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* HOME * PUB_516How To Get More InformationYou can order free publications and forms, ask tax questions, and get more information from the IRS in several ways. By selecting the method that is best for you, you will have quick and easy access to tax help. Free tax services. To find out what services are available, get Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services. It contains a list of free tax publications and an index of tax topics. It also describes other free tax information services, including tax education and assistance programs and a list of TeleTax topics.
Personal computer. With your personal computer and modem, you can access the IRS on the Internet at www.irs.ustreas.gov. While visiting our Web Site, you can select:
You can also reach us with your computer using any of the following.
TaxFax Service. Using the phone attached to your fax machine, you can receive forms, instructions, and tax information by calling 703-368-9694. Follow the directions from the prompts. When you order forms, enter the catalog number for the form you need. The items you request will be faxed to you.
Phone. Many services are available by phone.
Walk-in. You can pick up certain forms, instructions, and publications at many post offices, libraries, and IRS offices. Some libraries and IRS offices have an extensive collection of products available to print from a CD-ROM or photocopy from reproducible proofs.
Mail. You can send your order for forms, instructions, and publications to the Distribution Center nearest to you and receive a response 7 to 15 workdays after your request is received. Find the address that applies to your part of the country.
CD-ROM. You can order IRS Publication 1796, Federal Tax Products on CD-ROM, and obtain:
The CD-ROM can be purchased from National Technical Information Service (NTIS) for $25.00 by calling 1-877-233-6767 or for $18.00 on the Internet at www.irs.ustreas. gov/cdorders. The first release is available in mid-December and the final release is available in late January. Outside the United StatesDuring the filing period (January to mid-June), you can get the necessary federal income tax forms and publications from U.S. Embassies and consulates. Also during the filing season, the IRS conducts an overseas taxpayer assistance program. To find out if IRS personnel will be in your area, you should contact the consular office at the nearest U.S. Embassy.
Phone. You can call your nearest U.S. Embassy, consulate, or IRS office listed below to find out when and where assistance will be available. These IRS telephone numbers include the country and city codes required if you are outside the local dialing area. The Nassau number includes the U.S. area code.
For questions of a technical nature or a specific account-related issue, call (787) 759-5100 (not toll free). If you received an IRS notice about your account that asked you to call the IRS, call (787) 759-6262 (not toll free).
Mail. Special forms, instructions, and Publication 54
are combined in Package 1040-7 of the 1040 forms and instructions for U.S. citizens and
residents living abroad. You can get the package and additional assistance by writing to: If you have a question about a return you have filed, write to the Internal Revenue Service Center where you filed your return. |