546
3,554
3,561
3,569
3,576
3,584
3,591
3,599
3,606
3,614
3,621

3,296
3,304
3,311
3,319
3,326
3,334
3,341
3,349
3,356
3,364
3,371
3,379
3,386
3,394
3,401
3,409
3,416
3,424
3,431
3,439

2,904
2,911
2,919
2,926
2,934
2,941
2,949
2,956
2,964
2,971
2,979
2,986
2,994
3,001
3,009
3,016
3,024
3,031
3,039
3,046

3,329
3,336
3,344
3,351
3,359
3,366
3,374
3,381
3,389
3,396
3,404
3,411
3,419
3,426
3,434
3,441
3,449
3,456
3,464
3,471

3,146
3,154
3,161
3,169
3,176
3,184
3,191
3,199
3,206
3,214
3,221
3,229
3,236
3,244
3,251
3,259
3,266
3,274
3,281
3,289

28,000
28,050
28,100
28,150
28,200
28,250
28,300
28,350
28,400
28,450
28,500
28,550
28,600
28,650
28,700
28,750
28,800
28,850
28,900
28,950

28,050
28,100
28,150
28,200
28,250
28,300
28,350
28,400
28,450
28,500
28,550
28,600
28,650
28,700
28,750
28,800
28,850
28,900
28,950
29,000

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

29,000
29,050
29,100
29,150
29,200
29,250
29,300
29,350
29,400
29,450
29,500
29,550
29,600
29,650
29,700
29,750
29,800
29,850
29,900
29,950

29,050
29,100
29,150
29,200
29,250
29,300
29,350
29,400
29,450
29,500
29,550
29,600
29,650
29,700
29,750
29,800
29,850
29,900
29,950
30,000

3,929
3,936
3,944
3,951
3,959
3,966
3,974
3,981
3,989
3,996
4,004
4,011
4,019
4,026
4,034
4,041
4,049
4,056
4,064
4,071

3,504
3,511
3,519
3,526
3,534
3,541
3,549
3,556
3,564
3,571
3,579
3,586
3,594
3,601
3,609
3,616
3,624
3,631
3,639
3,646

3,929
3,936
3,944
3,951
3,959
3,966
3,974
3,981
3,989
3,996
4,004
4,011
4,019
4,026
4,034
4,041
4,049
4,056
4,064
4,071

3,746
3,754
3,761
3,769
3,776
3,784
3,791
3,799
3,806
3,814
3,821
3,829
3,836
3,844
3,851
3,859
3,866
3,874
3,881
3,889

4,079
4,086
4,094
4,101
4,109
4,116
4,124
4,131
4,139
4,146
4,154
4,161
4,169
4,176
4,184
4,191
4,199
4,206
4,214
4,221

3,654
3,661
3,669
3,676
3,684
3,691
3,699
3,706
3,714
3,721
3,729
3,736
3,744
3,751
3,759
3,766
3,774
3,781
3,789
3,796

4,079
4,086
4,094
4,101
4,109
4,116
4,124
4,131
4,139
4,146
4,154
4,161
4,169
4,176
4,184
4,191
4,199
4,206
4,214
4,221

3,896
3,904
3,911
3,919
3,926
3,934
3,941
3,949
3,956
3,964
3,971
3,979
3,986
3,994
4,001
4,009
4,016
4,024
4,031
4,039

4,229
4,236
4,244
4,251
4,259
4,266
4,274
4,281
4,289
4,296
4,304
4,311
4,319
4,326
4,334
4,341
4,349
4,356
4,364
4,371

3,804
3,811
3,819
3,826
3,834
3,841
3,849
3,856
3,864
3,871
3,879
3,886
3,894
3,901
3,909
3,916
3,924
3,931
3,939
3,946

4,229
4,236
4,244
4,251
4,259
4,266
4,274
4,281
4,289
4,296
4,304
4,311
4,319
4,326
4,334
4,341
4,349
4,356
4,364
4,371

4,046
4,054
4,061
4,069
4,076
4,084
4,091
4,099
4,106
4,114
4,121
4,129
4,136
4,144
4,151
4,159
4,166
4,174
4,181
4,189

30,000
3,629
3,636
3,644
3,651
3,659
3,666
3,674
3,681
3,689
3,696
3,704
3,711
3,719
3,726
3,734
3,741
3,749
3,756
3,764
3,771

3,204
3,211
3,219
3,226
3,234
3,241
3,249
3,256
3,264
3,271
3,279
3,286
3,294
3,301
3,309
3,316
3,324
3,331
3,339
3,346

3,629
3,636
3,644
3,651
3,659
3,666
3,674
3,681
3,689
3,696
3,704
3,711
3,719
3,726
3,734
3,741
3,749
3,756
3,764
3,771

3,446
3,454
3,461
3,469
3,476
3,484
3,491
3,499
3,506
3,514
3,521
3,529
3,536
3,544
3,551
3,559
3,566
3,574
3,581
3,589

28,000
3,329
3,336
3,344
3,351
3,359
3,366
3,374
3,381
3,389
3,396
3,404
3,411
3,419
3,426
3,434
3,441
3,449
3,456
3,464
3,471

At
least

And you are —

29,000
3,479
3,486
3,494
3,501
3,509
3,516
3,524
3,531
3,539
3,546
3,554
3,561
3,569
3,576
3,584
3,591
3,599
3,606
3,614
3,621

27,000

25,000
25,000
25,050
25,100
25,150
25,200
25,250
25,300
25,350
25,400
25,450
25,500
25,550
25,600
25,650
25,700
25,750
25,800
25,850
25,900
25,950

But
less
than

And you are —

26,000
3,029
3,036
3,044
3,051
3,059
3,066
3,074
3,081
3,089
3,096
3,104
3,111
3,119
3,126
3,134
3,141
3,149
3,156
3,164
3,171

24,000
24,000
24,050
24,100
24,150
24,200
24,250
24,300
24,350
24,400
24,450
24,500
24,550
24,600
24,650
24,700
24,750
24,800
24,850
24,900
24,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

30,000
30,050
30,100
30,150
30,200
30,250
30,300
30,350
30,400
30,450
30,500
30,550
30,600
30,650
30,700
30,750
30,800
30,850
30,900
30,950

30,050
30,100
30,150
30,200
30,250
30,300
30,350
30,400
30,450
30,500
30,550
30,600
30,650
30,700
30,750
30,800
30,850
30,900
30,950
31,000

31,000
3,779
3,786
3,794
3,801
3,809
3,816
3,824
3,831
3,839
3,846
3,854
3,861
3,869
3,876
3,884
3,891
3,899
3,906
3,914
3,921

3,354
3,361
3,369
3,376
3,384
3,391
3,399
3,406
3,414
3,421
3,429
3,436
3,444
3,451
3,459
3,466
3,474
3,481
3,489
3,496

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

3,779
3,786
3,794
3,801
3,809
3,816
3,824
3,831
3,839
3,846
3,854
3,861
3,869
3,876
3,884
3,891
3,899
3,906
3,914
3,921

3,596
3,604
3,611
3,619
3,626
3,634
3,641
3,649
3,656
3,664
3,671
3,679
3,686
3,694
3,701
3,709
3,716
3,724
3,731
3,739

31,000
31,050
31,100
31,150
31,200
31,250
31,300
31,350
31,400
31,450
31,500
31,550
31,600
31,650
31,700
31,750
31,800
31,850
31,900
31,950

31,050
31,100
31,150
31,200
31,250
31,300
31,350
31,400
31,450
31,500
31,550
31,600
31,650
31,700
31,750
31,800
31,850
31,900
31,950
32,000

(Continued)

- 67 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

32,000
32,000
32,050
32,100
32,150
32,200
32,250
32,300
32,350
32,400
32,450
32,500
32,550
32,600
32,650
32,700
32,750
32,800
32,850
32,900
32,950

32,050
32,100
32,150
32,200
32,250
32,300
32,350
32,400
32,450
32,500
32,550
32,600
32,650
32,700
32,750
32,800
32,850
32,900
32,950
33,000

33,050
33,100
33,150
33,200
33,250
33,300
33,350
33,400
33,450
33,500
33,550
33,600
33,650
33,700
33,750
33,800
33,850
33,900
33,950
34,000

3,954
3,961
3,969
3,976
3,984
3,991
3,999
4,006
4,014
4,021
4,029
4,036
4,044
4,051
4,059
4,066
4,074
4,081
4,089
4,096

4,379
4,386
4,394
4,401
4,409
4,416
4,424
4,431
4,439
4,446
4,454
4,461
4,469
4,476
4,484
4,491
4,499
4,506
4,514
4,521

4,196
4,204
4,211
4,219
4,226
4,234
4,241
4,249
4,256
4,264
4,271
4,279
4,286
4,294
4,301
4,309
4,316
4,324
4,331
4,339

34,050
34,100
34,150
34,200
34,250
34,300
34,350
34,400
34,450
34,500
34,550
34,600
34,650
34,700
34,750
34,800
34,850
34,900
34,950
35,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

35,000
35,050
35,100
35,150
35,200
35,250
35,300
35,350
35,400
35,450
35,500
35,550
35,600
35,650
35,700
35,750
35,800
35,850
35,900
35,950

35,050
35,100
35,150
35,200
35,250
35,300
35,350
35,400
35,450
35,500
35,550
35,600
35,650
35,700
35,750
35,800
35,850
35,900
35,950
36,000

4,529
4,536
4,544
4,551
4,559
4,566
4,574
4,581
4,589
4,596
4,604
4,611
4,619
4,626
4,634
4,641
4,649
4,656
4,664
4,671

4,104
4,111
4,119
4,126
4,134
4,141
4,149
4,156
4,164
4,171
4,179
4,186
4,194
4,201
4,209
4,216
4,224
4,231
4,239
4,246

4,529
4,536
4,544
4,551
4,559
4,566
4,574
4,581
4,589
4,596
4,604
4,611
4,619
4,626
4,634
4,641
4,649
4,656
4,664
4,671

4,346
4,354
4,361
4,369
4,376
4,384
4,391
4,399
4,406
4,414
4,421
4,429
4,436
4,444
4,451
4,459
4,466
4,474
4,481
4,489

36,000
36,050
36,100
36,150
36,200
36,250
36,300
36,350
36,400
36,450
36,500
36,550
36,600
36,650
36,700
36,750
36,800
36,850
36,900
36,950

36,050
36,100
36,150
36,200
36,250
36,300
36,350
36,400
36,450
36,500
36,550
36,600
36,650
36,700
36,750
36,800
36,850
36,900
36,950
37,000

4,404
4,411
4,419
4,426
4,434
4,441
4,449
4,456
4,464
4,471
4,479
4,486
4,494
4,501
4,509
4,516
4,524
4,531
4,539
4,546

4,881
4,894
4,906
4,919
4,931
4,944
4,956
4,969
4,981
4,994
5,006
5,019
5,031
5,044
5,056
5,069
5,081
5,094
5,106
5,119

4,646
4,654
4,661
4,669
4,676
4,684
4,691
4,699
4,706
4,714
4,721
4,729
4,736
4,744
4,751
4,759
4,766
4,774
4,781
4,789

4,254
4,261
4,269
4,276
4,284
4,291
4,299
4,306
4,314
4,321
4,329
4,336
4,344
4,351
4,359
4,366
4,374
4,381
4,389
4,396

4,679
4,686
4,694
4,701
4,709
4,716
4,724
4,731
4,739
4,746
4,756
4,769
4,781
4,794
4,806
4,819
4,831
4,844
4,856
4,869

4,496
4,504
4,511
4,519
4,526
4,534
4,541
4,549
4,556
4,564
4,571
4,579
4,586
4,594
4,601
4,609
4,616
4,624
4,631
4,639

37,000
37,050
37,100
37,150
37,200
37,250
37,300
37,350
37,400
37,450
37,500
37,550
37,600
37,650
37,700
37,750
37,800
37,850
37,900
37,950

37,050
37,100
37,150
37,200
37,250
37,300
37,350
37,400
37,450
37,500
37,550
37,600
37,650
37,700
37,750
37,800
37,850
37,900
37,950
38,000

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

38,000
38,050
38,100
38,150
38,200
38,250
38,300
38,350
38,400
38,450
38,500
38,550
38,600
38,650
38,700
38,750
38,800
38,850
38,900
38,950

38,050
38,100
38,150
38,200
38,250
38,300
38,350
38,400
38,450
38,500
38,550
38,600
38,650
38,700
38,750
38,800
38,850
38,900
38,950
39,000

5,631
5,644
5,656
5,669
5,681
5,694
5,706
5,719
5,731
5,744
5,756
5,769
5,781
5,794
5,806
5,819
5,831
5,844
5,856
5,869

4,854
4,861
4,869
4,876
4,884
4,891
4,899
4,906
4,914
4,921
4,929
4,936
4,944
4,951
4,959
4,966
4,974
4,981
4,989
4,996

5,631
5,644
5,656
5,669
5,681
5,694
5,706
5,719
5,731
5,744
5,756
5,769
5,781
5,794
5,806
5,819
5,831
5,844
5,856
5,869

5,096
5,104
5,111
5,119
5,126
5,134
5,141
5,149
5,156
5,164
5,171
5,179
5,186
5,194
5,201
5,209
5,216
5,224
5,231
5,239

5,881
5,894
5,906
5,919
5,931
5,944
5,956
5,969
5,981
5,994
6,006
6,019
6,031
6,044
6,056
6,069
6,081
6,094
6,106
6,119

5,004
5,011
5,019
5,026
5,034
5,041
5,049
5,056
5,064
5,071
5,079
5,086
5,094
5,101
5,109
5,116
5,124
5,131
5,139
5,146

5,881
5,894
5,906
5,919
5,931
5,944
5,956
5,969
5,981
5,994
6,006
6,019
6,031
6,044
6,056
6,069
6,081
6,094
6,106
6,119

5,246
5,254
5,261
5,269
5,276
5,284
5,291
5,299
5,306
5,314
5,321
5,329
5,336
5,344
5,351
5,359
5,366
5,374
5,381
5,389

6,131
6,144
6,156
6,169
6,181
6,194
6,206
6,219
6,231
6,244
6,256
6,269
6,281
6,294
6,306
6,319
6,331
6,344
6,356
6,369

5,154
5,161
5,169
5,176
5,184
5,191
5,199
5,206
5,214
5,221
5,229
5,236
5,244
5,251
5,259
5,266
5,274
5,281
5,289
5,296

6,131
6,144
6,156
6,169
6,181
6,194
6,206
6,219
6,231
6,244
6,256
6,269
6,281
6,294
6,306
6,319
6,331
6,344
6,356
6,369

5,396
5,404
5,411
5,419
5,426
5,434
5,441
5,449
5,456
5,464
5,471
5,479
5,486
5,494
5,501
5,509
5,516
5,524
5,531
5,539

39,000
5,131
5,144
5,156
5,169
5,181
5,194
5,206
5,219
5,231
5,244
5,256
5,269
5,281
5,294
5,306
5,319
5,331
5,344
5,356
5,369

4,554
4,561
4,569
4,576
4,584
4,591
4,599
4,606
4,614
4,621
4,629
4,636
4,644
4,651
4,659
4,666
4,674
4,681
4,689
4,696

5,131
5,144
5,156
5,169
5,181
5,194
5,206
5,219
5,231
5,244
5,256
5,269
5,281
5,294
5,306
5,319
5,331
5,344
5,356
5,369

4,796
4,804
4,811
4,819
4,826
4,834
4,841
4,849
4,856
4,864
4,871
4,879
4,886
4,894
4,901
4,909
4,916
4,924
4,931
4,939

37,000
4,679
4,686
4,694
4,701
4,709
4,716
4,724
4,731
4,739
4,746
4,756
4,769
4,781
4,794
4,806
4,819
4,831
4,844
4,856
4,869

At
least

And you are —

38,000
4,881
4,894
4,906
4,919
4,931
4,944
4,956
4,969
4,981
4,994
5,006
5,019
5,031
5,044
5,056
5,069
5,081
5,094
5,106
5,119

36,000

34,000
34,000
34,050
34,100
34,150
34,200
34,250
34,300
34,350
34,400
34,450
34,500
34,550
34,600
34,650
34,700
34,750
34,800
34,850
34,900
34,950

