IRS Form 1040 Schedule J (2020) - Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen

This form is used to allow taxpayers engaged in the trade or business of farming or fishing to make an election. It helps them calculate their income tax by averaging, over the previous three years (referred to as the base years), a portion or the entirety of their taxable income from farming or fishing.

To use the Upload PDF endpoint for this document, you must use A_1040_SCHEDULE_J_2020 in the form_type parameter.

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SCHEDULE J

The form type A_1040_SCHEDULE_J_2020 supports data capture from the IRS 1040 Schedule J only. Form 1040 (first 2 pages) is processed as a separate form type.

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a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line2A-EnterYourElectedFarmIncomeMoneyLine 2A - Enter Your Elected Farm Income
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line2B-ExcessIfAnyOfNetLong-TermCapitalGainOverNetShort-TermCapitalLossMoneyLine 2B - Excess If Any Of Net Long-Term Capital Gain Over Net Short-Term Capital Loss
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a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line3-SubtractLine2AFromLine1MoneyLine 3 - Subtract Line 2A From Line 1
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a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line6-DivideTheAmountOnLine2ABy3.0MoneyLine 6 - Divide The Amount On Line 2A By 3.0
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line7-CombineLines5And6.IfZeroOrLessEnter-0-MoneyLine 7 - Combine Lines 5 And 6. If Zero Or Less Enter -0-
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line8-FigureTheTaxOnTheAmountOnLine7UsingThe2017TaxRatesMoneyLine 8 - Figure The Tax On The Amount On Line 7 Using The 2017 Tax Rates
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line9-IfYouUsedScheduleJToFigureYourTaxMoneyLine 9 - If You Used Schedule J To Figure Your Tax
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line10-EnterTheAmountFromLine6MoneyLine 10 - Enter The Amount From Line 6
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line11-CombineLines9And10.IfLessThanZeroEnterAsANegativeAmountMoneyLine 11 - Combine Lines 9 And 10. If Less Than Zero Enter As A Negative Amount
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line12-FigureTheTaxOnTheAmountOnLine11UsingThe2018TaxRatesMoneyLine 12 - Figure The Tax On The Amount On Line 11 Using The 2018 Tax Rates
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line13-IfYouUsedScheduleJToFigureYourTaxFor2019EnterTheAmountFromLine3MoneyLine 13 - If You Used Schedule J To Figure Your Tax For 2019 Enter The Amount From Line 3
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line14-EnterTheAmountFromLine6MoneyLine 14 - Enter The Amount From Line 6
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line15-CombineLines13And14.IfLessThanZeroEnterAsANegativeAmountMoneyLine 15 - Combine Lines 13 And 14. If Less Than Zero Enter As A Negative Amount
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a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line18-AmountFromLine17MoneyLine 18 - Amount From Line 17
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line19-IfYouUsedScheduleJToFigureYourTaxMoneyLine 19 - If You Used Schedule J To Figure Your Tax
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line20-IfYouUsedScheduleJToFigureYourTaxMoneyLine 20 - If You Used Schedule J To Figure Your Tax
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line21-IfYouUsedScheduleJToFigureYourTaxMoneyLine 21 - If You Used Schedule J To Figure Your Tax
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line22-AddLines19Through21MoneyLine 22 - Add Lines 19 Through 21
a_1040_schedule_j_2020-Part2-Main:line23-Tax.SubtractLine22FromLine18MoneyLine 23 - Tax. Subtract Line 22 From Line 18

Sample Form

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