Instructions For Form 1040x - Amended U.s. Individual Income Tax Return

For more details, see Pub. 501.

2002

Exception. You do not have to attach Form 8332 or

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similar statement if your divorce decree or written

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separation agreement went into effect before 1985 and it

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states that you can claim the child as your dependent.

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Presidential Election Campaign Fund

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(Part III)

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You may use Form 1040X to have $3 go to the fund if

you (or your spouse on a joint return) did not do so on

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your original return. This must be done within 20

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months after the original due date for filing the return. For

calendar year 2004, this period ends on January 2, 2007.

A “Yes” designation cannot be changed.

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Charts

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Use the chart for the year you are amending to find the

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corresponding lines on your return.

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Be sure to include write-in amounts from the

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return you are amending.

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CAUTION

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2004

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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the

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information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue

laws of the United States. You are required to give us the

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information. We need it to ensure that you are complying

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with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the

right amount of tax.

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You are not required to provide the information

requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork

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Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB

control number. Books or records relating to a form or its

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instructions must be retained as long as their contents

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may become material in the administration of any Internal

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Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return

information are confidential, as required by section 6103.

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The time needed to complete and file this form will

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vary depending on individual circumstances. The

estimated average time is: Recordkeeping, 1 hr., 18

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min.; Learning about the law or the form, 28 min.;

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Preparing the form, 1 hr., 11 min.; and Copying,

assembling, and sending the form to the IRS, 34 min.

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If you have comments concerning the accuracy of

these time estimates or suggestions for making this form

simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can

write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products

Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20224.

Do not send the form to this address. Instead, see

Where To File on page 1.

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