O'CONNOR, WELLS & VANDER WERFF, LLC
2016 Tax Interview Checklist(please complete)
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Yes No
Have you or your spouse been a victim of identity theft and have you contacted the IRS?
If yes, furnish the 6-digit identity protection PIN issued to you by the IRS for: Taxpayer ______Spouse ______
Affordable Care Act – Did you and your family members have health insurance for all of 2016? If no, please indicate the months you did not have insurance ______(Attach Form(s) 1095-B, 1095-C)
Did you purchase health insurance through the marketplace? If so, please attach Form 1095-A.
Were you notified by the IRS or other taxing authority of any changes to prior year returns?
Did your address change?
Did your marital status change during 2016?
Were there any changes in dependents from the prior year?
Did you adopt a child or begin adoption proceedings during 2016?
Did you pay for child care while you worked or looked for work?
Do any of your dependent children or student children, ages 19 to 23, who did not provide more than half of their cost of support with earned income, have unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, rent) greater than $1050?
Are you an active member of the armed forces or a reservist? If yes, did you serve in a combat zone in 2016? Yes or No
Did you receive unreported tip income of $20 or more in any month of 2016?
Did you have any debts canceled, forgiven or refinanced during 2016? If yes, please provide all Forms 1098 and 1099 received.
Did you start a new business, farm, purchase a rental property, or acquire aninterest in a partnership or S-Corporation during 2016?
Did you sell an existing business, farm, rental property, or an interest in a partnership or S-Corporationduring 2016?
Does your business/farm provide employee health insurance? If so, do you provide insurance through the SHOP? Yes or No
Did you use any part of your home exclusively for business? If yes, square ft. of home ______square ft. used for business ______
Did you retire or change jobs in 2016?
Did you move to a different home because of a change in the location of your job?
Did you receive the 2008 First-Time Homebuyer Credit, which requires repayment?
Did you sell your home in 2016? If yes, did you own and occupy the home as your principal residence for at least two years of the five-year period prior to the sale? Yes or No
Did you sell, exchange, or purchase any real estate in 2016? If yes, please provide the closing statement(s) and IRS Form(s) 1099-S.
Did you incur any casualty or theft losses in 2016? If yes, please bring a summary of out-of-pocket and insurance costs.
Have you received a settlement during 2016 for punitive damages or an award for other than physical injuries or illness?
Did you or your spouse have any medical or health savings account (MSA/HSA) activity in2016? If yes, provide Form 1099-SA.
Did you or your spouse receive distributions from long-term care insurance contracts? If yes, please provide Form 1099-LTC.
Did you or your spouse convert a Traditional-IRA to a Roth-IRA?
Did you or your spouse make a qualified charitable distribution from an IRA?
Did you or your spouse turn age 70½ during 2016 with money in an IRA or other retirement account without taking a distribution?
Did you or your dependents incur any post-secondary education expenses, such as tuition?If yes, include Form 1098-T.
Did your dependents incur any private school tuitionexpenses?
Did you or your spouse make any contributions to Qualified State Tuition Plans (Section 529) during 2016?
Were distributions received from a Coverdell Account or Qualified Education Program (Section 529)? If yes, include Form 1099-Q.
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CREDITS: Did you install any energy efficient improvements or energy property in your personal residence such as exterior doors or windows, insulation, heating & air conditioning systems, water heaters, metal or asphalt roofs, or
biomass stoves? If yes, please bring all invoices & manufacturer's certifications. Did you receive the credit in 2006-2015? Yes or No
Did you install any alternative energy equipment in your personal residence such as solar, fuel cells, wind or geothermal property?
Do you or your spouse have a foreign bank account, securities account, trust or other financial account in a foreign country?
Did you pay in excess of $1,000 in any quarter or $2,000 this year to household employees for services in or around your home?
Did you or your spouse make any gifts, including birthdays, with a total value in excess of $14,000 to any individual during 2016?
If yes, please provide the details of the gift(s) as the filing of a gift tax return may be required by April 18th.
Do you want your refund to be directly deposited? If yes, please provide us a “voided” check, unless already on file.
Or, if you are using a different account from last year, please provide a new “voided” check.
If you are filing a balance due return, do you want to pay using electronic withdrawal?
If yes, please provide a “voided” check (unless already on file) and indicate the datefor withdrawal. / / 17
Please bring along to your tax interview: For new clients only, copies of income tax returns from 2013 to 2015.
For claiming farmland preservation, your 2016 real estate tax bills (payable in 2017).
Income Tax Services:
In order to ensure an understanding of our mutual engagement responsibilities, we ask all clients to confirm the following arrangements. We will prepare the 2016 federal and requested state income tax returns with the information that you will furnish us. We will not audit or otherwise verify the data you submit, although it may be necessary to ask for clarification of some of the information. We will furnish you with questionnaires and worksheets to guide you in gathering the necessary information and assist you in keeping pertinent information from being overlooked. It is your responsibility to provide all of the information required for the preparation of complete and accurate income tax returns. You are required to retain all documents and other data that form the basis for the income and deductions to prove the accuracy and completeness of the returns to a taxing authority, if necessary. The law provides various penalties that may be imposed when the taxpayers understate their tax liability. You have the final responsibility for your income tax returns and, therefore, you should review them carefully before you sign them. We will use professional judgment in resolving tax questions where the law is unclear. Our fee for these services will be based upon the amount of time required at standard billing rates plus out-of-pocket expenses. If the foregoing fairly sets forth your understanding, please sign below. By signing below, I (we) engage O’CONNOR, WELLS & VANDER WERFF, LLC to prepare my (our) 2016 federal and state(s) income tax returns. Please Sign.
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