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Current Status of the 2012 Tax Return Filing Season

Today we will take a look at the current status of the 2012 tax return filing season.

The IRS plans to begin processing individual income tax returns on January 30, 2013. This will include returns which have the Alternative Minimum Tax, the state and local sales tax deduction, higher education and tuition fees deduction, and the educator expense deduction.

But listen to this. Any return which has one of the forms listed below will not be able to file until late February or early March. This list includes Form 4562 – Depreciation and Amortization. This is in many returns which report a rental property or trade or business. Also, the IRS has still not released a date for when they will begin to accept business tax returns.

• Form 3800 General Business Credit

• Form 4136 Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels

• Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property)

• Form 5074 Allocation of Individual Income Tax to Guam or the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana

Islands

• Form 5471 Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations

• Form 5695 Residential Energy Credits

• Form 5735 American Samoa Economic Development Credit

• Form 5884 Work Opportunity Credit

• Form 6478 Credit for Alcohol Used as Fuel

• Form 6765 Credit for Increasing Research Activities

• Form 8396 Mortgage Interest Credit

• Form 8582 Passive Activity Loss Limitations

• Form 8820 Orphan Drug Credit

• Form 8834 Qualified Plug-in Electric and Electric Vehicle Credit

• Form 8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses

• Form 8844 Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit

• Form 8845 Indian Employment Credit

• Form 8859 District of Columbia First-Time Homebuyer Credit

• Form 8864 Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuels Credit

• Form 8874 New Markets Credits

• Form 8900 Qualified Railroad Track Maintenance Credit

• Form 8903 Domestic Production Activities Deduction

• Form 8908 Energy Efficient Home Credit

• Form 8909 Energy Efficient Appliance Credit

• Form 8910 Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit

• Form 8911 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit

• Form 8912 Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds

• Form 8923 Mine Rescue Team Training Credit

• Form 8932 Credit for Employer Differential Wage Payments

• Form 8936 Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

Disclaimer: The items included in the Tax Tip Tuesday Video Blog are informational only and are not meant as tax advice. Consult with your tax advisor to determine how any item applies to your situation. IRS Circular 230 disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advise contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.

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