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Supported Tax Forms

TaxAutomate extracts structured data from the following tax forms for import into Drake and ProSeries.

W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement)

Supported Fields

  • Box 1: Wages, tips, other compensation
  • Box 2: Federal income tax withheld
  • Box 3: Social security wages
  • Box 4: Social security tax withheld
  • Box 5: Medicare wages and tips
  • Box 6: Medicare tax withheld
  • Boxes 15-17: State wages and withholding
  • Boxes 18-20: Local wages and withholding
  • Employer name, address, and EIN
  • Employee name, address, and SSN

Review Recommendations

  • Verify SSN matches client records
  • Confirm state withholding amounts for multi-state returns
  • Check Box 12 codes if present

1099 Forms

1099-NEC (Nonemployee Compensation)

Issued to independent contractors and self-employed individuals.

  • Box 1: Nonemployee compensation
  • Box 4: Federal income tax withheld
  • Payer/Recipient name, address, TIN

1099-INT (Interest Income)

Reports interest income from banks and financial institutions.

  • Box 1: Interest income
  • Box 2: Early withdrawal penalty
  • Box 4: Federal income tax withheld
  • Box 8: Tax-exempt interest

1099-DIV (Dividends and Distributions)

Reports dividend income and capital gain distributions.

  • Box 1a: Total ordinary dividends
  • Box 1b: Qualified dividends
  • Box 2a: Total capital gain distributions
  • Box 4: Federal income tax withheld

1099-MISC (Miscellaneous Information)

Reports miscellaneous income including rents, royalties, and prizes.

  • Box 1: Rents
  • Box 2: Royalties
  • Box 3: Other income
  • Box 4: Federal income tax withheld

1098 Forms

1098 (Mortgage Interest Statement)

  • Box 1: Mortgage interest received
  • Box 2: Outstanding mortgage principal
  • Box 5: Mortgage insurance premiums
  • Property address

1098-T (Tuition Statement)

  • Box 1: Payments received for qualified tuition
  • Box 5: Scholarships or grants
  • Institution name and EIN

1098-E (Student Loan Interest)

  • Box 1: Student loan interest received by lender
  • Lender name and address

K-1 Forms

K-1 forms report a partner's or shareholder's share of income from pass-through entities.

Supported

  • Schedule K-1 (Form 1065): Partnership income
  • Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S): S corporation income

Not Supported

  • Schedule K-1 (Form 1041): Estate and trust income
  • K-1s with supplemental schedules exceeding 2 pages
  • Foreign partnership K-1s

Note: K-1 forms require manual review. Verify footnotes, state allocations, and basis limitations.

Known Limitations

  • Handwritten forms are partially supported; accuracy varies
  • Scans below 150 DPI may produce incomplete extractions
  • Non-English forms are not supported
  • Forms from tax years before 2020 may have reduced coverage
  • Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked before upload

TaxAutomate does not guarantee 100% accuracy. All extracted data should be reviewed by a qualified tax professional before filing.