Form 1099-G - Certain Government Payments - 2012 (Page 6 of 6) in pdf

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Instructions for Payer

General and specific form instructions are provided as

File Copy A of this form with the IRS by February 28,

separate products. The products you should use to

2013. If you file electronically, the due date is April 1,

complete Form 1099-G are the 2012 General

2013. To file electronically, you must have software that

Instructions for Certain Information Returns and the

generates a file according to the specifications in Pub.

2012 Instructions for Form 1099-G. A chart in the

1220, Specifications for Filing Forms 1097, 1098, 1099,

general instructions gives a quick guide to which form

3921, 3922, 5498, 8935, and W-2G Electronically. IRS

must be filed to report a particular payment. To order

does not provide a fill-in form option.

these instructions and additional forms, visit IRS.gov or

Need help? If you have questions about reporting on

call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

Form 1099-G, call the information reporting customer

Caution: Because paper forms are scanned during

service site toll free at 1-866-455-7438 or 304-263-8700

processing, you cannot file with the IRS Forms 1096,

(not toll free). For TTY/TDD equipment, call

1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, or 5498 that you print

304-579-4827 (not toll free). The hours of operation are

from the IRS website.

Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Eastern time.

Due dates. Furnish Copy B of this form to the recipient

by January 31, 2013.

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