Solved: Can I change from 1040 to 1040A

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Level 15

Feb 4, 2021 8:24:33 AM

@masterl21 There only a 1040 form or a 1040-SR form, enter your information and the program will put your information on the correct form.

You can file with TurboTax Free Edition
if you have a simple tax return.*

*A simple tax return is Form 1040 only OR Form 1040 + Unemployment Income. Situations covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:

W-2 income
Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
Claiming the standard deduction
Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
Child tax credits
Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G

Situations not covered in TurboTax Free
Edition include:

Itemized deductions
Business or 1099-NEC income
Stock sales
Rental property income
Credits, deductions and income reported on schedules 1-3, such as the Student Loan
Interest Deduction

Expert Alumni

Feb 4, 2021 8:16:49 AM

No. Form 1040A no longer exists. For Tax year 2018 and later, you will no longer use Form 1040-A, but instead use the Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR.

To use the TurboTax Free Edition, which is an online-only product that supports simple tax returns that can be filed on Form 1040 without any attached schedules.

Simple tax situations covered in TurboTax Free Edition:

W-2 income
Unemployment income
Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
Claiming the standard deduction
Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
Child tax credits

Situations not covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:

Itemized deductions
Business or 1099-MISC income
Stock sales
Rental property income
Credits, deductions, and income reported on schedules 1–3, such as the Student Loan Interest Deduction.

You may be eligible for the TurboTax IRS Free File Program delivered by TurboTax: For the qualifications and to switch, see How do I switch to IRS Free File Program delivered by TurboTax?