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As April 15 approaches, many people begin to stress out about their taxes and forget one of the most important things: keeping a copy of the Schedule A. This is an important document to keep a copy of in case the Internal Revenue Service loses the copy sent in with the tax return. To better understand why it is important to keep a copy, everyone needs to know what one is and what its function is.
The Schedule A Form is a supplemental form for the 1080 Form. The 1080 is the general tax return form that determines what a person owes the government or if they qualify for a refund. The Schedule A is the long form that gives a break down of the itemized deductions on a tax return. These items include all business expenses, gas costs for business purposes, and any other item that resulted in a loss of profit for an individual during the normal course of making money.
It is vital to keep a copy of the Schedule A for many reasons. The biggest reason is to make sure the IRS can easily get another copy of it should the original get lost during transit. While this is not a typical issue with the IRS, it is better for one to be safe than sorry. If a copy can not be located, the entire thing must be filled out again. For individuals with huge numbers of deductions, this can be a time consuming and costly process. The second reason keeping a copy is important is to ensure that there is no double dipping. Taxpayers sometimes accidentally use a deduction twice because they did not remember getting credit for it in the previous year. This is highly illegal and easily avoided with good record keeping.
Tax season does not have to be incredibly stressful if an individual is properly prepared. One of the best ways to stay prepared for any issue is to have the Schedule A copied and ready for presentation if the IRS or the individual themselves needs to reference any of the previous tax returns in the legal limit for review.
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