Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

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 ...

What is a 1040 form? The 1040 tax form is an income tax return IRS form used by many individual U.S. taxpayers. Every year at tax time, U.S. taxpayers determine whether to file using IRS tax forms: ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. When you are ready to file your tax return for income you earned in 2016, you’ll have to pick from among three forms: the 1040, the 1040EZ or the ...