South Carolina - Department of Revenue

http://www.sctax.org/Forms+and+Instructions/iit/default.htm

South Dakota - Department of Revenue & Regulation

http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/drrforms.htm

Tennessee - Department of Revenue

http://www.tennessee.gov/revenue/forms/indinc/index.htm

Texas - Public Accounts

http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/00-forms.html

Utah

http://incometax.utah.gov/

Vermont- Department of Taxes

http://www.state.vt.us/tax/forms.shtml

Virginia - Department of Taxation

http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=indforms&selYear=2008&CFID=857631&CFTOKEN=92af600089c36a42-4127B9C4-D3D8-22C1-910C07B8B98B1581

West Virginia - Department of Revenue

http://www.wvtax.gov/personalIncomeTaxes.html

Washington State - Department of Revenue

http://dor.wa.gov/content/GetAFormOrPublication/

Wisconsin - Department of Revenue

http://www.revenue.wi.gov/html/taxforms.html

Georgia - Department of Revenue

https://etax.dor.ga.gov/inctax/individual_income_tax_forms.aspx

Hawaii- Department of Taxation

http://hawaii.gov/tax/a1_b1_1income.htm

Idaho - State Tax Commission

http://tax.idaho.gov/forms_indiv_directory.htm

Illinois - Revenue

http://www.revenue.state.il.us/taxforms/index.htm

Indiana - Department of Revenue

http://www.in.gov/dor/3489.htm

Iowa - Department of Revenue

http://www.state.ia.us/tax/forms/indinc.html

Kansas - Department of Revenue

http://www.ksrevenue.org/formsii.htm

Kentucky - Department of Revenue

http://revenue.ky.gov/forms/

Louisiana - Department of Revenue

http://www.rev.state.la.us/sections/taxforms/default.aspx

Alabama - Department of Revenue

http://www.ador.state.al.us/incometax/2008itforms.html

Alaska - Tax Division

http://www.tax.alaska.gov/programs/forms.aspx

Arizona - Department of Revenue

http://www.azdor.gov/Forms/individualforms.asp

Arkansas - Office of Income Tax Administration

http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/income_tax/tax_individual.html

California

California has 3 Tax Agencies:

• State Board of Equalization handles property, sales and excise taxes - http://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/index.htm

• Franchise Tax Board handles individual income and corporate taxes - http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/index.shtml

• Employment Development Department handles withholding taxes - http://www.edd.ca.gov/taxrep/taxform.htm

Colorado - Department of Revenue, Division of Taxation

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1177017551295&pagename=Revenue/REVXLayout

Delaware - Department of Finance, Division of Revenue

http://revenue.delaware.gov/services/2007PITForms.shtml

District of Columbia - Office of Tax and Revenue

http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594065,otrNav_gid,1679,otrNav,|33280|.asp

Florida - Department of Revenue

http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/forms/download/

Maine - Revenue Services

http://www.maine.gov/revenue/forms/1040/2008.htm

Maryland - Comptroller of Maryland

http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/taxforms/

Massachusetts - Department of Revenue

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Individuals+and+Families&L2=Personal+Income+Tax&L3=Forms+%26+Publications&sid=Ador&b=terminalcontent&f=dor_forms_formsmenu2&csid=Ador

Minnesota - Revenue

http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/individ/forms.shtml

Mississippi - State Tax Commission

http://www.mstc.state.ms.us/downloadforms/main.htm

Missouri - Department of Revenue

http://dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/individual/forms/

Montana - Department of Revenue

http://www.mt.gov/revenue/formsandresources/forms.asp#individual

Nebraska

http://www.revenue.ne.gov/tax/current/current.htm#ind

New Hampshire - Department of Revenue Administration

http://www.nh.gov/revenue/forms/index.htm

Nevada - Department of Taxation

http://tax.state.nv.us/forms.htm

New Hampshire - Department of Revenue Administration

http://www.nh.gov/revenue/forms/index.htm

New Jersey - Department of the Treasury - Division of Taxation

http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/forms.shtml

New Mexico - State of New Mexico - Taxation and Revenue

http://www.tax.state.nm.us/trd_form.htm

New York City - NYC Finance

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/pub/pub.shtml

North Carolina - Department of Revenue

http://www.dor.state.nc.us/downloads/individual.html

Ohio - Department of Taxation

http://tax.ohio.gov/forms/index.stm

Oklahoma - Tax Commission

http://www.tax.ok.gov/itformcrt1.html

Oregon - Department of Revenue

http://egov.oregon.gov/DOR/PERTAX/formspit.shtml

Pennsylvania - Department of Revenue

http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/revenue/cwp/browse.asp?A=190&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=35637

Puerto Rico - Departamento De Hacienda

http://www.hacienda.gobierno.pr/planillas_y_formularios/formularios.html

Tax Form 1040

US Individual Income Tax Return Download

Tax Form 4868

Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File US Individual Income Tax Return Download

Tax Form 1040EZ

Income Tax Return For Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents Download

Tax Form W-4

Employee’s Witholding Allowance Certificate Download

Tax Publication 2043

2009 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart Download

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The IRS website says:

Purpose of This Computer Program The purpose of this application is to help employees to ensure that they do not have too much or too little income tax withheld from their pay. It is not a replacement for Form W-4, but most people will find it more accurate and easier to use than the worksheets that accompany Form W-4. You may use the results of this program to help you complete a new Form W-4, which you will submit to your employer.

Tips For Using This Program

• Have your most recent pay stubs handy.
• Have your most recent income tax return handy.
• Fill in all information that applies to your situation.
• Estimate values if necessary, remembering that the results can only be as accurate as the input you provide.
• Consult the information links embedded in the program whenever you have a question.
• Print out the final screen that summarizes your input and the results, then use it to complete a new Form W-4 (if necessary), and keep it for your records.

Who Can Benefit From This Application?

• Employees who would like to change their withholding to reduce their tax refund or their balance due;
• Employees whose situations are only approximated by the worksheets on the paper W-4 (e.g., anyone with concurrent jobs, or couples in which both are employed; those entitled to file as Head of Household; and those with several children eligible for the Child Tax Credit);
• Employees with non-wage income in excess of their adjustments and deductions, who would prefer to have tax on that income withheld from their paychecks rather than make periodic separate payments through the estimated tax procedures.

For Special Situations If your situation is among those listed below, you will probably achieve more accurate withholding by following the instructions in Publication 919, How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?

• If you will be subject to alternative minimum tax, self-employment tax, or other taxes; or
• If any of your current jobs will end before the end of the year.

NOTE: The information you provide is anonymous and will only be used for purposes of this calculation. It will not be shared, stored or used in any other way, nor can it be used to identify the individual who enters it. It will be discarded when you exit this program.

To access the 2007 IRS Withholding Calculator, go to http://www.irs.gov/individuals/page/0,,id=14806,00.html

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Download tax form 1040

Download tax form 1040 instructions

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Tax form 1040EZ is the tax return form for single and joint filers with no dependents. If in doubt, use form 1040.

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