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Tax Tip 2023-69, May 17, 2023 — People should put together an emergency preparedness plan for their household – and include copies of their vital records and financial information. By creating an emergency preparedness plan and updating it annually, people will be able to start the recovery process faster if they’re affected by a disaster or other emergency.

Information about Form 4137, Social Security and Medicare Tax On Unreported Tip Income, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Use Form 4137 only to figure the Social Security and Medicare tax owed on tips you did not report to your employer.

Information about Publication 721, Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits, including recent updates and related forms. Publication 721 explains how the federal income tax rules apply to civil service retirement benefits that retired federal employees or their survivors receive.

Information about Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. Use Form 1040-X to file an amended tax return. Form 1040X is used by individual taxpayers to amend prior year tax returns.

Information about Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Use Form 1042 to report tax withheld on certain income of foreign persons.

Information about Form 4029, Application for Exemption From Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Waiver of Benefits, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Form 4029 is used by religious group members to apply for exemption from Social Security/Medicare taxes.

Information about Form 8801, Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax - Individuals, Estates, and Trusts, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Form 8801 is used to figure the minimum tax credit for AMT incurred in prior years and to figure any credit carryforward.

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Information about Form 4506-T-EZ, Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Individuals file Form 4506-T-EZ to request a tax return transcript for the current and the prior three years that includes most lines of the original tax return.

Information about Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. Form 5329 is used by any individual who has established a retirement account, annuity or retirement bond.