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 ...

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 ...

[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.