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06/03/2026

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04/28/2026

When and how to amend a tax return

Taxpayers who discover an error after filing a federal tax return may need to file an amended return. There are some instances where an amended return isn’t required such as when the IRS corrects errors during processing or requests missing forms or schedules separately.

Reasons to file an amended return
If there are changes to key items on the original return, including:

Filing status
Income
Deductions
Credits
Dependents
Tax liability
Taxpayers can use the Should I file an amended return? tool within the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant to help decide if they should file an amended return to correct an error or make other changes if they already filed.

Time limits
To claim a refund, an amended return must generally be filed within:

Three years from the date the original return was filed, or
Two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later
If the original return was filed early, the three-year period begins from the April tax deadline. Special rules apply when there are net operating losses, foreign tax credits, bad debts or other issues. Additionally, taxpayers in disaster relief situations, combat zone service, have bad debts, foreign tax credits, or loss or credit carrybacks, may have more time to file an amended return.

How to file an amended return
Taxpayers must file Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. When filing, they should:

Submit a corrected Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR for the applicable tax year
Attach any supporting documents and updated forms or schedules
Refunds and payments
For tax years 2021 and later, taxpayers may request direct deposit of refunds when filing electronically. If additional tax is owed, payment should be submitted with the amended return. The amended return replaces the original return, and the IRS will calculate any applicable penalties or interest if filed after the due date.

Status of amended return
Taxpayers can check the status of an amended return approximately three weeks after it’s submitted. It generally takes 8 to 12 weeks for it to be processed. However, in some cases, processing could take up to 16 weeks.

State tax considerations
Changes to a federal return may affect a taxpayer’s state tax liability. Taxpayers should contact their state tax agency for guidance and should not attach state returns to the federal amended return.

04/09/2026

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04/03/2026

April 15 Deadline – Individual, Fiduciary, Corporate, and Exempt Organization Returns

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, is the deadline for filing calendar-year individual (Form 1040), fiduciary (Form 1041), corporate (Form 1120), and exempt organization trust (Form 990-T) returns. These returns must be e-filed or postmarked* by midnight local time.

02/26/2026

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02/21/2026

02/20/2026

No tax on tips

Employees and self-employed individuals may deduct qualified tips received in certain qualified occupations, such as wait staff, bartenders, salon workers, personal trainers, gig economy workers, and many more who customarily and regularly receive tips might qualify.

Even better, tips earned on or before December 31, 2024, and are reported on a Form W-2, Form 1099, or other statement furnished to the individual or reported directly by the individual on Form 4137 can be deducted.
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02/20/2026

No Tax on Overtime

Individuals who receive qualified overtime compensation may deduct the pay that exceeds their regular rate of pay, generally, the “half” portion of “time-and-a-half” compensation, that’s required by the Fair Labor Standards Act and reported on a Form W-2, Form 1099, or other specified statement furnished to the individual.
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