FAREWELL TO FORM 1040PC.

• Position: United States Internal Revenue Service - Brief Article

Once the 2000 filing season (tax year 1999) comes to an end, the IRS will no longer accept individual income tax returns submitted on Form 1040PC--a condensed, computer-generated paper return illustrating only those lines used by a taxpayer.

Form 1040PC use is down nearly 20 percent this year. The availability of e-file from a personal computer and the addition of more complex returns to the IRS e-file program have further reduced the need for the Form 1040PC format.

"We have been encouraged by the public's response to the various filing alternatives we have offered in recent years," said IRS...