If you are filing a federal income tax return on paper, use the simplest form you can, the IRS advises. The simpler the form, the less chance of an error that may ...

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, ...

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 ...

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The form for those 65 and older is easier to read and fill out Nicole Fallon-Peek is a freelance journalist who has covered small business, careers and finance for 15 years. She is a small business ...