1040s

April filing documents

The 1040s refers to IRS Form 1040 and its variants—the standard U.S. individual income tax return.

The plural encompasses the various versions: 1040, 1040-SR for seniors, and formerly 1040-EZ and 1040-A for simpler returns.

Tax season means dealing with 1040s again.

The term sometimes refers to the decade of the 1040s AD, though this usage is rare.

decade

Viking Age

Scandinavian maritime expansion era

Great Schism · movable type · Westminster Abbey

geopolitics

Fatimid Caliphate

Shia dynasty ruling medieval Egypt

Scotland · England · Byzantium · papal authority · succession crisis · territorial disputes · tribute

medieval

feudalism

Land-for-service social structure

fiefdom · knighthood · chivalry · monasticism · papacy · cathedral · castle · manor · lords · serfs

Opposites
document formality/official status

1040sreceipts

Transaction documentation

handwritten notes · bank statements · pay stubs · napkin math

tax relationship (paying vs. receiving)

1040stax refunds

Returned excess withholdings

W-2s · 1099s · receipts · W-9s · pay stubs

business vs. individual tax forms

1040s1120s

Third decade, twelfth century

Schedule C · 990s

Phrases
Family

1040, Form 1040

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated G