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.

The 1040 form is the central component of an individual tax return. It's so important, in fact, that the IRS offers it in three standard versions, plus a few less common types for unusual ...

Tax Day is April 15, and it’s still not too late to gather the documents you need to file your taxes. This includes Form 1040 from the IRS. Read on to learn more about this form and why it’s important ...

Tax time can be stressful, and for many, the headaches start with trying to figure out which forms to use. Everyone required to file an individual federal income tax ...

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 ...

A new tax form targets a specific audience. One of the biggest changes that taxpayers faced last year as a result of tax reform was a new 1040 tax form. The IRS eliminated the popular 1040-EZ and ...

The new Form 1040-SR should allow seniors to file taxes without benefit of an accountant. A published draft of the new form has lines for specific retirement income streams, such as Social Security ...

Source: www.SeniorLiving.org via Flickr. When you file your annual tax return, there are three forms to choose from. The 1040EZ is intended for people with extremely simple tax returns, while the 1040 ...

A new tax form could make filing returns easier on the eyes of older people. The two-page form, known as 1040-SR, uses a bigger font than the standard 1040 form, has more spacing and is better at ...

More complicated tax returns will include schedules. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought a lot of changes to the U.S. tax system. One big change is the new Form 1040, which is now more streamlined.

If you’re looking for form 1040EZ for the 2018 tax year, you won’t find it: After a few decades, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has pulled the plug on the form. The recently redesigned form 1040 ...

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 ...