But
less
than

35,000
4,379
4,386
4,394
4,401
4,409
4,416
4,424
4,431
4,439
4,446
4,454
4,461
4,469
4,476
4,484
4,491
4,499
4,506
4,514
4,521

33,000
33,000
33,050
33,100
33,150
33,200
33,250
33,300
33,350
33,400
33,450
33,500
33,550
33,600
33,650
33,700
33,750
33,800
33,850
33,900
33,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —

39,000
39,050
39,100
39,150
39,200
39,250
39,300
39,350
39,400
39,450
39,500
39,550
39,600
39,650
39,700
39,750
39,800
39,850
39,900
39,950

39,050
39,100
39,150
39,200
39,250
39,300
39,350
39,400
39,450
39,500
39,550
39,600
39,650
39,700
39,750
39,800
39,850
39,900
39,950
40,000

40,000
5,381
5,394
5,406
5,419
5,431
5,444
5,456
5,469
5,481
5,494
5,506
5,519
5,531
5,544
5,556
5,569
5,581
5,594
5,606
5,619

4,704
4,711
4,719
4,726
4,734
4,741
4,749
4,756
4,764
4,771
4,779
4,786
4,794
4,801
4,809
4,816
4,824
4,831
4,839
4,846

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

5,381
5,394
5,406
5,419
5,431
5,444
5,456
5,469
5,481
5,494
5,506
5,519
5,531
5,544
5,556
5,569
5,581
5,594
5,606
5,619

4,946
4,954
4,961
4,969
4,976
4,984
4,991
4,999
5,006
5,014
5,021
5,029
5,036
5,044
5,051
5,059
5,066
5,074
5,081
5,089

40,000
40,050
40,100
40,150
40,200
40,250
40,300
40,350
40,400
40,450
40,500
40,550
40,600
40,650
40,700
40,750
40,800
40,850
40,900
40,950

40,050
40,100
40,150
40,200
40,250
40,300
40,350
40,400
40,450
40,500
40,550
40,600
40,650
40,700
40,750
40,800
40,850
40,900
40,950
41,000

(Continued)

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2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

41,000
41,000
41,050
41,100
41,150
41,200
41,250
41,300
41,350
41,400
41,450
41,500
41,550
41,600
41,650
41,700
41,750
41,800
41,850
41,900
41,950

41,050
41,100
41,150
41,200
41,250
41,300
41,350
41,400
41,450
41,500
41,550
41,600
41,650
41,700
41,750
41,800
41,850
41,900
41,950
42,000

42,050
42,100
42,150
42,200
42,250
42,300
42,350
42,400
42,450
42,500
42,550
42,600
42,650
42,700
42,750
42,800
42,850
42,900
42,950
43,000

5,304
5,311
5,319
5,326
5,334
5,341
5,349
5,356
5,364
5,371
5,379
5,386
5,394
5,401
5,409
5,416
5,424
5,431
5,439
5,446

6,381
6,394
6,406
6,419
6,431
6,444
6,456
6,469
6,481
6,494
6,506
6,519
6,531
6,544
6,556
6,569
6,581
6,594
6,606
6,619

5,546
5,554
5,561
5,569
5,576
5,584
5,591
5,599
5,606
5,614
5,621
5,629
5,636
5,644
5,651
5,659
5,666
5,674
5,681
5,689

43,050
43,100
43,150
43,200
43,250
43,300
43,350
43,400
43,450
43,500
43,550
43,600
43,650
43,700
43,750
43,800
43,850
43,900
43,950
44,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

44,000
44,050
44,100
44,150
44,200
44,250
44,300
44,350
44,400
44,450
44,500
44,550
44,600
44,650
44,700
44,750
44,800
44,850
44,900
44,950

44,050
44,100
44,150
44,200
44,250
44,300
44,350
44,400
44,450
44,500
44,550
44,600
44,650
44,700
44,750
44,800
44,850
44,900
44,950
45,000

6,631
6,644
6,656
6,669
6,681
6,694
6,706
6,719
6,731
6,744
6,756
6,769
6,781
6,794
6,806
6,819
6,831
6,844
6,856
6,869

5,454
5,461
5,469
5,476
5,484
5,491
5,499
5,506
5,514
5,521
5,529
5,536
5,544
5,551
5,559
5,566
5,574
5,581
5,589
5,596

6,631
6,644
6,656
6,669
6,681
6,694
6,706
6,719
6,731
6,744
6,756
6,769
6,781
6,794
6,806
6,819
6,831
6,844
6,856
6,869

5,696
5,704
5,711
5,719
5,726
5,734
5,741
5,749
5,756
5,764
5,771
5,779
5,786
5,794
5,801
5,809
5,816
5,824
5,831
5,839

45,000
45,050
45,100
45,150
45,200
45,250
45,300
45,350
45,400
45,450
45,500
45,550
45,600
45,650
45,700
45,750
45,800
45,850
45,900
45,950

45,050
45,100
45,150
45,200
45,250
45,300
45,350
45,400
45,450
45,500
45,550
45,600
45,650
45,700
45,750
45,800
45,850
45,900
45,950
46,000

5,754
5,761
5,769
5,776
5,784
5,791
5,799
5,806
5,814
5,821
5,829
5,836
5,844
5,851
5,859
5,866
5,874
5,881
5,889
5,896

7,131
7,144
7,156
7,169
7,181
7,194
7,206
7,219
7,231
7,244
7,256
7,269
7,281
7,294
7,306
7,319
7,331
7,344
7,356
7,369

5,996
6,004
6,011
6,019
6,026
6,034
6,041
6,049
6,056
6,064
6,071
6,079
6,086
6,094
6,101
6,109
6,116
6,124
6,131
6,139

5,604
5,611
5,619
5,626
5,634
5,641
5,649
5,656
5,664
5,671
5,679
5,686
5,694
5,701
5,709
5,716
5,724
5,731
5,739
5,746

6,881
6,894
6,906
6,919
6,931
6,944
6,956
6,969
6,981
6,994
7,006
7,019
7,031
7,044
7,056
7,069
7,081
7,094
7,106
7,119

5,846
5,854
5,861
5,869
5,876
5,884
5,891
5,899
5,906
5,914
5,921
5,929
5,936
5,944
5,951
5,959
5,966
5,974
5,981
5,989

46,000
46,050
46,100
46,150
46,200
46,250
46,300
46,350
46,400
46,450
46,500
46,550
46,600
46,650
46,700
46,750
46,800
46,850
46,900
46,950

46,050
46,100
46,150
46,200
46,250
46,300
46,350
46,400
46,450
46,500
46,550
46,600
46,650
46,700
46,750
46,800
46,850
46,900
46,950
47,000

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

47,000
47,050
47,100
47,150
47,200
47,250
47,300
47,350
47,400
47,450
47,500
47,550
47,600
47,650
47,700
47,750
47,800
47,850
47,900
47,950

47,050
47,100
47,150
47,200
47,250
47,300
47,350
47,400
47,450
47,500
47,550
47,600
47,650
47,700
47,750
47,800
47,850
47,900
47,950
48,000

7,881
7,894
7,906
7,919
7,931
7,944
7,956
7,969
7,981
7,994
8,006
8,019
8,031
8,044
8,056
8,069
8,081
8,094
8,106
8,119

6,204
6,211
6,219
6,226
6,234
6,241
6,249
6,256
6,264
6,271
6,279
6,286
6,294
6,301
6,309
6,316
6,324
6,331
6,339
6,346

7,881
7,894
7,906
7,919
7,931
7,944
7,956
7,969
7,981
7,994
8,006
8,019
8,031
8,044
8,056
8,069
8,081
8,094
8,106
8,119

6,524
6,536
6,549
6,561
6,574
6,586
6,599
6,611
6,624
6,636
6,649
6,661
6,674
6,686
6,699
6,711
6,724
6,736
6,749
6,761

8,131
8,144
8,156
8,169
8,181
8,194
8,206
8,219
8,231
8,244
8,256
8,269
8,281
8,294
8,306
8,319
8,331
8,344
8,356
8,369

6,354
6,361
6,369
6,376
6,384
6,391
6,399
6,406
6,414
6,421
6,429
6,436
6,444
6,451
6,459
6,466
6,474
6,481
6,489
6,496

8,131
8,144
8,156
8,169
8,181
8,194
8,206
8,219
8,231
8,244
8,256
8,269
8,281
8,294
8,306
8,319
8,331
8,344
8,356
8,369

6,774
6,786
6,799
6,811
6,824
6,836
6,849
6,861
6,874
6,886
6,899
6,911
6,924
6,936
6,949
6,961
6,974
6,986
6,999
7,011

8,381
8,394
8,406
8,419
8,431
8,444
8,456
8,469
8,481
8,494
8,506
8,519
8,531
8,544
8,556
8,569
8,581
8,594
8,606
8,619

6,504
6,511
6,519
6,526
6,534
6,541
6,549
6,556
6,564
6,571
6,579
6,586
6,594
6,601
6,609
6,616
6,624
6,631
6,639
6,646

8,381
8,394
8,406
8,419
8,431
8,444
8,456
8,469
8,481
8,494
8,506
8,519
8,531
8,544
8,556
8,569
8,581
8,594
8,606
8,619

7,024
7,036
7,049
7,061
7,074
7,086
7,099
7,111
7,124
7,136
7,149
7,161
7,174
7,186
7,199
7,211
7,224
7,236
7,249
7,261

48,000
7,381
7,394
7,406
7,419
7,431
7,444
7,456
7,469
7,481
7,494
7,506
7,519
7,531
7,544
7,556
7,569
7,581
7,594
7,606
7,619

5,904
5,911
5,919
5,926
5,934
5,941
5,949
5,956
5,964
5,971
5,979
5,986
5,994
6,001
6,009
6,016
6,024
6,031
6,039
6,046

7,381
7,394
7,406
7,419
7,431
7,444
7,456
7,469
7,481
7,494
7,506
7,519
7,531
7,544
7,556
7,569
7,581
7,594
7,606
7,619

6,146
6,154
6,161
6,169
6,176
6,184
6,191
6,199
6,206
6,214
6,221
6,229
6,236
6,244
6,251
6,259
6,266
6,274
6,281
6,289

46,000
6,881
6,894
6,906
6,919
6,931
6,944
6,956
6,969
6,981
6,994
7,006
7,019
7,031
7,044
7,056
7,069
7,081
7,094
7,106
7,119

At
least

And you are —

47,000
7,131
7,144
7,156
7,169
7,181
7,194
7,206
7,219
7,231
7,244
7,256
7,269
7,281
7,294
7,306
7,319
7,331
7,344
7,356
7,369

45,000

43,000
43,000
43,050
43,100
43,150
43,200
43,250
43,300
43,350
43,400
43,450
43,500
43,550
43,600
43,650
43,700
43,750
43,800
43,850
43,900
43,950

But
less
than

And you are —

44,000
6,381
6,394
6,406
6,419
6,431
6,444
6,456
6,469
6,481
6,494
6,506
6,519
6,531
6,544
6,556
6,569
6,581
6,594
6,606
6,619

42,000
42,000
42,050
42,100
42,150
42,200
42,250
42,300
42,350
42,400
42,450
42,500
42,550
42,600
42,650
42,700
42,750
42,800
42,850
42,900
42,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

48,000
48,050
48,100
48,150
48,200
48,250
48,300
48,350
48,400
48,450
48,500
48,550
48,600
48,650
48,700
48,750
48,800
48,850
48,900
48,950

48,050
48,100
48,150
48,200
48,250
48,300
48,350
48,400
48,450
48,500
48,550
48,600
48,650
48,700
48,750
48,800
48,850
48,900
48,950
49,000

49,000
7,631
7,644
7,656
7,669
7,681
7,694
7,706
7,719
7,731
7,744
7,756
7,769
7,781
7,794
7,806
7,819
7,831
7,844
7,856
7,869

6,054
6,061
6,069
6,076
6,084
6,091
6,099
6,106
6,114
6,121
6,129
6,136
6,144
6,151
6,159
6,166
6,174
6,181
6,189
6,196

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

7,631
7,644
7,656
7,669
7,681
7,694
7,706
7,719
7,731
7,744
7,756
7,769
7,781
7,794
7,806
7,819
7,831
7,844
7,856
7,869

6,296
6,304
6,311
6,319
6,326
6,336
6,349
6,361
6,374
6,386
6,399
6,411
6,424
6,436
6,449
6,461
6,474
6,486
6,499
6,511

49,000
49,050
49,100
49,150
49,200
49,250
49,300
49,350
49,400
49,450
49,500
49,550
49,600
49,650
49,700
49,750
49,800
49,850
49,900
49,950

49,050
49,100
49,150
49,200
49,250
49,300
49,350
49,400
49,450
49,500
49,550
49,600
49,650
49,700
49,750
49,800
49,850
49,900
49,950
50,000

(Continued)

- 69 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

50,000
50,000
50,050
50,100
50,150
50,200
50,250
50,300
50,350
50,400
50,450
50,500
50,550
50,600
50,650
50,700
50,750
50,800
50,850
50,900
50,950

50,050
50,100
50,150
50,200
50,250
50,300
50,350
50,400
50,450
50,500
50,550
50,600
50,650
50,700
50,750
50,800
50,850
50,900
50,950
51,000

51,050
51,100
51,150
51,200
51,250
51,300
51,350
51,400
51,450
51,500
51,550
51,600
51,650
51,700
51,750
51,800
51,850
51,900
51,950
52,000

6,654
6,661
6,669
6,676
6,684
6,691
6,699
6,706
6,714
6,721
6,729
6,736
6,744
6,751
6,759
6,766
6,774
6,781
6,789
6,796

8,631
8,644
8,656
8,669
8,681
8,694
8,706
8,719
8,731
8,744
8,756
8,769
8,781
8,794
8,806
8,819
8,831
8,844
8,856
8,869

7,274
7,286
7,299
7,311
7,324
7,336
7,349
7,361
7,374
7,386
7,399
7,411
7,424
7,436
7,449
7,461
7,474
7,486
7,499
7,511

52,050
52,100
52,150
52,200
52,250
52,300
52,350
52,400
52,450
52,500
52,550
52,600
52,650
52,700
52,750
52,800
52,850
52,900
52,950
53,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

53,000
53,050
53,100
53,150
53,200
53,250
53,300
53,350
53,400
53,450
53,500
53,550
53,600
53,650
53,700
53,750
53,800
53,850
53,900
53,950

53,050
53,100
53,150
53,200
53,250
53,300
53,350
53,400
53,450
53,500
53,550
53,600
53,650
53,700
53,750
53,800
53,850
53,900
53,950
54,000

8,881
8,894
8,906
8,919
8,931
8,944
8,956
8,969
8,981
8,994
9,006
9,019
9,031
9,044
9,056
9,069
9,081
9,094
9,106
9,119

6,804
6,811
6,819
6,826
6,834
6,841
6,849
6,856
6,864
6,871
6,879
6,886
6,894
6,901
6,909
6,916
6,924
6,931
6,939
6,946

8,881
8,894
8,906
8,919
8,931
8,944
8,956
8,969
8,981
8,994
9,006
9,019
9,031
9,044
9,056
9,069
9,081
9,094
9,106
9,119

7,524
7,536
7,549
7,561
7,574
7,586
7,599
7,611
7,624
7,636
7,649
7,661
7,674
7,686
7,699
7,711
7,724
7,736
7,749
7,761

54,000
54,050
54,100
54,150
54,200
54,250
54,300
54,350
54,400
54,450
54,500
54,550
54,600
54,650
54,700
54,750
54,800
54,850
54,900
54,950

54,050
54,100
54,150
54,200
54,250
54,300
54,350
54,400
54,450
54,500
54,550
54,600
54,650
54,700
54,750
54,800
54,850
54,900
54,950
55,000

7,104
7,111
7,119
7,126
7,134
7,141
7,149
7,156
7,164
7,171
7,179
7,186
7,194
7,201
7,209
7,216
7,224
7,231
7,239
7,246

9,381
9,394
9,406
9,419
9,431
9,444
9,456
9,469
9,481
9,494
9,506
9,519
9,531
9,544
9,556
9,569
9,581
9,594
9,606
9,619

8,024
8,036
8,049
8,061
8,074
8,086
8,099
8,111
8,124
8,136
8,149
8,161
8,174
8,186
8,199
8,211
8,224
8,236
8,249
8,261

