• Form 1040-A was a simplified version of Form 1040 used to file personal income taxes.

  • Applicants using the 1040-A must have had less than $100,000 in taxable income and must not have exercised any promotional stock options for a year.
  • The IRS has retired Form 1040-A for the 2018 tax year in favor of an amended Form 1040.
  • The other version of Form 1040 was Form 1040-EZ, which was even simpler than Form 1040-A and was also eliminated starting with the 2018 tax return.