Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the very-probably-unless-Congress-does-something-soon final version of Form 1040, U.S.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce makes the law and tax code understandable to everyone. Ready or not, tax return reporting has changed yet again for the 2020 ...

The IRS announced Monday that it has begun accepting Forms 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, electronically, which it calls a “major milestone in tax administration” (IR-2020-182).

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 ...

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 ...

The IRS announced Thursday that taxpayers will be able to electronically file Forms 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, “later this summer” (IR-2020-107). According to the IRS, making ...

For the 2019 tax year, your friends at the IRS have introduced the new Form 1040-SR (U.S. Tax Return for Seniors). This exciting development is proof that the feds care deeply about the tax-filing ...

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 1040A short forms, requiring everyone to use the ...

The new Form 1040 that all tax filers will file this year is a one-page document with just 23 lines. It replaces the old 1040 as well as the Form 1040A and Form 1040EZ, and for most tax filers with ...

Crypto users in the U.S. have taken to Twitter to express their confusion and frustration over the wording of a question about virtual currencies on this year’s tax return form. On Dec. 11, the IRS ...