After Filing: Track, Payment, Penalties

After you file

What Tax Records Do I Need to Keep & for How Long?

It’s very important to keep your own copies of tax returns, receipts, and other financial records. The general rule is (3) years from your tax filing date, but the time varies for different types of documents. For example, if you have a business or i... read more

Maximize Your Take-Home Pay: Your Video Guide to Updating Your Form W-4 Tax Withholding

Taxpayers who receive a W-2 paycheck use IRS Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Certificate) to control how much federal income tax is withheld from their pay throughout the year. Why Accurate Withholding Matters for Your Finances The goal of updating ... read more

How Do I Amend My Taxes? Form 1040X & State Amendments

The two most common reasons to amend your tax return are that you realized you made a mistake or you received a new tax form after you filed. Other common reasons are using the wrong filing status or claiming/not claiming a dependent. Whatever your r... read more

Tax Penalties: How to Prevent or Abate Them!

You think you’re doing great - taxes withheld from every paycheck or quarterly estimates have been paid timely - and suddenly you see a tax penalty. It can happen to even the most conscientious of people. Life happens and some of those life “happenin... read more

All About Tax Audits!

Getting a “love letter” from the IRS can send shivers up your spine. But it’s rarely as bad as we think it is and nothing to fear (unless you’re a criminal, which you aren’t). Most of the time, those IRS letters and notices are only requesting a litt... read more

Stay on Track: W-4s, Quarterly Estimates, & more!

Want a bigger tax refund? With proper planning, tax withholding, or estimated tax payments you have greater control over the amount of tax refund you'll receive, or how much you will owe at tax time. Of course your income, deductions and tax credits ... read more

All About Your Refund: Tracking, Tips, & More!

Did you receive your refund yet? If not, you’re not alone. According to the IRS, your federal refund generally takes around 21 days to get to your bank account. But that’s only if all is good on your tax return -and there are no questions from our fr... read more

I need help filing my 2024 and 2026 tax form please. I only see my 2026 form

How do I remove box 12e from my tax return? It is automatically populating and I've checked everything, but it is still populating even though I did not input it.

I do not have any retirement contributions, and I did not list this number anywhere. I've checked all of my boxes, and there is nothing automatically selected. I need box 12e removed from my tax return, but it is automatically populating.

Where the $&&&#&%@%^#^# is the fix my return button?

Turbo Tax 2025 Home & Biz Desktop Edition. And why is there no online chat or phone number to customer support? Intuit makes millions on these products and this looks really bad. This is the first time I've purchased Turbo Tax and I'm going to leave ... read more

Do I ignore 1040-V if I choose to pay my federal tax using a credit online later

As I chose to pay my federal tax by credit card later, I selected "Pay by Check later" when I e-filed my 2025 tax return through TurboTax Online. After e-File, I saw following message. Clicking on the "Print Forms" button, I saw 1040-V. Given my plan... read more

My tax refund still pending. I e-file 01/22/2026

Why have I not got my reward axes back it said on the 25 it's now the 26 and still haven't got them

Still haven't got my taxes

I have not got my taxes back yet

Full page does not print for 1040-sr (all 3 pages)

When I print my 1040-SR completed form, all 3 pages are missing the information at the bottom. page 1 is missing line z and below, page 2 is missing line 24 and below, and page 3 is missing the information below the Paid Preparer Firm's name. Is this... read more