Realizing you made a mistake on your tax return? Don’t panic. If you overlooked a valuable deduction, say, or forgot to report some of your income, you can simply file an amended return. Amending your ...

Get your hands on IRS Form 1040-X and follow these steps to amend your tax return. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

The 1040X isn’t hard. There are three columns: column A is the original figure from the first return, column B is the change (either negative or positive), and column C is the amended or correct ...

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 ...

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What is self-employment tax? The federal self-employment tax is composed of Social Security and Medicare taxes, which are also known together as the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). For ...

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 ...