When you receive your 1099s and 1098s in the upcoming weeks the forms may have a different look. They may also contain some additional information you will need to complete your 2014 federal tax return.

Hopefully, you followed some of the suggestions we outlined last year to organize your records. If you did, great! This will make filing your tax returns a lot easier this year. It also means that you and your tax advisor can spend more time on tax and financial planning issues for 2011 vs. looking back to 2010.