Irs Publication 595 - Tax Highlights For Commercial Fishermen

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Get information on starting and operating

stores, copy centers, city and county govern-

How To Get Tax Help

ments, credit unions, and office supply stores

a small business.

have an extensive collection of products avail-

able to print from a CD-ROM or photocopy from

You can also reach us with your computer

You can get help with unresolved tax issues,

reproducible proofs. Also, some IRS offices and

using File Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.gov.

order free publications and forms, ask tax ques-

libraries have the Internal Revenue Code, regu-

tions, and get more information from the IRS in

lations, Internal Revenue Bulletins, and Cumu-

TaxFax Service. Using the phone at-

several ways. By selecting the method that is

lative Bulletins available for research purposes.

tached to your fax machine, you can

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

receive forms and instructions by call-

cess to tax help.

Mail. You can send your order for

ing 703 – 368 – 9694. Follow the directions from

Contacting your Taxpayer Advocate. If you

forms, instructions, and publications to

the prompts. When you order forms, enter the

have attempted to deal with an IRS problem

the Distribution Center nearest to you

catalog number for the form you need. The items

unsuccessfully, you should contact your Tax-

and receive a response within 10 workdays after

you request will be faxed to you.

payer Advocate.

your request is received. Find the address that

The Taxpayer Advocate represents your in-

For help with transmission problems, call the

applies to your part of the country.

terests and concerns within the IRS by protect-

FedWorld Help Desk at 703 – 487 – 4608.

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Western part of U.S.:

ing your rights and resolving problems that have

Western Area Distribution Center

not been fixed through normal channels. While

Phone. Many services are available by

Rancho Cordova, CA 95743 – 0001

Taxpayer Advocates cannot change the tax law

phone.

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or make a technical tax decision, they can clear

Central part of U.S.:

up problems that resulted from previous con-

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Central Area Distribution Center

Ordering forms, instructions, and publica-

tacts and ensure that your case is given a com-

P.O. Box 8903

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

plete and impartial review.

Bloomington, IL 61702 – 8903

rent and prior year forms, instructions, and

To contact your Taxpayer Advocate:

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Eastern part of U.S. and foreign

publications.

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Call the Taxpayer Advocate at

addresses:

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Asking tax questions. Call the IRS with

1 – 877 – 777 – 4778.

Eastern Area Distribution Center

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

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P.O. Box 85074

Call the IRS at 1 – 800 – 829 – 1040.

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Richmond, VA 23261 – 5074

TTY/TDD equipment. If you have access

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Call, write, or fax the Taxpayer Advocate

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

office in your area.

4059 to ask tax questions or to order

CD-ROM. You can order IRS Publica-

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

forms and publications.

tion 1796, Federal Tax Products on

TTY/TDD user.

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CD-ROM, and obtain:

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

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listen to pre-recorded messages covering

Current tax forms, instructions, and publi-

For more information, see Publication 1546,

cations.

various tax topics.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service of the IRS.

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Prior-year tax forms and instructions.

Free tax services. To find out what services

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Evaluating the quality of our telephone ser-

are available, get Publication 910, Guide to Free

Popular tax forms that may be filled in

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

vices. To ensure that IRS representatives give

electronically, printed out for submission,

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

accurate, courteous, and professional answers,

and saved for recordkeeping.

scribes other free tax information services,

we evaluate the quality of our telephone ser-

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Internal Revenue Bulletins.

including tax education and assistance pro-

vices in several ways.

grams and a list of TeleTax topics.

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The CD-ROM can be purchased from Na-

A second IRS representative sometimes

Personal computer. With your per-

tional Technical Information Service (NTIS) by

monitors live telephone calls. That person

sonal computer and modem, you can

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

only evaluates the IRS assistor and does

access the IRS on the Internet at

The first release is available in

not keep a record of any taxpayer’s name

While visiting our web site, you

mid-December and the final release is available

or tax identification number.

can:

in late January.

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IRS Publication 3207, Small Business Re-

We sometimes record telephone calls to

Find answers to questions you may have.

source Guide, is an interactive CD-ROM that

evaluate IRS assistors objectively. We

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Download forms and publications or

contains information important to small busi-

hold these recordings no longer than one

search for forms and publications by topic

nesses. It is available in mid-February. You can

week and use them only to measure the

or keyword.

get one free copy by calling 1 – 800 – 829 – 3676

quality of assistance.

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or visiting the IRS web site at

View forms that may be filled in electroni-

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We value our customers’ opinions.

cally, print the completed form, and then

Throughout this year, we will be surveying

save the form for recordkeeping.

our customers for their opinions on our

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View Internal Revenue Bulletins published

service.

in the last few years.

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Search regulations and the Internal Reve-

Walk-in. You can walk in to many post

nue Code.

offices, libraries, and IRS offices to pick

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Receive our electronic newsletters on hot

up certain forms, instructions, and pub-

tax issues and news.

lications. Some IRS offices, libraries, grocery

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