Tax Resources
For Tax Year 2011
Tax Help Volunteer Income Assistance Program (VITA) offers free tax help to people whose incomes are $50,000 or less. Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program (TCE) offers free tax help to people aged 60 and older. Also available is AARP Tax-Aide counseling. Call 1(888)227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org for locations. |
Tax Forms
Download Federal Forms
www.irs.gov/formspubs/
or call 1-800-829-3676
Download State Forms
www.dor.state.ma.us There is a "Quick Link" to "Forms, Instructions and Mailing Addresses" on the right-hand side.
or call 1-800-392-6089
1040.com
www.1040.com
Contains state tax forms from prior years and federal tax forms and publications back to 1991.
State Tax Help
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue
www.dor.state.ma.us
Forms, publications, tax guides and information for individuals and businesses, tax changes, and more.
State Telephone Assistance
(617)-887-MDOR or
1-800-392-6089 toll free in Massachusetts
Teletypewriter (617)887-6140 for the hearing impaired.
Federal Tax Help
Face-to-face Tax Help
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers provide personal, face-to-face tax help.
If your issue is complex, you need to resolve a tax problem, have questions about the tax law, or you want to talk with someone in person, visit your local Taxpayer Assistance Center where you can spread out your records and talk with an IRS representative. No appointment is necessary.
City |
Street Address |
Days/Hours of Service |
Telephone |
Boston |
JFK Federal Building |
M-F |
(617) 316- |
Stoneham |
1 Montvale Ave. |
M-F |
(781)835- |
For other locations see IRS website.
Federal Telephone Assistance
Live Telephone Assistance
Call 1-800-829-1040
Live Telephone Assistance for Businesses
Call 1-800-829-4933
Live Telephone Assistance for people with hearing impairments
1-800-829-4059 (TDD)
Telephone assistance is operational
7am-7pm M-F
Web Sites
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
Contains statistics, taxpayer information, forms, publications, and more. Everything that a taxpayer needs to know about filing a tax return can be found here.
MSN Money- Tax Center
articles.moneycentral.msn.com/taxes/home.aspx
Helpful articles and expert advice. Even includes online advice through message board.
Small Business/Self-Employed
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
Tax preparation for small businesses and the self-employed.
SmartMoney: Tax Guide
www.smartmoney.com/tax/
Articles written in plain language explain various tax concepts and how to reduce tax liability. Includes numerous online tax calculators and estimators.
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
www.taxsites.com
Links to numerous tax and accounting sites.
Tax Resources on the Web
www.taxtopics.net
Gateway to tax resources.
Tax Tips from Bankrate.com
www.bankrate.com/taxes.aspx
Provides articles explaining tax topics, including many tips for reducing taxes.
U.S. Tax Code On-Line
www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/26usc
Complete and searchable text of the United States Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 of the U.S. Code
Yahoo! Finance Tax Page
finance.yahoo.com/taxes
Provides tax tips and links to other sites. Especially useful are links to web pages of all state Department of Revenue sites
Books
How to Pay Zero Taxes 2012 by Jeff
Schnepper [336.24 SCH 2012]
J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax
Breaks 2021 by Barbara Weltman [336.24 WEL]
J.K. Lasser’s small business taxes 2012 by Barbara Weltman
[343.068 WEL 2012]
J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2012 [336.24 LAS 2012] and
[REF 336.24 LAS 2012]
Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2012 [336.24 ERN 2012]
updated 1/2012
