Mistakes happen. And sometimes, no matter how careful you are, those mistakes happen on a federal income tax return. You know what I'm talking about: a transposed number, a missed form, an overlooked ...

Tax Day was just over a month ago which, of course, means that my inbox is now filled with the inevitable panicked emails from taxpayers worried about mistakes. Missed forms 1099. Overlooked ...

[ANSWER]Yes. You generally have until three years after the deadline for filing your original federal tax return to file an amended return if you missed a tax break or need to make other changes.