As for the actual filing, even if you regularly e-file, you'll have to send in a paper Form 1040X. The IRS is not yet equipped to handle this form electronically.

If you are filing to claim an additional refund, it is advisable that you wait until you receive your original refund before filing Form 1040X.

When you're finished, you must print out and mail your form 1040X. There is no e-filing option for amended returns.

Form 1040X is divided into several parts, and in many cases, you won't need to make changes to all of them. The front page deals with changes to income, deductions, tax liability, and filing status.

For example, if you are filing a 1040X because you have a qualifying child and now want to claim the earned income credit, you must attach a Form 1040 Schedule EIC to show the qualifying person's ...

If you’re filing 1040X to get money back, it generally must be done within three years of filing your original return or within two years of paying the tax, whichever is later.

You beat the post office crowds this year and filed your taxes ahead of time. Now you've come across a receipt, a forgotten bit of income, or a write- ...

If you are filing to claim an additional refund, wait until you have received your original refund before filing Form 1040X. You may cash that check while waiting for any additional refund.

Taxpayers should be allowed to use Form 1040 to amend their returns and should be able to e-file amended returns, according to recommendations made by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax ...

Question from Natalie February 17, 2008 at 9:16am Hi, I am really confused and need help. I was a F-1 OPT in 2006 (in California for six months) and did tax return in Feb, 2007. I was a contractor ...

Form 1040X is divided into several parts, and in many cases, you won't need to make changes to all of them. The front page deals with changes to income, deductions, tax liability, and filing status.