Publication 554 - Older Americans' Tax Guide - 2002 Page 26
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29mal channels. While Taxpayer Advocates cannot change
the tax law or make a technical tax decision, they can clear
6.
up problems that resulted from previous contacts and
ensure that your case is given a complete and impartial
Estimated Tax
review.
To contact your Taxpayer Advocate:
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Estimated tax is a method used to pay tax on income that is
Call the Taxpayer Advocate at 1– 877 –777 –4778.
not subject to withholding. This income includes self-em-
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Call, write, or fax the Taxpayer Advocate office in
ployment income, interest, dividends, alimony, rent, gains
your area.
from the sale of assets, prizes, and awards.
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Income tax generally is withheld from pensions and
Call 1–800 –829 –4059 if you are a TTY/TDD user.
annuity payments you receive. However, if the tax withheld
is not enough, you may have to pay estimated tax. If you do
For more information, see Publication 1546, The Tax-
not pay enough tax through withholding, by making esti-
payer Advocate Service of the IRS.
mated tax payments, or both, you may be charged a
penalty.
Free tax services. To find out what services are avail-
able, get Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services. It
contains a list of free tax publications and an index of tax
Who Must Make
topics. It also describes other free tax information services,
Estimated Tax Payments
including tax education and assistance programs and a list
of TeleTax topics.
If you had a tax liability for 2002, you may have to pay
Personal computer. With your personal com-
estimated tax for 2003. Generally, you must make esti-
puter and modem, you can access the IRS on the
mated tax payments for 2003 if you expect to owe at least
Internet at While visiting our web
$1,000 in tax for 2003 after subtracting your withholding
site, you can:
and credits, and you expect your withholding and credits to
•
See answers to frequently asked tax questions or
be less than the smaller of:
request help by e-mail.
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90% of the tax to be shown on your 2003 tax return,
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Download forms and publications or search for forms
or
and publications by topic or keyword.
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100% of the tax shown on your 2002 tax return. The
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Order IRS products on-line.
2002 tax return must cover all 12 months.
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View forms that may be filled in electronically, print
If all of your income will be subject to income tax with-
the completed form, and then save the form for re-
holding, you probably do not need to make estimated tax
cordkeeping.
payments.
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View Internal Revenue Bulletins published in the last
For more information on estimated tax, see Publication
few years.
505.
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Search regulations and the Internal Revenue Code.
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Receive our electronic newsletters on hot tax issues
and news.
7.
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Learn about the benefits of filing electronically (IRS
e-file).
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How To Get Tax Help
Get information on starting and operating a small
business.
You can get help with unresolved tax issues, order free
You can also reach us with your computer using File
publications and forms, ask tax questions, and get more
Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.gov.
information from the IRS in several ways. By selecting the
method that is best for you, you will have quick and easy
TaxFax Service. Using the phone attached to
access to tax help.
your fax machine, you can receive forms and
instructions by calling 703 –368 –9694. Follow
Contacting Your Taxpayer Advocate. If you have at-
the directions from the prompts. When you order forms,
tempted to deal with an IRS problem unsuccessfully, you
enter the catalog number for the form you need. The items
should contact your Taxpayer Advocate.
you request will be faxed to you.
The Taxpayer Advocate represents your interests and
For help with transmission problems, call the FedWorld
concerns within the IRS by protecting your rights and
resolving problems that have not been fixed through nor-
Help Desk at 703 – 487 –4608.
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Chapter 7 How To Get Tax Help
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