Key Points ・You usually have up to 3 years to amend your tax return to fix errors. ・Use Form 1040-X to report the changes to the IRS. ・You must include any forms that changed (W-2, 1099, 1098-T). You ...

(NewsNation) — The Internal Revenue Service generally recommends keeping tax returns and related documents for at least three years after filing. That’s because the IRS has a statute of limitations to ...

It’s officially tax season, and Americans can start checking the status of their refunds within 24 hours after an e-filed return is received. Taxpayers can track their refund status by using the ...

Now that the confetti has settled and New Year's resolutions are already falling flat, it's time for another less enjoyable annual tradition: tax season. The IRS started accepting returns on January ...

Dear Savvy Senior: How do I go about replacing important documents that were lost when our home of 50 years burned down? We lost everything, including our house deed, car titles, old tax returns, ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Is there a rule of thumb on how long someone should keep their old financial paperwork? I have file cabinets full of old receipts, bank and brokerage statements, tax returns and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — The Internal Revenue Service ...