# 8962 form: fill out and sign online, free

> Form 8962 is the Internal Revenue Service's "Premium Tax Credit (PTC)." In its words: "Use Form 8962 to: Figure the amount of your Premium Tax Credit (PTC). Reconcile it with any advance payments of the Premium Tax Credit (APTC)." (IRS, About Form 8962)

Page: https://pdfinish.com/forms/8962
Last updated: November 1, 2026

## 8962 at a glance

- **Agency:** Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- **What it is for:** Use Form 8962 to: Figure the amount of your Premium Tax Credit (PTC). Reconcile it with any advance payments of the Premium Tax Credit (APTC).
- **Who fills it:** Someone figuring their Premium Tax Credit, as the IRS describes it. The form is part of a return: “Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.”
- **Who it goes to:** “Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.” (printed on the form)
- **Signature:** The form has no signature line of its own. It says “Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.”
- **Revision:** 2025
- **Last checked:** November 1, 2026
- **Official form (PDF):** https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8962.pdf
- **Official instructions:** https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8962

## How to fill it out

1. **Open the form.** Press Fill it now. The form opens in Finish PDF in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
2. **Type in the boxes.** Click a box and type, or tick a checkbox. Add your signature in the Sign step and press Lock to put your entries into the page.
3. **Save your copy.** Name the file and download it. Your original blank form is never changed.

## Common questions

### Is there a 2026 Form 8962?

Form 8962 is a tax-year form. The 2025 form is printed “2025” in its header. It is the one the IRS lists as the current revision on its About Form 8962 page (read November 1, 2026; the IRS page was last reviewed September 14, 2026). This page carries the 2025 form. A form for a later tax year would be a separate file on the IRS page.

### Is the 8962 form free to fill out here?

Free to start. Your 2 free uses in total need no account. Filling in a form and signing it are free; the file you download counts as one of your free uses. After that, start your 7-day free trial of Pro or buy Pro for $2.99 a month.

### Is my information uploaded?

No. The form is filled in your browser and never uploaded, so what you type, including any Social Security number or other tax ID, stays on your device. We do not record what you type.

### Is this the latest version of Form 8962?

It is the version the agency listed as current when we last checked on 2026-11-01: 2025. We compare our copy with the agency's every week. If the agency updates the form, this page says so and points to the official link until we update ours.

### Do I sign Form 8962?

The IRS form has no signature line of its own. Its header says “Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.” Fill it in here, save it, and see the IRS instructions for how to file it with your return: https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8962.

### Where do I send the 8962?

In the agency's words: “Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.” (printed on the form) Read the agency's instructions at https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8962.

### What do I put in each box of the 8962?

We do not tell you what to enter. The agency's own instructions explain each line: https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8962.

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