Sch J (1040) Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen

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SCHEDULE J
(Form 1040)

Income Averaging for Individuals With Income from
Farming or Fishing

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

OMB No. 1545-0074

2024

Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
Go to www.irs.gov/ScheduleJ for instructions and the latest information.

Attachment
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Enter the taxable income from your 2024 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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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2023, enter the amount from your 2023 Schedule J, line 11.
• 2022 but not 2023, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2021 but not 2022 or 2023, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J,
line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2021 Form 1040, 1040-SR,
or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions.

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Figure the tax on the amount on line 7 using the 2021 tax rates. See instructions

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2023, enter the amount from your 2023 Schedule J, line 15.
• 2022 but not 2023, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 3.
Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2022 Form 1040, 1040-SR,
or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions.

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2023, enter the amount from your
2023 Schedule J, line 3. Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your 2023
Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions .

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

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2023, enter the amount from your 2023 Schedule J, line 12.
• 2022 but not 2023, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 16.
• 2021 but not 2022 or 2023, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J,
line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2021 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,
line 16.

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for:
• 2023, enter the amount from your 2023 Schedule J, line 16.
• 2022 but not 2023, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 4.
Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2022 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,
line 16.

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If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2023, enter the amount from your
2023 Schedule J, line 4. Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2023 Form 1040,
1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 16* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 2024 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) 2024