Publication 530 - Tax Information For First-Time Homeowners

tions, and get more information from the IRS in

the prompts. When you order forms, enter the

help. A representative will call you back

several ways. By selecting the method that is

catalog number for the form you need. The items

within 2 business days to schedule an

best for you, you will have quick and easy ac-

you request will be faxed to you.

in-person appointment at your conve-

cess to tax help.

For help with transmission problems, call the

nience.

FedWorld Help Desk at 703 – 487 – 4608.

Contacting your Taxpayer Advocate. If you

Mail. You can send your order for

Phone. Many services are available by

have attempted to deal with an IRS problem

forms, instructions, and publications to

phone.

unsuccessfully, you should contact your Tax-

the Distribution Center nearest to you

payer Advocate.

and receive a response within 10 workdays after

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The Taxpayer Advocate represents your in-

Ordering forms, instructions, and publica-

your request is received. Find the address that

terests and concerns within the IRS by protect-

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

applies to your part of the country.

ing your rights and resolving problems that have

rent and prior year forms, instructions, and

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Western part of U.S. :

not been fixed through normal channels. While

publications.

Western Area Distribution Center

Taxpayer Advocates cannot change the tax law

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Asking tax questions. Call the IRS with

Rancho Cordova, CA 95743 – 0001

or make a technical tax decision, they can clear

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

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up problems that resulted from previous con-

Central part of U.S.:

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tacts and ensure that your case is given a com-

Solving problems.Take advantage of Eve-

Central Area Distribution Center

plete and impartial review.

ryday Tax Solutions service by calling your

P.O. Box 8903

To contact your Taxpayer Advocate:

local IRS office to set up an in-person ap-

Bloomington, IL 61702 – 8903

pointment at your convenience. Check

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Eastern part of U.S. and foreign

Call the Taxpayer Advocate at

your local directory assistance or

addresses:

1 – 877 – 777 – 4778.

the numbers

Eastern Area Distribution Center

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Call, write, or fax the Taxpayer Advocate

TTY/TDD equipment. If you have access

P.O. Box 85074

office in your area.

to TTY/TDD equipment, call 1 – 800 – 829 –

Richmond, VA 23261 – 5074

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4059 to ask tax questions or to order

Call 1 – 800 – 829 – 4059 if you are a

forms and publications.

TTY/TDD user.

CD-ROM for tax products.You can

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TeleTax topics. Call 1 – 800 – 829 – 4477 to

order IRS Publication 1796, Federal

For more information, see Publication 1546,

listen to pre-recorded messages covering

Tax Products on CD-ROM, and obtain:

The Taxpayer Advocate Service of the IRS.

various tax topics.

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Current tax forms, instructions, and publi-

cations.

Free tax services. To find out what services

Evaluating the quality of our telephone serv-

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are available, get Publication 910, Guide to Free

Prior-year tax forms and instructions.

ices. To ensure that IRS representatives give

Tax Services. It contains a list of free tax publi-

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accurate, courteous, and professional answers,

Popular tax forms that may be filled in

cations and an index of tax topics. It also de-

we use several methods to evaluate the quality

electronically, printed out for submission,

scribes other free tax information services,

of our telephone services. One method is for a

and saved for recordkeeping.

including tax education and assistance pro-

second IRS representative to sometimes listen

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grams and a list of TeleTax topics.

Internal Revenue Bulletins.

in on or record telephone calls. Another is to ask

Personal computer. With your per-

some callers to complete a short survey at the

The CD-ROM can be purchased from Na-

sonal computer and modem, you can

end of the call.

tional Technical Information Service (NTIS) by

access the IRS on the Internet at

calling 1 – 877 – 233 – 6767 or on the Internet at

While visiting our web site, you

Walk-in.

The first release is

can:

available in early January and the final release is

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See answers to frequently asked tax ques-

available in late February.

tions or request help by e-mail.

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Products. You can walk in to many post

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CD-ROM for small businesses. IRS

Download forms and publications or

offices, libraries, and IRS offices to pick up

Publication 3207, Small Business Re-

search for forms and publications by topic

certain forms, instructions, and publica-

source Guide, is a must for every small

or keyword.

tions. Some IRS offices, libraries, grocery

business owner or any taxpayer about to start a

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stores, copy centers, city and county gov-

Order IRS products on-line.

business. This handy, interactive CD contains

ernments, credit unions, and office supply

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all the business tax forms, instructions and pub-

View forms that may be filled in electroni-

stores have an extensive collection of

lications needed to successfully manage a busi-

cally, print the completed form, and then

products available to print from a CD-ROM

ness. In addition, the CD provides an

save the form for recordkeeping.

or photocopy from reproducible proofs.

abundance of other helpful information, such as

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Also, some IRS offices and libraries have

View Internal Revenue Bulletins published

how to prepare a business plan, finding financ-

the Internal Revenue Code, regulations,

in the last few years.

ing for your business, and much more. The de-

Internal Revenue Bulletins, and Cumula-

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sign of the CD makes finding information easy

Search regulations and the Internal Reve-

tive Bulletins available for research pur-

and quick and incorporates file formats and

nue Code.

poses.

browsers that can be run on virtually any

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Receive our electronic newsletters on hot

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Services. You can walk in to your local

desktop or laptop computer.

tax issues and news.

IRS office to ask tax questions or get help

It is available in March. You can get a free

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with a tax problem. Now you can set up an

copy by calling 1-800-829-3676 or by visiting the

Learn about the benefits of filing electroni-

appointment by calling the local IRS office

website at

cally (IRS e-file).

number and, at the prompt, leaving a mes-

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Get information on starting and operating

sage requesting Everyday Tax Solutions

a small business.

You can also reach us with your computer

using File Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.gov.

TaxFax Service. Using the phone at-

tached to your fax machine, you can

receive forms and instructions by call-

ing 703 – 368 – 9694. Follow the directions from

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