6,954
6,961
6,969
6,976
6,984
6,991
6,999
7,006
7,014
7,021
7,029
7,036
7,044
7,051
7,059
7,066
7,074
7,081
7,089
7,096

9,131
9,144
9,156
9,169
9,181
9,194
9,206
9,219
9,231
9,244
9,256
9,269
9,281
9,294
9,306
9,319
9,331
9,344
9,356
9,369

7,774
7,786
7,799
7,811
7,824
7,836
7,849
7,861
7,874
7,886
7,899
7,911
7,924
7,936
7,949
7,961
7,974
7,986
7,999
8,011

55,000
55,050
55,100
55,150
55,200
55,250
55,300
55,350
55,400
55,450
55,500
55,550
55,600
55,650
55,700
55,750
55,800
55,850
55,900
55,950

55,050
55,100
55,150
55,200
55,250
55,300
55,350
55,400
55,450
55,500
55,550
55,600
55,650
55,700
55,750
55,800
55,850
55,900
55,950
56,000

But
less
than

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

56,000
56,050
56,100
56,150
56,200
56,250
56,300
56,350
56,400
56,450
56,500
56,550
56,600
56,650
56,700
56,750
56,800
56,850
56,900
56,950

56,050
56,100
56,150
56,200
56,250
56,300
56,350
56,400
56,450
56,500
56,550
56,600
56,650
56,700
56,750
56,800
56,850
56,900
56,950
57,000

10,131
10,144
10,156
10,169
10,181
10,194
10,206
10,219
10,231
10,244
10,256
10,269
10,281
10,294
10,306
10,319
10,331
10,344
10,356
10,369

7,554
7,561
7,569
7,576
7,584
7,591
7,599
7,606
7,614
7,621
7,629
7,636
7,644
7,651
7,659
7,666
7,674
7,681
7,689
7,696

10,131
10,144
10,156
10,169
10,181
10,194
10,206
10,219
10,231
10,244
10,256
10,269
10,281
10,294
10,306
10,319
10,331
10,344
10,356
10,369

8,774
8,786
8,799
8,811
8,824
8,836
8,849
8,861
8,874
8,886
8,899
8,911
8,924
8,936
8,949
8,961
8,974
8,986
8,999
9,011

10,381
10,394
10,406
10,419
10,431
10,444
10,456
10,469
10,481
10,494
10,506
10,519
10,531
10,544
10,556
10,569
10,581
10,594
10,606
10,619

7,704
7,711
7,719
7,726
7,734
7,741
7,749
7,756
7,764
7,771
7,779
7,786
7,794
7,801
7,809
7,816
7,824
7,831
7,839
7,846

10,381
10,394
10,406
10,419
10,431
10,444
10,456
10,469
10,481
10,494
10,506
10,519
10,531
10,544
10,556
10,569
10,581
10,594
10,606
10,619

9,024
9,036
9,049
9,061
9,074
9,086
9,099
9,111
9,124
9,136
9,149
9,161
9,174
9,186
9,199
9,211
9,224
9,236
9,249
9,261

10,631
10,644
10,656
10,669
10,681
10,694
10,706
10,719
10,731
10,744
10,756
10,769
10,781
10,794
10,806
10,819
10,831
10,844
10,856
10,869

7,854
7,861
7,869
7,876
7,884
7,891
7,899
7,906
7,914
7,921
7,929
7,936
7,944
7,951
7,959
7,966
7,974
7,981
7,989
7,996

10,631
10,644
10,656
10,669
10,681
10,694
10,706
10,719
10,731
10,744
10,756
10,769
10,781
10,794
10,806
10,819
10,831
10,844
10,856
10,869

9,274
9,286
9,299
9,311
9,324
9,336
9,349
9,361
9,374
9,386
9,399
9,411
9,424
9,436
9,449
9,461
9,474
9,486
9,499
9,511

57,000
9,631
9,644
9,656
9,669
9,681
9,694
9,706
9,719
9,731
9,744
9,756
9,769
9,781
9,794
9,806
9,819
9,831
9,844
9,856
9,869

7,254
7,261
7,269
7,276
7,284
7,291
7,299
7,306
7,314
7,321
7,329
7,336
7,344
7,351
7,359
7,366
7,374
7,381
7,389
7,396

9,631
9,644
9,656
9,669
9,681
9,694
9,706
9,719
9,731
9,744
9,756
9,769
9,781
9,794
9,806
9,819
9,831
9,844
9,856
9,869

8,274
8,286
8,299
8,311
8,324
8,336
8,349
8,361
8,374
8,386
8,399
8,411
8,424
8,436
8,449
8,461
8,474
8,486
8,499
8,511

55,000
9,131
9,144
9,156
9,169
9,181
9,194
9,206
9,219
9,231
9,244
9,256
9,269
9,281
9,294
9,306
9,319
9,331
9,344
9,356
9,369

At
least

And you are —

56,000
9,381
9,394
9,406
9,419
9,431
9,444
9,456
9,469
9,481
9,494
9,506
9,519
9,531
9,544
9,556
9,569
9,581
9,594
9,606
9,619

54,000

52,000
52,000
52,050
52,100
52,150
52,200
52,250
52,300
52,350
52,400
52,450
52,500
52,550
52,600
52,650
52,700
52,750
52,800
52,850
52,900
52,950

But
less
than

53,000
8,631
8,644
8,656
8,669
8,681
8,694
8,706
8,719
8,731
8,744
8,756
8,769
8,781
8,794
8,806
8,819
8,831
8,844
8,856
8,869

51,000
51,000
51,050
51,100
51,150
51,200
51,250
51,300
51,350
51,400
51,450
51,500
51,550
51,600
51,650
51,700
51,750
51,800
51,850
51,900
51,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —

57,000
57,050
57,100
57,150
57,200
57,250
57,300
57,350
57,400
57,450
57,500
57,550
57,600
57,650
57,700
57,750
57,800
57,850
57,900
57,950

57,050
57,100
57,150
57,200
57,250
57,300
57,350
57,400
57,450
57,500
57,550
57,600
57,650
57,700
57,750
57,800
57,850
57,900
57,950
58,000

58,000
9,881
9,894
9,906
9,919
9,931
9,944
9,956
9,969
9,981
9,994
10,006
10,019
10,031
10,044
10,056
10,069
10,081
10,094
10,106
10,119

7,404
7,411
7,419
7,426
7,434
7,441
7,449
7,456
7,464
7,471
7,479
7,486
7,494
7,501
7,509
7,516
7,524
7,531
7,539
7,546

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

9,881
9,894
9,906
9,919
9,931
9,944
9,956
9,969
9,981
9,994
10,006
10,019
10,031
10,044
10,056
10,069
10,081
10,094
10,106
10,119

8,524
8,536
8,549
8,561
8,574
8,586
8,599
8,611
8,624
8,636
8,649
8,661
8,674
8,686
8,699
8,711
8,724
8,736
8,749
8,761

58,000
58,050
58,100
58,150
58,200
58,250
58,300
58,350
58,400
58,450
58,500
58,550
58,600
58,650
58,700
58,750
58,800
58,850
58,900
58,950

58,050
58,100
58,150
58,200
58,250
58,300
58,350
58,400
58,450
58,500
58,550
58,600
58,650
58,700
58,750
58,800
58,850
58,900
58,950
59,000

(Continued)

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2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

59,000
59,000
59,050
59,100
59,150
59,200
59,250
59,300
59,350
59,400
59,450
59,500
59,550
59,600
59,650
59,700
59,750
59,800
59,850
59,900
59,950

59,050
59,100
59,150
59,200
59,250
59,300
59,350
59,400
59,450
59,500
59,550
59,600
59,650
59,700
59,750
59,800
59,850
59,900
59,950
60,000

60,050
60,100
60,150
60,200
60,250
60,300
60,350
60,400
60,450
60,500
60,550
60,600
60,650
60,700
60,750
60,800
60,850
60,900
60,950
61,000

8,004
8,011
8,019
8,026
8,034
8,041
8,049
8,056
8,064
8,071
8,079
8,086
8,094
8,101
8,109
8,116
8,124
8,131
8,139
8,146

10,881
10,894
10,906
10,919
10,931
10,944
10,956
10,969
10,981
10,994
11,006
11,019
11,031
11,044
11,056
11,069
11,081
11,094
11,106
11,119

9,524
9,536
9,549
9,561
9,574
9,586
9,599
9,611
9,624
9,636
9,649
9,661
9,674
9,686
9,699
9,711
9,724
9,736
9,749
9,761

61,050
61,100
61,150
61,200
61,250
61,300
61,350
61,400
61,450
61,500
61,550
61,600
61,650
61,700
61,750
61,800
61,850
61,900
61,950
62,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

62,000
62,050
62,100
62,150
62,200
62,250
62,300
62,350
62,400
62,450
62,500
62,550
62,600
62,650
62,700
62,750
62,800
62,850
62,900
62,950

62,050
62,100
62,150
62,200
62,250
62,300
62,350
62,400
62,450
62,500
62,550
62,600
62,650
62,700
62,750
62,800
62,850
62,900
62,950
63,000

10,274
10,286
10,299
10,311
10,324
10,336
10,349
10,361
10,374
10,386
10,399
10,411
10,424
10,436
10,449
10,461
10,474
10,486
10,499
10,511

65,000
65,050
65,100
65,150
65,200
65,250
65,300
65,350
65,400
65,450
65,500
65,550
65,600
65,650
65,700
65,750
65,800
65,850
65,900
65,950

11,131
11,144
11,156
11,169
11,181
11,194
11,206
11,219
11,231
11,244
11,256
11,269
11,281
11,294
11,306
11,319
11,331
11,344
11,356
11,369

8,154
8,161
8,169
8,176
8,184
8,191
8,199
8,206
8,214
8,221
8,229
8,236
8,244
8,251
8,259
8,266
8,274
8,281
8,289
8,296

11,131 9,774
11,144 9,786
11,156 9,799
11,169 9,811
11,181 9,824
11,194 9,836
11,206 9,849
11,219 9,861
11,231 9,874
11,244 9,886
11,256 9,899
11,269 9,911
11,281 9,924
11,294 9,936
11,306 9,949
11,319 9,961
11,331 9,974
11,344 9,986
11,356 9,999
11,369 10,011

63,000
63,050
63,100
63,150
63,200
63,250
63,300
63,350
63,400
63,450
63,500
63,550
63,600
63,650
63,700
63,750
63,800
63,850
63,900
63,950

63,050
63,100
63,150
63,200
63,250
63,300
63,350
63,400
63,450
63,500
63,550
63,600
63,650
63,700
63,750
63,800
63,850
63,900
63,950
64,000

8,454
8,461
8,469
8,476
8,484
8,491
8,499
8,506
8,514
8,521
8,529
8,536
8,544
8,551
8,559
8,566
8,574
8,581
8,589
8,596

11,631
11,644
11,656
11,669
11,681
11,694
11,706
11,719
11,731
11,744
11,756
11,769
11,781
11,794
11,806
11,819
11,831
11,844
11,856
11,869

8,304
8,311
8,319
8,326
8,334
8,341
8,349
8,356
8,364
8,371
8,379
8,386
8,394
8,401
8,409
8,416
8,424
8,431
8,439
8,446

11,381
11,394
11,406
11,419
11,431
11,444
11,456
11,469
11,481
11,494
11,506
11,519
11,531
11,544
11,556
11,569
11,581
11,594
11,606
11,619

10,024
10,036
10,049
10,061
10,074
10,086
10,099
10,111
10,124
10,136
10,149
10,161
10,174
10,186
10,199
10,211
10,224
10,236
10,249
10,261

64,000
64,050
64,100
64,150
64,200
64,250
64,300
64,350
64,400
64,450
64,500
64,550
64,600
64,650
64,700
64,750
64,800
64,850
64,900
64,950

64,050
64,100
64,150
64,200
64,250
64,300
64,350
64,400
64,450
64,500
64,550
64,600
64,650
64,700
64,750
64,800
64,850
64,900
64,950
65,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

65,050
65,100
65,150
65,200
65,250
65,300
65,350
65,400
65,450
65,500
65,550
65,600
65,650
65,700
65,750
65,800
65,850
65,900
65,950
66,000

12,381
12,394
12,406
12,419
12,431
12,444
12,456
12,469
12,481
12,494
12,506
12,519
12,531
12,544
12,556
12,569
12,581
12,594
12,606
12,619

8,904
8,911
8,919
8,926
8,934
8,941
8,949
8,956
8,964
8,971
8,979
8,986
8,994
9,001
9,009
9,016
9,024
9,031
9,039
9,046

12,381
12,394
12,406
12,419
12,431
12,444
12,456
12,469
12,481
12,494
12,506
12,519
12,531
12,544
12,556
12,569
12,581
12,594
12,606
12,619

11,024
11,036
11,049
11,061
11,074
11,086
11,099
11,111
11,124
11,136
11,149
11,161
11,174
11,186
11,199
11,211
11,224
11,236
11,249
11,261

12,631
12,644
12,656
12,669
12,681
12,694
12,706
12,719
12,731
12,744
12,756
12,769
12,781
12,794
12,806
12,819
12,831
12,844
12,856
12,869

9,054
9,061
9,069
9,076
9,084
9,091
9,099
9,106
9,114
9,121
9,129
9,136
9,144
9,151
9,159
9,166
9,174
9,181
9,189
9,196

12,631
12,644
12,656
12,669
12,681
12,694
12,706
12,719
12,731
12,744
12,756
12,769
12,781
12,794
12,806
12,819
12,831
12,844
12,856
12,869

11,274
11,286
11,299
11,311
11,324
11,336
11,349
11,361
11,374
11,386
11,399
11,411
11,424
11,436
11,449
11,461
11,474
11,486
11,499
11,511

12,881
12,894
12,906
12,919
12,931
12,944
12,956
12,969
12,981
12,994
13,006
13,019
13,031
13,044
13,056
13,069
13,081
13,094
13,106
13,119

9,204
9,211
9,219
9,226
9,234
9,241
9,249
9,256
9,264
9,271
9,279
9,286
9,294
9,301
9,309
9,316
9,324
9,331
9,339
9,346

12,881
12,894
12,906
12,919
12,931
12,944
12,956
12,969
12,981
12,994
13,006
13,019
13,031
13,044
13,056
13,069
13,081
13,094
13,106
13,119

11,524
11,536
11,549
11,561
11,574
11,586
11,599
11,611
11,624
11,636
11,649
11,661
11,674
11,686
11,699
11,711
11,724
11,736
11,749
11,761

66,000
11,881
11,894
11,906
11,919
11,931
11,944
11,956
11,969
11,981
11,994
12,006
12,019
12,031
12,044
12,056
12,069
12,081
12,094
12,106
12,119

8,604
8,611
8,619
8,626
8,634
8,641
8,649
8,656
8,664
8,671
8,679
8,686
8,694
8,701
8,709
8,716
8,724
8,731
8,739
8,746

11,881
11,894
11,906
11,919
11,931
11,944
11,956
11,969
11,981
11,994
12,006
12,019
12,031
12,044
12,056
12,069
12,081
12,094
12,106
12,119

10,524
10,536
10,549
10,561
10,574
10,586
10,599
10,611
10,624
10,636
10,649
10,661
10,674
10,686
10,699
10,711
10,724
10,736
10,749
10,761

64,000
11,381
11,394
11,406
11,419
11,431
11,444
11,456
11,469
11,481
11,494
11,506
11,519
11,531
11,544
11,556
11,569
11,581
11,594
11,606
11,619

But
less
than

And you are —

65,000
11,631
11,644
11,656
11,669
11,681
11,694
11,706
11,719
11,731
11,744
11,756
11,769
11,781
11,794
11,806
11,819
11,831
11,844
11,856
11,869

63,000

61,000
61,000
61,050
61,100
61,150
61,200
61,250
61,300
61,350
61,400
61,450
61,500
61,550
61,600
61,650
61,700
61,750
61,800
61,850
61,900
61,950

But
less
than

And you are —

62,000
10,881
10,894
10,906
10,919
10,931
10,944
10,956
10,969
10,981
10,994
11,006
11,019
11,031
11,044
11,056
11,069
11,081
11,094
11,106
11,119

60,000
60,000
60,050
60,100
60,150
60,200
60,250
60,300
60,350
60,400
60,450
60,500
60,550
60,600
60,650
60,700
60,750
60,800
60,850
60,900
60,950

