Tax season is
over, but you still may have a few tax chores.
There's tracking down that slow-arriving refund,
correcting any just-discovered filing mistakes
and reducing that stack of tax records you've
been hanging onto for too long. And when that
IRS check finally does arrive, we even have suggestions
on how to spend it.
Keeping
tax records doesn't have to be a hassle You can't separate taxes and paperwork,
but you don't have to drown under tons of old documents.
Tax and organizational experts outline which records
to keep and the best way to do it. Plus: IRS
guidelines for individual
and business
records. And:Oops! You did need that after
all. Here's how to fill in tax-record gaps.
Made
a filing mistake? An amended return gives you a second
tax chance to get it right. Take it. It's usually to
your advantage to fix an error before the IRS finds
it. Plus:When
to amend a return
