Do I Need To
File A Federal Tax Return?
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Who Needs to File a Federal Income
Tax Return?
Even if you do not have to file a
return, you should file one to get a
refund of any Federal Income Tax
withheld.
To determine if you need to file a
Federal Income Tax return
answer the following questions:
Occasionally, individuals have one-time
or infrequent financial transactions
that may require them to file a Federal
Income Tax return. Do any of the
following examples apply to you?
Did you have Federal taxes withheld from
your pension and wages for this tax year
and wish to get a refund back?
Are you entitled to the Earned Income
Tax Credit or did you receive Advance
Earned Income Credit for this tax year?
Were you self-employed with earnings of
more than $400.00?
Did you sell your home?
Will you owe any special tax on a
qualified retirement plan (including an
individual retirement account (IRA) or
medical savings account (MSA)? You may
owe tax if you:
Received an early distribution from a
qualified plan
Made excess contributions to your IRA or
MSA
Were born before July 1, 1936, and you
did not take the minimum required
distribution from your qualified
retirement plan.
Received a distribution in the excess of
$160,000 from a qualified retirement
plan.
Will you owe social security and
Medicare tax on tips you did not report
to your employer?
Will you owe uncollected social security
and Medicare or Railroad retirement (RRTA)
tax on tips you reported to your
employer?
Will you be subject to Alternative
Minimum Tax (AMT)? (The tax law gives
special treatment to some kinds of
income and allows special deductions and
credit for some kinds of expenses.)
Will you owe recapture tax?
Are you a church employee with income in
wages of $108.28 or more from a church
or qualified church-controlled
organization that is exempt from
employer social security or Medicare
taxes?
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