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1040 tax form
By now you surely realize that the IRS is not mailing the traditional tax package for filing our federal and state income tax returns for 2010. The following is from the Internet.
Tax Package Mailing to End Following Growth of e-File
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Individual and business taxpayers will no longer receive paper income tax packages in the mail from the IRS. These tax packages contained the forms, schedules and instructions for filing a paper income tax return.The IRS is taking this step because of the continued growth in electronic filing and the availability of free options to taxpayers, as well as to help reduce costs.In early October, the IRS sent a postcard to individuals who filed paper returns last year and did not use a tax preparer or tax software. The information explains how to get the tax forms and instructions they need for filing their tax year 2010 return. The forms and instructions will be available in early January 2011.There are numerous free options available for taxpayers:
- Taxpayers can still get the necessary forms and instructions online at IRS.gov, or by visiting local IRS offices or participating libraries and post offices.
- Individuals making $49,000 or less can use the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for free tax preparation and, in many cases, free electronic filing.
- Individuals aged 60 and older can take advantage of free tax counseling and basic income tax preparation through Tax Counseling for the Elderly.
- IRS Free File provides options for free brand-name tax software or online fillable forms plus free electronic filing. Everyone can use Free File to prepare a federal tax return. Taxpayers who make $58,000 or less can choose from approximately 20 commercial software providers. There’s no income limit for Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic version of IRS paper forms, which also has free e-filing.
Only 8 percent of individuals who filed tax returns last year received tax packages in the mail. The rest either used a paid tax professional or software or e-filed their tax returns. In 2010 to date, more than 96 million individual tax returns were e-filed, and an estimated 20 million paper returns were filed through paid preparers. |
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800 829 3676 is the phone number if you are daring and unafraid enough to
call the IRS and request your Forms or Publications. That is prompt #2
The inimitable 1040 Instruction Book is now available. Call and wait a few minutes
for your friendly IRS person to send up to two copies to an address of your choice.
The rumor is you can do the same thing on the IRS website. Go to Forms and Publications
and seek what you need.
It takes about 10 days to get what you order.
The 1040 2010 Instruction Book is also on-line for the under 50 crowd. You know those people that have the 30 inch dual monitors and a Captain Kirk Uniform……
The 1040 Instruction Book was just recently printed and became available.
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IRS does not need to spend tax dollars on mail outs since all the forms and tables are on line at irs.gov.