SCHEDULE J                                   Income Averaging for                                           OMB No. 1545-0074
(Form 1040)
                                           Farmers and Fishermen
Department of the Treasury                 Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.                         Attachment  2023
Internal Revenue Service    Go to www.irs.gov/ScheduleJ for instructions and the latest information.         Sequence No. 20
Name(s) shown on return                                                                                Social security number (SSN) 

1  Enter the taxable income from your 2023 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 15  .         . .  . . .  1 

2a Enter your elected farm income. See instructions. Do not enter more than the amount on line 1  .    .  2a

   Capital gain included on line 2a:
b  Excess, if any, of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss  .   2b

c  Unrecaptured section 1250 gain  .   .   . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .      2c

3  Subtract line 2a from line 1  . . . .   . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .    . .  .   . .  . . .  3 

4  Figure the tax on the amount on line 3 using the 2023 tax rates. See instructions  .   .   . .  . . .  4 

5  If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for: 
   • 2022, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 11. 
   • 2021 but not 2022, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J, line 15. 
   • 2020 but not 2021 or 2022, enter the amount from your 2020 Schedule J, 
   line 3.                                                                             5 
   Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your    2020 Form 1040, 1040-SR, 
   or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions.                      }

6  Divide the amount on line 2a by 3.0  .  . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .      6 

7  Combine lines 5 and 6. If zero or less, enter -0-  .    . . .      . . . . . .      7 

8  Figure the tax on the amount on line 7 using the 2020 tax rates. See instructions  .   .   . .  . . .  8 

9  If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for: 
   • 2022, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 15. 
   • 2021 but not 2022, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J, line 3. 
   Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your    2021 Form 1040, 1040-SR,           9 
   or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions.                      }

10 Enter the amount from line 6    . . .   . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .      10 

11 Combine lines 9 and 10. If less than zero, enter as a negative amount  .   . .      11 

12 Figure the tax on the amount on line 11 using the 2021 tax rates. See instructions  .  .   . .  . . .  12 

13 If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2022, enter the amount from your 
   2022 Schedule J, line 3. Otherwise, enter the taxable income from your     2022 
   Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 15. If zero or less, see instructions   .      13 

14 Enter the amount from line 6    . . .   . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .      14 

15 Combine lines 13 and 14. If less than zero, enter as a negative amount     . .      15 

16 Figure the tax on the amount on line 15 using the 2022 tax rates. See instructions  .  .   . .  . . .  16 

17 Add lines 4, 8, 12, and 16 .    . . .   . .    .  .     . . .      . . . . . .    . .  .   . .  . . .  17
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Schedule J (Form 1040) 2023                                                                                   Page 2

18 Amount from line 17  .         . . . . . .     . . . . . .  . .  . . .    . .  .  . . . . . .           18

19 If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for: 
   • 2022, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 12. 
   • 2021 but not 2022, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J, line 16. 
   • 2020 but not 2021 or 2022, enter the amount from your 2020 Schedule J,       19 
     line 4. 
   Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2020 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, 
   line 16.                                                                  }

20 If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for: 
   • 2022, enter the amount from your 2022 Schedule J, line 16. 
   • 2021 but not 2022, enter the amount from your 2021 Schedule J, line 4. 
   Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2021 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,        20
   line 16.                                                                  }

21 If you used Schedule J to figure your tax for 2022, enter the amount from your 
   2022 Schedule J, line 4. Otherwise, enter the tax from your 2022 Form 1040, 
   1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 16*  .     . . .     . . . . . .  . .  . . .    .    21 
   * Only include tax reported on this line that is imposed by section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. See 
   instructions.

22 Add lines 19 through 21  .       . . . . .     . . . . . .  . .  . . .    . .  .  . . . . . .           22 

23 Tax. Subtract line 22 from line 18. Also include this amount on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, 
   line 16  . . .           . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . .  . .  . . .    . .  .  . . . . . .           23 
   Caution: Your tax may be less if you figure it using the 2023 Tax Table, Tax Computation Worksheet, 
   Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or Schedule D Tax Worksheet. Attach Schedule
   J only if you are using it to figure your tax. 
                                                                                                           Schedule J (Form 1040) 2023