Form 1040 Ez - Instructions Booklet - Internal Revenue Service - 2009 Page 25

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Further information.
For more information on these pro-
Buy IRS Publication 1796 (IRS Tax Products DVD) for
grams, go to and enter keyword “VITA” in the
$30. Price is subject to change. There may be a han-
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dling fee. The DVD includes current-year and
AARP Tax-Aide site, visit AARP’s website at
prior-year tax products; Internal Revenue Bulletins; and toll-free
money/taxaide or call 1-888-227-7669.
and email technical support. The DVD is released twice during
the year. The first release will ship early January 2010 and the
When you go for help, take proof of identity and social secur-
ity numbers (or individual taxpayer identification numbers) for
final release will ship early March 2010.
your spouse, your dependents, and yourself. Also take a copy
Get the DVD by Internet or phone. Buy it from:
of your 2008 tax return (if available), all your Forms W-2, 1099,
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at
and 1098 for 2009, and any other information about your
gov/cdorders (or 1-877-233-6767)
2009 income and expenses.
Government Printing Office (GPO) at
gov (search for Pub. 1796) (or 1-866-512-1800)
Everyday tax solutions. You can get face-to-face help solv-
ing tax problems every business day in our Taxpayer Assis-
tance Centers. An employee can explain our letters, request
adjustments to your account, or help you set up a payment
Refund Information
plan. Call your local Taxpayer Assistance Center for an ap-
pointment. To find the number, go to /localcon-
You can go online to check
tacts or look in the phone book under “United States
the status of your refund
Government, Internal Revenue Service.”
72 hours after the IRS ac-
knowledges receipt of your
Online services. If you subscribe to an online service, ask
e-filed return, or 3 to 4 weeks after you mail a paper return. But if
about online filing or tax information.
you filed Form 8379 with your return, allow 14 weeks (11 weeks
if you filed electronically) before checking your refund status.
Help for people with disabilities. The TTY/TDD number
for telephone help is 1-800-829-4059. Braille materials are
Go to and click on Where’s My Refund.
available at libraries that have special services for people with
Have a copy of your tax return handy. You will need
disabilities.
to provide the following information from your re-
turn:
Tax Services in Other Languages. To better serve taxpay-
Your social security number (or individual taxpayer iden-
ers whose native language is not English, we have products
tification number),
and services in various languages.
Your filing status, and
For Spanish speaking taxpayers, we have:
The exact whole dollar amount of your refund.
Spanish Publication 17, El Impuesto Federal sobre los In-
Refunds are sent out weekly on Fridays. If you check the
gresos, and
status of your refund and are not given the date it will
TIP
The Espanol website, /espanol.
be issued, please wait until the next week before check-
ing back.
We also offer a Basic Tax Responsibilities CD/DVD in the fol-
If you do not have Internet access, call:
lowing languages.
1-800-829-1954 during the hours shown on page 24
Spanish.
under Calling Us, or
Chinese.
1-800-829-4477 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for auto-
Vietnamese.
mated refund information.
Korean.
Do not send in a copy of your return unless asked to do so.
Russian.
To get a refund, you generally must file your return within 3
To get a copy of this CD/DVD, call the National Distribution
years from the date the return was due (including extensions).
Center at 1-800-829-3676 and ask for Pub. 4580 in your lan-
Refund information also is available in Spanish at /
guage.
espanol and the phone numbers listed above.
The IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers provide
over-the-phone interpreter assistance in more than 170
TIP
different languages. To find the number, see Everyday
Recorded Tax Help (TeleTax)
tax solutions above.
TeleTax is a wide-ranging directory of recorded tax informa-
tion that is available anytime. A complete list of topics is on
Walk-In
page 26.
Pick up some of the most requested tax products at
Select the number of the topic you want to hear. Then, call
many IRS offices, post offices, and libraries. Also,
1-800-829-4477. Be ready to take notes.
some grocery stores, copy centers, city and county
government offices, and credit unions have reproducible tax
TeleTax topics by Internet. TeleTax topics are also available
products available to photocopy or print from a DVD.
at .
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