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Tax form extraction

Extract data from W-2s, 1099s, and tax documents instantly

W-2s and 1099s come out one row per form and one column per IRS box. A broker's consolidated 1099 comes out lot by lot, checked against the totals it prints.

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Tax Forms

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20+

IRS form types classified, W-2, 1099 and 1040 families included

17

Brokers whose consolidated 1099 is read lot by lot

10K+

Businesses using DocuClipper

Form-Aware Extraction, Not Generic OCR

Every IRS form carries a unique OMB control number in its upper-right corner (1545-0008 for W-2, 1545-0116 for 1099-NEC, 1545-0074 for 1040, and so on). DocuClipper reads that number first, then routes each form through extraction logic built for that specific layout, so you get the right boxes in the right columns without per-form setup.

20+ form types classified

W-2, 1040, 1099-NEC/MISC/DIV/INT/B/K/R/Q/C/S, 1098/1098-T, 5498, and more, each with its own field catalog.

OMB control number first

We identify forms by their IRS control number, not by keyword guessing, so a 1099-R in a W-2 batch won't contaminate the output.

Two-pass classification

Pass 1 confirms OMB plus title (or title alone for shared-OMB K-1 schedules). Pass 2 falls back to OMB-only when the title line OCR'd badly, with field-density scoring as a last resort so partial scans still classify correctly.

State-aware validation

For wage forms in FL, TX, NV, WA, SD, WY, AK, NH, and TN, state-tax fields are skipped, no false 'missing field' flags on states with no income tax.

Supports Every Major IRS Tax Form

DocuClipper handles the full range of tax documents out of the box, no configuration needed.

W-2

Wages, withheld taxes, employer EIN, and box-by-box fields

1099 Series

NEC, MISC, INT, DIV and R box by box; B, G, K, Q, C and S classified; broker consolidated 1099s lot by lot

1040

Total income, deductions, tax owed, and all supporting schedules

More via AI

Extract custom fields from any form using natural-language prompts

1099s From Any Payer, and a Broker's 1099 Lot by Lot

Upload a stack of 1099s and each one lands in the right place on its own: a payer's 1099 is read box by box, and a broker's consolidated 1099 from any of 17 brokers and clearing firms is read lot by lot by the brokerage extractor, whichever page you upload it on.

Stand-alone 1099s, box by box

  • 1099-NEC, MISC, INT, DIV and R: one row per form, one column per IRS box, in box order
  • The same box lands in the same column whatever label the payer printed, so forms from different payers add up
  • One Excel sheet per form type; anything off-box goes to an Unmapped fields sheet
  • A 1099 summary rolls forms up by recipient, with a missing-TIN count

Consolidated 1099s, reconciled

  • Every Form 1099-B sale: date acquired, date sold, proceeds, cost basis, gain or loss, wash sale
  • Every box of Forms 1099-DIV, 1099-INT and 1099-MISC with its IRS box number, from ordinary and qualified dividends (1a, 1b) to foreign tax paid (7)
  • Lots and boxes are checked against the totals the 1099 prints, so you get a Reconciled badge or a flag to check

Routed automatically

  • Upload on the Tax Forms page or the bank statement page; a supported broker package goes to the Brokerage tab with a View brokerage results link
  • Applies to the digital PDF from the broker, holding that package only
  • A binder that also holds a W-2, 1099-R or SSA-1099 is read as forms, page by page, so no form is lost
  • Same page count, and so the same cost, either way

Consolidated 1099s read from 17 brokers and clearing firms

Charles SchwabFidelityMerrillMorgan Stanley and E*TRADEVanguardRobinhoodRaymond JamesAmeripriseLPL FinancialUBSAltruistBettermentApex Clearing (Webull, Stash)PershingEdward JonesJ.P. MorganCoinbase (1099-DA)

Edward Jones, J.P. Morgan and Coinbase give the realized lots; the others give the lots and the 1099-DIV, 1099-INT and 1099-MISC boxes. Amounts are the ones printed on the 1099, never recomputed. See how each broker's 1099 is read.

From Upload to Structured Data in Seconds

Four steps from upload to export, fully automated.

1

Upload

Drop PDFs, scanned images, or connect Google Drive. Bulk upload supported.

2

Extract

DocuClipper reads each field, wages, withholdings, payer details, EINs, no templates required.

3

Validate

Fields are normalized and cross-checked automatically so your data is clean.

4

Export

Download as Excel, CSV, or a QBO file, or send the data via API to your own systems.

Example Extracted Output

Structured field-level data from W-2s and 1099s, ready for reporting or verification.

TaxForms_2025, Extracted

Tax Year

2025

Forms Processed

4 forms

Total Wages

$312,450.00

Taxpayer
Form
Employer / Payer
Wages / Income
Fed Tax W/H
Status
J. Anderson
W-2
Acme Corp
$95,000.00
$14,250.00
Ready
J. Anderson
1099-INT
First National Bank
$3,420.00
$342.00
Ready
M. Thompson
W-2
Meridian LLC
$182,500.00
$36,500.00
Review
M. Thompson
1099-NEC
Tech Ventures Inc
$31,530.00
$0.00
Ready

3 forms ready · 1 flagged for review

Total Income: $312,450.00

Built for High-Volume Tax Workflows

Tax Preparers & Accountants

  • Automate data entry across client tax documents
  • Reduce errors during high-volume tax season
  • Process hundreds of forms per day without extra staff

Lenders & Underwriters

  • Extract borrower income directly from W-2s and 1040s
  • Standardize income verification across loan applications
  • Speed up credit decisions with structured data

Forensic & Financial Investigators

  • Analyze income patterns across multiple filings
  • Identify discrepancies between reported and documented income
  • Build repeatable, auditable review workflows

AI-Powered, Works on Any Tax Document

Use natural-language prompts to extract exactly what you need from any IRS form or supporting schedule, without building rigid rules or templates.

