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Questions tagged [mistakes]

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Health insurance coverage canceled due to mistake. Can it be corrected?

My medical insurance coverage through my spouse's employer was terminated because my spouse mistakenly checked the wrong box during the annual open enrollment. I've been on my husband's insurance plan for five years and nothing should have changed.…
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How to correct a mistake made when writing a check?

I think I know the answer to this, but I'm not sure, and it's a good question, so I'll ask: What is the accepted/proper way to correct a mistake made on a check? For instance, I imagine that in any given January, some people accidentally date a…
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What if I received a check with two different amounts written on it (words vs. number)?

I received a check personally written to me from a family member. The family member that wrote & sent me the check wrote where you write out the amount of what the check is suppose to be for, in words, "Fifty Dollars-------00/00". Then, in the box…
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How to account for human error?

Sometimes people make mistakes. The checkout process at stores often involves manual data entry which is error prone. For example, as a customer I could be charged $49.99 for a product priced $49.49. It's often not worth it to try to recover these…
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Mistaken identity error (I am dead) - property tax issue

I purchased my home in Florida, Palm Beach county, in 2005 and I received my homestead exemption. Last week I was checking something on the Palm Beach Property Appraiser website and to my surprise I noticed that in 2012 my homestead exemption…
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How can I fix a mistake I made on my income tax filing? [US]

How can I fix a mistake I made on my income tax filing?
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I messed up on my tax return... what do I do now?

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a mistake I made on my income tax filing? [US] So I just did some recalculating on my taxes and realized that I made a gross error (in my favor fortunately). What are the proper steps to fixing this?
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My university has tranfered me money by mistake, and wants me to transfer it back

I am a PhD student. I have a scholarship, which pays out a stipend each fortnight -- it is not employment. Sometimes the university might transfer me money as reimbursement. Sometimes, separately to that, I am a casual employee on a short term…
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Used an incorrect SWIFT code for transfer. Will money return or still go through?

I made an international transfer from my bank in Italy to the U.S. The recipient account number and routing number were correct including the address, but I mistakenly used the SWIFT code of the U.S. Century Bank instead of Italian Century Bank. It…
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Accidentally selected tax exempt on W4

I started working in February 20, 2017 and had an online W4 to fill out and I accidentally selected tax exempt. I am in the 28% tax bracket and live in Washington state. Upon realizing my mistake I have immediately updated my W4 but I owe a large…
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Catching up on 8606 forms for non-deductible IRA contributions

My fiance made non-deductible IRA contributions from 2005-2013. I know that form 8606 was not filed going back at least several years and I suspect it was never filed. I'd like to file the 8606 forms now so that she doesn't have to pay taxes twice…
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TurboTax Made an Error - Should They Pay?

I used TurboTax to file my college-age daughter's 2012 tax return. TT said she was eligible for a $1,000 American Opportunity Credit. We claimed it and got no argument from the IRS. I used TT again for her 2013 return. She was still a college…
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Is there a way to undo 401k contributions?

I made a mistake... To give some context: for the first 3 months of 2018 I was working in Texas at a company that matched the first 4% 401k contribution. I had been looking for a different job and was thinking I would most likely be changing…
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Credit card payment cashed but not credited to my account

So my credit card company cashed my payment check on 12/8, still hadn't posted to my credit card on 12/15 So I called customer service. Sent them a copy of the cancelled/cashed check proving they received my money by upload and fax. Initially they…
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Can my former employer reimburse my FSA expense due to their error?

Ok, so this is a bit convoluted. To be clear, this is not a "use it or lose it" question, nor is it a question of overspending contributed amounts before leaving (I'm well aware of how all that works). I left my previous job in March of this year,…
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