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, ...

Choosing which 1040 tax form you need to file your return on can be a lot harder to figure out than you'd think, but answering just a few basic questions will lead you to the right version. First of ...

Tax time can be stressful, and for many, the headaches start with trying to figure out which forms to use. Everyone required to file an individual federal income tax ...

You can use Form 1040EZ regardless of whether you use your Social Security number or an individual tax ID number to file your taxes. If you use an ITIN, make sure it hasn’t expired. Read on to learn ...

When I was in college, I used to think there were only two federal income tax returns: the form 1040-EZ for students and the form 1040 for everybody else. Of course, many years and a couple of degrees ...

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. When you are ready to file your tax return for income you earned in 2016, you’ll have to pick from among three forms: the 1040, the 1040EZ or the ...

Taxes can be complicated. As taxpayers, we find that frustrating. So it would make sense, then, that we would snatch up the easiest tax forms that we can find. Only, that's not always the right choice ...