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2008 Massachusetts Income Tax Forms and Schedules



The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has released the following final 2008 income tax forms. These forms reflect all known changes and DOR revisions and are subject only to further federal or state legislative action. 

Please note that all forms are in PDF format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Upon request, forms are available in an alternative format. Please send your request to: Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, PO Box 9557, Boston, MA 02114-9557.

Before filing a paper return, please learn more about the advantages of E-filing. Remember, E-filers receive their refunds in an average of 4 days. E-file also allows for convenient payment options.

Form 1: Massachusetts Resident Income Tax Return, Schedules and Instructions

The Department of Revenue is no longer supporting fill-in versions of the Forms 1 and 1-NR/PY. Taxpayers can access printable version of the forms from the links below.

  • Form 1 PDF , Resident Income Tax Return (Full-year residents only) UPDATED 11/26/08. Head of household amount in line 2a changed to $6,800 from $6,600.
    IMPORTANT: Schedule HC, Health Care Information, MUST be filed with Form 1. Failure to do so will result in a delay in the processing of your return. 
  • Form 1 Instructions PDF  
  • Schedule HC PDF, Heath Care Information
    IMPORTANT: Schedule HC, Health Care Information, MUST be filed with Form 1. Failure to do so will result in a delay in the processing of your return.
  • Schedule HC Instructions PDF
  • Schedule HC-CS PDF , Health Care Information Continuation Sheet
  • Schedules X, Y PDF , Other Income and Deductions        
  • Schedule Z PDF, Other Credits
  • Schedule DI PDF , Dependent Information  
  • Schedule B PDF , Interest, Dividends and Certain Capital Gains and Losses       
  • Schedule D PDF , Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses Excluding Collectibles     
  • Schedule C PDF , Massachusetts Profit or Loss from Business  
  • Schedule CB PDF , Circuit Breaker Credit  
  • Schedule E Reconciliation PDF  , Total Supplemental Income and (Loss)  (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E-1 PDF , Rental Real Estate and Royalty Income and (Loss)  (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E-2 PDF , Partnership and S Corporation Income and (Loss)  (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E-3 PDF , Estate, Trust, REMIC and Farm Income and (Loss) (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E Instructions PDF, For Schedule E Reconciliation, E-1, E-2 and E-3
  • Form PV PDF, Payment Voucher
  • 5.3% Tax Table  , Massachusetts Personal Income Tax Table

Form 1-NR/PY: Massachusetts Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return, Schedules and Instructions

The Department of Revenue is no longer supporting fill-in versions of the Forms 1 and 1-NR/PY. Taxpayers can access printable version of the forms from the links below.

  • Form 1-NR/PY PDF Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return UPDATED 11/26/08. Head of household amount in line 4a changed to $6,800 from $6,600.
  • 1-NR/PY Instructions PDF
  • Schedule HC PDF, Heath Care Information
    IMPORTANT: Schedule HC, Health Care Information, MUST be filed by certain part-year residents with Form 1-NR/PY. Failure to do so will result in a delay in the processing of your return.
  • Schedule HC Instructions PDF 
  • Schedule HC-CS PDF , Health Care Information Continuation Sheet    
  • Schedules X, Y PDF , Other Income and Deductions
  • Schedule Z PDF, Other Credits
  • Schedule DI PDF , Dependent Information     
  • Schedule B PDF , Interest, Dividends and Certain Capital Gains and Losses       
  • Schedule D PDF , Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses Excluding Collectibles          
  • Schedule C PDF , Massachusetts Profit or Loss from Business  
  • Schedule CB PDF , Circuit Breaker Credit   
  • Schedule NTS-L-NR/PY PDF , No Tax Status and Limited Income Credit UPDATED 11/26/08. Head of Household amounts changed in lines 11 and 12 (from $14,200 to 14,400 and $24,850 to $25,200)
  • Schedule RNR  PDF, Resident/Nonresident Worksheet
  • Schedule E Reconciliation PDF , Total Supplemental Income and (Loss) (Updated 11/25/08)  
  • Schedule E-1 PDF , Rental Real Estate and Royalty Income and (Loss)  (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E-2 PDF , Partnership and S Corporation Income and (Loss)  (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E-3 PDF , Estate, Trust, REMIC and Farm Income and (Loss) (Updated 11/25/08)
  • Schedule E Instructions PDF, For Schedule E Reconciliation, E-1, E-2 and E-3
  • Form PV PDF , Payment Voucher
  • 5.3% Tax TableMassachusetts Personal Income Tax Table

Form 2: Massachusetts Fiduciary Income Tax Return, Schedules and Instructions
Form 3: Massachusetts Partnership Return of Income and Instructions


Additional Forms and Schedules