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

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, ...

Individual taxpayers in the United States use IRS Form 1040 when filing their federal income taxes. The form comes in three varieties -- the standard 1040, the 1040A, and the 1040EZ. The purpose of ...