Free tax help from the IRS is just a phone call away. The IRS provides various services through its toll-free telephone numbers. You can order forms and publications, listen to prerecorded tax information, check on the status of your refund, or ask questions about your tax return. Some of these services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can call the IRS Tax Help Line for Individuals, 1-800-829-1040, to get answers to your federal tax questions.
You can check the status of your refund by calling the Refund Hotline at 1-800-829-1954. You will need to know your filing status and the exact whole-dollar amount of your expected refund.
The Business and Specialty Tax Line at 1-800-829-4933 provides help for small businesses, corporations, partnerships and trusts that need information or help preparing business returns. Customers calling this number can apply for a new Employer Identification Number (EIN) and receive help on employment, partnership, corporation, estate, gift, trust and excise taxes, as well as issues related to Federal Tax Deposits.
The toll-free Help Line, Refund Hotline and Business and Specialty Tax Line and the TTY/TDD numbers are available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) weekdays. In addition, the 1-800-829-1040 customer service line is available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time) on Saturdays from Jan. 29 though April 9. Alaska and Hawaii will follow Pacific Time.
You can listen to recorded messages covering more than 100 tax topics, by calling the IRS TeleTax number, 1-800-829-4477. Topics include items such as:
- Who Must File?
- Highlights of Tax Changes
- Education Credits
- Individual Retirement Accounts
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Should I Itemize?
- What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Tax
TeleTax will also let you check the status of your income tax refund. You will need to provide the filing status you used on the return and the dollar amount of the expected refund. Automated refund information is generally available four to five weeks after you have filed your tax return.
For tax forms and instructions for current and prior years, as well as a variety of free publications, call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). Copies of forms, publications and other helpful information are also available around-the-clock on this web site.
For more information about services provided by the IRS, review the Form 1040 instruction packet or Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services.
