Form 1040EZ - Line-by-line instructions

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• Line 1 - Income
• Line 2 - Interest Earnings
• Line 3 - Unemployment Compensation (Alaska Permanent Fund dividends)
• Line 4 - AGI (Adjusted Gross Income)
• Line 5 - Dependants
• Line 6 - Taxable Income
• Line 7 - Withheld Income
• Line 8 - Making Work Pay Credit
• Line 9a - Earned Income Credit
• Line 9b - Earned Income Credit w/Combat Pay
• Line 10 - Total Payments and Credits
• Line 11 - Tax
• Lines 12a and 13 - Refund/Tax Owed
• Lines 12b, 12c, and 12d - Refund Methods