Form 541 - Partnerships - Department Of Treasury Internal Revenue Service

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View Internal Revenue Bulletins (IRBs)

Walk-in. Many products and services

How To Get Tax Help

are available on a walk-in basis.

published in the last few years.

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Figure your withholding allowances using

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You can get help with unresolved tax issues,

Products. You can walk in to many post

the withholding calculator online at

order free publications and forms, ask tax ques-

offices, libraries, and IRS offices to pick up

tions, and get information from the IRS in sev-

certain forms, instructions, and publica-

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eral ways. By selecting the method that is best

Determine if Form 6251 must be filed us-

tions. Some IRS offices, libraries, grocery

for you, you will have quick and easy access to

ing our Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

stores, copy centers, city and county gov-

tax help.

Assistant.

ernment offices, credit unions, and office

supply stores have a collection of products

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Contacting your Taxpayer Advocate. The

available to print from a CD or photocopy

Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an inde-

news by email.

from reproducible proofs. Also, some IRS

pendent organization within the IRS whose em-

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offices and libraries have the Internal Rev-

Get information on starting and operating

ployees assist taxpayers who are experiencing

enue Code, regulations, Internal Revenue

a small business.

economic harm, who are seeking help in resolv-

Bulletins, and Cumulative Bulletins avail-

ing tax problems that have not been resolved

able for research purposes.

through normal channels, or who believe that an

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Phone. Many services are available by

Services. You can walk in to your local

IRS system or procedure is not working as it

phone.

Taxpayer Assistance Center every busi-

should.

ness day for personal, face-to-face tax

You can contact the TAS by calling the TAS

help. An employee can explain IRS letters,

toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or

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Ordering forms, instructions, and publica-

request adjustments to your tax account,

TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059 to see if you are eligi-

tions. Call 1-800-829-3676 to order cur-

or help you set up a payment plan. If you

ble for assistance. You can also call or write to

rent-year forms, instructions, and

need to resolve a tax problem, have ques-

your local taxpayer advocate, whose phone

publications, and prior-year forms and in-

tions about how the tax law applies to your

number and address are listed in your local

structions. You should receive your order

individual tax return, or you’re more com-

telephone directory and in Publication 1546,

within 10 days.

fortable talking with someone in person,

Taxpayer Advocate Service – Your Voice at the

visit your local Taxpayer Assistance

IRS. You can file Form 911, Request for Tax-

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Asking tax questions. Call the IRS with

Center where you can spread out your

payer Advocate Service Assistance (And Appli-

your tax questions at 1-800-829-1040.

records and talk with an IRS representa-

cation for Taxpayer Assistance Order), or ask an

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tive face-to-face. No appointment is nec-

Solving problems. You can get

IRS employee to complete it on your behalf. For

essary, but if you prefer, you can call your

more information, go to

face-to-face help solving tax problems

local Center and leave a message re-

every business day in IRS Taxpayer As-

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The

questing an appointment to resolve a tax

sistance Centers. An employee can ex-

TAP listens to taxpayers, identifies taxpayer is-

account issue. A representative will call

plain IRS letters, request adjustments to

sues, and makes suggestions for improving IRS

you back within 2 business days to sched-

services and customer satisfaction. If you have

your account, or help you set up a pay-

ule an in-person appointment at your con-

suggestions for improvements, contact the TAP,

ment plan. Call your local Taxpayer Assis-

venience. To find the number, go to www.

toll free at 1-888-912-1227 or go to

tance Center for an appointment. To find

irs.gov/localcontacts or look in the phone

the number, go to

book under United States Government, In-

ternal Revenue Service.

tacts or look in the phone book under

Free tax services. To find out what services

United States Government, Internal Reve-

are available, get Publication 910, IRS Guide to

nue Service.

Mail. You can send your order for

Free Tax Services. It contains a list of free tax

forms, instructions, and publications to

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publications and describes other free tax infor-

TTY/TDD equipment. If you have access

the address below. You should receive

mation services, including tax education and

to TTY/TDD equipment, call

a response within 10 days after your request is

assistance programs and a list of TeleTax top-

1-800-829-4059 to ask tax questions or to

received.

ics.

order forms and publications.

Accessible versions of IRS published prod-

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Department of the Treasury

ucts are available on request in a variety of

TeleTax topics. Call 1-800-829-4477 to lis-

National Distribution Center

alternative formats for people with disabilities.

ten to pre-recorded messages covering

P.O. Box 8903

various tax topics.

Internet. You can access the IRS web-

Bloomington, IL 61702-8903

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site at 24 hours a day, 7

Refund information. To check the status of

days a week to:

CD/DVD for tax products. You can

your refund, call 1-800-829-4477 and

order Publication 1796, IRS Tax Prod-

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E-file your return. Find out about commer-

press 1 for automated refund information

ucts CD/DVD, and obtain:

cial tax preparation and e-file services

or call 1-800-829-1954. Be sure to wait at

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available free to eligible taxpayers.

Current-year forms, instructions, and pub-

least 6 weeks from the date you filed your

lications.

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return (3 weeks if you filed electronically).

Check the status of your refund. Click on

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Have your tax return available because

Where’s My Refund. Wait at least 6 weeks

Prior-year forms, instructions, and publica-

from the date you filed your return (3

tions.

you will need to know your social security

weeks if you filed electronically). Have

number, your filing status, and the exact

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Bonus: Historical Tax Products DVD -

your tax return available because you will

whole dollar amount of your refund.

Ships with the final release.

need to know your social security number,

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your filing status, and the exact whole dol-

Tax Map: an electronic research tool and

Evaluating the quality of our telephone

lar amount of your refund.

finding aid.

services. To ensure IRS representatives give

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accurate, courteous, and professional answers,

Download forms, instructions, and publica-

Tax law frequently asked questions.

tions.

we use several methods to evaluate the quality

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Tax Topics from the IRS telephone re-

of our telephone services. One method is for a

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Order IRS products online.

sponse system.

second IRS representative to listen in on or

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Research your tax questions online.

Fill-in, print, and save features for most tax

record random telephone calls. Another is to ask

forms.

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some callers to complete a short survey at the

Search publications online by topic or

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keyword.

end of the call.

Internal Revenue Bulletins.

Publication 541 (April 2008)

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Form 541 - Partnerships - Department Of Treasury Internal Revenue Service - 2008 Page 13

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