Download or read book IRS Form 1040 Instructions - Tax year 2018 (Form 1040 included) written by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ? Form 1040 has been redesigned. Forms 1040A and 1040EZ will no longer be used. ? Most tax rates have been reduced. ? The child tax credit amount has been increased up to $2,000. ? A new tax credit of up to $500 may be available for each dependent who doesn't qualify for the child tax credit. ? The deduction for state and local taxes has been limited. ? The deduction for miscellaneous expenses has been eliminated. ? The overall limit on itemized deductions has been eliminated. For details on these and other changes see What's New in these instructions.