Form 8850 - Other Forms

Other Forms

• Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, is used by small businesses to elect to be taxed as a "Subchapter S - Corporation" (S corporation).
• Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, is filed by taxpayers who have earned income from sources outside the United States exempt from U.S. income tax. U.S. citizens or resident aliens are taxed on their world-wide income. For those who qualify, however, Form 2555 can be used to exclude foreign earned income up to US$87,600 for 2008, $91,400 for 2009, $91,500 for 2010, and $92,900 for 2011. Also, it can be used to claim a housing exclusion or deduction. A filer cannot exclude or deduct more than their foreign earned income for the tax year.
• Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, is used to request an extension of time to file a federal income tax return for an individual (there is no extension to pay the tax).
• Form 8822, Change of Address, is used to report a change of address to the Internal Revenue Service.
• Form 8850, Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit, is used in implementation of the federal government's Work Opportunity Tax Credit program.
• Form 8889, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), is used by Health Savings Account HSA holders. HSA administrators are required to send HSA account holders and file forms 1099SA and 5498SA with the IRS each year.