Burlington Public Library
  22 Sears Street
  Burlington, MA  01803

 

 

 

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Tax Resources

for Tax Year 2007

     

  Tax Forms

Download Federal Forms
www.irs.gov/formspubs/
or call 1-800-829-3676

Download State Forms
www.dor.state.ma.us and click "Tax Forms" link on right side of page.
or call 1-800-392-6089

1040.com
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
 
http://www.dor.state.ma.us/
Forms, publications, tax guides and information for both individuals and businesses, tax changes, and more.

State Telephone Assistance
617-887-MDOR or
1-800-392-6089
Teletypewriter 617-887-6140

 

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
15 New Sudbury St.

M-F

8:30am-4:30pm

(617) 316-2850

Stoneham

1 Montvale Ave.

M-F

8:30am-4:30pm

Closed 1-2pm

(781)
835-4350

     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-10pm M-F

 

                                                           Web Sites

CCH's Financial Planning Toolkit
http://www.finance.cch.com/
Good basic information.  Clearly explains financial planning and tax topics. Many calculators.
 

Internal Revenue Service
http://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.

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
http://www.taxsites.com/
Directory containing links to numerous tax and accounting sites.
 

Tax Problems Law
www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/tax_ency.html
The Nolo Press ?Self-help law center? provides advice on audits, tax bills, late payments, dealing with the IRS and estate taxes.
 

Tax Tips from Bankrate.com
www.bankrate.com/brm/news/news_taxes_home.asp
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
http://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

 
                                                             
                                                        
  B
ooks
                        
book 6
 Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2008 [336.24 ERN]

book 1
 How to Pay Zero Taxes 2008 by Jeff Schnepper [336.24 SCH]
book 4
 J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2008 by Barbara Weltman [336.24 WEL]
book 2
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2008 [336.24 LAS 2008] and [REF 336.24 LAS 2008]

book 5

Taxes 2008 for Dummies  by Eric Tyson [336.24 TYS]

book 3

Pricewaterhousecoopers' 2008 Guide to Tax &Financial Planning   [343.04 KEN]

   

Burlington Seniors aged 60 and older can take advantage of free tax assistance from February to March. Call Burlington Council on Aging at (781) 270-1950 for more information.

Subject guide updated 1/08