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TAX GUIDE
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With a new tax law in effect and a
surge of tax returns expected during the
Presidents Day weekend, the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) is offering
taxpayers several tips and various timesaving
resources to get them the help
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The IRS receives more phone calls
on the day after Presidents Day than
on any other day of the year. Ahead of
the Presidents Day weekend, the IRS is
reminding taxpayers to “Avoid the Rush,”
detailing online options taxpayers
and tax professionals can use to get
information quickly to avoid long wait
times on the IRS toll-free hotline this
week and during the week of Feb. 19.
“IRS employees are working hard to
provide taxpayers the help they need,”
said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig.
“Given the high call volumes at this time
of the year, we encourage people to
fi rst visit our many online resources
available at IRS.gov. And when it comes
time to fi le, we continue to encourage
people to use e-fi le or Free File to get
their refunds as quickly as possible.”
Most tax issues can be resolved from
the convenience of a home or offi ce. The
IRS Services Guide links to many online
IRS services.
Here are a few featured tips to avoid
the rush:
• Use IRS.gov to track refunds. The
IRS issues more than nine out of 10
refunds in less than 21 days. IRS customer
service representatives cannot answer
refund questions until after the 21-day
period. But taxpayers can track their
refund anytime by using the “Where’s
My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov and the
IRS2Go app. Taxpayers can also call the
IRS refund hotline at 800-829-1954.
• Use the “Where’s My Refund?”
tool starting Feb. 23 to track refunds
containing the Earned Income Tax
Credit and/or the Additional Child Tax
Credit. By law, the IRS cannot release
refunds that include EITC or ACTC. The
earliest those refunds will be deposited
into accounts is Feb. 27.
• Use IRS.gov to fi nd answers to tax
questions. The IRS offers a variety of
online tools to help taxpayers answer
common tax questions. For example,
taxpayers can search the Interactive Tax
Assistant, Tax Topics, Frequently Asked
Questions, Tax Trails and the IRS Tax
Map to get faster answers.
• Review Publication 5307, Tax
Reform Basics for Individuals and
Families, for more information about
tax reform.
• Let free tax software or free
volunteer assistance do the hard work.
Taxpayers can get free tax preparation
assistance through IRS Free File, for
those who want to prepare their own
returns, or through the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program,
for those who want a volunteer to help
prepare their returns.
• Use digital payment options if you
own additional tax. Some taxpayers may
receive a smaller refund or even owe an
unexpected tax bill when they fi le their
2018 tax return particularly if they didn’t
do a Paycheck Check Up in 2018. Use the
Paycheck Check Up to make sure you are
withholding enough tax in 2019.
• Make an appointment before
visiting an IRS Taxpayer Assistance
Centers. Anyone who needs face-to-face
service should make an appointment
before showing up. But, as with the tollfree
telephone calls, must TAC visits can
be resolved by searching IRS.gov.
• Call your employer fi rst for that
missing Form W. Those who did not
receive a Form W-2, Wage and Tax
Statement, from one or more employers
by Jan. 31 should fi rst contact the issuer to
inform them of the missing form. Those
who do not get a response must still fi le
on time and may need to use Form 4852,
Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax
Statement, or Form 1099R, Distributions
From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement
or Profi t-Sharing Plans, IRA’s Insurance
Contracts, etc.
A redesigned Form 1040 now takes
the place of both the Form 1040-A and
Form 1040-EZ. Tax return preparation
software will automatically use
taxpayer’s answers to the tax questions
to complete the Form 1040 and any
needed schedules.
Throughout 2018, the IRS has been
working closely with partners in the tax
return preparation and tax software
industries to prepare for tax reform and
tax form changes affecting tax year 2018.
This ongoing collaboration ensures that
taxpayers can continue to rely on the
IRS, tax professionals and tax software
programs when it’s time to fi le their
returns.
Taxpayers who call the IRS before and
after Presidents Day weekend should be
prepared for long wait times because
of the high volume of calls received on
all toll-free lines. Tuesday, Feb. 19, will
be the busiest day of the year. See Let
Us Help You for alternatives to calling
and for documents, such as prior-year
tax return information, taxpayers may
need to validate their identities.
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