Form 1040 EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers with No De

Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service

Income Tax Return for Single and
Joint Filers With No Dependents (99)

Form

1040EZ
Name,
Address,
and SSN
See separate
instructions.

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Presidential
Election
Campaign
(see page 9)

2010

OMB No. 1545-0074

P
R
I
N
T

Your first name and initial

Last name

Your social security number

If a joint return, spouse’s first name and initial

Last name

Spouse’s social security number

C
L
E
A
R
L
Y

Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see instructions.

Apt. no.

City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, see instructions.

1

Income
Attach
Form(s) W-2
here.
Enclose, but do
not attach, any
payment.
You may be
entitled to a larger
deduction if you
file Form 1040A or
1040. See Before
You Begin on
page 4.

Taxable interest. If the total is over $1,500, you cannot use Form 1040EZ.

2

3

Unemployment compensation and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends (see page 11).

3

4
5

Add lines 1, 2, and 3. This is your adjusted gross income.
If someone can claim you (or your spouse if a joint return) as a dependent, check
the applicable box(es) below and enter the amount from the worksheet on back.

4

You
Spouse
If no one can claim you (or your spouse if a joint return), enter $9,350 if single;
$18,700 if married filing jointly. See back for explanation.
Subtract line 5 from line 4. If line 5 is larger than line 4, enter -0-.
This is your taxable income.
Federal income tax withheld from Form(s) W-2 and 1099.
Making work pay credit (see worksheet on back).
Earned income credit (EIC) (see page 13).
Nontaxable combat pay election.
9b
Add lines 7, 8, and 9a. These are your total payments and credits.
Tax. Use the amount on line 6 above to find your tax in the tax table on pages 27
through 35 of the instructions. Then, enter the tax from the table on this line.

b

Routing number

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d

Account number

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Type:

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Spouse

6
7
8
9a
10
11
12a

Checking

If line 11 is larger than line 10, subtract line 10 from line 11. This is
the amount you owe. For details on how to pay, see page 19.

Savings

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13

Yes. Complete the following.

Third Party
Designee

Do you want to allow another person to discuss this return with the IRS (see page 20)?

Sign
Here

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and
accurately lists all amounts and sources of income I received during the tax year. Declaration of preparer (other than the taxpayer) is based
on all information of which the preparer has any knowledge.
Daytime phone number
Your occupation
Your signature
Date

Keep a copy for
your records.

Paid
Preparer
Use Only

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Joint return? See
page 6.

Designee’s
▶
name

Phone
no.

Spouse’s signature. If a joint return, both must sign.

Print/Type preparer’s name
Firm’s name

Date

Preparer’s signature

Personal identification
number (PIN)

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No

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Spouse’s occupation
Date

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Check
if
self-employed

PTIN

Firm's EIN ▶

Firm’s address ▶

For Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 36.

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5

If line 10 is larger than line 11, subtract line 11 from line 10. This is your refund.
If Form 8888 is attached, check here ▶

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13

Amount
You Owe

You

2

12a

Have it directly
deposited! See
page 18 and fill in
12b, 12c,
and 12d or
Form 8888.

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1

7
8
9a
b
10
11

Refund

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Wages, salaries, and tips. This should be shown in box 1 of your Form(s) W-2.
Attach your Form(s) W-2.

6

Make sure the SSN(s)
above are correct.

Checking a box below will not
change your tax or refund.

Check here if you, or your spouse if a joint return, want $3 to go to this fund .

Payments,
Credits,
and Tax

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Phone no.

Cat. No. 11329W

Form 1040EZ (2010)

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Form 1040EZ (2010)

Worksheet
for Line 5 —
Dependents
Who Checked
One or Both
Boxes

Use this worksheet to figure the amount to enter on line 5 if someone can claim you (or your spouse if married
filing jointly) as a dependent, even if that person chooses not to do so. To find out if someone can claim you as a
dependent, see Pub. 501.
A. Amount, if any, from line 1 on front .

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+

300.00 Enter total ▶
B. Minimum standard deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C. Enter the larger of line A or line B here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D. Maximum standard deduction. If single, enter $5,700; if married filing jointly, enter $11,400
E. Enter the smaller of line C or line D here. This is your standard deduction . . . . . . .
F. Exemption amount.
• If single, enter -0-.
• If married filing jointly and —
—both you and your spouse can be claimed as dependents, enter -0-.
—only one of you can be claimed as a dependent, enter $3,650.
G. Add lines E and F. Enter the total here and on line 5 on the front
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B.
C.
D.
E.

950.00

F.

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(keep a copy for
your records)

If you did not check any boxes on line 5, enter on line 5 the amount shown below that applies to you.
• Single, enter $9,350. This is the total of your standard deduction ($5,700) and your exemption ($3,650).
• Married filing jointly, enter $18,700. This is the total of your standard deduction ($11,400), your exemption ($3,650), and
your spouse's exemption ($3,650).

Worksheet
for Line 8 —
Making Work
Pay Credit

Before you begin: ✓ If you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return, you do not qualify for this credit.

Use this
worksheet to
figure the amount
to enter on line 8
if you cannot be
claimed as a
dependent on
another person's
return.

(keep a copy for
your records)

✓ If married filing jointly, include your spouse's amounts with yours when completing this worksheet.
1a. Important. See the instructions on page 12 if (a) you received a taxable scholarship or fellowship grant not reported on
a Form W-2, (b) your wages include pay for work performed while an inmate in a penal institution, or (c) you received
a pension or annuity from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or a nongovernmental section 457 plan.
Do you (and your spouse if filing jointly) have 2010 wages of more than $6,451 ($12,903 if married filing jointly)?
Yes. Skip lines 1a through 3. Enter $400 ($800 if married filing jointly) on line 4 and go to line 5.
No. Enter your earned income (see instructions) . . . . . 1a.
b. Nontaxable combat pay included on line la (see
instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . 1b.
2. Multiply line 1a by 6.2% (.062) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
3. Enter $400 ($800 if married filing jointly) . . . . . . . . . 3.
4. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 3 (unless you checked "Yes" on line 1a) . . . . . . 4.
5. Enter amount from Form 1040EZ, line 4 (on front) . . . . . . 5.
6. Enter $75,000 ($150,000 if married filing jointly) . . . . . . 6.
7. Is the amount on line 5 more than the amount on line 6?
No. Skip line 8. Enter the amount from line 4 on line 9 below.
Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
8. Multiply line 7 by 2% (.02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.
9. Subtract line 8 from line 4. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.
10. Did you (or your spouse, if filing jointly) receive an economic recovery payment in 2010? You may have received this
payment in 2010 if you did not receive an economic recovery payment in 2009 but you received social security
benefits, supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension
benefits in November 2008, December 2008, or January 2009 (see instructions).
No. Enter -0- on line 10 and go to line 11.
Yes. Enter the total of the payments you (and your spouse, if filing

11.

Mailing
Return

jointly) received in 2010. Do not enter more than $250 ($500
10.
if married filing jointly).
Making work pay credit. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. Enter the result
here and on Form 1040EZ, line 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.

Mail your return by April 18, 2011. Mail it to the address shown on the last page of the instructions.
Form 1040EZ (2010)