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Farmers and Fishermen
SCHEDULE J
(Form 1040)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)
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OMB No. 1545-0074
2020
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to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
to www.irs.gov/ScheduleJ for instructions and the latest information.
Attachment
Sequence No. 20
Social security number (SSN)
Name(s) shown on return
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Enter the taxable income from your 2020 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 15
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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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Figure the tax on the amount on line 3 using the 2020 tax rates (see instructions) .
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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2019, enter the amount from your 2019 Schedule J, line 11.
• 2018 but not 2019, enter the amount from your 2018 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2017 but not 2018 or 2019, enter the amount from your 2017 Schedule J, line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2017 Form 1040, line 43;
Form 1040A, line 27; Form 1040EZ, line 6; Form 1040-NR, line 41; or Form
1040-NR-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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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2019, enter the amount from your 2019 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2018 but not 2019, enter the amount from your 2018 Schedule J, line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2018 Form 1040, line 10;
Form 1040-NR, line 41; or Form 1040-NR-EZ, line 14. If zero or less, see
instructions.
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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2019, enter the amount from your
2019 Schedule J, line 3. Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2019
Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 11b; Form 1040-NR, line 41; or Form 1040-NR-EZ,
line 14. If zero or less, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.
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Schedule J (Form 1040) 2020
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Schedule J (Form 1040) 2020
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Amount from line 17
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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2019, enter the amount from your 2019 Schedule J, line 12.
• 2018 but not 2019, enter the amount from your 2018 Schedule J, line 16.
• 2017 but not 2018 or 2019, enter the amount from your 2017 Schedule J,
line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2017 Form 1040, line 44;* Form 1040A,
line 28;* Form 1040EZ, line 10; Form 1040-NR, line 42;* or Form
1040-NR-EZ, line 15.
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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2019, enter the amount from your
2019 Schedule J, line 4. Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2019 Form 1040 or
1040-SR, line 12a; Form 1040-NR, line 42;* or Form 1040-NR-EZ, line 15 . .
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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2019, enter the amount from your 2019 Schedule J, line 16.
• 2018 but not 2019, enter the amount from your 2018 Schedule J, line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2018 Form 1040, line 11;* Form 1040-NR,
line 42;* or Form 1040-NR-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).
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Tax. Subtract line 22 from line 18. Also include this amount on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,
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Caution: Your tax may be less if you figure it using the 2020 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) 2020
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | 2020 Schedule J (Form 1040) |
Subject | Fillable |
Author | SE:W:CAR:MP |
File Modified | 2020-10-13 |
File Created | 2020-10-13 |