Quick and Easy Access to Tax Help and Forms. Summary: The following is the text that explains ways in which a taxpayer may get tax help or forms from the Internal Revenue
Service. It
states:PERSONAL COMPUTER. Access the I.R.S.'s Web Site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.irs.gov to do the following:
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Download forms, instructions, and publications
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See answers to frequently asked tax questions
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Search publications on-line by topic or keyword
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Figure your withholding allowances using our W-4 calculator
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Send us comments or request help via e-mail
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Sign up to receive local and national tax news by e-mail
You can also reach us using File Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.gov.FAX. You can get over 100 of the most requested forms and instructions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by fax. Just call 703-368-9694
from the
telephone connected to the fax machine.MAIL. You can order forms, instructions, and publications by completing the order blank in Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide. You
should receive your
order within 10 days after we receive your request.PHONE. You can get forms, publications, and automated information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone.Forms and Publications. Call 1-800-829-3676 to order current and prior year forms, instructions, and publications. You should receive your order within
10
days.WALK-IN. You can pick up some of the most requested forms, instructions, and publications at many post offices, libraries, and I.R.S.
offices. Some
I.R.S. offices, libraries, grocery stores, office supply stores, and copy centers have an extensive collection of products
available to photocopy or
print from a CD-ROM.CD-ROM. Order Publication 1796, Federal Tax Products on CD-ROM, and get:
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Current year forms, instructions, and publications
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Prior year forms, instructions and publications
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Popular tax forms that may be filled in electronically, printed out for submission, and saved for recordkeeping
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Internal Revenue Bulletins
Buy the CD-ROM on the Internet at www.irs.gov/cdorders from the National Technical Information Service (N.T.I.S.) for $21
(no handling fee),
or call 1-877-233-6767 toll-free to buy the CD-ROM for $21 (plus a $5 handling fee).