At
least

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

66,000
66,050
66,100
66,150
66,200
66,250
66,300
66,350
66,400
66,450
66,500
66,550
66,600
66,650
66,700
66,750
66,800
66,850
66,900
66,950

66,050
66,100
66,150
66,200
66,250
66,300
66,350
66,400
66,450
66,500
66,550
66,600
66,650
66,700
66,750
66,800
66,850
66,900
66,950
67,000

67,000
12,131
12,144
12,156
12,169
12,181
12,194
12,206
12,219
12,231
12,244
12,256
12,269
12,281
12,294
12,306
12,319
12,331
12,344
12,356
12,369

8,754
8,761
8,769
8,776
8,784
8,791
8,799
8,806
8,814
8,821
8,829
8,836
8,844
8,851
8,859
8,866
8,874
8,881
8,889
8,896

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

12,131
12,144
12,156
12,169
12,181
12,194
12,206
12,219
12,231
12,244
12,256
12,269
12,281
12,294
12,306
12,319
12,331
12,344
12,356
12,369

10,774
10,786
10,799
10,811
10,824
10,836
10,849
10,861
10,874
10,886
10,899
10,911
10,924
10,936
10,949
10,961
10,974
10,986
10,999
11,011

67,000
67,050
67,100
67,150
67,200
67,250
67,300
67,350
67,400
67,450
67,500
67,550
67,600
67,650
67,700
67,750
67,800
67,850
67,900
67,950

67,050
67,100
67,150
67,200
67,250
67,300
67,350
67,400
67,450
67,500
67,550
67,600
67,650
67,700
67,750
67,800
67,850
67,900
67,950
68,000

(Continued)

- 71 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

11,774
11,786
11,799
11,811
11,824
11,836
11,849
11,861
11,874
11,886
11,899
11,911
11,924
11,936
11,949
11,961
11,974
11,986
11,999
12,011

71,000
71,050
71,100
71,150
71,200
71,250
71,300
71,350
71,400
71,450
71,500
71,550
71,600
71,650
71,700
71,750
71,800
71,850
71,900
71,950

68,000
68,000
68,050
68,100
68,150
68,200
68,250
68,300
68,350
68,400
68,450
68,500
68,550
68,600
68,650
68,700
68,750
68,800
68,850
68,900
68,950

68,050
68,100
68,150
68,200
68,250
68,300
68,350
68,400
68,450
68,500
68,550
68,600
68,650
68,700
68,750
68,800
68,850
68,900
68,950
69,000

69,050
69,100
69,150
69,200
69,250
69,300
69,350
69,400
69,450
69,500
69,550
69,600
69,650
69,700
69,750
69,800
69,850
69,900
69,950
70,000

9,354
9,361
9,369
9,376
9,384
9,391
9,399
9,406
9,414
9,421
9,429
9,436
9,444
9,451
9,459
9,466
9,474
9,481
9,489
9,496

13,131
13,144
13,156
13,169
13,181
13,194
13,206
13,219
13,231
13,244
13,256
13,269
13,281
13,294
13,306
13,319
13,331
13,344
13,356
13,369

70,050
70,100
70,150
70,200
70,250
70,300
70,350
70,400
70,450
70,500
70,550
70,600
70,650
70,700
70,750
70,800
70,850
70,900
70,950
71,000

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

71,050
71,100
71,150
71,200
71,250
71,300
71,350
71,400
71,450
71,500
71,550
71,600
71,650
71,700
71,750
71,800
71,850
71,900
71,950
72,000

13,881
13,894
13,906
13,919
13,931
13,944
13,956
13,969
13,981
13,994
14,006
14,019
14,031
14,044
14,056
14,069
14,081
14,094
14,106
14,119

10,006
10,019
10,031
10,044
10,056
10,069
10,081
10,094
10,106
10,119
10,131
10,144
10,156
10,169
10,181
10,194
10,206
10,219
10,231
10,244

12,524
12,536
12,549
12,561
12,574
12,586
12,599
12,611
12,624
12,636
12,649
12,661
12,674
12,686
12,699
12,711
12,724
12,736
12,749
12,761

74,000
74,050
74,100
74,150
74,200
74,250
74,300
74,350
74,400
74,450
74,500
74,550
74,600
74,650
74,700
74,750
74,800
74,850
74,900
74,950

13,381
13,394
13,406
13,419
13,431
13,444
13,456
13,469
13,481
13,494
13,506
13,519
13,531
13,544
13,556
13,569
13,581
13,594
13,606
13,619

9,506
9,519
9,531
9,544
9,556
9,569
9,581
9,594
9,606
9,619
9,631
9,644
9,656
9,669
9,681
9,694
9,706
9,719
9,731
9,744

13,381
13,394
13,406
13,419
13,431
13,444
13,456
13,469
13,481
13,494
13,506
13,519
13,531
13,544
13,558
13,572
13,586
13,600
13,614
13,628

12,024
12,036
12,049
12,061
12,074
12,086
12,099
12,111
12,124
12,136
12,149
12,161
12,174
12,186
12,199
12,211
12,224
12,236
12,249
12,261

72,000
72,050
72,100
72,150
72,200
72,250
72,300
72,350
72,400
72,450
72,500
72,550
72,600
72,650
72,700
72,750
72,800
72,850
72,900
72,950

72,050
72,100
72,150
72,200
72,250
72,300
72,350
72,400
72,450
72,500
72,550
72,600
72,650
72,700
72,750
72,800
72,850
72,900
72,950
73,000

9,756
9,769
9,781
9,794
9,806
9,819
9,831
9,844
9,856
9,869
9,881
9,894
9,906
9,919
9,931
9,944
9,956
9,969
9,981
9,994

13,642
13,656
13,670
13,684
13,698
13,712
13,726
13,740
13,754
13,768
13,782
13,796
13,810
13,824
13,838
13,852
13,866
13,880
13,894
13,908

12,274
12,286
12,299
12,311
12,324
12,336
12,349
12,361
12,374
12,386
12,399
12,411
12,424
12,436
12,449
12,461
12,474
12,486
12,499
12,511

73,000
73,050
73,100
73,150
73,200
73,250
73,300
73,350
73,400
73,450
73,500
73,550
73,600
73,650
73,700
73,750
73,800
73,850
73,900
73,950

73,050
73,100
73,150
73,200
73,250
73,300
73,350
73,400
73,450
73,500
73,550
73,600
73,650
73,700
73,750
73,800
73,850
73,900
73,950
74,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

74,050
74,100
74,150
74,200
74,250
74,300
74,350
74,400
74,450
74,500
74,550
74,600
74,650
74,700
74,750
74,800
74,850
74,900
74,950
75,000

14,631
14,644
14,656
14,669
14,681
14,694
14,706
14,719
14,731
14,744
14,756
14,769
14,781
14,794
14,806
14,819
14,831
14,844
14,856
14,869

10,756
10,769
10,781
10,794
10,806
10,819
10,831
10,844
10,856
10,869
10,881
10,894
10,906
10,919
10,931
10,944
10,956
10,969
10,981
10,994

14,762
14,776
14,790
14,804
14,818
14,832
14,846
14,860
14,874
14,888
14,902
14,916
14,930
14,944
14,958
14,972
14,986
15,000
15,014
15,028

13,274
13,286
13,299
13,311
13,324
13,336
13,349
13,361
13,374
13,386
13,399
13,411
13,424
13,436
13,449
13,461
13,474
13,486
13,499
13,511

14,881
14,894
14,906
14,919
14,931
14,944
14,956
14,969
14,981
14,994
15,006
15,019
15,031
15,044
15,056
15,069
15,081
15,094
15,106
15,119

11,006
11,019
11,031
11,044
11,056
11,069
11,081
11,094
11,106
11,119
11,131
11,144
11,156
11,169
11,181
11,194
11,206
11,219
11,231
11,244

15,042
15,056
15,070
15,084
15,098
15,112
15,126
15,140
15,154
15,168
15,182
15,196
15,210
15,224
15,238
15,252
15,266
15,280
15,294
15,308

13,524
13,536
13,549
13,561
13,574
13,586
13,599
13,611
13,624
13,636
13,649
13,661
13,674
13,686
13,699
13,711
13,724
13,736
13,749
13,761

15,131
15,144
15,156
15,169
15,181
15,194
15,206
15,219
15,231
15,244
15,256
15,269
15,281
15,294
15,306
15,319
15,331
15,344
15,356
15,369

11,256
11,269
11,281
11,294
11,306
11,319
11,331
11,344
11,356
11,369
11,381
11,394
11,406
11,419
11,431
11,444
11,456
11,469
11,481
11,494

15,322
15,336
15,350
15,364
15,378
15,392
15,406
15,420
15,434
15,448
15,462
15,476
15,490
15,504
15,518
15,532
15,546
15,560
15,574
15,588

13,774
13,786
13,799
13,811
13,824
13,836
13,849
13,861
13,874
13,886
13,899
13,911
13,924
13,936
13,949
13,961
13,974
13,986
13,999
14,011

75,000
14,131
14,144
14,156
14,169
14,181
14,194
14,206
14,219
14,231
14,244
14,256
14,269
14,281
14,294
14,306
14,319
14,331
14,344
14,356
14,369

10,256
10,269
10,281
10,294
10,306
10,319
10,331
10,344
10,356
10,369
10,381
10,394
10,406
10,419
10,431
10,444
10,456
10,469
10,481
10,494

14,202
14,216
14,230
14,244
14,258
14,272
14,286
14,300
14,314
14,328
14,342
14,356
14,370
14,384
14,398
14,412
14,426
14,440
14,454
14,468

12,774
12,786
12,799
12,811
12,824
12,836
12,849
12,861
12,874
12,886
12,899
12,911
12,924
12,936
12,949
12,961
12,974
12,986
12,999
13,011

73,000
13,631
13,644
13,656
13,669
13,681
13,694
13,706
13,719
13,731
13,744
13,756
13,769
13,781
13,794
13,806
13,819
13,831
13,844
13,856
13,869

But
less
than

And you are —

74,000
13,922
13,936
13,950
13,964
13,978
13,992
14,006
14,020
14,034
14,048
14,062
14,076
14,090
14,104
14,118
14,132
14,146
14,160
14,174
14,188

72,000

70,000
70,000
70,050
70,100
70,150
70,200
70,250
70,300
70,350
70,400
70,450
70,500
70,550
70,600
70,650
70,700
70,750
70,800
70,850
70,900
70,950

Single

71,000
13,131
13,144
13,156
13,169
13,181
13,194
13,206
13,219
13,231
13,244
13,256
13,269
13,281
13,294
13,306
13,319
13,331
13,344
13,356
13,369

69,000
69,000
69,050
69,100
69,150
69,200
69,250
69,300
69,350
69,400
69,450
69,500
69,550
69,600
69,650
69,700
69,750
69,800
69,850
69,900
69,950

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —

75,000
75,050
75,100
75,150
75,200
75,250
75,300
75,350
75,400
75,450
75,500
75,550
75,600
75,650
75,700
75,750
75,800
75,850
75,900
75,950

75,050
75,100
75,150
75,200
75,250
75,300
75,350
75,400
75,450
75,500
75,550
75,600
75,650
75,700
75,750
75,800
75,850
75,900
75,950
76,000

76,000
14,381
14,394
14,406
14,419
14,431
14,444
14,456
14,469
14,481
14,494
14,506
14,519
14,531
14,544
14,556
14,569
14,581
14,594
14,606
14,619

10,506
10,519
10,531
10,544
10,556
10,569
10,581
10,594
10,606
10,619
10,631
10,644
10,656
10,669
10,681
10,694
10,706
10,719
10,731
10,744

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

14,482
14,496
14,510
14,524
14,538
14,552
14,566
14,580
14,594
14,608
14,622
14,636
14,650
14,664
14,678
14,692
14,706
14,720
14,734
14,748

13,024
13,036
13,049
13,061
13,074
13,086
13,099
13,111
13,124
13,136
13,149
13,161
13,174
13,186
13,199
13,211
13,224
13,236
13,249
13,261

76,000
76,050
76,100
76,150
76,200
76,250
76,300
76,350
76,400
76,450
76,500
76,550
76,600
76,650
76,700
76,750
76,800
76,850
76,900
76,950

76,050
76,100
76,150
76,200
76,250
76,300
76,350
76,400
76,450
76,500
76,550
76,600
76,650
76,700
76,750
76,800
76,850
76,900
76,950
77,000

(Continued)

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2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

15,381
15,394
15,406
15,419
15,431
15,444
15,456
15,469
15,481
15,494
15,506
15,519
15,531
15,544
15,556
15,569
15,581
15,594
15,606
15,619

11,506
11,519
11,531
11,544
11,556
11,569
11,581
11,594
11,606
11,619
11,631
11,644
11,656
11,669
11,681
11,694
11,706
11,719
11,731
11,744

14,024
14,036
14,049
14,061
14,074
14,086
14,099
14,111
14,124
14,136
14,149
14,161
14,174
14,186
14,199
14,211
14,224
14,236
14,249
14,261

80,000
80,050
80,100
80,150
80,200
80,250
80,300
80,350
80,400
80,450
80,500
80,550
80,600
80,650
80,700
80,750
80,800
80,850
80,900
80,950

77,000
77,000
77,050
77,100
77,150
77,200
77,250
77,300
77,350
77,400
77,450
77,500
77,550
77,600
77,650
77,700
77,750
77,800
77,850
77,900
77,950

77,050
77,100
77,150
77,200
77,250
77,300
77,350
77,400
77,450
77,500
77,550
77,600
77,650
77,700
77,750
77,800
77,850
77,900
77,950
78,000

78,050
78,100
78,150
78,200
78,250
78,300
78,350
78,400
78,450
78,500
78,550
78,600
78,650
78,700
78,750
78,800
78,850
78,900
78,950
79,000

79,050
79,100
79,150
79,200
79,250
79,300
79,350
79,400
79,450
79,500
79,550
79,600
79,650
79,700
79,750
79,800
79,850
79,900
79,950
80,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

80,050
80,100
80,150
80,200
80,250
80,300
80,350
80,400
80,450
80,500
80,550
80,600
80,650
80,700
80,750
80,800
80,850
80,900
80,950
81,000

16,131
16,144
16,156
16,169
16,181
16,194
16,206
16,219
16,231
16,244
16,256
16,269
16,281
16,294
16,306
16,319
16,331
16,344
16,356
16,369

12,256
12,269
12,281
12,294
12,306
12,319
12,331
12,344
12,356
12,369
12,381
12,394
12,406
12,419
12,431
12,444
12,456
12,469
12,481
12,494

14,774
14,786
14,799
14,811
14,824
14,836
14,849
14,861
14,874
14,886
14,899
14,911
14,924
14,936
14,949
14,961
14,974
14,986
14,999
15,011

83,000
83,050
83,100
83,150
83,200
83,250
83,300
83,350
83,400
83,450
83,500
83,550
83,600
83,650
83,700
83,750
83,800
83,850
83,900
83,950

15,631
15,644
15,656
15,669
15,681
15,694
15,706
15,719
15,731
15,744
15,756
15,769
15,781
15,794
15,806
15,819
15,831
15,844
15,856
15,869

11,756
11,769
11,781
11,794
11,806
11,819
11,831
11,844
11,856
11,869
11,881
11,894
11,906
11,919
11,931
11,944
11,956
11,969
11,981
11,994

15,882
15,896
15,910
15,924
15,938
15,952
15,966
15,980
15,994
16,008
16,022
16,036
16,050
16,064
16,078
16,092
16,106
16,120
16,134
16,148

14,274
14,286
14,299
14,311
14,324
14,336
14,349
14,361
14,374
14,386
14,399
14,411
14,424
14,436
14,449
14,461
14,474
14,486
14,499
14,511

81,000
81,050
81,100
81,150
81,200
81,250
81,300
81,350
81,400
81,450
81,500
81,550
81,600
81,650
81,700
81,750
81,800
81,850
81,900
81,950

81,050
81,100
81,150
81,200
81,250
81,300
81,350
81,400
81,450
81,500
81,550
81,600
81,650
81,700
81,750
81,800
81,850
81,900
81,950
82,000

12,006
12,019
12,031
12,044
12,056
12,069
12,081
12,094
12,106
12,119
12,131
12,144
12,156
12,169
12,181
12,194
12,206
12,219
12,231
12,244

