What does federal adjusted gross income mean

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Adjusted gross income (AGI) is your gross income which includes wages, dividends, alimony, capital gains, business income, retirement distributions and other income, minus certain payments you’ve made during the year, such as student loan interest or contributions to a traditional individual retirement account or a health savings account.

You will need your 2018 AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) as the IRS now requires it for security verification.  You can find your AGI 

If you used TurboTax last year you can view your 2018 AGI by selecting Documents on the left hand side of your screen.  Select View Documents from: Select 2018 on the drop down menu.

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You can obtain a copy of last year's tax transcript online using IRS link:   Transcript 

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If you have a copy of your 2018 tax return, your AGI is located on line 7.