STEP 12: DO YOU REALLY NEED A PAPER FORM?

Taxpayers who pay someone else to prepare their returns probably do not use the income tax return booklets mailed to them each year. If you do not need a booklet mailed next year, check the appropriate box above the signature line.

Taxpayers who electronically filed their returns (either with the federal return or alone) will not receive a booklet next year. This will help conserve natural resources and reduce printing costs.

If you e-file, you will usually receive your refund in days.

Paper returns take weeks to process.