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Your guide to tax form 1040

Tax Form 1040 is the form most people use to file their taxes. However, it is not the easiest to understand. Form 1040 received an overhaul and redesign in 2018 designed to make it shorter and less confusing. But many experts say it…

How to check your tax code

The tax authorities could owe you hundreds of pounds for just having the wrong code on your payslip. But you can get that money back by making sure you're paying the right amount of tax - here's how. 1Here's how to make sure you're not…

Take note of these changes

Are there any significant tax changes for 2021?Each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces adjustments to the tax code for the coming year. The IRS hasn't made any significant changes so far, but the agency has made some…

What is the 1099-NEC tax form?

Beginning in the 2020 tax year, the IRS will require business taxpayers to report non-employee compensation on the new 1099-NEC form instead of the 1099-MISC form. Businesses will need to use this form if they have made payments totaling $!-->…

What is it and what should you do?

You may receive a tax form related to your Medicare coverage.Eligible Health Insurance Notice 1095-B should be kept for your records.This form contains important information but does not require any action on your part.It's early January…

What is a 1099-G tax form?

If you received a Form 1099-G this year from a government agency, you may need to report some of the information it contains on your tax return. The most common uses of 1099-G are to report:Unemployment benefitsstate or local income tax!-->…

Understand the new tax code

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act received Congressional approval and tax reform was passed for the first time since 1986. This new reform leaves many of us wondering what will be different in the season. tax 2019. and how…

Which tax form to use?

Peter Cade / Getty ImagesFilling out a tax form is about as much fun as paying taxes to Uncle Sam. The complexity of the task intensifies as your tax life gets more complicated.This is why you should use the simplest tax return form…

Which tax form should I file?

We all like things to be simple. We gravitate towards words like easy, elementary, and effortless. It all seems so… simple. Taxes, on the other hand, can be complicated. And as taxpayers, we find it frustrating. So it would make sense…