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How To Get Tax Help
If you have questions about a tax information on free tax return • IRS.gov/Forms: Find forms, in- Don’t post your social security
issue; need help preparing your tax preparation. structions, and publications. number (SSN) or other confidential
return; or want to download free • MilTax. Members of the U.S. You will find details on the information on social media sites.
publications, forms, or instructions, Armed Forces and qualified most recent tax changes and Always protect your identity when
go to IRS.gov to find resources that veterans may use MilTax, a interactive links to help you using any social networking site.
can help you right away. free tax service offered by the find answers to your ques- The following IRS YouTube
Department of Defense tions. channels provide short, informative
Preparing and filing your tax re- through Military OneSource. • You may also be able to ac- videos on various tax-related top-
turn. After receiving all your wage For more information, go to cess tax information in your ics in English, Spanish, and ASL.
and earnings statements (Forms MilitaryOneSource e-filing software. • Youtube.com/irsvideos.
W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, (MilitaryOneSource.mil/ • Youtube.com/
1099-NEC, etc.); unemployment MilTax). irsvideosmultilingua.
compensation statements (by mail Also, the IRS offers Free Need someone to prepare your • Youtube.com/irsvideosASL.
or in a digital format) or other gov- Fillable Forms, which can be tax return? There are various
ernment payment statements completed online and then types of tax return preparers, in- Watching IRS videos. The IRS
(Form 1099-G); and interest, divi- e-filed regardless of income. cluding enrolled agents, certified Video portal (IRSVideos.gov) con-
dend, and retirement statements public accountants (CPAs), ac- tains video and audio presenta-
from banks and investment firms Using online tools to help pre- countants, and many others who tions for individuals, small busi-
(Forms 1099), you have several op- pare your return. Go to IRS.gov/ don’t have professional credentials. nesses, and tax professionals.
tions to choose from to prepare Tools for the following. If you choose to have someone
and file your tax return. You can • The Earned Income Tax Credit prepare your tax return, choose Online tax information in other
prepare the tax return yourself, see Assistant IRS.gov/ ( that preparer wisely. A paid tax pre- languages. You can find informa-
if you qualify for free tax prepara- EITCAssistant) determines if parer is: tion on IRS.gov/MyLanguage if
tion, or hire a tax professional to you’re eligible for the earned • Primarily responsible for the English isn’t your native language.
prepare your return. income credit (EIC). overall substantive accuracy
• The Online EIN Application of your return, Free Over-the-Phone Interpreter
Free options for tax preparation. (IRS.gov/EIN) helps you get • Required to sign the return, (OPI) Service. The IRS is com-
Your options for preparing and fil- an employer identification and mitted to serving taxpayers with
ing your return online or in your lo- number (EIN) at no cost. • Required to include their pre- limited-English proficiency (LEP)
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eral individual income tax re- you want your employer to CAUTION you're ultimately responsi-
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IRS2Go app, or call IRS.gov, you can get CPAs, accountants, enrolled Note. Form 9000, Alternative
800-906-9887 for information up-to-date information on current agents, and individuals who proc- Media Preference, or Form
on free tax return preparation. events and changes in tax law. ess Form W-2, Wage and Tax 9000(SP) allows you to elect to re-
Statement, and Form W-2c, Cor- ceive certain types of written corre-
• TCE. The Tax Counseling for • IRS.gov/Help: A variety of rected Wage and Tax Statement. spondence in the following formats.
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fers free tax help for all tax- to some of the most common IRS social media. Go to IRS.gov/
payers, particularly those who tax questions. SocialMedia to see the various so- • Large Print.
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TCE volunteers specialize in Tax Assistant, a tool that will share the latest information on tax
answering questions about ask you questions and, based changes, scam alerts, initiatives, • Audio (MP3).
pensions and retirement-rela- on your input, provide an- products, and services. At the IRS, • Plain Text File (TXT).
ted issues unique to seniors. swers on a number of tax top- privacy and security are our high- • Braille Ready File (BRF).
Go to IRS.gov/TCE or down- ics. est priority. We use these tools to
load the free IRS2Go app for
share public information with you.
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