Instructions For Form 1040ez - 2008 Page 9
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1040EZ
Top of the Form
Your social security number
Your first name and initial
Last name
Label
B
L
(See page 9.)
A
Spouse’s social security number
If a joint return, spouse’s first name and initial
Last name
B
Use the
E
A
L
IRS label.
Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see page 9.
Apt. no.
You must enter
Otherwise,
H
your SSN(s) above.
please print
E
R
or type.
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, see page 9.
E
Checking a box below will not
change your tax or refund.
Presidential
Election
C
Campaign
Check here if you, or your spouse if a joint return, want $3 to go to this fund
You
Spouse
(page 9)
A
Name and Address
B
Social Security Number (SSN)
Use the peel-off label. Using your peel-off name and ad-
dress label on the back of this booklet will speed the process-
An incorrect or missing SSN can increase your tax or reduce
ing of your return. It also prevents common errors that can
your refund. To apply for an SSN, fill in Form SS-5 and return it,
delay refunds or result in unnecessary notices. Put the label on
along with the appropriate evidence documents, to the Social
your return after you have finished it. Cross out any incorrect
Security Administration (SSA). You can get Form SS-5 online at
information and print the correct information. Add any missing
, from your local SSA office, or by calling
items, such as your apartment number.
the SSA at 1-800-772-1213. It usually takes about 2 weeks to
get an SSN once the SSA has all the evidence and information
Address change. If the address on your peel-off label is not
it needs.
your current address, cross out your old address and print your
new address. If you plan to move after filing your return, use
Form 8822 to notify the IRS of your new address.
Check that your SSN on your Forms W-2 and 1099 agrees with
your social security card. If not, see page 4 for more details.
Name change. If you changed your name because of mar-
riage, divorce, etc., be sure to report the change to your local
Social Security Administration office before you file your re-
IRS individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs)
turn. This prevents delays in processing your return and issuing
for aliens. If you are a nonresident or resident alien and you
refunds. It also safeguards your future social security benefits.
do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, you must apply
See page 4 for details. If you received a peel-off label, cross out
for an ITIN. For details on how to do so, see Form W-7 and its
your former name and print your new name.
instructions. It usually takes about 4 – 6 weeks to get an ITIN.
What if you do not have a label? Print the information in
the spaces provided.
If you already have an ITIN, enter it wherever your SSN is
requested on your tax return.
If you filed a joint return for 2007 and you are filing a
joint return for 2008 with the same spouse, be sure to
TIP
enter your names and SSNs in the same order as on
An ITIN is for tax use only. It does not entitle you to
your 2007 return.
!
social security benefits or change your employment or
immigration status under U.S. law.
P.O. box. Enter your P.O. box number only if your post office
CAUTION
does not deliver mail to your home.
Foreign address. Print the information in the following or-
Nonresident alien spouse. If your spouse is a nonresident
der: City, province or state, and country. Follow the country’s
alien, he or she must have either an SSN or an ITIN.
practice for entering the postal code. Do not abbreviate the
country name.
C
Presidential Election Campaign
This fund helps pay for Presidential election campaigns. The
fund reduces candidates’ dependence on large contributions
from individuals and groups and places candidates on an
equal financial footing in the general election. If you want $3
to go to this fund, check the box. If you are filing a joint return,
your spouse also can have $3 go to the fund. If you check a
box, your tax or refund will not change.
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