Economy Episode 692: The Secret Life Of Line 24 5:39pm March 25, 2016 ECONOMY Business Your Money Share URL copied to clipboard! U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 1040 Individual Income Tax forms for the 2015 tax year. Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. A lot of the stuff on IRS form 1040 — the basic tax form — is straightforward enough. But there are a few lines that you look at and say: What is that? And how did it get on my tax form? Music: "Starlight." Find us: Twitter/ FacebookCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR. 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate