The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses forms for taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information, such as to report income, calculate taxes to be paid to the federal government, and disclose other information as required by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).[3] Initially, the IRS mailed tax booklets (Form 1040, instructions, and most common attachments) to all households.As alternative delivery methods (CPA/Attorneys, internet forms) increased in popularity, the IRS sent fewer packets via mail.The presidential election campaign fund checkoff, which allows taxpayers to designate that the federal government gives $3 of the tax it receives to the presidential election campaign fund, is near the top of the first page on both pre-and post-2018 versions of Form 1040.[citation needed] Form 1040 has 20 attachments (up from 14 before 2018), called "schedules", which may need to be filed depending on the taxpayer: In 2014 there were two additions to Form 1040 due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act – the premium tax credit and the individual mandate.In June 2007, the IRS released a new Form 990 that requires significant disclosures on corporate governance and boards of directors.In addition, certain nonprofits have more comprehensive reporting requirements, such as hospitals and other health care organizations (Schedule H).[13] Public Inspection IRC 6104(d) regulations state that an organization must provide copies of its three most recent Forms 990 to anyone who requests them, whether in person, by mail, fax, or e-mail.Additionally, requests may be made via the IRS using Form 4506-A, and PDF copies can often be found online as noted below.Filing of schedules by organizations supplements, enhances, and further clarifies disclosures and compliance reporting made in Form 990.list of possible schedule filings are: The Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, was developed jointly by the IRS, United States Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy filing requirements both under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).The Form 5500 is an important compliance, research, and disclosure tool intended to assure that employee benefit plans are properly managed and to provide participants, beneficiaries, and regulators with sufficient information to protect their rights.[citation needed] The issuance or non-issuance of an informational return is not determinative of the tax treatment required of the payee.Examples of reportable transactions are amounts paid to a non-corporate independent contractor for services (in IRS terminology, such payments are nonemployee compensation).[41] In 2011 the requirement has been extended by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to payments made by persons who receive income from rental property.The returns must be filed with the IRS by the end of February (will change to January starting in 2016) immediately following the year for which the income items or other proceeds are paid.This deadline gives these taxpayers about 3 months to prepare their returns before the April 15 income tax due date.Relevant amounts on Form W-2 are reported by the Social Security Administration to the Internal Revenue Service.Alternatively, or in addition, the employee can send quarterly estimated tax payments directly to the IRS (Form 1040-ES).The Form W-7 and related documents are the application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).The form requires the foreign person to provide a US Taxpayer Identification Number unless the US income is dividends or interest from actively traded or similar investments.However, if the payee certifies on the W-9 they are not subject to backup withholding they generally receive the full payment due them from the payer.This form is frequently replaced with a freeform statement indicating the Tax ID of the day care or individual and how much is paid.Congress allowed public examination of individual and corporate tax payments only in 1923, but the disclosure was eliminated by 1924.