16,162
16,176
16,190
16,204
16,218
16,232
16,246
16,260
16,274
16,288
16,302
16,316
16,330
16,344
16,358
16,372
16,386
16,400
16,414
16,428

14,524
14,536
14,549
14,561
14,574
14,586
14,599
14,611
14,624
14,636
14,649
14,661
14,674
14,686
14,699
14,711
14,724
14,736
14,749
14,761

82,000
82,050
82,100
82,150
82,200
82,250
82,300
82,350
82,400
82,450
82,500
82,550
82,600
82,650
82,700
82,750
82,800
82,850
82,900
82,950

82,050
82,100
82,150
82,200
82,250
82,300
82,350
82,400
82,450
82,500
82,550
82,600
82,650
82,700
82,750
82,800
82,850
82,900
82,950
83,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

83,050
83,100
83,150
83,200
83,250
83,300
83,350
83,400
83,450
83,500
83,550
83,600
83,650
83,700
83,750
83,800
83,850
83,900
83,950
84,000

16,881
16,894
16,906
16,919
16,931
16,944
16,956
16,969
16,981
16,994
17,006
17,019
17,032
17,046
17,060
17,074
17,088
17,102
17,116
17,130

13,006
13,019
13,031
13,044
13,056
13,069
13,081
13,094
13,106
13,119
13,131
13,144
13,156
13,169
13,181
13,194
13,206
13,219
13,231
13,244

17,282
17,296
17,310
17,324
17,338
17,352
17,366
17,380
17,394
17,408
17,422
17,436
17,450
17,464
17,478
17,492
17,506
17,520
17,534
17,548

15,524
15,536
15,549
15,561
15,574
15,586
15,599
15,611
15,624
15,636
15,649
15,661
15,674
15,686
15,699
15,711
15,724
15,736
15,749
15,761

17,144
17,158
17,172
17,186
17,200
17,214
17,228
17,242
17,256
17,270
17,284
17,298
17,312
17,326
17,340
17,354
17,368
17,382
17,396
17,410

13,256
13,269
13,281
13,294
13,306
13,319
13,331
13,344
13,356
13,369
13,381
13,394
13,406
13,419
13,431
13,444
13,456
13,469
13,481
13,494

17,562
17,576
17,590
17,604
17,618
17,632
17,646
17,660
17,674
17,688
17,702
17,716
17,730
17,744
17,758
17,772
17,786
17,800
17,814
17,828

15,774
15,786
15,799
15,811
15,824
15,836
15,849
15,861
15,874
15,886
15,899
15,911
15,924
15,936
15,949
15,961
15,974
15,986
15,999
16,011

17,424
17,438
17,452
17,466
17,480
17,494
17,508
17,522
17,536
17,550
17,564
17,578
17,592
17,606
17,620
17,634
17,648
17,662
17,676
17,690

13,506
13,519
13,531
13,544
13,556
13,569
13,581
13,594
13,606
13,619
13,631
13,644
13,656
13,669
13,681
13,694
13,706
13,719
13,731
13,744

17,842
17,856
17,870
17,884
17,898
17,912
17,926
17,940
17,954
17,968
17,982
17,996
18,010
18,024
18,038
18,052
18,066
18,080
18,094
18,108

16,024
16,036
16,049
16,061
16,074
16,086
16,099
16,111
16,124
16,136
16,149
16,161
16,174
16,186
16,199
16,211
16,224
16,236
16,249
16,261

84,000
16,381
16,394
16,406
16,419
16,431
16,444
16,456
16,469
16,481
16,494
16,506
16,519
16,531
16,544
16,556
16,569
16,581
16,594
16,606
16,619

12,506
12,519
12,531
12,544
12,556
12,569
12,581
12,594
12,606
12,619
12,631
12,644
12,656
12,669
12,681
12,694
12,706
12,719
12,731
12,744

16,722
16,736
16,750
16,764
16,778
16,792
16,806
16,820
16,834
16,848
16,862
16,876
16,890
16,904
16,918
16,932
16,946
16,960
16,974
16,988

15,024
15,036
15,049
15,061
15,074
15,086
15,099
15,111
15,124
15,136
15,149
15,161
15,174
15,186
15,199
15,211
15,224
15,236
15,249
15,261

82,000
15,881
15,894
15,906
15,919
15,931
15,944
15,956
15,969
15,981
15,994
16,006
16,019
16,031
16,044
16,056
16,069
16,081
16,094
16,106
16,119

But
less
than

And you are —

83,000
16,442
16,456
16,470
16,484
16,498
16,512
16,526
16,540
16,554
16,568
16,582
16,596
16,610
16,624
16,638
16,652
16,666
16,680
16,694
16,708

81,000

79,000
79,000
79,050
79,100
79,150
79,200
79,250
79,300
79,350
79,400
79,450
79,500
79,550
79,600
79,650
79,700
79,750
79,800
79,850
79,900
79,950

And you are —

80,000
15,602
15,616
15,630
15,644
15,658
15,672
15,686
15,700
15,714
15,728
15,742
15,756
15,770
15,784
15,798
15,812
15,826
15,840
15,854
15,868

78,000
78,000
78,050
78,100
78,150
78,200
78,250
78,300
78,350
78,400
78,450
78,500
78,550
78,600
78,650
78,700
78,750
78,800
78,850
78,900
78,950

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

84,000
84,050
84,100
84,150
84,200
84,250
84,300
84,350
84,400
84,450
84,500
84,550
84,600
84,650
84,700
84,750
84,800
84,850
84,900
84,950

84,050
84,100
84,150
84,200
84,250
84,300
84,350
84,400
84,450
84,500
84,550
84,600
84,650
84,700
84,750
84,800
84,850
84,900
84,950
85,000

85,000
16,631
16,644
16,656
16,669
16,681
16,694
16,706
16,719
16,731
16,744
16,756
16,769
16,781
16,794
16,806
16,819
16,831
16,844
16,856
16,869

12,756
12,769
12,781
12,794
12,806
12,819
12,831
12,844
12,856
12,869
12,881
12,894
12,906
12,919
12,931
12,944
12,956
12,969
12,981
12,994

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

17,002
17,016
17,030
17,044
17,058
17,072
17,086
17,100
17,114
17,128
17,142
17,156
17,170
17,184
17,198
17,212
17,226
17,240
17,254
17,268

15,274
15,286
15,299
15,311
15,324
15,336
15,349
15,361
15,374
15,386
15,399
15,411
15,424
15,436
15,449
15,461
15,474
15,486
15,499
15,511

85,000
85,050
85,100
85,150
85,200
85,250
85,300
85,350
85,400
85,450
85,500
85,550
85,600
85,650
85,700
85,750
85,800
85,850
85,900
85,950

85,050
85,100
85,150
85,200
85,250
85,300
85,350
85,400
85,450
85,500
85,550
85,600
85,650
85,700
85,750
85,800
85,850
85,900
85,950
86,000

(Continued)

- 73 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

17,704
17,718
17,732
17,746
17,760
17,774
17,788
17,802
17,816
17,830
17,844
17,858
17,872
17,886
17,900
17,914
17,928
17,942
17,956
17,970

13,756
13,769
13,781
13,794
13,806
13,819
13,831
13,844
13,856
13,869
13,881
13,894
13,906
13,919
13,931
13,944
13,956
13,969
13,981
13,994

16,274
16,286
16,299
16,311
16,324
16,336
16,349
16,361
16,374
16,386
16,399
16,411
16,424
16,436
16,449
16,461
16,474
16,486
16,499
16,511

89,000
89,050
89,100
89,150
89,200
89,250
89,300
89,350
89,400
89,450
89,500
89,550
89,600
89,650
89,700
89,750
89,800
89,850
89,900
89,950

86,000
86,000
86,050
86,100
86,150
86,200
86,250
86,300
86,350
86,400
86,450
86,500
86,550
86,600
86,650
86,700
86,750
86,800
86,850
86,900
86,950

86,050
86,100
86,150
86,200
86,250
86,300
86,350
86,400
86,450
86,500
86,550
86,600
86,650
86,700
86,750
86,800
86,850
86,900
86,950
87,000

87,050
87,100
87,150
87,200
87,250
87,300
87,350
87,400
87,450
87,500
87,550
87,600
87,650
87,700
87,750
87,800
87,850
87,900
87,950
88,000

88,050
88,100
88,150
88,200
88,250
88,300
88,350
88,400
88,450
88,500
88,550
88,600
88,650
88,700
88,750
88,800
88,850
88,900
88,950
89,000

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

89,050
89,100
89,150
89,200
89,250
89,300
89,350
89,400
89,450
89,500
89,550
89,600
89,650
89,700
89,750
89,800
89,850
89,900
89,950
90,000

18,544
18,558
18,572
18,586
18,600
18,614
18,628
18,642
18,656
18,670
18,684
18,698
18,712
18,726
18,740
18,754
18,768
18,782
18,796
18,810

14,506
14,519
14,531
14,544
14,556
14,569
14,581
14,594
14,606
14,619
14,631
14,644
14,656
14,669
14,681
14,694
14,706
14,719
14,731
14,744

17,024
17,036
17,049
17,061
17,074
17,086
17,099
17,111
17,124
17,136
17,149
17,161
17,174
17,186
17,199
17,211
17,224
17,236
17,249
17,261

92,000
92,050
92,100
92,150
92,200
92,250
92,300
92,350
92,400
92,450
92,500
92,550
92,600
92,650
92,700
92,750
92,800
92,850
92,900
92,950

17,984
17,998
18,012
18,026
18,040
18,054
18,068
18,082
18,096
18,110
18,124
18,138
18,152
18,166
18,180
18,194
18,208
18,222
18,236
18,250

14,006
14,019
14,031
14,044
14,056
14,069
14,081
14,094
14,106
14,119
14,131
14,144
14,156
14,169
14,181
14,194
14,206
14,219
14,231
14,244

18,402
18,416
18,430
18,444
18,458
18,472
18,486
18,500
18,514
18,528
18,542
18,556
18,570
18,584
18,598
18,612
18,626
18,640
18,654
18,668

16,524
16,536
16,549
16,561
16,574
16,586
16,599
16,611
16,624
16,636
16,649
16,661
16,674
16,686
16,699
16,711
16,724
16,736
16,749
16,761

90,000
90,050
90,100
90,150
90,200
90,250
90,300
90,350
90,400
90,450
90,500
90,550
90,600
90,650
90,700
90,750
90,800
90,850
90,900
90,950

90,050
90,100
90,150
90,200
90,250
90,300
90,350
90,400
90,450
90,500
90,550
90,600
90,650
90,700
90,750
90,800
90,850
90,900
90,950
91,000

14,256
14,269
14,281
14,294
14,306
14,319
14,331
14,344
14,356
14,369
14,381
14,394
14,406
14,419
14,431
14,444
14,456
14,469
14,481
14,494

18,682
18,696
18,710
18,724
18,738
18,752
18,766
18,780
18,794
18,808
18,822
18,836
18,850
18,864
18,878
18,892
18,906
18,920
18,934
18,948

16,774
16,786
16,799
16,811
16,824
16,836
16,849
16,861
16,874
16,886
16,899
16,911
16,924
16,936
16,949
16,961
16,974
16,986
16,999
17,011

91,000
91,050
91,100
91,150
91,200
91,250
91,300
91,350
91,400
91,450
91,500
91,550
91,600
91,650
91,700
91,750
91,800
91,850
91,900
91,950

91,050
91,100
91,150
91,200
91,250
91,300
91,350
91,400
91,450
91,500
91,550
91,600
91,650
91,700
91,750
91,800
91,850
91,900
91,950
92,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

92,050
92,100
92,150
92,200
92,250
92,300
92,350
92,400
92,450
92,500
92,550
92,600
92,650
92,700
92,750
92,800
92,850
92,900
92,950
93,000

19,384
19,398
19,412
19,426
19,440
19,454
19,468
19,482
19,496
19,510
19,524
19,538
19,552
19,566
19,580
19,594
19,608
19,622
19,636
19,650

15,256
15,269
15,281
15,294
15,306
15,319
15,331
15,344
15,356
15,369
15,381
15,394
15,406
15,419
15,431
15,444
15,456
15,469
15,481
15,494

19,802
19,816
19,830
19,844
19,858
19,872
19,886
19,900
19,914
19,928
19,942
19,956
19,970
19,984
19,998
20,012
20,026
20,040
20,054
20,068

17,774
17,786
17,799
17,811
17,824
17,836
17,849
17,861
17,874
17,886
17,899
17,911
17,924
17,936
17,949
17,961
17,974
17,986
17,999
18,011

19,664
19,678
19,692
19,706
19,720
19,734
19,748
19,762
19,776
19,790
19,804
19,818
19,832
19,846
19,860
19,874
19,888
19,902
19,916
19,930

15,506
15,519
15,531
15,544
15,556
15,569
15,581
15,594
15,606
15,619
15,631
15,644
15,656
15,669
15,681
15,694
15,706
15,719
15,731
15,744

20,082
20,096
20,110
20,124
20,138
20,152
20,166
20,180
20,194
20,208
20,222
20,236
20,250
20,264
20,278
20,292
20,306
20,320
20,334
20,348

18,024
18,036
18,049
18,061
18,074
18,086
18,099
18,111
18,124
18,136
18,149
18,161
18,174
18,186
18,199
18,211
18,224
18,236
18,249
18,261

19,944
19,958
19,972
19,986
20,000
20,014
20,028
20,042
20,056
20,070
20,084
20,098
20,112
20,126
20,140
20,154
20,168
20,182
20,196
20,210

15,756
15,769
15,781
15,794
15,806
15,819
15,831
15,844
15,856
15,869
15,881
15,894
15,906
15,919
15,931
15,944
15,956
15,969
15,981
15,994

20,362
20,376
20,390
20,404
20,418
20,432
20,446
20,460
20,474
20,488
20,502
20,516
20,530
20,544
20,558
20,572
20,586
20,600
20,614
20,628

18,274
18,286
18,299
18,311
18,324
18,336
18,349
18,361
18,374
18,386
18,399
18,411
18,424
18,436
18,449
18,461
18,474
18,486
18,499
18,511

93,000
18,824
18,838
18,852
18,866
18,880
18,894
18,908
18,922
18,936
18,950
18,964
18,978
18,992
19,006
19,020
19,034
19,048
19,062
19,076
19,090

14,756
14,769
14,781
14,794
14,806
14,819
14,831
14,844
14,856
14,869
14,881
14,894
14,906
14,919
14,931
14,944
14,956
14,969
14,981
14,994

19,242
19,256
19,270
19,284
19,298
19,312
19,326
19,340
19,354
19,368
19,382
19,396
19,410
19,424
19,438
19,452
19,466
19,480
19,494
19,508

17,274
17,286
17,299
17,311
17,324
17,336
17,349
17,361
17,374
17,386
17,399
17,411
17,424
17,436
17,449
17,461
17,474
17,486
17,499
17,511

91,000
18,264
18,278
18,292
18,306
18,320
18,334
18,348
18,362
18,376
18,390
18,404
18,418
18,432
18,446
18,460
18,474
18,488
18,502
18,516
18,530

But
less
than

And you are —

92,000
18,962
18,976
18,990
19,004
19,018
19,032
19,046
19,060
19,074
19,088
19,102
19,116
19,130
19,144
19,158
19,172
19,186
19,200
19,214
19,228

90,000

88,000
88,000
88,050
88,100
88,150
88,200
88,250
88,300
88,350
88,400
88,450
88,500
88,550
88,600
88,650
88,700
88,750
88,800
88,850
88,900
88,950

Single

89,000
18,122
18,136
18,150
18,164
18,178
18,192
18,206
18,220
18,234
18,248
18,262
18,276
18,290
18,304
18,318
18,332
18,346
18,360
18,374
18,388

87,000
87,000
87,050
87,100
87,150
87,200
87,250
87,300
87,350
87,400
87,450
87,500
87,550
87,600
87,650
87,700
87,750
87,800
87,850
87,900
87,950

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —

93,000
93,050
93,100
93,150
93,200
93,250
93,300
93,350
93,400
93,450
93,500
93,550
93,600
93,650
93,700
93,750
93,800
93,850
93,900
93,950

