By The Numbers

A Taxing Trend

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Chart Data

Form 1040
196517
197539
198552
199584
2000117
2005142
2008161

As the U.S. income tax code grows ever more complex, the size of the instructions booklet that filers must wade through to complete their 1040 forms grows longer. Here is the size of the booklet used by most individual taxpayers as it has grown over time, according to the National Taxpayers Union.