Did You Know

There’s something YOU can do about taxes?

There’s something very good you can do

about taxes. You can help people in your community who need assistance with their tax returns. You’ll get free IRS training, and there’s onthe-spot satisfaction you receive again and again

as a VITA volunteer using your knowledge to

help other people.

You and

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

As a VITA volunteer, you’ll help people who

probably need tax help the most...those with a

low to limited income, individuals with disabilities,

non-English-speaking, and elderly taxpayers.

And you’ll be giving the help at convenient

places, such as neighborhood community centers, libraries, churches, and shopping centers. A

number of locations also offer electronic filing.

How can you help?

You have a number of choices. lt depends on

what you’d like to do, your skills and knowledge.

In addition to being a tax assister you could

serve as an instructor, a site coordinator or a

publicity director.

What if you can use some training,

or brushing up?

The training is yours. Instruction and materials are

FREE. IRS employees or volunteers train you how to

prepare Forms 1040EZ, 1040A and the basic 1040

and related schedules.

Volunteers also provide assistance and return

preparation for prior year federal income tax returns, as well as, the earned income and advanced income tax credit.

New volunteers generally receive four-to-five

days’ instruction; experienced individuals, a oneto-two-day refresher There‘s also self-instruction.

A test on the material in the training guide shows

whether you can do the job. Training is usually

available December through January at a convenient location.

How else does the IRS back you up?

Technical assistance helps you ensure that taxpayers receive accurate assistance. A special

toll-free Hotline answers your technical tax questions when you’re helping taxpayers. The lRS

randomly reviews volunteer-prepared returns

and provides immediate feedback to help you

maintain quality service.

Upon request, accommodations for persons

with disabilities will be provided by sponsoring

organizations in cooperation with the IRS.

Look to the IRS for help in obtaining publicity

and for information on running your VITA site.

Your IRS Taxpayer Education Coordinator is

available before, during, and after training to help

you have a successful program.

How can you qualify?

You qualify if you...

• can meet and deal with a variety of people,

• have experience or can learn about preparing income taxes,

• have general administrative or publicity experience,

• take pride in complete and accurate work,

• are willing to complete the IRS training program

 and

• can spend several hours a week on VITA from

January 1 through April 15.

How do you get involved in VITA?

To join VITA in your area, just call the Taxpayer

Education Coordinator at the number listed on

the back of this brochure, or mail the attached

VITA Interest Card to the IRS office nearest you.

A Tribute to You

And Other Americans Who Are Volunteers

“We live in a society that always has depended on

volunteers of different kinds— some who can

give money others who give time and a great

many who freely give their special skills, full-time

or part-time. If you look closely you will see that

almost anything that really matters to us, anything that embodies our deepest commitment to

the way human life should be lived and cared for

depends on some form— more often, many

forms — of volunteerism.”

— Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraus.

Aspects of the Present

Courtesy of William Morrow and Company Inc.

To get the most up to date tax products and

information visit us on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov

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Department of the Treasury


Internal Revenue Service


Publication 724 (Rev. 9-97)


Catalog Number 46718 F IRS VOLUNTEERS
ALABAMA

600 S. Maestri Place

Stop 21

New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 558-3007

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

ALASKA

915 Second Avenue

MS-480

Seattle, WA 98174

(206) 220-5776

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

ARIZONA

210 E. Earll Drive

Stop 4040 PX

Phoenix, AZ 85012-2623

(602) 207-8333

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

ARKANSAS

55 North Robinson Street

Stop 1040 OKC

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

(405) 297-4125

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

300 N. Los Angeles Street

Room 5119

Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 894-4574

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

San Francisco

1301 Clay Street

Suite 1520S

Oakland, CA 94612-5210

(510) 637-2473

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Laguna Niguel

24000 Avila Road

Room 3361

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

(714) 360-2094

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Sacramento

1301 Clay Street

Suite 1520S

Oakland, CA 94612-5210

(510) 637-2473

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

San Jose

55 South Market Street

Stop HQ-6300

San Jose, CA 95113

(408) 494-8123

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

COLORADO

600 17th Street

Stop #6400 DEN

Denver, CO 80202-2490

(303) 446-1659

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Addresses and Telephone Numbers for

IRS Taxpayer Education Coordinators

Unless otherwise noted telephone numbers are not toll free and will

involve long distance charges to callers outside of the local calling

area. Contacts by mail should be made to the attention of the

“Taxpayer Education Coordinator.”

