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 ...

I smell a refund! Maybe it’s yours. While most of the country was celebrating year-end holidays in December, a tax and spending package was signed into law offering a gift to those individuals who ...

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, ...

Made a mistake on your taxes? Here's what you need to know about correcting it. Some people file their taxes and call it a day. But if you realize you made an error ...

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

Every year I must amend several clients’ returns that were previously filed for various reasons. This year as the Oct. 16 extension deadline for individual tax filing approaches, I am faced with a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

What do I do if I've already mailed my federal tax return and discovered I failed to transfer my deduction for mortgage interest paid from line 10 of my Schedule A worksheet to my final Schedule A ...