Skip to main content
HelloBooks.ai home

IRS Form Changes for 2025 and 2026, Form by Form | HelloBooks Every IRS form we track with a change for 2025 or 2026: Form 1040 and its schedules, business and fiduciary returns, payroll forms and 1099s, line by line.

Form-by-form · IRS What’s New

Form-by-form changes for tax preparers

If your team thinks in form numbers, start here. Each page below reads the What’s New section of one IRS form or its instructions, notes the new or renumbered lines, and says which client facts you now need to fill them.

See HelloBooks for CPA firmsBrowse the pages

Free Plan with invoices within 200 transactions, bills & quotes — no credit card.

The forms at a glance

One tile per form page, showing the change that matters most on that form.

The pages in this section

36 pages, grouped for review.

Form 1040 and its schedules

Credits, deductions and elections attached to the 1040

Business, fiduciary and transfer tax returns

Payroll forms and information returns

Updating software templates and organizers

A renumbered line breaks more than the return. Workpaper templates, tie-out checklists and client organizers that cite line numbers all need the same update, so assign one person to sweep them after each final form release.

  • Keep a short change log per form, with the IRS release date of the version you used.
  • Mark any reviewer note that quotes a draft line so it gets rechecked.
  • Retire last year’s organizer questions that no longer map to a line.

How we read the forms

Each page quotes the IRS What’s New section or the form instructions directly and links to the exact version used. Where only a draft exists, the page says so in its first lines.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Why is Schedule 1-A listed with the forms?
It is a new schedule for 2025, and preparers look for it by its form number. The deduction pages explain each of its four parts in more depth.
Do you cover state forms here?
No. State forms appear on the state pages, which cite each state revenue department.
Related

Keep exploring

All tax return changes

The full tracker for CPA and EA firms

State tax return changes by state

One page per state, from its revenue department

State conformity to the One Big Beautiful Bill

Which states follow the 2025 federal law

Business return changes: 1065, 1120 and 1120-S

Forms 1065, 1120 and 1120-S, and what flows to them

US tax changes for 2025 and 2026

The plain-English summary for business owners

Sources

General information for tax professionals, not advice on a specific return. Check the current official instructions before filing.

Start automating your books today

Free Plan with full access to the AI accountant — no credit card, no time limit.

See HelloBooks for CPA firmsBrowse the pages

Subscribe to our newsletter

Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements. No credit card required.

By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy.