Instructions For Form 1040ez - Income Tax Return - Internal Revenue Service- 2006 Page 22
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36your appointment. All other filers requesting the deceased
(TCE) program is designed to assist taxpayers age 60 or older with
taxpayer’s refund must file the return and attach Form 1310.
their tax return. Many VITA sites offer free electronic filing and all
volunteers will let you know about the credits and deductions that
For more details, use TeleTax topic 356 (see page 6) or see Pub.
you may be entitled to claim. If you are a member of the military,
559.
you can also get assistance on military tax benefits, such as combat
zone benefits, at an office within your installation. For more infor-
mation on these programs, go to and enter keyword
“VITA” in the upper right corner. Or call us. See page 6 for the
Other Ways To Get Help
number. To find the nearest AARP Tax-Aide site, visit AARP’s
website at or call 1-888-227-7669.
You should get an
Send your written tax questions to the IRS.
answer in about 30 days. If you do not have the mailing address, call
When you go for help, take your photo ID and social security
us. See page 6 for the number. Do not send questions with your
numbers (or individual taxpayer identification numbers) for your
return.
spouse, your dependents, and yourself. Also take a copy of your
2005 tax return (if available), all your Forms W-2 and 1099 for
2006, and any other information about your 2006 income and
You can find answers to many
expenses.
Research your tax questions online.
of your tax questions online in several ways by accessing the IRS
website at /help and then clicking on “Help with Tax
You can get face-to-face help solving tax
Everyday tax solutions.
Questions.” Here are some of the methods you may want to try.
problems every business day in IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers.
•
Frequently asked questions. This section contains an extensive
An employee can explain IRS letters, request adjustments to your
list of questions and answers. You can select your question by
account, or help you set up a payment plan. Call your local Tax-
category or keyword.
payer Assistance Center for an appointment. To find the number, go
•
to /localcontacts or look in the phone book under
Tax trails. This is an interactive section which asks questions
“United States Government, Internal Revenue Service.”
you can answer by selecting “Yes” or “No.”
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Tax topics. This section provides a broad picture of tax topics
Online services.
If you subscribe to an online service, ask about
beginning with 17 main categories. Each topic link leads to further
online filing or tax information.
categories and then to a discussion of the topic.
Free help with your return.
Free help in preparing your return is
Help for people with disabilities.
Telephone help is available using
available nationwide from IRS-sponsored volunteers. The Volun-
TTY/TDD equipment by calling 1-800-829-4059. Braille materials
teer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is designed to help
are available at libraries that have special services for people with
low-income taxpayers and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly
disabilities.
Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Privacy Act of
subject to criminal prosecution. We may also have to disallow the
1974, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 require that when
exemptions, credits, or deductions shown on your tax return. This
we ask you for information we must first tell you our legal right to
could make the tax higher or delay any refund. Interest may also be
ask for the information, why we are asking for it, and how it will be
charged.
used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive
it and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a
Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as
benefit, or mandatory under the law.
stated in Code section 6103. However, Code section 6103 allows or
This notice applies to all papers you file with us, including this
requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the infor-
tax return. It also applies to any questions we need to ask you so we
mation shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.
can complete, correct, or process your return; figure your tax; and
For example, we may disclose your tax information to the Depart-
collect tax, interest, or penalties.
ment of Justice to enforce the tax laws, both civil and criminal, and
to cities, states, the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths or
Our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code
possessions, and certain foreign governments to carry out their tax
sections 6001, 6011, and 6012(a), which require you to file a return
or statement with us for any tax you are liable for. Your response is
laws. We may disclose your tax information to the Department of
mandatory under these sections. Code section 6109 requires that
Treasury and contractors for tax administration purposes; and to
you provide your social security number or individual taxpayer
other persons as necessary to obtain information which we cannot
identification number on what you file. This is so we know who you
get in any other way in order to determine the amount of or to
are, and can process your return and other papers. You must fill in
collect the tax you owe. We may disclose your tax information to
all parts of the tax form that apply to you. But you do not have to
the Comptroller General of the United States to permit the Comp-
check the boxes for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund or for
troller General to review the Internal Revenue Service. We may
the third party designee. You also do not have to provide your
disclose your tax information to Committees of Congress; federal,
daytime phone number.
state, and local child support agencies; and to other federal agencies
for the purposes of determining entitlement for benefits or the
You are not required to provide the information requested on a
eligibility for and the repayment of loans. We may also disclose this
form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form
displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to
information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state
a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents
agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law
may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue
enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
law.
We ask for tax return information to carry out the tax laws of the
Please keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we
United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of
ask you for other information. If you have questions about the rules
tax.
for filing and giving information, please call or visit any Internal
Revenue Service office.
If you do not file a return, do not give the information asked for,
or give false information, you may be charged penalties and be
Need more information or forms? See page 5.
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