Your Business
Use these links to get forms and pubs needed for your business.
This page provides links to get forms and publications you may need to report income, deductions and credits relating to your business or profession. Note that we have other pages for work and retirement and for investments. Also, you'll need to visit the IRS web site if you need forms and publications for a corporation or partnership. The forms and publications here are for "Schedule C" businesses.
There are two lists below:
- Forms for Business
- IRS Publications for Business
Forms for Business
| Schedule C | Profit
or Loss from Business Form Instructions Use to report income and deductions from a sole proprietorship (a business or profession of your own). |
| Form 3468 | Investment Tax
Credit Form & Instructions |
| Form 3800 | General
Business Credit Form Instructions Used by taxpayers who claim certain credits. |
| Form 4136 | Credit
for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels Form & Instructions |
| Form 4255 | Recapture
of Investment Credit Form & Instructions |
| Form 4562 | Depreciation
and Amortization Form Instructions |
| Form 4797 | Sales
of Business Property Form Instructions Securities traders who have made the mark-to-market election use this form to report trading profits and losses. |
| Form 5884 | Work
Opportunity Credit Form & Instructions |
| Form 6252 | Installment Sale Income Form & Instructions |
| Form 6765 | Credit
for Increasing Research Activities Form & Instructions |
| Form 8824 | Like-Kind
Exchanges Form & Instructions |
| Form 8829 | Expenses
for Business Use of Your Home Form Instructions For more information see Pub 587 below. |
IRS Publications for Business
| Pub 334 | Tax
Guide for Small Business Download This is a handy general tax guide for people who have a "Schedule C" business — in other words, a sole proprietorship. |
| Pub 463 | Travel,
Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses Download |
| Pub 533 | Self-Employment
Tax Download Generally, Schedule C filers other than securities traders have to pay self-employment tax on their net income from self-employment. |
| Pub 535 | Business
Expenses Download Learn what you can and cannot deduct. |
| Pub 536 | Net
Operating Losses Download |
| Pub 537 | Installment
Sales Download |
| Pub 583 | Starting
a Business and Keeping Records Download |
| Pub 587 | Business
Use of Your Home Download |
| Pub 946 | How
to Depreciate Property Download |
| Pub 969 | Medical
Savings Accounts Download |
