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 ...

When you prepare the 1040X, it’s not necessary to complete a brand new tax return. Form 1040X only requires that you update numbers that will change. If your changes affect more than one tax return, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Action Line: Ye cats!! I found that I didn't include my United Way contribution on my federal 1040, and this is the reason I owe taxes! How do I correct this? -- O.P., Tulsa. Amending returns: ...

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 ...

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 and got a 1099-MISC for $8000 income. I already filed ...

One key detail was left out of the answer about filing a 1040X form if you forgot to take the Telephone Tax Rebate: You need to make sure you're using the new Form 1040X, which was updated in February ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deal with everything from simple errors to big changes with this key IRS form. As we approach the end of tax season, most taxpayers have either filed their 2017 tax returns or are in the homestretch ...