The 1040 tax form is the form most people use for filing taxes. It's not the easiest to understand, though. Form 1040 received an overhaul and revamp in 2018 that was designed to make it shorter and ...

The Internal Revenue Service is now letting taxpayers submit Form 1040-X electronically when they want to file an amended tax return through commercial tax software, in what the agency called a “major ...

Your federal income taxes are going to look a little different this year, thanks to the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. Credits and deductions have changed, as has your 1040. It’s not really postcard-sized, ...

Choosing which 1040 tax form you need to file your return on can be a lot harder to figure out than you'd think, but answering just a few basic questions will lead you to the right version. First of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce makes the law and tax code understandable to everyone. While the IRS Form 1040 for 2021 remains at 38 lines, changes have ...

Last year, when you filed your taxes, you had a choice of several different 1040 forms. If you had a fairly simple tax return, chances are good you probably chose Form 1040EZ rather than the full 1040 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While this year's taxapalooza is off to a slow start because of the earlier U.S. government shutdown, one thing already is clear: your refund might be a whole lot smaller than you ...

Under the new tax law approved by Congress, the standard deduction is going up and the personal exemption is going away. But these changes won't be visible until your 2019 returns. WSJ's Richard Rubin ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - What Is a 1040 Tax Form and How Does It Work? The 1040 tax form is the form taxpayers use for filing federal taxes. It's also a form that plenty of people have trouble ...

If you're staring at your 1040 income tax form and feeling lost, you probably aren't alone. The 1040 tax form was overhauled and revamped in 2018, designed to be shorter and hopefully less confusing.