The IRS has issued the following announcement, cautions and notices about several forms and publications:

• Instructions for Form 1040X (Revised November 2005) Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return - several changes
  
  
• Publication 970 Tax Benefits for Education - several changes
  
  
• Publication 915 Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
  
  
• Instructions for Form 8582 Passive Activity Loss Limitations
  
  
• 2005 version of Publication 596 Earned Income Credit (EIC)
  
  
• 2005 version of Publication 972 Child Tax Credit
  
  
• 2005 version of Publication 463 Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

...back to 9 February 2006

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Changes to Current Tax Forms and Publications

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The IRS has issued the following announcement, cautions and notices about several forms and publications:

• 2005 Instructions for Form 1065 U.S. Return of Partnership Income - a number of corrections
  
  
• Publication 1542 Per Diem Rates - revised list of locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
  
  
• Form 6251 Alternative Minimum Tax - Individuals, and its separate instructions - foreign tax credit
  
  
• 2005 Instructions for Form 2210 Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
  
  
• 2005 Form 2210-F Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen
  
  
• Instructions for various forms - changed definitions of 'custodial parent' and 'noncustodial parent' for dependency exemptions, the child tax credits, and other provisions
  
  
• 2006 Publication 4492 Information for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma

...back to 2 February 2006

Further information:
Changes to Current Tax Forms and Publications

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