CONNECTICUT

135 High Street, Stop 116

Hartford, CT 06103-1185

(860) 240-4154

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

DELAWARE

31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 615A

Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 962-2222/2402

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 615A

Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 962-2222/2402

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

FLORIDA

Jacksonville

400 West Bay Street

Stop 6450

Jacksonville, FL 32202-0045

(904) 232-2514

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Ft. Lauderdale

Building A, Room 270

Stop 6030

One N. University Drive

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324-2019

(954) 423-7636

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

GEORGIA

Peachtree Summit Bldg. NW

401 W. Peachtree St., N.W.

Room 531, Stop 902D

Atlanta, GA 30365

(404) 331-3408

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

HAWAII

915 Second Avenue

MS-480

Seattle, WA 98174

(206) 220-5776

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

IDAHO

600 17th Street

Stop #6400 DEN

Denver, CO 80202-2490

(303) 446-1659

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

ILLINOIS

230 South Dearborn Street

Room 1710, 6602 CHI

Chicago, IL 60604-1132

(312) 886-1572

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

INDIANA

P.O. Box 44211

Room 517, Stop 66

Indianapolis, IN 46244

(317) 226-6543

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

IOWA

310 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Stop 6712 MIL

Milwaukee, WI 53203-2221

(414) 297-3302

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

KANSAS

1222 Spruce Street

Stop 1022 STL

St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 539-3660

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

KENTUCKY

801 Broadway

MDP 46, Room 481

Nashville, TN 37203-3836

(615) 736-2280

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

LOUISIANA

600 S. Maestri Pl., Stop 21

New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 558-3007

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MAINE

JFK Federal Building

15 New Sudbury St., Rm. 760

Boston, MA 02203

(617) 565-4325

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MARYLAND

31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 615A

Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 962-2222/2402

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MASSACHUSETTS

JFK Federal Building

15 New Sudbury St., Rm. 760

Boston, MA 02203

(617) 565-4325

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MICHIGAN

P.O. Box 330500, Stop 45

Detroit, MI 48232-6500

(313) 226-3674

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MINNESOTA

316 North Robert Street

Stop 6610 STP

St. Paul, MN 55101-1474

(612) 290-3320

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MISSISSIPPI

600 S. Maestri Place

Stop 21

New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 558-3007

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MISSOURI

1222 Spruce Street

Stop 1022 STL

St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 539-3660

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

MONTANA

600 17th Street

Stop #6400 DEN

Denver, CO 80202-2490

(303) 446-1659

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEBRASKA

310 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Stop 6712 MIL

Milwaukee, WI 53203-2221

(414) 297-3302

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEVADA

210 E. Earll Drive

Stop 4040 PX

Phoenix, AZ 85012-2623

(602) 207-8333

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEW HAMPSHIRE

JFK Federal Building

15 New Sudbury St., Rm. 760

Boston, MA 02203

(617) 565-4325

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEW JERSEY

P.O. Box 668

Newark, NJ 07101-9788

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEW MEXICO

210 E. Earll Drive

Stop 4040 PX

Phoenix, AZ 85012-2623

(602) 207-8333

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NEW YORK

Manhattan

P.O. Box 3036

Church Street Station

New York, NY 10008-3036

(212) 436-1021

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Brooklyn

10 Metrotech Ctr.,

625 Fulton St.

Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 488-3655

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Albany

P.O. Box 606

Buffalo, NY 14225-0606

(716) 686-4777

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Buffalo

P.O. Box 606

Buffalo, NY 14225-0606

(716) 686-4777

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NORTH CAROLINA

320 Federal Place

Room 120

Greensboro, NC 27401

(910) 378-2193

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

NORTH DAKOTA

316 North Robert Street

Stop 6610 STP

St. Paul, MN 55101-1474

(612) 290-3320

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

OHIO

P.O. Box 3459

Cincinnati, OH 45201

(513) 684-5826

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

OKLAHOMA

55 North Robinson Street

Stop 1040 OKC

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

(405) 297-4125

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

OREGON

915 Second Avenue

MS-480

Seattle, WA 98174

(206) 220-5776

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

PENNSYLVANIA

600 Arch Street

Room 4452

Philadelphia, PA 19106

(215) 597-6710

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

RHODE ISLAND

135 High St., Stop 116

Hartford, CT 06103-1185

(860) 240-4154

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

SOUTH CAROLINA

320 Federal Place

Room 120

Greensboro, NC 27401

(910) 378-2193

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

SOUTH DAKOTA

316 North Robert Street

Stop 6610 STP

St. Paul, MN 55101-1474

(612) 290-3320

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

TENNESSEE

801 Broadway, MDP 46

Room 481

Nashville, TN 37203-3836

(615) 736-2280

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

TEXAS

Austin

300 East 8th St.

M/C 6610 AUS

Austin, TX 78701

(512) 499-5439

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Dallas

1100 Commerce St.

M/C 6610 DAL

Dallas, TX 75242

(214) 767-1428

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Houston

8701 S. Gessner

Stop 6610 HAL

Houston, TX 77074

(281) 721-7070

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

UTAH

600 17th Street

Stop #6400 DEN

Denver, CO 80202-2490

(303) 446-1659

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

VERMONT

JFK Federal Building

15 New Sudbury St., Rm. 760

Boston, MA 02203

(617) 565-4325

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

VIRGINIA

P.O. Box 10049

Room 10-502

Richmond, VA 23240

(804) 771-2289

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

WASHINGTON

915 Second Avenue

MS-480

Seattle, WA 98174

(206) 220-5776

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

WEST VIRGINIA

P.O. Box 10049

Room 10-502

Richmond, VA 23240

(804) 771-2289

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

WISCONSIN

3 1 0 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Stop 6712 MIL

Milwaukee, WI 53203-2221

(414) 297-3302

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

WYOMING

600 17th Street Stop

#6400 DEN

Denver, CO 80202-2490

(303) 446-1659

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Outside 50 States

& Foreign Countries:

GUAM

Taxpayer Service Division

PDN Building, Room 902

Agana, Guam 96910

(671) 472-7471

PUERTO RICO

Mercantile Plaza Bldg.

Room GF-05

Ponce de Leon Ave.

Stop 27 1/2

Hato Rey, P.R. 00917

(809) 759-4560

Toll-Free 1 (800) 829-1040

Other Foreign Countries:

OFFICE OF ASSISTANT

COMMISSIONER

(INTERNATIONAL)

950 L’Enfant Plaza

S.W. Promenade Level

Washington, DC 20024

(202) 874-1332

Phone Number for People

With Impaired Hearing Who

Have TDD Equipment

All areas in U.S., including

Alaska, Hawaii, Virgin

Islands, and Puerto Rico:

1-800-829-4059

Hours of TDD Operation

8:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. EST

(Jan. 1-April 1)

9:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. EDT

(April 2-April 15)

9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. EDT

(April 18-Oct. 28)

8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST

(Oct. 29-Dec. 31)