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katrajo3400
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My 2016 and 2017 taxes were filed with a 1040A. This year it populated a 1040. All done on turbo tax. Is a 1040 correct or should it have been a 1040A

 
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xmasbaby0
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My 2016 and 2017 taxes were filed with a 1040A. This year it populated a 1040. All done on turbo tax. Is a 1040 correct or should it have been a 1040A


Thanks to the new tax laws, there are no more simple Form 1040EZ or 1040A's.  Everything goes on a little “postcard-size” Form 1040 that has six extra "schedules" with it, and if you need any of those schedules, you are not able to use the Free Edition.  

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040 


**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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xmasbaby0
Level 15

My 2016 and 2017 taxes were filed with a 1040A. This year it populated a 1040. All done on turbo tax. Is a 1040 correct or should it have been a 1040A


Thanks to the new tax laws, there are no more simple Form 1040EZ or 1040A's.  Everything goes on a little “postcard-size” Form 1040 that has six extra "schedules" with it, and if you need any of those schedules, you are not able to use the Free Edition.  

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040 


**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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