After Filing: Track, Payment, Penalties

After you file

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

Is Turbo Tax accountable for providing erroneous tax due amount? I was hit with a $103 past due amount even though I thought I paid in full. What gives?

I pay Turbo Tax under the assumption it will provide an accurate tax bill due. What if they err?

Filing another amended return for IRS 2024

I amended 2024 return to add my daughter as dependent which was inadvertently left off original return. IRS reviewed amended return, and I received a letter back from IRS stating that I need to amend the return AGAIN and include Form 8863 claiming th... read more

filed return and accepted. now need to amend. when i try to open I receive "unable to create return" error 119? what should i do?

Information: 4.5 months to Process and Complete an Amended return filed in April 2025

Not a question, this is Info on how long the IRS is taking to process Amended Returns. I filed a 2023 Amended Tax return late April 2025 and received the refund in the 2nd week of September, 2025, roughly 4.5 months. A simple mistake, correcting over... read more

Can I pay my amended CO state tax online? I've gone through the steps but it doesn't allow me to pay the back tax I owe or show a refund I'm supposedly due.

Can I pay my amended 2023 CO state taxes online?

I filed an extension with my 2023 taxes and also sent a check for $600. I did not file the final tax return and I would like to do that now but need help to do that.

I don’t have more to add. Please let me know if you can help Marcia Phelps

how do i fix this issue "Form 8962: Your calculations could not be completed. Reference code: 6-399-259"

How can I fix a return that I selected to mail in. I already downloaded a copy but it has incorrect information.

I have not submitted my taxes to the IRS yet. I just need to fix this copy before I mail it in

Lost tax return

I filed in early April, NY State processed my return and sent refund within 3 weeks. Federal required verification, I was filing from a new address. I made an error on computer verification and needed to verify via phone. I successfully verified and ... read more