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 revamped in 2018, designed to be shorter and hopefully less confusing.

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The IRS is cutting the 1040 form in half. Instead of filling two pages, the new version will take up about one, according to a draft released Friday. (The page is cut in half, and is double-sided.) ...

Your adjusted gross income (AGI) is an important number at tax time, affecting your tax break eligibility and acting as identification. For tax years beginning 2018, the 1040A and EZ forms are no ...

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 overhaul and revamp in 2018 that was designed to make it shorter and ...