related stuff, now they change it again? It takes twice as long to file as it used to due to the tax credits and I can't afford to hire anyone.

If much of it used to be on the 1040 form then you will need some adjustments. So start working on this, even if you don't have all the paperwork. Just use the same numbers as from previous years but figure out where to plug them

Good luck!

limits on some of those deductions they used to be able to take, which means a good number will end up taking the standard deduction, adding the personal exemption elimination, those wonderful tax gain for a good number who itemized deductions in 2017 may be in for a big surprise, and I don't mean a good surprise

Plus interest on equity line of credit gone, unless used to improve the property, not for college for your kid, along with eliminating the personal exemption for everyone, the state called tax break is not what people anticipate, and those who live in high tax states, not surprisingly blue one will in many cases find they will pay more tax if they used to itemize deductions

As an added bonus casualty deduction have new restrictions also

Much of this is smoke and mirrors

thus for a married seniors filing jointly the standard deductions is $26,600.

Our itemized have always been around this number mostly because of long term premiums - close to $10,000 - even with the adjusted gross income limitation.

And then we would have the exemptions of $8,000..

what that tax code change was all about.

I was pulling my hair out because I couldn't figure out where to put the minimal income from royalties and farm income. Really sweet make the 1040 super simple but you may have to use schedules 1 to 6 to make up for the simplicity.

the 2nd page, That screwed me up for the longest time. I thought the 1st page of 1040 -- a half page -- was it -- because it ended with all the signatures - the preparer's signature, the taxpayers signature, and all that. But finally, after beating my head on the wall or any other solid object I could beat my head against, I finally scrolled down, and down, and down, and at last, page 2 of 1040 appears! So it is a (mighty big) 2-sided "post card".

For convenience, links to Form 1040 and the 6 spanking new schedules all together:

Schedule 1, Additional Income and Adjustments to Income
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s1.pdf
Schedule 2, Tax
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s2.pdf
Schedule 3, Nonrefundable Credits
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s3.pdf
Schedule 4, Other Taxes
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s4.pdf
Schedule 5, Other Payments and Refundable Credits
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s5.pdf
Schedule 6, Foreign Address and Third Party Designee
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s6.pdf

Form 1040: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf
Remember to scroll and scroll down to page 2.

Sheesh. Just give me the old damn Form 1040 back.

To someone who asked about 1040A - that's gone. It's been replace by the "post card size" 1040 and whatever auxiliary schedules (Schedule 1 thru Schedule 6) you need. MAGA!

And the old schedules, like Schedule A, B, C, D, E blah blah and all those Forms like Form 4835 and 8606 (in my case), two among many many, yep, those are still around and needed by many.

to calculate the taxable amount. And it is dependent on the lines from 1040 - other sources of income. So after failing to fall asleep last night - but refusing to get up to look - I checked to see that the lines on this worksheet were changed to accommodate the new 1040.

Oh, and it is Page 33 on the 1040 instructions booklet..

so that in future years something might be placed there.

Similarly, the thick books of government rules and regulations, back when everything was in paper form, would often have pages that read: This page intentionally left blank. That was because in the past that page would have had something on it, now because of changes it doesn't.

I know this from years of updating the Rules Tariff at the airport when I was an airline employee.