You'd like to buckle down and do your income taxes. Really, you would. But you're missing one key form: last year's federal income tax return. But wait? It will cost you $30 to get an actual copy?

You likely keep a copy of your tax return in a file for safekeeping. But if you don’t, or if your saved tax information cannot be accessed, you can request a copy of your tax records from the IRS.

There are two ways to get copies of your federal tax-return information — tax-return transcripts and tax-account transcripts — by phone or by mail. A tax-return transcript shows most line items from ...

Quick Take: What Is a Tax Transcript and Why Do You Need One? In short, a tax transcript shows basic data and line items such as adjusted gross income, AGI, or other taxable income, as well as FICA ...

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 ...

The IRS and its Security Summit partners have achieved much success in combating identity theft (see “Tax Matters: IRS Touts Progress Against Taxpayer Identity Theft,” JofA, Jan. 2018). However, an ...

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. Her work has appeared in Business Insider ...