93,050
93,100
93,150
93,200
93,250
93,300
93,350
93,400
93,450
93,500
93,550
93,600
93,650
93,700
93,750
93,800
93,850
93,900
93,950
94,000

94,000
19,104
19,118
19,132
19,146
19,160
19,174
19,188
19,202
19,216
19,230
19,244
19,258
19,272
19,286
19,300
19,314
19,328
19,342
19,356
19,370

15,006
15,019
15,031
15,044
15,056
15,069
15,081
15,094
15,106
15,119
15,131
15,144
15,156
15,169
15,181
15,194
15,206
15,219
15,231
15,244

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

19,522
19,536
19,550
19,564
19,578
19,592
19,606
19,620
19,634
19,648
19,662
19,676
19,690
19,704
19,718
19,732
19,746
19,760
19,774
19,788

17,524
17,536
17,549
17,561
17,574
17,586
17,599
17,611
17,624
17,636
17,649
17,661
17,674
17,686
17,699
17,711
17,724
17,736
17,749
17,761

94,000
94,050
94,100
94,150
94,200
94,250
94,300
94,350
94,400
94,450
94,500
94,550
94,600
94,650
94,700
94,750
94,800
94,850
94,900
94,950

94,050
94,100
94,150
94,200
94,250
94,300
94,350
94,400
94,450
94,500
94,550
94,600
94,650
94,700
94,750
94,800
94,850
94,900
94,950
95,000

(Continued)

- 74 -

2011 Tax Table – Continued
If line 27
(taxable
income) is —
At
least

But
less
than

If line 27
(taxable
income) is —

And you are —
Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

At
least

20,224
20,238
20,252
20,266
20,280
20,294
20,308
20,322
20,336
20,350
20,364
20,378
20,392
20,406
20,420
20,434
20,448
20,462
20,476
20,490

16,006
16,019
16,031
16,044
16,056
16,069
16,081
16,094
16,106
16,119
16,131
16,144
16,156
16,169
16,181
16,194
16,206
16,219
16,231
16,244

18,524
18,536
18,549
18,561
18,574
18,586
18,599
18,611
18,624
18,636
18,649
18,661
18,674
18,686
18,699
18,711
18,724
18,736
18,749
18,761

98,000
98,050
98,100
98,150
98,200
98,250
98,300
98,350
98,400
98,450
98,500
98,550
98,600
98,650
98,700
98,750
98,800
98,850
98,900
98,950

95,000
95,000
95,050
95,100
95,150
95,200
95,250
95,300
95,350
95,400
95,450
95,500
95,550
95,600
95,650
95,700
95,750
95,800
95,850
95,900
95,950

95,050
95,100
95,150
95,200
95,250
95,300
95,350
95,400
95,450
95,500
95,550
95,600
95,650
95,700
95,750
95,800
95,850
95,900
95,950
96,000

96,050
96,100
96,150
96,200
96,250
96,300
96,350
96,400
96,450
96,500
96,550
96,600
96,650
96,700
96,750
96,800
96,850
96,900
96,950
97,000

Single

Married Married
filing
filing
jointly sepa*
rately
Your tax is —

Head
of a
household

21,064
21,078
21,092
21,106
21,120
21,134
21,148
21,162
21,176
21,190
21,204
21,218
21,232
21,246
21,260
21,274
21,288
21,302
21,316
21,330

16,756
16,769
16,781
16,794
16,806
16,819
16,831
16,844
16,856
16,869
16,881
16,894
16,906
16,919
16,931
16,944
16,956
16,969
16,981
16,994

21,482
21,496
21,510
21,524
21,538
21,552
21,566
21,580
21,594
21,608
21,622
21,636
21,650
21,664
21,678
21,692
21,706
21,720
21,734
21,748

19,274
19,286
19,299
19,311
19,324
19,336
19,349
19,361
19,374
19,386
19,399
19,411
19,424
19,436
19,449
19,461
19,474
19,486
19,499
19,511

21,344
21,358
21,372
21,386
21,400
21,414
21,428
21,442
21,456
21,470
21,484
21,498
21,512
21,526
21,540
21,554
21,568
21,582
21,596
21,610

17,006
17,019
17,031
17,044
17,056
17,069
17,081
17,094
17,106
17,119
17,131
17,144
17,156
17,169
17,181
17,194
17,206
17,219
17,231
17,244

21,762
21,776
21,790
21,804
21,818
21,832
21,846
21,860
21,874
21,888
21,902
21,916
21,930
21,944
21,958
21,972
21,986
22,000
22,014
22,028

19,524
19,536
19,549
19,561
19,574
19,586
19,599
19,611
19,624
19,636
19,649
19,661
19,674
19,686
19,699
19,711
19,724
19,736
19,749
19,761

98,000
20,642
20,656
20,670
20,684
20,698
20,712
20,726
20,740
20,754
20,768
20,782
20,796
20,810
20,824
20,838
20,852
20,866
20,880
20,894
20,908

96,000
96,000
96,050
96,100
96,150
96,200
96,250
96,300
96,350
96,400
96,450
96,500
96,550
96,600
96,650
96,700
96,750
96,800
96,850
96,900
96,950

But
less
than

And you are —

98,050
98,100
98,150
98,200
98,250
98,300
98,350
98,400
98,450
98,500
98,550
98,600
98,650
98,700
98,750
98,800
98,850
98,900
98,950
99,000

99,000
20,504
20,518
20,532
20,546
20,560
20,574
20,588
20,602
20,616
20,630
20,644
20,658
20,672
20,686
20,700
20,714
20,728
20,742
20,756
20,770

16,256
16,269
16,281
16,294
16,306
16,319
16,331
16,344
16,356
16,369
16,381
16,394
16,406
16,419
16,431
16,444
16,456
16,469
16,481
16,494

20,922
20,936
20,950
20,964
20,978
20,992
21,006
21,020
21,034
21,048
21,062
21,076
21,090
21,104
21,118
21,132
21,146
21,160
21,174
21,188

18,774
18,786
18,799
18,811
18,824
18,836
18,849
18,861
18,874
18,886
18,899
18,911
18,924
18,936
18,949
18,961
18,974
18,986
18,999
19,011

20,784
20,798
20,812
20,826
20,840
20,854
20,868
20,882
20,896
20,910
20,924
20,938
20,952
20,966
20,980
20,994
21,008
21,022
21,036
21,050

16,506
16,519
16,531
16,544
16,556
16,569
16,581
16,594
16,606
16,619
16,631
16,644
16,656
16,669
16,681
16,694
16,706
16,719
16,731
16,744

21,202
21,216
21,230
21,244
21,258
21,272
21,286
21,300
21,314
21,328
21,342
21,356
21,370
21,384
21,398
21,412
21,426
21,440
21,454
21,468

19,024
19,036
19,049
19,061
19,074
19,086
19,099
19,111
19,124
19,136
19,149
19,161
19,174
19,186
19,199
19,211
19,224
19,236
19,249
19,261

99,000 99,050
99,050 99,100
99,100 99,150
99,150 99,200
99,200 99,250
99,250 99,300
99,300 99,350
99,350 99,400
99,400 99,450
99,450 99,500
99,500 99,550
99,550 99,600
99,600 99,650
99,650 99,700
99,700 99,750
99,750 99,800
99,800 99,850
99,850 99,900
99,900 99,950
99,950 100,000

97,000
97,000
97,050
97,100
97,150
97,200
97,250
97,300
97,350
97,400
97,450
97,500
97,550
97,600
97,650
97,700
97,750
97,800
97,850
97,900
97,950

97,050
97,100
97,150
97,200
97,250
97,300
97,350
97,400
97,450
97,500
97,550
97,600
97,650
97,700
97,750
97,800
97,850
97,900
97,950
98,000

$100,000
or over —
use
Form 1040

* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er).

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General Information
How to avoid common mistakes. Mistakes can delay your refund or

result in notices being sent to you.
• Make sure you entered the correct name and social security
number (SSN) for each dependent you claim on line 6c. Check that
each dependent’s name and SSN agrees with his or her social
security card. For each child under age 17 who is a qualifying child
for the child tax credit, make sure you checked the box in line 6c,
column (4).
• Check your math, especially for the earned income credit
(EIC), child tax credit, taxable social security benefits, deduction
for exemptions, taxable income, federal income tax withheld, total
payments, and refund or amount you owe.
• Be sure you used the correct method to figure your tax. See the
instructions for line 28.
• Be sure to enter your SSN in the space provided on Form
1040A. If you are married filing a joint or separate return, also enter
your spouse’s SSN. Be sure to enter your SSN in the space next to
your name. Check that your name and SSN agree with your social
security card.
• Make sure your name and address are correct. Enter your (and
your spouse’s) name in the same order as shown on your last return.
• If you live in an apartment, be sure to include your apartment
number in your address.
• Enter your standard deduction on line 24. See the instructions
for line 24.
• If you are taking the EIC, be sure you used the correct column
of the EIC Table for your filing status and the number of children
you have.
• Remember to sign and date Form 1040A and enter your
occupation(s).
• Attach your Form(s) W-2 and any other required forms and
schedules. Put all forms and schedules in the proper order. See
Assemble Your Return, earlier.
• If you owe tax and are paying by check or money order, be
sure to include all the required information on your payment. See
the instructions for line 45 for details.
• Do not file more than one original return for the same year,
even if you have not gotten your refund or have not heard from the
IRS since you filed. Filing more than one original return for the
same year, or sending in more than one copy of the same return
(unless we ask you to do so), could delay your refund.
What are your rights as a taxpayer? You have the right to be

treated fairly, professionally, promptly, and courteously by IRS
employees. Our goal at the IRS is to protect your rights so that you
will have the highest confidence in the integrity, efficiency, and
fairness of our tax system. To ensure that you always receive such
treatment, you should know about the many rights you have at each
step of the tax process. For details, see Pub. 1.

How long should records be kept? Keep a copy of your tax return,

worksheets you used, and records of all items appearing on it (such
as Forms W-2 and 1099) until the statute of limitations runs out for
that return. Usually, this is 3 years from the date the return was due
or filed or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later.
You should keep some records longer. For example, keep property
records as long as they are needed to figure the basis of the original
or replacement property. For more details, see chapter 1 of Pub. 17.
Income tax withholding and estimated tax payments for 2012. If

the amount you owe or the amount you overpaid is large, you may
want to file a new Form W-4 with your employer to change the
amount of income tax withheld from your 2012 pay. For details on
how to complete Form W-4, see Pub. 505. If you have pension or
annuity income, use Form W-4P. If you receive certain government
payments (such as unemployment compensation or social security
benefits) you can have tax withheld from those payments by giving
the payer Form W-4V.

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decreased.

You can use the IRS Withholding Calculator at www.
irs.gov/individuals, instead of Pub. 505 or the worksheets included with Form W-4 or W-4P, to determine
whether you need to have your withholding increased or

In general, you do not have to make estimated tax payments if
you expect that your 2012 tax return will show a tax refund or a tax
balance due of less than $1,000. If your total estimated tax for 2012
is $1,000 or more, see Form 1040-ES. It has a worksheet you can
use to see if you have to make estimated tax payments. See Pub. 505
for more details.
How do you amend your tax return? File Form 1040X to change a

return you already filed. Generally, Form 1040X must be filed
within 3 years after the date the original return was filed or within 2
years after the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. But you
may have more time to file Form 1040X if you live in a federally
declared disaster area or you are physically or mentally unable to
manage your financial affairs. See Pub. 556 for details.
How do you make a gift to reduce debt held by the public? If you

wish to do so, make a check payable to “Bureau of the Public Debt.”
You can send it to: Bureau of the Public Debt, Department G, P.O.
Box 2188, Parkersburg, WV 26106-2188. Or you can enclose the
check with your income tax return when you file. Do not add your
gift to any tax you may owe. See the instructions for line 45 for
details on how to pay any tax you owe. Go to www.publicdebt.
treas.gov/ for information on how to make this type of gift online.

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If you itemize your deductions for 2012, you may be
able to deduct this gift.

Innocent spouse relief. Generally, both you and your spouse are

each responsible for paying the full amount of tax, interest, and
penalties on your joint return. However, you may qualify for relief
from liability for tax on a joint return if (a) there is an understatement of tax because your spouse omitted income or claimed false
deductions or credits, (b) you are divorced, separated, or no longer
living with your spouse, or (c) given all the facts and circumstances,
it would not be fair to hold you liable for the tax. You may also
qualify for relief if you were a married resident of a community
property state, but did not file a joint return and are now liable for an
underpaid or understated tax. File Form 8857 to request relief. In
some cases, Form 8857 may need to be filed within 2 years of the
date on which the IRS first attempted to collect the tax from you.
Do not file Form 8857 with your Form 1040A. For more information, see Pub. 971 and Form 8857 or you can call the Innocent
Spouse office toll-free at 1-866-897-4270.

Secure your tax records from identity theft. Identity theft occurs

when someone uses your personal information such as your name,
social security number (SSN), or other identifying information,
without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. An
identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return
using your SSN to receive a refund.
To reduce your risk:

• Protect your SSN,
• Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and
• Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.
If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive
a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone
number printed on the IRS notice or letter.

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If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but
you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet,
questionable credit card activity or credit report, etc., contact the
IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.
For more information, see Pub. 4535.

your appointment. All other filers requesting the deceased
taxpayer’s refund must file the return and attach Form 1310.
For more details, use TeleTax topic 356 (see TeleTax Topics,
later) or see Pub. 559.
Past due returns. If you or someone you know needs to file past

Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or
a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems
that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can
reach TAS by calling the National Taxpayer Advocate helpline at
1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes.
Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to
mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common
form is the act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an
established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into
surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.
The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails.
Also, the IRS does not request detailed personal information
through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or
similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other
financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS,
forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report
misuse of the IRS name, logo, forms, or other IRS property to the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration toll-free at
1-800-366-4484 or TTY/TDD 1-800-877-8339. You can forward
suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.
gov or contact them at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 1-877-IDTHEFT
(1-877-438-4338) or TTY/TDD 1-866-653-4261.
Visit IRS.gov and enter “identity theft” in the search box to learn
more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.
Need a copy of your tax return? If you do, use Form 4506. There is

a $57 fee (subject to change) for each return requested. If your main
home, principal place of business, or tax records are located in a
federally declared disaster area, this fee will be waived. If you want
a free transcript of your tax return or account, use Form 4506-T or
4506T-EZ, visit IRS.gov and click on “Order a Tax Return or
Account Transcript,” or call us at 1-800-908-9946.
Death of a taxpayer. If a taxpayer died before filing a return for

2011, the taxpayer’s spouse or personal representative may have to
file and sign a return for that taxpayer. A personal representative
can be an executor, administrator, or anyone who is in charge of the
deceased taxpayer’s property. If the deceased taxpayer did not have
to file a return but had tax withheld, a return must be filed to get a
refund. The person who files the return must enter “Deceased,” the
deceased taxpayer’s name, and the date of death across the top of
the return. If this information is not provided, it may delay the
processing of the return.
If your spouse died in 2011 and you did not remarry in 2011, or
if your spouse died in 2012 before filing a return for 2011, you can
file a joint return. A joint return should show your spouse’s 2011
income before death and your income for all of 2011. Enter “Filing
as surviving spouse” in the area where you sign the return. If
someone else is the personal representative, he or she must also
sign.
The surviving spouse or personal representative should
promptly notify all payers of income, including financial institutions, of the taxpayer’s death. This will ensure the proper reporting
of income earned by the taxpayer’s estate or heirs. A deceased
taxpayer’s social security number should not be used for tax years
after the year of death, except for estate tax return purposes.
Claiming a refund for a deceased taxpayer. If you are filing a
joint return as a surviving spouse, you only need to file the tax
return to claim the refund. If you are a court-appointed representative, file the return and include a copy of the certificate that shows

due tax returns, use TeleTax topic 153 (see TeleTax Topics, later)
or go to www.irs.gov/individuals for help in filing those returns.
Send the return to the address that applies to you in the latest Form
1040A instructions. For example, if you are filing a 2008 return in
2012, use the address at the end of these instructions. However, if
you got an IRS notice, mail the return to the address in the notice.

