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File an amended return using Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return as soon as possible.
See TC 976-977 for amended return.
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 using Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
So, your explanation letter to IRS should include the following writing items: Name, address, and contact information of the taxpayer. An explanation expressing your desire to appeal the IRS conclusions. The tax period. A list of the points you disagree with and your explanations. Facts supporting your position.
If you are paper-filing the amended to the IRS... send the 1040x, the amended forms with a watermark ``As Amended''. Original forms with a watermark ``As Originally Filed''. You can write on the form, it doesn't have to be a ``watermark''. One big staple, with 1040x on top, next the amended, last as originally filed.
You'll need the information from your original tax return for the given tax year, any new documentation or forms, and the reason for the amendment. 3. Complete Form 1040-X: Add your personal information, details of what's changed, and your explanation for the changes.
On Form 1040-X, enter your income, deductions, and credits from your return as originally filed or as previously adjusted by either you or the IRS, the changes you are making, and the corrected amounts. Then, figure the tax on the corrected amount of taxable income and the amount you owe or your refund.
Use Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, and follow the instructions. You should amend your return if you reported certain items incorrectly on the original return, such as filing status, dependents, total income, deductions or credits.