The Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA) is a tool that provides answers to a number of tax law questions. It can determine if a type of income is taxable, if you're eligible to claim certain credits, and if you can deduct expenses on your tax return. It also provides answers for general questions, such as determining your filing status, if you can claim dependents, if you have to file a tax return, etc. You can find topics using the search feature or by viewing the categories listed below. Most Popular Topics Do I Need to File a Tax Return? Whom May I Claim as a Dependent? How Much Is My Standard Deduction? What Is My Filing Status? Am I Eligible to Claim an Education Credit? Topics by Category Affordable Care Act (Health Care) Am I Eligible for a Health Insurance Coverage Exemption or Required to Make an Individual Shared Responsibility Payment under the Affordable Care Act? Am I Eligible to Claim the Premium Tax Credit? Filing Requirement, Form to Use, Due Date Do I Need to File a Tax Return? How Do I File a Deceased Person's Tax Return? What Is the Simplest Form to Use to File My Taxes? What Is the Due Date of My Federal Tax Return or Am I Eligible to Request an Extension? Should I File an Amended Return? Filing Status, Dependents and Exemptions Whom May I Claim as a Dependent? What Is My Filing Status? May I Claim an Exemption for Myself or My Spouse? How Much Can I Deduct for Each Exemption I Claim? Retirement: Pensions, IRAs, Social Security Are My Social Security or Railroad Retirement Tier I Benefits Taxable? Is My Pension or Annuity Payment Taxable? Do I Need to Report the Transfer or Rollover of an IRA or Retirement Plan on My Tax Return? Is the Distribution From My Roth Account Taxable? Is the Distribution From My Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA Taxable? Do I Meet an Exception to the Additional Tax on Early Distributions From IRAs or Retirement Plans? Other Income Do I Include My Scholarship, Fellowship, or Education Grant as Income on My Tax Return? How Do I Claim My Gambling Winnings and/or Losses? Do I Have Income Subject to Self-Employment Tax? Is My Residential Rental Income Taxable and/or Are My Expenses Deductible? Is My Tip Income Taxable? Are Payments I Receive for Being Unemployed Taxable? Deductions How Much Is My Standard Deduction? Can I Claim a Deduction for Student Loan Interest? Can I Deduct My Moving Expenses? How Do I Claim My Gambling Winnings and/or Losses? Itemized Deductions Can I Deduct My Medical and Dental Expenses? Can I Deduct My Mortgage-Related Expenses? Can I Deduct My Charitable Contributions? Can I Claim My Expenses as Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions on Schedule A? Can I Deduct Personal Taxes That I Pay as an Itemized Deduction on Schedule A? Are My Work-Related Education Expenses Deductible? Credits Am I Eligible to Claim an Education Credit? Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents? Am I Eligible to Claim the Premium Tax Credit? Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit? Do I Qualify for the Credit for the Elderly or Disabled? Do I Qualify for the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit? Am I Eligible to Claim a Credit for Adopting a Child or to Exclude Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits From My Employer? Am I Eligible to Claim the Foreign Tax Credit? Do I Need to Repay the First-Time Homebuyer Credit? International Am I Eligible to Apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number? Can I Exclude Income Earned in a Foreign Country? Am I Eligible to Claim the Foreign Tax Credit? As a U.S. Citizen or Resident Alien Married to a Nonresident Alien, What's My Filing Status? Is Federal Income Tax Withholding Required on the Disposition of U.S. Property Interest by a Nonresident Alien? Am I Required to File a Nonresident Alien U.S. Individual Tax Return? Additional Topics Am I Eligible to Apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number? Can I or My Spouse Claim Part of a Refund Being Applied Toward a Debt Owed by the Other Spouse? Do I Have Cancellation of Debt Income on My Personal Residence? Am I Required to Make Estimated Tax Payments? Do I Need to Pay the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax? Can I Claim Exemption From Withholding on Form W-4? Free File Free software or Free File Fillable Forms e-File Your Return for Free Disaster Relief Tax relief for victims of recent disasters Keep More of What You Earn The Earned Income Tax Credit helps low- to moderate-income workers and families get a tax break. See if you qualify