Other Ways To Get Help
Send your written tax questions to the IRS. You should get an

answer in about 30 days. For the mailing address, call us at
1-800-829-1040 (hearing impaired customers with access to TTY/
TDD equipment may call 1-800-829-4059). Do not send questions
with your return.
Research your tax questions online. You can find answers to many

of your tax questions online. Go to www.irs.gov/individuals. Here
are some of the methods you may want to try.
• Frequently asked questions. This section contains an extensive
list of questions and answers. You can select your question by
category or keyword.
• Tax trails. This is an interactive section which asks questions
you can answer by selecting “Yes” or “No.”
• Main index of tax topics. This is an online version of the
TeleTax topics listed later.
• Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA). The ITA provides answers to
a limited number of tax law questions using a probe and response
process.

Free Tax Return Assistance
Free help with your return. If you need assistance preparing your

return, visit the nearest Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) site in your community.
There are over 12,000 sites nationwide and each site is staffed by
volunteers who are trained and certified to prepare federal income
tax returns. VITA sites are also available at international and domestic military installations.
Volunteers in this program must adhere to strict quality and
ethical standards and pass a certification test each year. VITA
volunteers assist low to moderate income (generally under $50,000
in adjusted gross income) taxpayers and TCE volunteers assist
elderly taxpayers (age 60 and older).
Available services. Free electronic filing is offered and volunteers

will help you claim the earned income credit, child tax credit, credit
for the elderly, and other credits and deductions you can take.

What to bring. These are some of the items to bring to the VITA/

TCE site to have your tax return prepared.
• Proof of identification.
• Social security cards for you, your spouse and dependents and/
or a social security number verification letter issued by the Social
Security Administration.
• Individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) assignment
letter for you, your spouse and dependents.
• Proof of foreign status, if applying for an ITIN.
• Birth dates for you, your spouse, and any dependents.
• Form(s) W-2, W-2G, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, and 1099-R.
• A copy of your 2010 federal and state returns, if available.
• A blank check or anything that shows your bank routing and
account numbers for direct deposit.

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• Total paid to daycare provider and the daycare provider’s tax
identification number (the provider’s social security number or the
provider’s business employer identification number).
• To file taxes electronically on a joint return, both spouses must
be present to sign the required forms.
Find a site near you and get additional information. For more

information on these programs and a location in your community,
go to IRS.gov and enter keyword “VITA” in the search box. You
may also contact us at 1-800-829-1040. To locate the nearest AARP
Tax-Aide site, visit AARP’s website at www.aarp.org/money/taxaide or call 1-888-227-7669.
Everyday tax solutions. You can get face-to-face help solving tax

problems every business day in IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers.
An employee can explain IRS letters, request adjustments to your
account, or help you set up a payment plan. Call your local Taxpayer Assistance Center for an appointment. To find the number, go
to www.irs.gov/localcontacts or look in the phone book under
“United States Government, Internal Revenue Service.”
IRS videos. The IRS Video portal www.IRSvideos.gov contains

video and audio presentations on topics of interest to small businesses, individuals, and tax professionals. You will find video clips
of tax topics, archived versions of live panel discussions and
Webinars, as well as audio archives of tax practitioner phone forums.
Help for people with disabilities. Telephone help is available using

TTY/TDD equipment by calling 1-800-829-4059. Braille materials
are available at libraries that have special services for people with
disabilities.
Tax services in other languages. To better serve taxpayers whose

native language is not English, we have products and services in
various languages.
For Spanish speaking taxpayers, we have:
• Spanish Publication 17, El Impuesto Federal sobre los Ingresos, and
• www.irs.gov/espanol.
We also offer a Basic Tax Responsibilities CD/DVD in the
following languages.
• Spanish.
• Chinese.
• Vietnamese.
• Korean.
• Russian.
To get a copy of this CD/DVD, call the National Distribution
Center at 1-800-829-3676 and ask for Pub. 4580 in your language.

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The IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers provide
over-the-phone interpreter assistance in more than 170
different languages. To find the number, see Everyday
tax solutions above.

Interest and Penalties
You do not have to figure the amount of any interest or penalties
you may owe. Because figuring these amounts can be complicated,
we will do it for you if you want. We will send you a bill for any
amount due.
If you include interest or penalties (other than the estimated tax
penalty) with your payment, identify and enter the amount in the
bottom margin of Form 1040A, page 2. Do not include interest or
penalties (other than the estimated tax penalty) in the amount you
owe on line 45.

Interest
We will charge you interest on taxes not paid by their due date, even
if an extension of time to file is granted. We will also charge you
interest on penalties imposed for failure to file, negligence, fraud,
substantial valuation misstatements, substantial understatements of
tax, and reportable transaction understatements. Interest is charged
on the penalty from the due date of the return (including extensions).

Penalties
Late filing. If you do not file your return by the due date (including

extensions), the penalty is usually 5% of the amount due for each
month or part of a month your return is late, unless you have a
reasonable explanation. If you do, include it with your return. The
penalty can be as much as 25% of the tax due. The penalty is 15%
per month, up to a maximum of 75%, if the failure to file is
fraudulent. If your return is more than 60 days late, the minimum
penalty will be $135 or the amount of any tax you owe, whichever
is smaller.
Late payment of tax. If you pay your taxes late, the penalty is

usually 1⁄2 of 1% of the unpaid amount for each month or part of a
month the tax is not paid. The penalty can be as much as 25% of the
unpaid amount. It applies to any unpaid tax on the return. This
penalty is in addition to interest charges on late payments.
Frivolous return. In addition to any other penalties, the law im-

poses a penalty of $5,000 for filing a frivolous return. A frivolous
return is one that does not contain information needed to figure the
correct tax or shows a substantially incorrect tax because you take a
frivolous position or desire to delay or interfere with the tax laws.
This includes altering or striking out the preprinted language above
the space where you sign. For a list of positions identified as
frivolous, see Notice 2010-33, 2010-17 I.R.B. 609, available at
www.irs.gov/irb/2010-17_IRB/ar13.html.
Other. Other penalties can be imposed for negligence, substantial

understatement of tax, reportable transaction understatements, filing an erroneous refund claim, and fraud. Criminal penalties may be
imposed for willful failure to file, tax evasion, or making a false
statement. See Pub. 17 for details on some of these penalties.

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Refund Information
You can go online to check the status
of your refund 72 hours after IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-filed return, or 3 to 4 weeks after you mail a paper return. But if you filed
Form 8379 with your return, allow 14 weeks (11 weeks if you filed
electronically) before checking your refund status.
Go to IRS.gov and click on Where’s My Refund. Have a
copy of your tax return handy. You will need to provide
the following information from your return:

• Your social security number (or individual taxpayer identification number),
• Your filing status, and
• The exact whole dollar amount of your refund.
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If you do not have Internet access, you have two options:

• You can check the status of your refund on the new IRS

phone app. Download the free IRS2Go app by visiting the
iTunes app store or the Android Marketplace. IRS2Go is a
new way to provide you with information and tools.
• You can call 1-800-829-4477 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for automated refund information.
Do not send in a copy of your return unless asked to do so.
To get a refund, you generally must file your return within 3
years from the date the return was due (including extensions).
Refund information also is available in Spanish at www.irs.gov/
espanol and the phone number listed above.

Refunds are sent out weekly on Fridays. If you check
the status of your refund and are not given the date it
will be issued, please wait until the next week before
checking back.

What Is TeleTax?
Recorded Tax Information

Topics by Internet

Recorded tax information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. Select the number of the topic you want to hear. Then, call
1-800-829-4477. Have paper and pencil handy to take notes.

TeleTax topics are also available through the IRS website at www.
irs.gov/taxtopics.

TeleTax Topics
All topics are available in Spanish.
Topic
No.

Subject
IRS Help Available

101

102
103
104
105
107

IRS services — Volunteer tax
assistance, toll-free telephone,
walk-in assistance, and outreach
programs
Tax assistance for individuals with
disabilities and the hearing impaired
Tax help for small businesses and
self-employed
Taxpayer Advocate Service — Your
voice at the IRS
Armed Forces tax information
Tax relief in disaster situations

Topic
No.
Subject
157 Change of address — How to notify
IRS
158 Ensuring proper credit of payments
159 Prior year(s) Form W-2 (How to get
a copy)
160 Form 1099-A (Acquisition or
Abandonment of Secured Property)
and Form 1099-C (Cancellation of
Debt)
Collection
201
202
203

204
205

IRS Procedures
151
152
153
154
155
156

Your appeal rights
Refund information
What to do if you haven’t filed your
tax return
Form W-2 and Form
1099-R — What to do if incorrect or
not received
Forms and publications — How to
order
Copy of your tax return — How to
get one

206

The collection process
Tax payment options
Refund offsets: For unpaid child
support and certain federal, state,
and unemployment compensation
debts
Offers in compromise
Innocent spouse relief (including
separation of liability and equitable
relief)
Dishonored payments
Alternative Filing Methods

253
254
255

Substitute tax forms
How to choose a tax return preparer
Self-select PIN signature method for
online registration
General Information

301

When, where, and how to file

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Topic
No.
Subject
303 Checklist of common errors when
preparing your tax return
304 Extension of time to file your tax
return
305 Recordkeeping
306 Penalty for underpayment of
estimated tax
307 Backup withholding
308 Amended returns
309 Roth IRA contributions
310 Coverdell education savings
accounts
311 Power of attorney information
312 Disclosure authorizations
313 Qualified tuition programs (QTPs)
Which Forms To File
352
356

Which form — 1040, 1040A, or
1040EZ?
Decedents
Types of Income

401
403
404
407
409
410
411
412
413

Wages and salaries
Interest received
Dividends
Business income
Capital gains and losses
Pensions and annuities
Pensions — The general rule and the
simplified method
Lump-sum distributions
Rollovers from retirement plans

TeleTax Topics
(Continued)
Topic
No.
Subject
414 Rental income and expenses
415 Renting residential and vacation
property
416 Farming and fishing income
417 Earnings for clergy
418 Unemployment compensation
419 Gambling income and expenses
420 Bartering income
421 Scholarship and fellowship grants
423 Social security and equivalent
railroad retirement benefits
424 401(k) plans
425 Passive activities — Losses and
credits
427 Stock options
429 Traders in securities (information
for Form 1040 filers)
430 Exchange of policyholder interest
for stock
431 Canceled debt — Is it taxable or not?

Topic
No.
Subject
552 Tax and credits figured by the IRS
553 Tax on a child’s investment income
554 Self-employment tax
556 Alternative minimum tax
557 Tax on early distributions from
traditional and Roth IRAs
558 Tax on early distributions from
retirement plans, other than IRAs
Tax Credits
601
602
607
608
610
611
612

Adjustments to Income
451
452
453
455
456
457
458

Individual retirement arrangements
(IRAs)
Alimony paid
Bad debt deduction
Moving expenses
Student loan interest deduction
Tuition and fees deduction
Educator expense deduction
Should I itemize?
Medical and dental expenses
Deductible taxes
Home mortgage points
Interest expense
Charitable contributions
Miscellaneous expenses
Business use of home
Business use of car
Business travel expenses
Business entertainment expenses
Educational expenses
Employee business expenses
Casualty, disaster, and theft losses
(including federally declared
disaster areas)
Tax Computation

551

Standard deduction

Electronic Media Filers — 1099
Series and Related Information
Returns
801
802
803
804
805

651
652
653

Notices — What to do
Notice of underreported
income — CP 2000
IRS notices and bills, penalties, and
interest charges

851
856
857
858

Sale of your home
Basis of assets
Depreciation
Installment sales
Employer Tax Information

751
752
753
755
756
757

Social security and Medicare
withholding rates
Form W-2 — Where, when, and how
to file
Form W-4 — Employee’s
Withholding Allowance Certificate
Employer identification number
(EIN) — How to apply
Employment taxes for household
employees
Form 941 and 944 — Deposit
requirements

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Resident and nonresident aliens
Foreign tax credit
Individual taxpayer identification
number (ITIN) — Form W-7
Alien tax clearance
Tax Information for Residents
of Puerto Rico

Basis of Assets, Depreciation,
and Sale of Assets
701
703
704
705

Who must file magnetically
Applications, forms, and
information
Waivers and extensions
Test files and combined federal and
state filing
Electronic filing of information
returns
Tax Information for Aliens and
U.S. Citizens Living Abroad

IRS Notices

Itemized Deductions
501
502
503
504
505
506
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515

Earned income credit (EIC)
Child and dependent care credit
Adoption credit and adoption
assistance programs for 2010 and
2011
Excess social security and RRTA
tax withheld
Retirement savings contributions
credit
First-time homebuyer
credit — Purchases made in 2008
First-time homebuyer
credit — Purchases made in 2009,
2010, and 2011

Topic
No.
Subject
758 Form 941 — Employer’s Quarterly
Federal Tax Return and Form
944 — Employer’s Annual Federal
Tax Return
759 A business credit is available for
qualified employers under “The
HIRE Act” of 2010
761 Tips — Withholding and reporting
762 Independent contractor vs. employee
763 The “Affordable Care Act” of 2010
offers employers new tax deductions
and credits

901
902
903
904

Is a person with income from
Puerto Rican sources required to file
a U.S. federal income tax return?
Credits and deductions for taxpayers
with Puerto Rican source income
that is exempt from U.S. tax
Federal employment tax in Puerto
Rico
Tax assistance for residents of
Puerto Rico

Topic numbers are effective
January 1, 2012.

Calling the IRS

If you cannot find the answer to your question in these instructions or online, please call us
for assistance. See Making the Call below. You will not be charged for the call unless your
phone company charges you for toll-free calls. Our normal hours of operation are Monday
through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. Assistance provided to callers from
Alaska and Hawaii will be based on the hours of operation in the Pacific time zone.

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If you want to check the status of your 2011 refund, see Refund Information,
earlier.

Before You Call

Evaluation of services provided. The IRS uses several methods to

IRS representatives care about the quality of the service provided to
you, our customer. You can help us provide accurate, complete
answers to your questions by having the following information
available.
• The tax form, schedule, or notice to which your question
relates.
• The facts about your particular situation. The answer to the
same question often varies from one taxpayer to another because of
differences in their age, income, whether they can be claimed as a
dependent, etc.
• The name of any IRS publication or other source of information that you used to look for the answer.
To maintain your account security, you may be asked for the
following information, which you should also have available.
• Your social security number.
• The amount of refund and filing status shown on your tax
return.
• The “Caller ID Number” shown at the top of any notice you
received.
• Your personal identification number (PIN) if you have one.
• Your date of birth.
• The numbers in your street address.
• Your ZIP code.
If you are asking for an installment agreement to pay your tax,
you will be asked for the highest amount you can pay each month
and the date on which you can pay it.

evaluate our telephone service. One method is to record telephone
calls for quality purposes only. A random sample of recorded calls
is selected for review through the quality assurance process. Other
methods include listening to live calls in progress and random
selection of customers for participation in a customer satisfaction
survey.

Making the Call
Call 1-800-829-1040 (hearing impaired customers with access to
TTY/TDD equipment may call 1-800-829-4059). Our menu allows
you to speak your responses or use your keypad to select a menu
option. After receiving your menu selection, the system will direct
your call to the appropriate assistance.

Before You Hang Up
If you do not fully understand the answer you receive, or you feel
our representative may not fully understand your question, our
representative needs to know this. He or she will be happy to take
additional time to be sure your question is answered fully.
By law, you are responsible for paying your share of federal
income tax. If we should make an error in answering your question,
you are still responsible for the payment of the correct tax. Should
this occur, however, you will not be charged any penalty.

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Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Tax
Forms and Publications
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If you live outside the United States, see Pub. 54
to find out how to get help and tax forms and publications.

Internet

Phone

You can access IRS.gov 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.

Online services and help. Go to IRS.gov to obtain information on:

• Free File — Use free tax software to prepare and e-file your tax
return at www.irs.gov/freefile.
• Interactive Tax Assistant — Provides answers to tax law questions using a probe and response process.
• Online Services — Conduct business with the IRS electronically.
• Taxpayer Advocate Service — Helps taxpayers resolve
problems with the IRS.
• Where’s My Refund — Your refund status anytime from anywhere.
• Free Tax Return Preparation — Locate the site nearest you.
• Recent Tax Changes
• Tax information for Innocent Spouses
• Disaster Tax Relief
• Identity Theft and Your Tax Records
• Online Payment Agreement (OPA) Application
• Applying for Offers in Compromise

TeleTax information - 24 hour tax information. Call
1-800-829-4477. See the earlier list of tax topic numbers and details.
Tax forms and publications. Call 1-800-TAX-FORM
(1-800-829-3676) to order current and prior year forms, instructions, and publications. You should receive your order within 10
working days.
Tax help and questions. Call 1-800-829-1040.
Hearing Impaired TTY/TDD. Call 1-800-829-4059.
National Taxpayer Advocate helpline. Call 1-877-777-4778.

