A tax form is a blank document or template supplied by a government

Government

Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...

 for use in the reporting of tax

Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...

 information to the government or to potential taxpayers. Specific tax forms are intended to be used by taxpayers, the government itself, or private entities that are required to report information on the tax liabilities of other private entities.

See also

• IRS tax forms
  IRS tax forms
  IRS tax forms are used for taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. They are used to report income, calculate taxes to be paid to the federal government of the United States, and disclose other information as...
  
  
• Tax information reporting
  Tax information reporting
  Tax information reporting in the United States is a requirement for organizations to report wage and non-wage payments made in the course of their trade or business to the Internal Revenue Service...
  
  
• Tax return (Australia)
  Tax return (Australia)
  Australian tax returns for the tax year ending 30 June are generally due on 31 October of the same calendar year. Extensions can be made available. Each year, the Australian Taxation Office publishes TaxPack, a free document designed to help individuals complete their return...
  
  
• Tax return (Canada)
  Tax return (Canada)
  Normally, Canadian Individual tax returns for any specific year must be filedby April 30 of the following year. There is no provision for generally extending this deadline, but there are a few exceptions....
  
  
• Tax return (United Kingdom)
  Tax return (United Kingdom)
  In the United Kingdom, a tax return is a document that must be filed with the HM Revenue & Customs declaring liability for taxation. Different bodies must file different returns with respect to various forms of taxation...
  
  
• Tax return (United States)
  Tax return (United States)
  Tax returns in the United States are reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service or with the state or local tax collection agency containing information used to calculate income tax or other taxes...