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Save a Tax Form as a PDF in Adams Tax Forms Helper

Open the Print page for one or more forms, choose your print options, set Output to Download, and click Print Forms to save a PDF to your computer.

Quick version: Open the Print page for your forms, choose your options, set Output to Download, and click Print Forms.

Need a copy of your tax forms for your records? Helper can save them as a PDF you can keep or print later.

Important: PDFs of Copy A, a 1096, or a W-3 can’t be used for filing. Mailed filings must be printed on pre-printed red-ink forms. See Why can’t I file plain paper printouts of IRS “red ink” forms?

How do I open the Print page?

  1. Go to Forms in the left menu.

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  1. For one form, click Actions on its row and choose Print.

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  1. For several forms, check the box next to each form, then click Print in the bar at the bottom of the screen.

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Choose your PDF options

  1. Under Print Method, choose Blank sheet for records or recipient copies. Choose Pre-printed IRS forms only if you’ll print the PDF onto official IRS forms.

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  1. Under Print Access, choose:

  • Print with Watermark (free) for drafts and internal records

  • Print without Watermark (paid) for copies you’ll send, which requires an eFile purchase or a fee
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  1. Open Select copy type and choose the copy you want.
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  1. Under Output, choose Download.

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  1. Under Privacy, turn on Mask recipient TIN? to hide the recipient’s tax ID on the PDF.

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  1. Check the summary at the bottom of the page, then click Print Forms. Your PDF downloads to your computer.

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Changed your mind? Click Cancel to go back to your Forms list.

Good to know

  • Copy A can’t be saved on a blank sheet, and its recipient TIN can’t be masked.

  • 1096 and W-3 always have a watermark on a blank sheet, even with Print without Watermark.

  • Previous years’ forms download without a watermark at no charge, as long as every form in the job is from an earlier tax year.

  • Pre-printed forms need forms from a single tax year.

Want to print instead?

Choose Print under Output to send your forms straight to your printer. See How to Print a Single Form for more print options.

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