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Rev. John Michaels is the minister of the First

fice number and, at the prompt, leaving a

using File Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.gov.

United Church. He is married and has one child.

message requesting Everyday Tax Solu-

The child is considered a qualifying child for the

tions help. A representative will call you

TaxFax Service. Using the phone at-

child tax credit. Mrs. Michaels is not employed

back within 2 business days to schedule

tached to your fax machine, you can

outside the home. Rev. Michaels is a

an in-person appointment at your conve-

receive forms and instructions by call-

common-law employee of the church, and he

nience.

ing 703 – 368 – 9694. Follow the directions from

has not applied for an exemption from SE tax.

the prompts. When you order forms, enter the

The church paid Rev. Michaels a salary of

catalog number for the form you need. The items

Mail. You can send your order for

$31,000. In addition, as a self-employed person,

you request will be faxed to you.

forms, instructions, and publications to

he earned $4,000 during the year for weddings,

For help with transmission problems, call the

the Distribution Center nearest to you

baptisms, and honoraria. He made estimated

FedWorld Help Desk at 703 – 487 – 4608.

and receive a response within 10 workdays after

tax payments during the year totaling $8,400.

your request is received. Find the address that

He taught a course at the local community col-

Phone. Many services are available by

applies to your part of the country.

lege, for which he was paid $3,400.

phone.

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Rev. Michaels owns a home next to the

Western part of U.S.:

church. He makes an $800 per month mortgage

Western Area Distribution Center

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payment of principal and interest only. The

Ordering forms, instructions, and publica-

Rancho Cordova, CA 95743 – 0001

church paid him $800 per month as his parson-

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

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Central part of U.S.:

age allowance (excluding utilities). The home’s

rent and prior year forms, instructions, and

Central Area Distribution Center

fair rental value is $900 per month. The utility

publications.

P.O. Box 8903

bills for the year totaled $960. The church paid

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Asking tax questions. Call the IRS with

Bloomington, IL 61702 – 8903

him $100 per month designated as an allowance

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

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for utility costs.

Eastern part of U.S. and foreign

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The parts of Rev. and Mrs. Michaels’ income

Solving problems. Take advantage of Eve-

addresses:

tax return are explained in the order they are

ryday Tax Solutions service by calling your

Eastern Area Distribution Center

completed. They are illustrated in the order that

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

P.O. Box 85074

the Rev. Michaels will assemble the return to

pointment at your convenience. Check

Richmond, VA 23261 – 5074

send it to the IRS.

your local directory assistance or

for the numbers.

CD-ROM for tax products. You can

Form W–2 From Church

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TTY/TDD equipment. If you have access

order IRS Publication 1796, Federal

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

Tax Products on CD-ROM, and obtain:

The church completed its Form W – 2 for Rev.

4059 to ask tax questions or to order

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Michaels as follows:

Current tax forms, instructions, and publi-

forms and publications.

cations.

Box 1.

The church entered Rev. Michaels’

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

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$31,000 salary.

Prior-year tax forms and instructions.

listen to pre-recorded messages covering

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various tax topics.

Popular tax forms that may be filled in

Box 2.

The church left this box blank because

electronically, printed out for submission,

Rev. Michaels did not request federal income

and saved for recordkeeping.

tax withholding.

Evaluating the quality of our telephone serv-

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ices. To ensure that IRS representatives give

Internal Revenue Bulletins.

Boxes 3 through 6. Rev. Michaels is consid-

accurate, courteous, and professional answers,

ered a self-employed person for purposes of

we use several methods to evaluate the quality

The CD-ROM can be purchased from Na-

social security and Medicare tax withholding, so

of our telephone services. One method is for a

tional Technical Information Service (NTIS) by

the church left these boxes blank.

second IRS representative to sometimes listen

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

Box 14.

The church entered Rev. Michaels’

in on or record telephone calls. Another is to ask

The first release

total parsonage and utilities allowance for the

some callers to complete a short survey at the

is available in early January and the final release

year and identified them.

end of the call.

is available in late February.

Form W–2 From College

CD-ROM for small businesses. IRS

Publication 3207, Small Business Re-

source Guide, is a must for every small

The community college gave Rev. Michaels a

business owner or any taxpayer about to start a

Form W – 2 that showed the following.

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