How to Fill Out a 1040EZ Tax Form

Benjamin Franklin, one of the most authoritative of our Founding Fathers, has said that there is nothing certain in this world but “death and taxes.” Taxes were a big part of government operations as early as the Pharaohs of Egypt in 3000 BCE. In Feudal Europe, taxes came in many forms, including the scutage, tallage, tithe, and danegeld. The scutage was money that could be given to excuse a feudal lord from offering military troops to his lord, the standard price of being a vassal in the Middle Ages. Tallage was a monetary tax received from dependents. Tithes, usually of 10% gross income and enforced at varying levels of severity, were requested by the Church, built on the example of Abraham giving ten percent of his wealth to Melchizedek in the book of Genesis. The danegeld was money Medieval rulers demanded for landowners to have their territories protected from invading Danes and Vikings.

In this free video series, expert CPA Tom Noah gives you needed tax help for the upcoming season. You will learn everything about the 1040EZ tax form: what it is, who can fill it out, what to put in line 1, line 2, and so on. Tom leads you through the Income section, the Labels, the Payments and Tax section, Earned Income Credit, and more. You will also get helpful demonstrations on using the worksheets and tables to fill out a form in its entirety. Free tax help here.

"Hello, today we are going to be talking about the form 1040EZ and we'll go through the form section by section. Starting with the label section, income section, payments and tax, refund, amount that you may owe in tax section, also the third party designee, signature and paid prepare section. Some of the areas some of the lines are a little more complexed than others so we'll do separate clips on those. That will include wages, salaries and tips, taxable interest, unemployment compensation and last permanent fund dividends. We also need to discuss who is qualified to file a form 1040EZ and whether if it's really the best form for to file and or you'll be better off filing a form 1040A or 1040."