It depends on the type of mistake you made:

Many mathematical errors are caught during the processing of the tax return and corrected by the IRS, so you may not need to correct these mistakes.
If you didn’t claim the correct filing status or you need to change your income, deductions, or credits, you should file an amended or corrected return…[Read more]

Generally, to qualify for head of household, you must have a qualifying child or dependent. However, a custodial parent may be able to claim head of household filing status with a qualifying child even if he or she released a claim to exemption for the child. See Noncustodial parent is claiming an exemption for my child; do I still qualify as head…[Read more]

No, one of the conditions of your installment agreement is that any refund due to you, the IRS will automatically apply against taxes you owe. Because your refund isn’t applied toward your regular monthly payment, continue making your installment agreement payments as scheduled until you pay your liability, including accrued penalties and…[Read more]

If you can claim an exemption for your daughter as a dependent on your income tax return, she can’t claim her own personal exemption on her income tax return. Your daughter should check the box on her return indicating that someone else can claim her as a dependent.

An unmarried dependent student must file a tax return if his or her earned or unearned income exceeds certain limits. To find these limits, refer to Dependents under Who Must File, in Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information.

Even if you don’t have to file a federal income tax return, you should file if you can…[Read more]

To claim your child as your dependent, your child must meet either the qualifying child test or the qualifying relative test:

To meet the qualifying child test, your child must be younger than you and either younger than 19 years old or be a “student” younger than 24 years old as of the end of the calendar year.
There’s no age limit if your…[Read more]

New law for all taxpayers claiming the EITC after Dec. 31, 2016, the IRS will have additional time to review the claim and will not be required to pay the refund before the 15th day of the second month following the close of the tax year.

Taxpayers that claim EITC will not receive any tax refunds prior to February 15th every tax year moving…[Read more]

The IRS is sending you this letter because they received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you. Form 1095-A shows advance payments of the premium tax credit were made to your or your family’s health insurance company to reduce your premium costs in 2015. To protect your…[Read more]

IRS received a copy of Form 1095-A for 2015. You must file your 2015 federal tax return with a Form 8962 to reconcile advanced premium tax credits.

The IRS is sending you this letter because we received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you. Form 1095-A shows advance…[Read more]

You must renew your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to file your U.S. tax return.
Why is he IRS contacting you
You or someone listed on your return has an ITIN with middle numbers 78 or 79 and the ITIN will expire on January 1, 2017 (for example, 9NN-78-NNNN).
Who needs to renew an ITIN?
If you will file a U.S. tax return…[Read more]

IRS received your federal income tax return, but they need more information to verify your identity in order to process your tax return accurately.

The IRS needs more information to verify your identity in order to process your tax return accurately. Unfortunately, if the IRS can’t verify your identity online or by phone. You must visit a T…[Read more]

You may have reported owing too much Health Care Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) on your 2014 income tax return.

The IRS is sending you this letter because it appears that you may have reported owing too much Health Care Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) on your 2014 income tax return. Under the law, individuals are required to either…[Read more]