"Extract total income and federal tax paid from each 1040"
"Pull all payer names and amounts from 1099-NEC forms"
"List every employer EIN from these W-2s"

Scanned PDF support

Works on images and low-quality scans, not just clean digital PDFs

No templates needed

Adapts to any form layout automatically, just upload and extract

Bulk processing

Upload hundreds of forms at once via the app, API, or Google Drive

Field-level accuracy

Every box and line item is extracted independently with high precision

Connect to Your Existing Systems

Download the extracted data as a spreadsheet or a QBO file, or pull it into your own systems through the API.

Excel / CSV logo

Excel / CSV

Clean, ready-to-use spreadsheets

QuickBooks logo

QuickBooks

QBO file for 1099s as bills or expenses

API & Webhooks

Integrate with any internal system

DocuClipper vs. Manual Data Entry

Why teams switch from manual entry to automated tax form extraction.

FeatureDocuClipperManual
Processing timeSeconds per form5–15 min per form
Error rateConsistently lowProne to mistakes
ScalabilityHundreds per hourBottlenecks quickly
Template setupNone requiredPer-form templates
Scanned PDFsFully supportedManual re-entry

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tax form data extraction is the automated process of reading the structured fields on IRS tax forms (W-2, 1099 variants, 1040, 1098, 5498, K-1s, and others) and converting them into machine-readable formats such as Excel, CSV, JSON, or direct accounting-system imports. It replaces manual transcription of names, TINs, wages, withholdings, and box-level values.
DocuClipper recognizes more than 20 IRS form types: W-2; 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-K, 1099-R, 1099-G, 1099-Q, 1099-C, 1099-S; 1098, 1098-T; 5498; 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120-S; and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) and Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S). Each form is identified by its OMB control number and routed through extraction logic built for that layout.
Yes, for 17 brokers and clearing firms: Schwab, Fidelity, Merrill, Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE, Vanguard, Robinhood, Raymond James, Ameriprise, LPL Financial, UBS, Altruist, Betterment, Apex Clearing (Webull, Stash), Pershing, Edward Jones, J.P. Morgan, and Coinbase's Form 1099-DA. Every Form 1099-B sale comes back lot by lot (dates, proceeds, cost basis, gain or loss, wash sale), and every box of Forms 1099-DIV, 1099-INT and 1099-MISC comes back with its IRS box number. Both are checked against the totals the 1099 prints, so the result carries a Reconciled badge. Edward Jones, J.P. Morgan and Coinbase 1099s give the realized lots.
No. Upload it on the Tax Forms page or the bank statement page and DocuClipper recognizes a supported broker's package and reads it with its brokerage extractor automatically. This applies to a digital PDF from the broker that contains only that package. A PDF that also holds a W-2, a 1099-R, an SSA-1099 or scanned pages is read as forms, page by page, so none of the other forms are lost. The page count, and so the cost, is the same either way.
Generic OCR returns raw text from a page. Form-aware extraction first identifies which IRS form is on the page (using the OMB control number printed in the upper-right corner) and then maps the extracted text into the named boxes for that specific form. The output is structured (Box 1, Box 2, payer EIN, recipient TIN) rather than a wall of text, and a 1099-R mixed into a W-2 batch will not contaminate the output.
Yes. DocuClipper handles scanned PDFs, phone photos, and faxed copies. The OCR engine accepts rotated, low-resolution, and partial scans, and falls back to title-line and layout-density matching when the OMB control number is unreadable.
Yes. Lenders and underwriters use DocuClipper to extract borrower income directly from W-2s, 1099s, and 1040s during mortgage and consumer-loan underwriting. Structured field-level output (wages, federal tax withheld, total income) standardizes income verification across applications and feeds directly into loan-origination systems via API or CSV export.
No. DocuClipper recognizes IRS forms by their OMB control number and includes built-in extraction logic for each form type, so no per-form template setup is required. Custom extraction prompts are available for non-standard internal forms or supporting schedules.
Yes. Bulk uploads of hundreds of forms can be submitted via the web app, the API, or a watched Google Drive folder, and processed in parallel. This is the typical workflow for tax preparers during filing season and lenders running W-2/1099 batches against loan applications.
Tax forms contain SSNs, EINs, and wage data. DocuClipper holds a SOC 2 Type II report, encrypts files in transit (TLS), and keeps files for as long as your paid subscription is active (30 days on a trial, 90 days after you cancel). Customer documents are never used to train AI models. Audit logs are included on Business and Enterprise plans, and SAML single sign-on (SSO) is available on Enterprise.
Excel (.xlsx), CSV, and QBO files, plus JSON via the API and webhooks. In Excel, W-2s and 1099-NEC, MISC, INT, DIV and R come out one row per form and one column per IRS box, with one sheet per form type. A broker's consolidated 1099 downloads as a workbook with its 1099-B lots and a 1099 Income sheet.

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