With the new tax filing season just months away, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the second draft of federal form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors. The form, with larger print and ...

What’s the old saying? If you love something, throw it away and then reintroduce in another tax year? Or something like that? Just as the form 1040 appears to be making a return to a more ...

What the IRS Isn't Shouting From the Rooftops Let's be real. When was the last time you heard the IRS actively marketing a ...

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 ...

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 IRS is changing the Form 1040 for the 2019 tax year and adding a special 1040 for seniors. It all adds up to one more reason to ditch paper returns in favor of tax software. I write about money. I ...

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 ...

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 introduced a new tax form for seniors effective for 2019 taxes. Known as the 1040-SR, this form is designed to make filing taxes easier for older Americans. “Form ...