Where To Go for Help This section describes the help that the IRS and other federalagencies offer to taxpayers who operate their own businesses. Internal Revenue Service The following describes assistance provided by the IRS. You canorder free publications and forms, ask tax questions, and get moreinformation from the IRS in several ways. By selecting the method thatis best for you, you will have quick and easy access to tax help. SeeFree tax services, later. Small Business Tax Education Program.Small business owners and other self-employed individuals can learnabout business taxes through a unique partnership between the IRS andlocal organizations. Through workshops or in-depth tax courses,instructors provide training on starting a business, recordkeeping,preparing business tax returns, self-employment tax issues, andemployment taxes. Some courses are offered free as a community service. Courses givenby an educational facility may include costs for materials andtuition. Other courses may have a nominal fee to offset administrativecosts of sponsoring organizations. For more information about this program, call the IRS Mondaythrough Friday during regular business hours and ask for your TaxpayerEducation Coordinator. Check your telephone book for the local numberof the IRS office closest to you or you can call 1-800-829-1040. Your Business Tax Kit.Your Business Tax Kit is an assortment of IRS forms andpublications to help taxpayers who operate their own businesses. Toorder the kit, see Free tax services, later. The kitconsists of the following items. Forms: SS-4, Application for Employer IdentificationNumber 1040-ES, Estimated Tax forIndividuals 9779, EFTPS Business Enrollment Form Publications: 583, Starting a Business and KeepingRecords 594, The IRS Collection Process 910, Guide to Free Tax Services 1544, Reporting Cash Payments of Over $10,000 (Receivedin a Trade or Business) It also contains Publication 509, which has a tax calendar. Free tax services.To find out what services are available, get Publication 910,Guide to Free Tax Services. It contains a list of free taxpublications and an index of tax topics. It also describes other freetax information services, including tax education and assistanceprograms and a list of TeleTax topics. Computer: Personal computer. With your personal computer andmodem, you can access the IRS on the Internet atwww.irs.ustreas.gov. While visiting our Web Site, you canselect: Frequently Asked Tax Questions to find answers toquestions you may have. Fill-in Forms to complete tax formson-line. Forms and Publications to download forms andpublications or search publications by topic or keyword. Comments & Help to e-mail us with commentsabout the site or with tax questions. Digital Dispatch and IRS Local News Netto receive our electronic newsletters on hot tax issues andnews. You can also reach us with your computer using any of thefollowing. Telnet at iris.irs.ustreas.gov File Transfer Protocol atftp.irs.ustreas.gov Direct dial (by modem)703-321-8020 Fax: TaxFax Service. Using the phone attached to your faxmachine, you can receive forms, instructions, and tax information bycalling 703-368-9694. Follow the directionsfrom the prompts. When you order forms, enter the catalog number forthe form you need. The items you request will be faxed to you. Phone: Phone. Many services are available by phone.       Ordering forms, instructions, and publications.Call 1-800-829-3676 to order current andprior year forms, instructions, and publications. Asking tax questions.discount hotels in Thessaloniki Call the IRS with your taxquestions at 1-800-829-1040. TTY/TDD equipment. If you have access to TTY/TDDequipment, call 1-800-829-4059 to ask taxquestions or to order forms and publications. TeleTax topics. Call1-800-829-4477 to listen to pre-recordedmessages covering various tax topics. Evaluating the quality of our telephone services. Toensure that IRS representatives give accurate, courteous, andprofessional answers, we evaluate the quality of our telephoneservices in several ways. A second IRS representative sometimes monitors livetelephone calls. That person only evaluates the IRS assistor and doesnot keep a record of any taxpayer's name or tax identificationnumber. We sometimes record telephone calls to evaluate IRSassistors objectively. We hold these recordings no longer than oneweek and use them only to measure the quality of assistance. We value our customers' opinions. Throughout this year, wewill be surveying our customers for their opinions on ourservice. Walkin: Walk-in. You can pick up certain forms, instructions,and publications at many post offices, libraries, and IRS offices.Some libraries and IRS offices have an extensive collection ofproducts available to print from a CD-ROM or photocopy fromreproducible proofs. Envelope: Mail. You can send your order for forms, instructions,and publications to the Distribution Center nearest to you and receivea response 7 to 15 workdays after your request is received. Find theaddress that applies to your part of the country. Western part of U.S.: Western Area Distribution Center Rancho Cordova, CA 95743-0001 Central part of U.S.: Central Area Distribution Center P.O. Box 8903 Bloomington, IL 61702-8903 Eastern part of U.S. and foreign addresses: Eastern Area Distribution Center P.O. Box 85074 Richmond, VA 23261-5074 Help with unresolved tax issues.Most problems can be solved with one contact by calling, writing,or visiting an IRS office. But if you have tried unsuccessfully toresolve a problem with the IRS, you should contact the TaxpayerAdvocate's Problem Resolution Program (PRP). Someone at PRP willassign you a personal advocate who is in the best position to try toresolve your problem. The Taxpayer Advocate can also offer you specialhelp if you have a significant hardship as a result of a tax problem. You should contact the Taxpayer Advocate if: You have tried unsuccessfully to resolve your problem withthe IRS and have not been contacted by the date promised, or You are on your second attempt to resolve yourproblem. You may contact a Taxpayer Advocate by calling a new assistancenumber, 1-877-777-4778. Persons who haveaccess to TTY/TDD equipment can call1-800-829-4059 and ask for the TaxpayerAdvocate. If you prefer, you can write to the Taxpayer Advocate at theoffice that last contacted you. While Taxpayer Advocates cannot change the tax law or make atechnical tax decision, they can clear up problems that resulted fromprevious contacts and ensure that your case is given a complete andimpartial review. Taxpayer Advocates are working to put service first.For more information about PRP, get Publication 1546, The ProblemResolution Program of the Internal Revenue Service. Your comments on IRS enforcement actions.hotel search HajduszoboszloThe Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsmanand 10 Regional Fairness Boards were established to receive commentsfrom small business about federal agency enforcement actions. TheOmbudsman will annually evaluate the enforcement activities and rateeach agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to commenton the enforcement actions of IRS, call1-888-REG-FAIR(1-888-734-3247). Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a federal agency thatoffers training and educational programs, counseling services,financial programs, and contract assistance to small business owners.The SBA also has publications and videos on a wide range of businesstopics. If you want help from the SBA, look in your telephonedirectory under "U.S. Government" for the number of your localSBA office or call the Small Business Answer Desk at1-800-8-ASK-SBA. Other Federal Agencies Other federal agencies also publish publications and pamphlets toassist small businesses. For a list of federal publications that arefor sale write to: Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954