Walk-In
You can pick up some of the most requested
forms, instructions, and publications at many
IRS offices, post offices, and libraries. Also,
some grocery stores, copy centers, city and
county government offices, and credit unions
have reproducible tax forms and publications available to photocopy or print from a DVD.

Mail

View and download tax forms and publications. Click on “Forms

& Pubs” or go to www.irs.gov/formspubs to:
• View or download current and previous year tax forms and
publications.
• Order current year tax forms and publications online.

You can order forms, instructions, and publications by completing the order blank, later. You
should receive your order within 10 days after we
receive your request.

Online ordering of tax forms and publications. To order tax forms

and publications delivered by mail, go to www.irs.gov/formspubs.
• For current year tax forms and publications, click on “Forms
and publications by U.S. mail.”
• For tax forms and publications on a DVD, click on “Tax
products DVD (Pub. 1796).”

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To get information, forms, and publications in Spanish,
go to www.irs.gov/espanol.

DVD
Buy IRS Pub. 1796, IRS Tax Products DVD,
from National Technical Information Service
(NTIS) at www.irs.gov/cdorders for $30 (no handling fee) or call 1-877-233-6767 toll-free to buy
the DVD for $30 (plus a $6 handling fee). Price
and handling fee are subject to change. The first release will ship
early January 2012 and the final release will ship early March 2012.
Other ways to get help. See Other Ways To Get Help, earlier.

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Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Privacy Act of
1974, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 require that when
we ask you for information we must first tell you our legal right to
ask for the information, why we are asking for it, and how it will be
used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive
it and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a
benefit, or mandatory under the law.
This notice applies to all papers you file with us, including this
tax return. It also applies to any questions we need to ask you so we
can complete, correct, or process your return; figure your tax; and
collect tax, interest, or penalties.
Our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code
sections 6001, 6011, and 6012(a), and their regulations. They say
that you must file a return or statement with us for any tax you are
liable for. Your response is mandatory under these sections. Code
section 6109 requires you to provide your identifying number on
the return. This is so we know who you are, and can process your
return and other papers. You must fill in all parts of the tax form that
apply to you. But, you do not have to check the boxes for the
Presidential Election Campaign Fund or for the third-party designee. You also do not have to provide your daytime phone number.
You are not required to provide the information requested on a
form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form
displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to
a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents
may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue
law.
We ask for tax return information to carry out the tax laws of the
United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of
tax.
If you do not file a return, do not provide the information we ask
for, or provide fraudulent information, you may be charged penalties and be subject to criminal prosecution. We may also have to
disallow the exemptions, exclusions, credits, deductions, or adjustments shown on your tax return. This could make the tax higher or
delay any refund. Interest may also be charged.
Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as
stated in Code section 6103. However, Code section 6103 allows or
requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the information shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.
For example, we may disclose your tax information to the Depart-

ment of Justice to enforce the tax laws, both civil and criminal, and
to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths
or possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may disclose your tax
information to the Department of Treasury and contractors for tax
administration purposes; and to other persons as necessary to obtain
information needed to determine the amount of or to collect the tax
you owe. We may disclose your tax information to the Comptroller
General of the United States to permit the Comptroller General to
review the Internal Revenue Service. We may disclose your tax
information to committees of Congress; federal, state, and local
child support agencies; and to other federal agencies for the purposes of determining entitlement for benefits or the eligibility for
and the repayment of loans. We may also disclose this information
to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to
enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement
and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
Please keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we
ask you for other information. If you have any questions about the
rules for filing and giving information, please call or visit any
Internal Revenue Service office.
We welcome comments on forms. We try to create forms and

instructions that can be easily understood. Often this is difficult to
do because our tax laws are very complex. For some people with
income mostly from wages, filling in the forms is easy. For others
who have businesses, pensions, stocks, rental income, or other
investments, it is more difficult.
If you have suggestions for making these forms simpler, we
would be happy to hear from you. You can email us at
taxforms@irs.gov. Please put “Forms Comment” on the subject
line. You can also send us comments from www.irs.gov/formspubs.
Select “Comment on Tax Forms and Publications” under “Information About.” Or you can write to Internal Revenue Service, Individual and Specialty Forms and Publications Branch,
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:I, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send your return to this address. Instead,
see the addresses at the end of these instructions.
Although we cannot respond individually to each comment received, we do appreciate your feedback and will consider your
comments as we revise our tax forms and instructions.

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Estimates of Taxpayer Burden
The table below shows burden estimates based upon current statutory requirements as of October 21, 2011, for taxpayers filing a
2011 Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ tax return. Time spent and
out-of-pocket costs are presented separately. Time burden is broken
out by taxpayer activity, with record keeping representing the largest component. Out-of-pocket costs include any expenses incurred
by taxpayers to prepare and submit their tax returns. Examples
include tax return preparation and submission fees, postage and
photocopying costs, and tax preparation software costs. While these
estimates do not include burden associated with post-filing activities, IRS operational data indicate that electronically prepared and
filed returns have fewer arithmetic errors, implying lower post-filing burden.
Reported time and cost burdens are national averages and do not
necessarily reflect a “typical” case. Most taxpayers experience
lower than average burden, with taxpayer burden varying considerably by taxpayer type. For instance, the estimated average time

burden for all taxpayers filing a Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ is
18 hours, with an average cost of $230 per return. This average
includes all associated forms and schedules, across all preparation
methods and taxpayer activities. The average burden for taxpayers
filing Form 1040 is about 22 hours and $290; the average burden for
taxpayers filing Form 1040A is about 10 hours and $120; and the
average for Form 1040EZ filers is about 7 hours and $50.
Within each of these estimates there is significant variation in
taxpayer activity. For example, non-business taxpayers are expected to have an average burden of about 12 hours and $150, while
business taxpayers are expected to have an average burden of about
32 hours and $410. Similarly, tax preparation fees and other
out-of-pocket costs vary extensively depending on the tax situation
of the taxpayer, the type of software or professional preparer used,
and the geographic location.
If you have comments concerning the time and cost estimates
below, you can contact us at either one of the addresses shown
under We welcome comments on forms.

Estimated Average Taxpayer Burden for Individuals by Activity
Average Time Burden (Hours)
Primary Form Filed or
Type of Taxpayer

All taxpayers . . . . . .
Primary forms filed
1040 . . . . . . . .
1040A . . . . . . .
1040EZ . . . . . .
Type of taxpayer
Nonbusiness***
Business*** . . .

Record
Keeping

Tax
Planning

Form
Completion

Form
Submission

All
Other

Average
Cost
(Dollars)**

Percentage
of Returns

Total
Time*

....

100

18

8

2

4

1

3

$230

....
....
....

68
19
13

22
10
7

10
4
2

3
1
1

4
3
2

1
1
1

3
2
1

290
120
50

....
....

70
30

12
32

5
16

2
4

3
6

1
1

2
4

150
410

*Detail may not add to total time due to rounding.
**Dollars rounded to the nearest $10.
***You are considered a “business” filer if you file one or more of the following with Form 1040: Schedule C, C-EZ, E, or F or Form 2106 or
2106-EZ. You are considered a “nonbusiness” filer if you did not file any of those schedules or forms with Form 1040 or if you file Form 1040A or
1040EZ.

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Order Form for Forms
and Publications

The most frequently ordered forms and publications are listed on the order form below. You
will receive two copies of each form, one copy of the instructions, and one copy of each
publication you order. To help reduce waste, please order only the items you need to prepare
your return.

For faster ways of getting the items you need, go to www.irs.gov/formspubs.

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spaces to order items not listed. If you need more space, attach a
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1040

Schedule F
(1040)

1040X

5405

Pub. 1

Pub. 526

Pub. 583

Schedule A
(1040)

Schedule H
(1040)

2106

6251

Pub. 17

Pub. 527

Pub. 587

Schedule B
(1040A or
1040)

Schedule J
(1040)

2441

8283

Pub. 334

Pub. 529

Pub. 590

Schedule C
(1040)

Schedule R
(1040A or
1040)

3903

8606

Pub. 463

Pub. 535

Pub. 596

Schedule SE
Schedule
(1040)
C-EZ (1040)

4506

8812

Pub. 501

Pub. 547

Pub. 910

Schedule D
(1040)

1040A

4506-T

8822

Pub. 502

Pub. 550

Pub. 915

8949

1040EZ

4562

8829

Pub. 505

Pub. 551

Pub. 946

Schedule E
(1040)

1040-ES
(2012)

4684

8863

Pub. 523

Pub. 554

Pub. 970

Schedule EIC
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1040-V

4868

8917

Pub. 525

Pub. 575

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Major Categories of Federal Income and Outlays for Fiscal Year 2010
Income and Outlays. These pie charts show the relative sizes of the major categories of federal income and outlays for fiscal year 2010.

Income

Outlays

Social security, Medicare,
and unemployment and other
retirement taxes
25%

Borrowing to
cover deficit
37%

Corporate
income taxes
6%

Law enforcement and
general government
2%

Personal income
taxes
26%

Excise, customs, estate,
gift, and miscellaneous
taxes
6%

On or before the first Monday in February of each year the President is required by law to submit to the Congress a budget proposal
for the fiscal year that begins the following October. The budget
plan sets forth the President’s proposed receipts, spending, and the
surplus or deficit for the Federal government. The plan includes
recommendations for new legislation as well as recommendations
to change, eliminate, and add programs. After receipt of the
President’s proposal, the Congress reviews the proposal and makes
changes. It first passes a budget resolution setting its own targets for
receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit. Next, individual spending
and revenue bills that are consistent with the goals of the budget
resolution are enacted.
In fiscal year 2010 (which began on October 1, 2009, and ended
on September 30, 2010), Federal income was $2,163 billion and
outlays were $3,456 billion, leaving a deficit of $1,293 billion.

Footnotes for Certain Federal Outlays
1. Social security, Medicare, and other retirement: These
programs provide income support for the retired and disabled and
medical care for the elderly.

Social
programs 4
25%

Physical, human,
and community
development 3
7%

Social security,
Medicare, and other
retirement 1
36%

Net interest on
the debt
6%

National defense,
veterans, and foreign
affairs 2
24%

2. National defense, veterans, and foreign affairs: About 20%
of Federal outlays were to equip, modernize, and pay our armed
forces and to fund national defense activities; about 3% of outlays
were for benefits and services to veterans of the armed services; and
about 1% were for international activities, including military and
economic assistance to foreign countries and the maintenance of
United States embassies abroad.
3. Physical, human, and community development: These outlays were for agriculture; natural resources; environment; transportation; aid for elementary and secondary education and direct
assistance to college students; job training; deposit insurance, commerce and housing credit, and community development; and space,
energy, and general science programs.
4. Social programs: About 16% of total outlays were for Medicaid, food stamps, temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental security income, and related programs; and 9% for health
research and public health programs, unemployment compensation,
assisted housing, and social services.

Note. The percentage calculations in this section and the dollar chart for outlays exclude undistributed offsetting receipts, which were $82 billion in 2010. In the budget,
these receipts are offset against spending in the calculation of the outlay total. These receipts are for the U.S. Government’s share of its employee retirement programs,
rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf, and proceeds from the sale of assets.

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Index to Instructions
A

Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Addresses of Internal Revenue Service
Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska Permanent Fund dividends . . .
Alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allocated tip income . . . . . . . . . . .
Alternative minimum tax . . . . . . . . .
Amended return . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amount you owe . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . 12
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Last Page
. . . . 24
..... 6
. . . . 19
. . . . 30
. . . . 76
. . . . 62
. . . . 21

B

Blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

C

Capital gain distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,
Nominee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child and dependent care expenses, credit
for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child tax credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 34, 37,
Common mistakes, how to avoid . . . . . . . . . .
Community property states . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Credit for the elderly or the disabled . . . . . . .

31
20
31
60
76
19
34

D

Death of a taxpayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Death of spouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 77
Debt held by the public, gift to reduce . . . . . . 76
Deductions for contributions to an individual
retirement arrangement (IRA) . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dependent care benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dependents:
Exemptions for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Standard deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Standard deduction for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Direct deposit of refund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Disclosure, Privacy, and Paperwork Reduction Act
Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Dividends:
Nominee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ordinary dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Qualified dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dual-status aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13

E

Earned income credit (EIC)
Combat pay, nontaxable .
Education credits . . . . . . .
Educator expenses . . . . . .
Elderly persons:
Credit for . . . . . . . . . .
Standard deduction . . . .
Standard deduction for . .
Electronic filing (e-file) . .

H

Head of household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Help (free) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to comment on forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

I

Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax withheld (federal) . . . . . . . .
Individual retirement arrangement (IRA):
Contributions to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distributions from . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individual taxpayer identification number
Injured spouse claim . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Innocent spouse relief . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installment payments . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest income:
Taxable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax-exempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest — late payment of tax . . . . . . . .
Itemized deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Living abroad, U.S. citizens and resident
aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lump-sum distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Married persons:
Filing joint returns . . . . .
Filing separate returns . . .
Living apart . . . . . . . . .
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Excess social security and tier 1 RRTA
withheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extension of time to file . . . . . . . . .
Extensions of time to file . . . . . . . .

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Foreign-source income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Form 1040A or Form 1040? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Form W-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Forms W-2, 1098, and 1099, where to report certain
items from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Forms, how to get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 85
Free File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Free tax help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Filing requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Filing status — which box to check . . . . . . 12-14
Foreign accounts and trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Name change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Name, address, and social security number . . . 12
Nonresident alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 12, 13

Publications, how to get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Qualified dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Qualified dividends and capital gain tax
worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32

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Railroad retirement benefits:
Treated as a pension . . . . . . . . . . .
Treated as social security . . . . . . . .
Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refund information . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refund of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refund offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refunds of state and local income taxes
Resident aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirement savings contributions credit .
Rights of taxpayers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rounding off to whole dollars . . . . . .

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Scholarship and fellowship grants . . . .
Sign your return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social security benefits . . . . . . . . . . .
Social security number . . . . . . . . . . .
Standard deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local income taxes, refunds of
Student loan interest deduction . . . . . .

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Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Tax figured by the IRS . . . . . . . . . .
Tax table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax-exempt interest . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telephone assistance — federal tax
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TeleTax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third party designee . . . . . . . . . . .
Tip income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuition and fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Unemployment compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Order form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Payments, amount you owe . . . . .
Penalty:
Estimated tax . . . . . . . . . . . .
Late filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Late payment . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions and annuities . . . . . . . .
Preparer, tax return . . . . . . . . . .
Presidential election — $3 check-off
Private delivery services . . . . . . .
Public debt, gift to reduce the . . . .
Publications:
How to get . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
(VITA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Where to file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last Page
Who can use Form 1040A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Who must use Form 1040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Who should file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Widows and widowers, qualifying . . . . . . . . . 14
Withholding and estimated tax payments for
2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Where Do You
File?

Mail your return to the address shown below that
applies to you. If you want to use a private
delivery service, see Private Delivery Services
under Filing Requirements, earlier.

TIP

Envelopes without enough postage will be
returned to you by the post office. Your
envelope may need additional postage if it
contains more than five pages or is
oversized (for example, it is over 1/4’’ thick).
Also, include your complete return address.

THEN use this address if you:
IF you live in...

Are not enclosing a check or
money order...

Are enclosing a check or
money order...

Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 105017
Atlanta, GA 30348-5017

Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1214
Charlotte, NC 28201-1214

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington,

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Fresno, CA 93888-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 7704
San Francisco, CA 94120-7704

Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Fresno, CA 93888-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 802501
Cincinnati, OH 45280-2501

Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 970011
St. Louis, MO 63197-0011

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0015

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 37008
Hartford, CT 06176-0008

A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory*, or use an APO
or FPO address, or file Form 2555, 2555-EZ, or 4563, or are a
dual-status alien

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0215

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1303
Charlotte, NC 28201-1303

*If you live in American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands, see Pub. 570.