Form 1040 Instructions - 2015 Page 73

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2015 Form 1040—Lines 76a Through 77
Sample Check—Lines 76b Through 76d
myRA
®
. If you already have a myRA
®
account, you can request a deposit of
your refund (or part of it) to your myRA
1234
CHARLES KEYS
account. A myRA is a starter retirement
MARY ELLEN KEYS
account offered by the Department of
15-0000/0000
123 Pear Lane
the Treasury. For more information on
Anyplace, MI 00000
myRA and to open a myRA account on-
PAY TO THE
$
ORDER OF
line, visit
TreasuryDirect
®
. You can request a
DOLLARS
Routing
Account
deposit of your refund (or part of it) to a
number
number
ANYPLACE BANK
Do not include
TreasuryDirect
®
online account to buy
Anyplace, MI 00000
(line 76b)
(line 76d)
the check number.
U.S. Treasury marketable securities and
For
savings bonds. For more information, go
:202020 "’ 86 " . 1234
to
|
:250250025
|
Form 8888. You can have your refund
directly deposited into more than one ac-
The routing and account numbers may be in different places on your check.
count or use it to buy up to $5,000 in pa-
CAUTION
per series I savings bonds. You do not
box. If the deposit is to an account such
financial institution(s) won't allow a re-
need a TreasuryDirect
®
account to do
as an IRA, health savings account, bro-
fund to be deposited unless the name on
this. For more information, see the Form
kerage account, or other similar account,
the refund matches the name on the ac-
8888 instructions.
ask your financial institution whether
count.
you should check the “Checking” or
Three direct deposits of tax refunds
Line 76a
“Savings” box. You must check the cor-
have already been made to the same ac-
rect box to ensure your deposit is accep-
count or prepaid debit card.
You can't file Form 8888 to split your
ted. If your deposit is to a myRA or a
You haven't given a valid account
refund into more than one account or
TreasuryDirect
®
online account, check
number.
buy paper series I savings bonds if Form
the “Savings” box.
You file your 2015 return after De-
8379 is filed with your return.
cember 31, 2016.
Line 76d
Line 76b
Any numbers or letters on lines
76b through 76d are crossed out or whi-
The account number can be up to 17
The routing number must be nine digits.
ted out.
characters (both numbers and letters).
The first two digits must be 01 through
Include hyphens but omit spaces and
12 or 21 through 32. On the sample
The IRS isn't responsible for a
!
special symbols. Enter the number from
check shown here, the routing number is
lost refund if you enter the
left to right and leave any unused boxes
250250025. Charles and Mary Ellen
wrong account information.
CAUTION
blank. On the sample check shown here,
Keys would use that routing number un-
Check with your financial institution to
the account number is 20202086. Do not
less their financial institution instructed
get the correct routing and account
include the check number.
them to use a different routing number
numbers and to make sure your direct
for direct deposits.
deposit will be accepted.
If the direct deposit to your ac-
count(s) is different from the amount
Ask your financial institution for the
Line 77
you expected, you will receive an ex-
correct routing number to enter on
planation in the mail about 2 weeks after
line 76b if:
Applied to Your 2016
your refund is deposited.
The routing number on a deposit
slip is different from the routing number
Estimated Tax
Reasons Your Direct Deposit
on your checks,
Enter on line 77 the amount, if any, of
Request Will Be Rejected
Your deposit is to a savings ac-
the overpayment on line 75 you want
count that doesn't allow you to write
If any of the following apply, your direct
applied to your 2016 estimated tax. We
checks,
deposit request will be rejected and a
will apply this amount to your account
Your checks state they are payable
check will be sent instead.
unless you include a statement request-
through a financial institution different
You are asking to have a joint re-
ing us to apply it to your spouse's ac-
from the one at which you have your
fund deposited to an individual account,
count. Include your spouse's social se-
checking account, or
and your financial institution(s) won't al-
curity number in the statement.
Your deposit is to a myRA.
low this. The IRS isn't responsible if a
This election to apply part or
financial institution rejects a direct de-
Line 76c
!
all of the amount overpaid to
posit.
your 2016 estimated tax can't
Check the appropriate box for the type
The name on your account doesn't
CAUTION
be changed later.
of account. Do not check more than one
match the name on the refund, and your
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