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We've got just about two weeks left in the 2025 tax season, and this late in the game, if you made a mistake on your tax return, there's a good chance the IRS has ...

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 ...

Business owners who discover errors or other information that affects past tax returns can file amended returns. How far back they can do so, and how they go about amending their returns, depends on ...

Taxpayers typically amend their returns to correct mistakes, claim missed deductions or report additional income. While the IRS does allow amendments, many worry that filing a Form 1040-X could ...

The Internal Revenue Service hasn’t done enough to improve its procedures for reviewing amended tax returns to reduce erroneous and fraudulent tax refunds, according to a new report. The report, from ...

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