It may not make sense to you but, I learned to do taxes manually...before the programs came out. I find that opening the 1040 and going line by line insures that I don't miss anything that should be reported. Using the forms in use doesn't make sense to me because it only lists the forms from the prior year. Things can change from year to year. If the form is not on that list how do you open it? I think it is more time-consuming doing it your way.