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For federal taxes, fill out a new, corrected income tax return.

Mark the corrected pages "AMENDED" in large letters at the top of each page,.

Then fill out Form 1040X:

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040x.pdf

Instructions for Form 1040X:

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040x.pdf

Attach the pages of the amended tax return that have changes on them to Form 1040X and mail to the address in the instructions.

Your state probably has a form similar to Form 1040X for making corrections.

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