Tax code extensions mean an amended 2017 return might lessen your debt

The beginning of the year is a busy time for most of us. Work, kids in school, and the dreaded tax return. It can be tempting to hurry, file your tax returns, then cross that item off your list.
Early in February, Congress reached a budget agreement in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which included “extenders” for provisions that expired at the end of 2016. Congress extended these provisions through 2017. That’s right, they made the provisions retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017. So