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Outreach Corner January 4, 2012

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Issue Number:  2012 - 1

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  1. Filing season opens and FREE tax prep is available
  2. Where to get IRS forms and publications to prepare your taxes
  3. You can get copies of your tax return and tax account information online
  4. EITC – Tell someone
  5. The IRS may have a refund check waiting for you
  6. Reporting Reminders for 2010 Roth Conversions and Rollovers 
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  1.  Filing season opens and FREE tax prep is available

The filing season for tax year 2011 is here. To get help with tax preparation and find out about possible tax credits and deductions, you should take advantage of IRS sponsored free volunteer tax preparation programs. Full story

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  2.  Where to get IRS forms and publications to prepare your taxes

If you are getting ready to file your taxes and looking for the right tax forms without having to go to an IRS office, look no further than your own computer.  Full story

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  3.  You can get copies of your tax return and tax account information online

Automated self-service applications make ordering copies of your tax return transcripts and tax account transcripts convenient and easy. Whether you choose the online option or the automated phone service, you will find the self-service options available any time, day or night, when it’s convenient for you.  Full story

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  4.  EITC - Tell someone

Tell someone you know about the Earned Income Tax Credit – or EITC – and ask them to pass it on. Full story

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  5.  The IRS may have a refund check waiting for you 

Thousands of tax refund checks go undelivered every year because people forget to tell the IRS or post office that their address changed. This year, more than 99,000 people are due refund checks averaging $1,547. Could one of them be you? Full story

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  6.  Reporting Reminders for 2010 Roth Conversions and Rollovers

In 2010, you may have: converted (transferred) a taxable amount from a non-Roth IRA to a Roth IRA.  Full story


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