Bheem Tax Services
3209 Barons Ln San Ramon, California 94582
Office: 925-237-1040
Bheem Kolluru
Vishy Vedula
Enrolled Agent
Enrolled Agent
Things to Bring List
Appointment - Date: ______________________________ Time: _________________
Be Sure to Bring All of the Following with You:
General
1) Tax Payer and spouse, Information – Full Name, SSN, Address, Date of birth, contact number, email
2) Dependent Information – Full Name, SSN, Date of birth, relationship to the taxpayer
3) If Tax Identification Number (TIN) is needed for the spouse (wife/husband), CERTIFIED PASSPORT COPY. Passport
can be certified at
a) Local IRS office when submitting the return
b) Local Indian embassy (in USA)
c) Regional passport office where the passport has been issued in India
d) Ministry of external affairs office (MOE)
4) Previous year tax return (if you weren’t our client last year)
Income
5) Forms W-2 - for all employers for whom you and your spouse worked during the year
6) Forms 1099- INT, 1099-DIV - Interest and Dividend Income. If you haven’t received the forms from the banks or
brokerage firm, please call them to find out the amounts which were paid to your account(s) or look for the forms
online (if you have online access)
7) Form 1099-G – State(s) Tax Refund from previous years / Unemployment Income
Stocks (Regular and Employer)
8) Form 1099-B – Stock Sales Transaction Statements from Broker along with Purchase Date, Purchase Price,
Number of Stocks/Options
9) ESPP & ISO Stock option exercises and sales – ESPP & ISO Disqualifying or Qualifying Statement received from the
broker/employer
10) Stock Options (NQ & RSU) exercises and sales details including Option/Grant Price + Exercise Date(s)
Business Income
11) Business Income and Expenses – Solo Proprietorship (Consulting / 1099-MISC Income)
12) Form SCH-K1 - If you or your spouse a member of an LLC or shareholder of an S-Corporation
Other Adjustments
13) Form 1099-R – Retirement plans (IRA/401k/SEP IRA) distributions, rollovers
14) HSA (Health Savings Accounts) – Contribution and withdrawal forms – Form 5498-SA and Form 1099-SA (login to
online HSA Account to get these forms)
15) Form SSA-1099 – Social Security Benefits.
Rental Property
16) Rental Property Income and Expenses Details (Even the property is located in INDIA)
Sale of Property
17) Did you sell primary / secondary / rental property in 2015? If Yes, please provide the following details
a) Sales proceeds: Bill of sale, escrow statement, closing statement (HUD-1)or other records
b) Cost of the property you sold: Invoices, receipts or cancelled checks
c) Improvements made to the property: Invoices or construction contracts and cancelled checks
d) Form 1099-C if your lender cancelled or forgave a portion of your debt.
Other Income
18) Any other income –
a) Form(s) W-2G for gambling and lottery winnings
b) Hobby Income
c) Rental Apartment Referral Income
d) 1099-Misc – for prize and awards
e) Form 1099-Q – 529 plans / Educational IRA withdrawals
Deductions
19) IRA/SEP-IRA/Solo-401K Contributions Amounts
20) Job related moving Expenses (paid by yourself or not reimbursed by the employer)
a) Travel expenses (Air tickets, train tickets etc)
b) House hold items moving expenses (Car Moving, USPS, UPS, Container)
c) Transportation expenses (Taxi, cab, etc)
d) Lodging expenses (Hotel expenses while going/coming e.g. transit hotel etc)
21) Educational Expense – Form 1098-T (College tuition fees and books)
22) Student Loan Interest - Form 1098-E showing interest paid, or Loan statements
23) Car/Bike Registration Fees (paid to renew your DMV registration) – NOT Sales Tax
24) Charitable donations – Cash, Checks, goodwill, temple, car, cloths, household items etc.
25) Child Care Expenses – Amount paid towards each child, Child Care Provider Name, Address, Tax- ID, Phone Number
26) Tax Payments – Estimated / Extension Payments / Previous Year Overpayments
27) Hybrid or Clean diesel Auto purchased in 2015? If so, provide Vehicle Year, Make and Model, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) e.g. Nissan LEAF
28) If you own primary / secondary/rental home (INDIA) - please provide the following details
a) HUD-1 - Final Escrow Statement – If you have purchased new home or refinanced the existing home.
b) Form 1098- Home mortgage interest, Received from the Bank.
c) Total Mortgage Interest paid towards the 2nd Home / Rental Home in INDIA (only the interest portion
between Jan 1st 2015 to Dec 31st 2015 – NOT THE EMI). Please use the statements to get this number.
d) Taxes Paid to INDIAN Government towards the Rental Income (deducted at source).
e) Property/County/Municipality Tax Payment Details (date of payment, copy of the check).
f)
Qualified Energy Efficiency Improvements (a) Receipts for adding insulation, energy efficient exterior windows, energy-efficient heating and air
conditioning systems, solar hot water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, and wind turbines
Foreign related
29) Did you move from foreign country (INDIA) in 2015? If Yes,
a) Have you had any other Foreign Income? Salary, Interests, Dividends, Stock Sales, Home Sales etc.?
30) Foreign Accounts details:
a) Foreign Bank or brokerage accounts interests, dividends, mutual fund/stock sale details (Including
NRE/NRO/Fixed Deposit Accounts from all banks)
31) Foreign Financial Assets Information :
a) Name of financial institution
b) Location of financial institution
c) Aggregate (total in all accounts at any day) maximum value of the account(s)
Any other documents
Please note above is general list and please provide any other relevant documents as well
Serving the Tri-Valley Area Since 2009