| Which individual forms to use for deductions
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Type of expense/category
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You may be eligible for:
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Use form:
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| Moving
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Deducting moving expenses
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3903
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| Change of address
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8822
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| Medical and dental expenses
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Deducting medical and dental expenses that are more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.
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Schedule A
(File with Form 1040)
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| Child care expenses
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Deducting child, household employees and dependent care expenses
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2441
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Schedule 2 (Form 1040A)
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Child and Dependent Care Expenses for
Form
1040A Filers,
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Schedule H
(Form 1040), or
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W-10
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| Selling your home
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Excluding any gain from income up to a limit of $250,000
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Schedule D
(Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses
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| Making charitable contributions
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Deducting charitable contributions
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(Form 1040) Itemized Deductions
(Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses
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| 8283
Noncash Charitable Contributions
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| Divorced or separated
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Claiming innocent spouse relief, which applies to all joint filers.
An election to allocate a deficiency, which applies to joint filers who are divorced, widowed, legally separated or have not lived together for the past 12 months.
Equitable relief, which applies to all joint filers and married couples filing separate returns in community property states.
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8857
to request any of these kinds of relief. Publication 971 explains these kinds of relief and who may qualify for them.
(Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses
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| 8332
Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents
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