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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

If you are a computer user, use the EITC Assistant, an in ter ac tive 

tool that shows you whether or not you qualify for the EITC, and why. 

Available in English and Spanish on www.irs.gov/eitc. Or call 1-800-

829-3676 for a free copy of IRS Publication 596.

IRS e-fi le is the fastest, easiest and most convenient way to fi le your 

income tax return. So easy, millions of people prefer to e-fi le over fi ling 

a paper tax return. You can e-fi le through a tax professional and using

a personal computer. With IRS e-fi le, your return is quickly checked 

for errors or other missing information and you receive a receipt that 

your return was accepted for processing within 48 hours. You also 

get your refund in half the time as paper fi lers do and even faster with 

Direct Deposit. Sign your return electronically and fi le a completely 

paperless return. And if you have a balance due, you can fi le early 

and authorize an electronic funds withdrawal from your checking or 

savings account or pay by credit card up to and including April 17, 

2006. Millions of taxpayers are eligible to use Free File services 

accessible through IRS.gov. Free File allows qualifi ed taxpayers to 

prepare and e-fi le their own tax returns for free using commercially 

available online tax preparation software. If you don’t qualify for 

Free File other low-cost electronic fi ling options are available on our 

Partners Page located on IRS.gov. 

For more information about this fast, convenient fi ling method, visit 

www.irs.gov.

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Taxpayer Advocate Service

If you have an ongoing issue with the IRS that has not been re solved 

through normal channels, or are about to suffer an economic hardship as a result of the application of tax laws, contact the Tax pay er 

Advocate Service at 1-877-777-4778.

Corporate Program

Community Based Out let Pro grams

The Internal Revenue Service and local community busi ness es and 

government across the United States are working together to in crease 

ac ces si bil i ty of tax materials to the public.

Through this pro gram, copy centers and offi ce supply stores can offer tax pay ers a wide va ri ety of IRS 

forms and instructions for pho to copy ing.

Copy Center Program

The IRS provides credit unions and banks with a 

variety of reproducible tax materials to make available to their mem bers.

Credit Union Pro gram

68 Million People Know the Quick, Easy, 

Smart Way to Get Their Taxes DONE! 

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

www.irs.gov

General As sis tance Information

Grocery stores and pharmacies are provided lami nat ed tax forms, which they may attach to a selfservice photocopy machine.

Grocery Store/Pharmacy Program

For further information on the above programs 

contact our Customer Service Representative at 

1-916-974-5833.

Local Government Pro gram

Local government agencies are provided a va ri ety 

of tax products so that the community will have easy 

ac cess to federal tax ma te ri als and in for ma tion. 

Publication 2053-B (Rev. 10-2005)

Catalog Number 30494A

DO MORE THAN SURF THE WEB WITH YOUR 

COM PUT ER. DO YOUR TAXES THAT WAY TOO.

The IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is an independent volunteer 

advisory group ap point ed by the Sec re tary of the Treasury. The TAP 

assists the IRS in identifying ways and meth od ol o gies of improving 

service and customer satisfaction. For more in for ma tion, vis it their 

web site at www.improveirs.org.

This program provides employers, of 100 or more 

em ploy ees, with a free copy of the Publication 1796, 

IRS Tax Products CD. The em ploy er can load this 

information on their Intranet or local area net work so 

em ploy ees can access in for ma tion. 
Quick and Easy Access to IRS Tax Help and Tax P

CD

Order IRS Publication 1

Products CD, and obtain

The 2005 IRS Tax Products CD can be 

following operating systems: Windows 2

Mac OS X v.10.28-10.3. It requires a min

RAM recommended; and a minimum of 

hard drive space. System requires either 

Pentium® processor or PowerPC® G3 p

Software is provided to view, search, fill

forms using the free Adobe® Reader® 

document rights to their PDF forms so t

in and saved locally using the free Adob

forms on the CD are intended as inform

may not be filled in and submitted as an 

(Forms W-2, W-3, 1096, 1099, 1098, 530

and 5500). Content and technical specif

subject to change. Additionally, this CD 

support electronic filing.

● Current tax forms, instructions, and 

● Prior-year tax forms and instructions

● Popular tax forms which may be fille

electronically, printed out for submis

for recordkeeping

● Internal Revenue Bulletin and much 

Purchase the CD via Internet at

http://www.irs.gov/cdorders from the N

Information Service (NTIS) or from the Go

Printing Office (GPO) at http://bookstore

$25 (no handling fee). Order by phone fro

1-877-CDFORMS (1-877-233-6767) or fro

1-866-512-1800 for $25 (plus $5 handling 

Availability: First release—in January

Final release—in March

Minimum System Requirements:

Send your order for tax 

National Distribution C

P.O. Box 8903

Bloomington, IL 617

Pick up certain forms, instructions and

publications at many post offices,

libraries and IRS offices. Some grocery

stores, copy centers, city and county

government offices, credit unions and

office supply stores have a collection of

reproducible tax forms available to

photocopy or print from a CD-ROM.

Obtain forms, instructions, and

publications by calling:

Phone

Mail

Walk-In

1-800-829-3676 to order current year forms,

instructions, and publications and prior year

forms and instructions. You should receive your

order within 10 days.

Internet

● Order IRS products online

● Search publications online by topic or keyword

● Sign up to receive local and national tax news by email

You can access the IRS website

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at

www.irs.gov to:

● See answers to frequently asked tax questions

● Access commercial tax preparation and e-file

services available for FREE to eligible taxpayers

● Check the status of your 2005 refund

● Send us comments or request help by email

● Figure your withholding allowances using our

Withholding Calculator

● Download forms, instructions, and publications

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

www.irs.gov

You should receive your products within 

receive your order.