IRS: Check carefully to see if you must file an amended tax return

YOUNGSTOWN — The IRS is recommending the public check their financial records for both the past and incoming year and if necessary file an amended tax return.

“This is a good time for people to go through there records. It’s about halfway through the year,” said Jennifer Jenkins, spokeswoman for the IRS in Ohio and part of Pennsylvania. “In addition people have been talking to their friends and neighbors. They may have learned about a tax credit they forgot to apply for.”

It is still possible for people to file an amended return from this year, she said.

Generally, taxpayers do not need to file an amended return to correct mathematical errors because the IRS will automatically make such corrections and send a printed notice.

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