As we approach the end of tax season, most taxpayers have either filed their 2017 tax returns or are in the homestretch of getting all their tax information ready for the final push toward the April ...

Uh-oh! You were slipping that W-2 copy into the drawer when it caught your eye. How could you have missed that when you did your final filing review and hit "send" or dropped your tax return in the ...

If you’ve ever needed to amend your taxes, you know that the process takes place the old-fashioned way: by submitting your forms through the mail. But that will finally change later this summer when ...

Tax Day was just over a month ago which, of course, means that my inbox is now filled with the inevitable panicked emails from taxpayers worried about mistakes. Missed forms 1099. Overlooked ...

What is an amended tax return? It's your do-over, your mulligan, your second chance. The IRS recognizes that we sometimes make mistakes on our tax returns, or that our circumstances can change, so ...

Taxpayers who need to make a change or adjustment on a return they already filed can do so by filing an amended return. Here are the top 10 things every taxpayer should know about amending your ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. The IRS announced that you can now amend your tax return by ...

Oops! You’ve discovered an error after your tax return has been filed. What should you do? You may need to amend your return. The IRS usually corrects math errors ...

The Internal Revenue Service anticipates that nearly 5 million taxpayers will amend their returns by filing Form 1040X this year. Nearly 46 million returns were electronically filed from home ...

You are experiencing sweet satisfaction knowing that your taxes were filed on time. That is, until you realize that you took a deduction when you did not qualify for it, or forgot to claim an ...

You are experiencing sweet satisfaction knowing that your taxes were filed on time. That is, until you realize that you took a deduction when you did not qualify for it, or forgot to claim an ...