Schedule J (Form 1 Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen

Income Averaging for
Farmers and Fishermen

SCHEDULE J
(Form 1040)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)

▶ Information

OMB No. 1545-0074

▶ Attach

to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR.
about Schedule J and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form1040.

2012

Attachment
Sequence No. 20
Social security number (SSN)

Name(s) shown on return

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Enter the taxable income from your 2012 Form 1040, line 43, or Form 1040NR, line 41

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Enter your elected farm income (see instructions). Do not enter more than the amount on line 1

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Capital gain included on line 2a:
b Excess, if any, of net long-term capital gain over net short-term
capital loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Unrecaptured section 1250 gain

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Subtract line 2a from line 1 .

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Figure the tax on the amount on line 3 using the 2012 tax rates (see instructions) .

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2011, enter the amount from your 2011 Schedule J, line 11.
• 2010 but not 2011, enter the amount from your 2010 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2009 but not 2010 or 2011, enter the amount from your 2009
Schedule J, line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2009 Form 1040, line
43; Form 1040A, line 27; Form 1040EZ, line 6; Form 1040NR, line
40; or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 14. If zero or less, see instructions.

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Divide the amount on line 2a by 3.0 .

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Combine lines 5 and 6. If zero or less, enter -0-

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Figure the tax on the amount on line 7 using the 2009 tax rates (see instructions) .

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2011, enter the amount from your 2011 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2010 but not 2011, enter the amount from your 2010 Schedule J, line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2010 Form 1040, line
43; Form 1040A, line 27; Form 1040EZ, line 6; Form 1040NR, line
41; or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 14. If zero or less, see instructions.

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Enter the amount from line 6

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Combine lines 9 and 10. If less than zero, enter as a negative amount

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Figure the tax on the amount on line 11 using the 2010 tax rates (see instructions) .

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2011, enter the
amount from your 2011 Schedule J, line 3. Otherwise, enter the
taxable income from your 2011 Form 1040, line 43; Form
1040A, line 27; Form 1040EZ, line 6; Form 1040NR, line 41; or
Form 1040NR-EZ, line 14. If zero or less, see instructions . .

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Enter the amount from line 6

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Combine lines 13 and 14. If less than zero, enter as a negative amount

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Figure the tax on the amount on line 15 using the 2011 tax rates (see instructions) .

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Add lines 4, 8, 12, and 16

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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.

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Amount from line 17 .

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2011, enter the amount from your 2011 Schedule J, line 12.
• 2010 but not 2011, enter the amount from your 2010 Schedule J,
line 16.
• 2009 but not 2010 or 2011, enter the amount from your 2009
Schedule J, line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2009 Form 1040, line 44;*
Form 1040A, line 28;* Form 1040EZ, line 11; Form 1040NR, line
41;* or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 15.

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2011, enter the amount from your 2011 Schedule J, line 16.
• 2010 but not 2011, enter the amount from your 2010
Schedule J, line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2010 Form 1040, line 44;*
Form 1040A, line 28;* Form 1040EZ, line 11; Form 1040NR, line
42;* or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 15.

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2011, enter the amount
from your 2011 Schedule J, line 4. Otherwise, enter the tax from
your 2011 Form 1040, line 44;* Form 1040A, line 28;* Form 1040EZ,
line 10; Form 1040NR, line 42;* or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 15 . .

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*Only include tax reported on this line that is imposed by section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code (see
instructions). Do not include alternative minimum tax from Form 1040A.
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Tax. Subtract line 22 from line 18. Also include this amount on Form 1040, line 44; or Form 1040NR, line 42

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Caution. Your tax may be less if you figure it using the 2012 Tax Table, Tax Computation Worksheet,
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or Schedule D Tax Worksheet. Attach Schedule J
only if you are using it to figure your tax.
Schedule J (Form 1040) 2012