We hear the U.S. Congress is trying to amend this, but you know how that goes.

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Form to use Use Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to amend a previously filed Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ.

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They've enlisted three members of the U.S. House of Representatives to sponsor a bill to amend the disputed tax rule.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has received a deluge of requests to amend short-selling rules it enacted just two years ago as the New York Stock Exchange continues its efforts to enforce existing regulations.

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