If you’re preparing your taxes, you'll file federal income tax Form 1040. Because tax laws change often, Form 1040 might have ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

Child care is expensive — and if you’re paying for care so you can work or look for work, the IRS does offer a meaningful tax break. IRS Form 2441 is how you claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit, ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File – the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software – but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Tax Day is coming, and soon it will be time to begin gathering forms. If you haven't looked at them yet, all those numbers and letters – W-2, W-9, 1099 – can easily overwhelm. Some forms are ...