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 ...

Everyone's getting a new experience this tax season. Thanks to tax reform, preparing your return involves a brand new set of forms, and for the first time, millions of taxpayers are having to use the ...

Form 1040 is the standard form for reporting your income, deductions, dependents and other tax details to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It's usually referred to as an Individual Tax Return.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Mira Norian Form 1040 is the primary form U.S. taxpayers use to file their ...