The 1040 form is used to report personal income for federal tax purposes. / Credit: Daniel Acker Form 1040 is the standard form for reporting your income, deductions, dependents and other tax details ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Mira Norian Individual taxpayers use Form 1040, a standard Internal Revenue ...

Aly J. Yale is a contributing writer for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, covering various personal finance topics, including investing, homebuying, loans and more. Vice President of ...

The Internal Revenue Service has revised the Form 1040-ES and instructions to help taxpayers and their tax practitioners prepare for the changes ahead in the wake of the recently enacted Tax Cuts and ...

The IRS Form 1040 is the primary document used by taxpayers in the United States to file their annual income tax returns. It serves as a comprehensive summary of your financial year, detailing all ...

The form for those 65 and older is easier to read and fill out Nicole Fallon-Peek is a freelance journalist who has covered small business, careers and finance for 15 years. She is a small business ...

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed last December, it wasn't quite clear how it might affect self-employed and freelance taxpayers, as well as other taxpayers not subject to withholding like ...

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 ...