Instructions For Forms 720-To And 720-Cs - (March 2001) (Page 2 of 16) in pdf

Previous attempts to solve the problem and the office that had

How To Get Forms and Publications

been contacted.

A description of the hardship you are facing (if applicable).

Personal Computer

You may contact a Taxpayer Advocate by calling a toll-free

You can access the IRS Web Site 24 hours a day, 7 days a

number, 1-877-777-4778. Persons who have access to

week at to:

TTY/TDD equipment may call 1-800-829-4059 and ask for

Download forms, instructions, and publications.

Taxpayer Advocate assistance. If you prefer, you may call,

See answers to frequently asked tax questions.

write, or fax the Taxpayer Advocate office in your area. See Pub.

1546, The Taxpayer Advocate Service of the IRS, for a list of

Search publications on-line by topic or keyword.

addresses and fax numbers.

Send us comments or request help by e-mail.

You can also reach us using file transfer protocol at

Specific Instructions

ftp.irs.gov.

CD-ROM

Name and Address

Order Pub. 1796, Federal Tax Products on CD-ROM, and get:

Include the suite, room, or other unit number after the street

Current year forms, instructions, and publications.

address.

Prior year forms, instructions, and publications.

P.O. Box

Popular tax forms that may be filled in electronically, printed

out for submission, and saved for recordkeeping.

If the Post Office does not deliver mail to the street address and

The Internal Revenue Bulletin.

you have a P.O. box, show the box number instead of the street

address.

Buy the CD-ROM on the Internet at /cdorders

from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) for $21

Foreign Address

(no handling fee) or call 1-877-CDFORMS (1-877-233-6767) to

buy the CD-ROM for $21 (plus a $5 handling fee).

Enter the information in the following order: city, province or

state, and country. Follow the country's practice for entering the

Phone

postal code. Do not abbreviate the country's name.

You can get forms, publications, and automated information 24

Contact Information

hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone. Call 1-800-TAX-FORM

(1-800-829-3676) to order current and prior year forms,

Enter the name, daytime telephone number, fax number, and

instructions, and publications. You should receive your order

e-mail address for the person who has information about this

within 10 days.

information return.

Walk-in

Identification Numbers

You can pick up some of the most requested forms, instructions,

and publications at many IRS offices, post offices, and libraries.

Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Some IRS offices, libraries, grocery stores, office supply stores,

Enter your EIN. If you do not have an EIN, use Form SS-4,

and copy centers have an extensive collection of products

Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for one.

available to photocopy or print from a CD-ROM.

You can get this form at Social Security Administration offices

or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). You can ask

Unresolved Tax Problems

for an EIN by calling the tele-TIN phone number for your service

center listed in the instructions for Form SS-4. If you do not have

If you have attempted to deal with an IRS problem

your EIN by the time you must file your information return, enter

unsuccessfully, you should contact the Taxpayer Advocate. The

“Applied for” in any space where your EIN must be entered.

Taxpayer Advocate independently represents your interests and

concerns within the IRS by protecting your rights and resolving

Form 637 Registration Number

problems that have not been fixed through normal channels.

Enter the assigned IRS number. If you do not have a registration

While Taxpayer Advocates cannot change the tax law or make

number, use Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain

a technical tax decision, they can clear up problems that resulted

Excise Tax Activities). Form 637 has information on how to apply

from previous contacts and ensure that your case is given a

for a registration number.

complete and impartial review.

Your assigned personal advocate will listen to your point of

Carrier and Consignor Names and EINs

view and will work with you to address the concerns. You can

EINs are used to associate and verify transactions you report to

expect the advocate to provide:

the IRS. Therefore, it is important that you furnish correct names

A "fresh look" at a new or on-going problem.

and EINs for carriers and consignors on the forms sent to the

Timely acknowledgment.

IRS.

The name and phone number of the individual assigned to

Use Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number,

your case.

to request the EIN. You may be subject to a penalty for an

Updates on progress.

incorrect or missing EIN on an information return. See Penalty

Timeframes for action.

on page 1. You are required to maintain the confidentiality of

Speedy resolution.

information obtained on a Form W-9 relating to the taxpayer's

identity and you may use such information only to comply with

Courteous service.

the tax laws.

When contacting the Taxpayer Advocate, you should provide

Note: Foreign persons cannot use Form W-9 to furnish their

the following information:

taxpayer identification number. Instead, they must use the

Your name, address, and employer identification number.

appropriate Form W-8. See the Instructions for the Requester

The name and telephone number of an authorized contact

of Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY.

person and the hours he or she can be reached.

The type of tax return and year(s) involved.

Signature

A detailed description of the problem.

Form 720-TO and Form 720-CS must be signed by a person

who has authority to sign for the taxpayer.

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