Last updated: August 10, 2026.
Accuracy matters on a website that explains federal tax forms. Federal Form Guide maintains this Corrections Policy so readers can understand how to report an error and what happens after a supported correction is identified.
What you can report
We welcome correction reports involving issues such as:
- an outdated or incorrect form revision;
- the wrong tax or reporting year;
- a broken or incorrect official IRS PDF or instructions link;
- an incorrect deadline, threshold, credit amount, limit, or percentage;
- an incorrect description of who files, receives, signs, or attaches a form;
- a filing relationship that does not match current IRS instructions;
- a material IRS post-release change that is missing from the page;
- an internal link pointing to the wrong Federal Form Guide page;
- wording that is technically accurate but likely to mislead a reasonable reader.
How to submit a correction
Please use our Contact Us page. The most useful correction reports include:
- the URL of the Federal Form Guide page;
- the exact statement, table entry, button, or metadata field you believe is wrong;
- a short explanation of the problem;
- an official IRS.gov or other primary government source supporting the correction, when available.
Please do not send a tax return, Social Security number, Employer Identification Number, bank information, identity document, or other sensitive taxpayer data. We do not need private tax records to review a public-page correction.
How we review a report
We compare the reported issue with the current primary sources relevant to that form. Depending on the issue, this can include the final IRS PDF, current instructions, the IRS product directory, an official About Form page, post-release changes, IRS filing guidance, or another U.S. government source.
We do not make a factual correction merely because a secondary website disagrees with our article. If primary sources are unclear or conflict, we may revise the wording to reflect that uncertainty rather than presenting one interpretation as settled.
Material corrections
A material correction is a change that could affect a reader’s understanding of the current form, filing relationship, eligibility, calculation, threshold, deadline, or official source.
When a material error is confirmed, our goal is to correct it as soon as reasonably practical. The page’s Last Verified date may be updated when the underlying form information is rechecked. Where useful, the article may also be revised to explain an IRS correction or recent development.
Minor edits
Spelling, grammar, formatting, accessibility wording, broken internal links, and other minor presentation issues may be corrected without changing the page’s substantive verification date when the underlying tax information did not require a new review.
Corrections versus routine updates
Not every change means the earlier article was wrong. Federal tax forms and IRS procedures evolve. A new annual form, new filing season, new threshold, or new IRS instruction may require a routine update because the governing information changed after publication.
We distinguish, where practical, between correcting an error and updating a page to reflect newly issued official guidance.
What we do not provide through the correction process
The correction channel is not a tax-preparation service and cannot determine how a reader should complete a personal return. We cannot evaluate private tax records, represent taxpayers before the IRS, contact the IRS on a reader’s behalf, or provide a binding interpretation of tax law.
For questions about an individual tax situation, readers should review the official IRS instructions and consider a qualified tax professional.
Our commitment
We would rather correct a page than preserve a mistake. Supported correction reports help improve the usefulness of the entire site.
For more information about our research standards, see the Sources & Verification Policy and Editorial Policy.