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, ...

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 ...

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-off you didn't know existed. File a 1040X the ...

Once you’ve clicked “file” or dropped your tax return in the mail, use this form to provide the IRS with updated information Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side E. Napoletano is a contributor ...

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 ...

Timing Is Everything: When to File Your 1040-X If you find yourself in a dilemma needing to change a tax return, here is what ...

Tax Day has come and gone. That doesn't mean that the filing season is completely over. Now is the time that taxpayers inevitably panic over mistakes on their tax returns, including missed forms 1099, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...