Instructions For Form 1040ez - Income Tax Return For Single And Joint Filers With No Dependents - 2017 Page 21
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452017 Form 1040EZ—Lines 12 through 13d
able to claim the premium tax credit. You must file Form 1040A
cation. For details, see Tax Topic 203 at
IRS.gov/TaxTopics
or
or 1040 to claim the premium tax credit. See Form 8962 and its
see Form 8379.
instructions.
Lines 13a Through 13d
Line 12, Total Tax
12
DIRECT
DEPOSIT
Add lines 10 and 11. Enter the total on line 12.
Simple. Safe. Secure.
Refund
If line 13a is under $1, we will send the refund only on written re-
Fast refunds! Join the eight in 10 taxpayers who choose direct
quest.
deposit—a fast, simple, safe, secure way to have your refund
If you want to check the status of your refund, see
Refund In-
deposited automatically into your checking or savings account,
formation
in Section 6, later. Information about your return will
including an individual retirement arrangement (IRA). For more
generally be available within 24 hours after the IRS receives your
information about IRAs, see IRA, later.
e-filed return, or 4 weeks after you mail your paper return. If you
If you want us to directly deposit the amount shown on
filed Form 8379 with your return, wait 14 weeks (11 weeks if you
line 13a to your checking or savings account, including an IRA,
filed electronically).
at a bank or other financial institution (such as a mutual fund,
brokerage firm, or credit union) in the United States:
If your refund is large, you may want to decrease the
Complete lines 13b through 13d (if you want your refund de-
amount of income tax withheld from your pay by filing a
TIP
posited to only one account), or
new Form W-4 with your employer. See
Income tax
Check the box on line 13a and attach Form 8888 if you want
withholding and estimated tax payments for 2018
in Section 5,
to split the direct deposit of your refund into more than one
later.
account or use all or part of your refund to buy paper series I
Effect of refund on benefits. Any refund you receive can’t be
savings bonds.
counted as income when determining if you or anyone else is eli-
If you don’t want your refund directly deposited to your ac-
gible for benefits or assistance, or how much you or anyone else
count, don’t check the box on line 13a. Draw a line through the
can receive, under any federal program or under any state or lo-
boxes on lines 13b and 13d. We will send you a check instead.
cal program financed in whole or in part with federal funds.
Account must be in your name. Don't request a deposit of
These programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami-
your refund to an account that isn’t in your name, such as your
lies (TANF), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and
tax return preparer’s account. Although you may owe your tax
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food
return preparer a fee for preparing your return, don't have any
stamps). In addition, when determining eligibility, the refund
part of your refund deposited into the preparer’s account to pay
can’t be counted as a resource for at least 12 months after you
the fee.
receive it. Check with your local benefit coordinator to find out if
your refund will affect your benefits.
The number of refunds that can be directly deposited to a sin-
gle account or prepaid debit card is limited to three a year. After
Refund Offset
this limit is reached, paper checks will be sent instead. Learn
If you owe past-due federal tax, state income tax, state unem-
more at IRS.gov/DepositLimit.
ployment compensation debts, child support, spousal support,
or certain federal nontax debts, such as student loans, all or part
Why Use Direct Deposit?
of the refund on line 13a may be used (offset) to pay the
It is faster. You get your refund faster by direct deposit than
past-due amount. Offsets for federal taxes are made by the IRS.
you do by check.
All other offsets are made by the Treasury Department's Bureau
It is more secure. There is no check that can get lost or sto-
of the Fiscal Service. For federal tax offsets, you will receive a
len.
notice from the IRS. For all other offsets, you will receive a notice
It is more convenient. You don’t have to make a trip to the
from the Fiscal Service. To find out if you may have an offset or if
bank to deposit your check.
you have a question about it, contact the agency to which you
It saves tax dollars. It costs the government less to refund by
owe the debt.
direct deposit.
It's proven itself. Nearly 98% of social security and veterans'
Injured spouse. If you file a joint return and your spouse hasn’t
benefits are sent electronically using direct deposit.
paid past-due federal tax, state income tax, state unemployment
compensation debts, child support, spousal support, or a federal
If you file a joint return and check the box on line 13a
nontax debt, such as a student loan, part or all of the refund on
and attach Form 8888 or fill in lines 13b through 13d,
!
line 13a may be used (offset) to pay the past-due amount. But
your spouse may get at least part of the refund.
CAUTION
your part of the refund may be refunded to you if certain condi-
IRA. You can have your refund (or part of it) directly deposited
tions apply and you complete Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allo-
to a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, or SEP-IRA, but not a SIMPLE
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