
Interactive Tax Tools
The IRS' Interactive Tax Tool provides answers to a number of tax law questions such as if a type of income is taxable, if you're eligible to claim certain credits, if you can claim dependents, or if you have to file a tax return, etc. You can find topics by the categories listed below.
Topics by Category
Affordable Care Act (Health Care)
Filing Requirement, Form to Use, Due Date
- Do I Need to File a Tax Return?
- How Do I File a Deceased Person's Tax Return?
- What Is the Simplest Form to Use to File My Taxes?
- What Is the Due Date of My Federal Tax Return or Am I Eligible to Request an Extension?
- Should I File an Amended Return?
Filing Status, Dependents and Exemptions
- Whom May I Claim as a Dependent?
- What Is My Filing Status?
- May I Claim an Exemption for Myself or My Spouse?
- How Much Can I Deduct for Each Exemption I Claim?
Retirement: Pensions, IRAs, Social Security
- Are My Social Security or Railroad Retirement Tier I Benefits Taxable?
- Is My Pension or Annuity Payment Taxable?
- Do I Need to Report the Transfer or Rollover of an IRA or Retirement Plan on My Tax Return?
- Is the Distribution from My Roth Account Taxable?
- Is the Distribution from My Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA Taxable?
- Do I Meet an Exception to the Additional Tax on Early Distributions from IRAs or Retirement Plans?
Other Income
- Do I Include My Scholarship, Fellowship, or Education Grant as Income on My Tax Return?
- How Do I Claim My Gambling Winnings and/or Losses?
- Can I Exclude Income Earned in a Foreign Country?
- Do I Have Income Subject to Self-Employment Tax?
- Is My Residential Rental Income Taxable and/or Are My Expenses Deductible?
- Is My Tip Income Taxable?
- Are Payments I Receive for Being Unemployed Taxable?
Deductions
- How Much Is My Standard Deduction?
- Can I Claim a Deduction for Student Loan Interest?
- Can I Deduct My Moving Expenses?
- How Do I Claim My Gambling Winnings and/or Losses?
Itemized Deductions
- Can I Deduct My Medical and Dental Expenses?
- Can I Deduct My Mortgage-Related Expenses?
- Can I Deduct My Charitable Contributions?
- Can I Claim My Expenses as Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040)?
- Can I Deduct Personal Taxes That I Pay as an Itemized Deduction on Schedule A?
- Are My Work-Related Education Expenses Deductible?
Credits
- Am I Eligible to Claim an Education Credit?
- Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents?
- Am I Eligible to Claim the Premium Tax Credit?
- Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit?
- Do I Qualify for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled?
- Do I Qualify for the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit?
- Am I Eligible to Claim a Credit for Adopting a Child or to Exclude Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits from My Employer?
- Am I Eligible to Claim the Foreign Tax Credit?
- Do I Need to Repay the First-Time Homebuyer Credit?
Additional Topics
- Am I Eligible to Apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number?
- Can I or My Spouse Claim Part of a Refund Being Applied Toward a Debt Owed by the Other Spouse?
- Do I Have Cancellation of Debt Income on My Personal Residence?
- Am I Required to Make Estimated Tax Payments?
- Do I Need to Pay the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax?