How to Attach Tax Return Forms
- 1). Gather your W-2 forms, form W-2G and, if any tax was withheld, form 1099-R. Place them over the front of the first page of Form 1040 in the "Income" section that reads, "Attach Forms W-2 Here." Line the documents up with Form 1040 so the left edges meet. Staple the documents to Form 1040.
- 2). Place the second page of Federal Form 1040 behind the first page.
- 3). Look at the "Attachment Sequence No." in the upper right corner of each federal schedule and form you have completed and must file. Stack the schedules and forms in numerical order, with the smallest number placed on top. Place these forms behind Federal Form 1040, lining up the top and left edges against each other.
- 4). Arrange any supporting statements or documents that must be filed in the same order as the forms and schedules they support. Place this stack of documents behind the tax schedules and forms in the same manner as the other documents.
- 5). Staple the federal schedules, forms and supporting documents to Form 1040 in the top left corner.
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