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Quick and Easy Access to IRS Tax Help and Tax Products. Summary: This text explains how the taxpayer can get tax help and forms. It states:Personal Computer. You can access the I.R.S. website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at www.irs.gov to:

  • Download forms, instructions, and publications

  • Order I.R.S. products on-line.

  • See answers to frequently asked tax questions

  • Search publications on-line by topic or keyword

  • Figure your withholding allowances using our W-4 calculator

  • Send us comments or request help by e-mail

  • Sign up to receive local and national tax news by e-mail

Mail. You can order forms, instructions, and publications by completing the order blank inside the back cover. You should receive your order within 10 days after we receive your request.Phone. You can order forms and publications and receive automated information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone.Forms and Publications. Call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676) to order current year forms, instructions, and publications, and prior year forms and instructions. You should receive your order within 10 days.TeleTax Topics. Call 1-800-829-4477 to listen to pre-recorded messages covering about 150 tax topics. See page 6 for a list of the topics.Walk-In. You can pick up some of the most requested forms, instructions, and publications at many I.R.S. offices, post offices, and libraries. Some city and county government offices, credit unions, 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:

  • Current year forms, instructions, and publications

  • Prior year forms, instructions, and publications

  • Frequently requested tax forms that may be filled in electronically, printed out for submission, and saved for recordkeeping

  • The Internal Revenue Bulletin

Buy the CD-ROM on the Internet at www.irs.gov/cdorders from the National Technical Information Service (N.T.I.S.) for $22 (no handling fee) or call 1-877-233-6767 toll free to buy the CD-ROM for $22 (plus a $5 handling fee).