The Internal Revenue offers tax help with it’s online tool designed to answer your tax questions. The Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA) is a tax law resource that takes you through a series of questions and provides you with responses to tax law questions.

You have three options to get your tax questions answered using the tool. You can (1) enter your search term or tax question in the ITA Search Box (2) select the Popular Topics link or (3) select Category. Next, simply answer the questions and follow the directions to progress throughout the interview.

Be advised you will need to gather your tax information such as income amounts, taxes owed and credit you’re claiming. However, the tax assistant tool does not require sensitive personal information such as your Social Security Number.

The tax help provided by the ITA tool covers a limited number of topics. If the tool does not cover your search term or tax question, you MAY be sent to the IRS’s tax trails application or the IRS’s query results page.

The Popular Topics covered by the ITA tool include:

• Do I need to file a tax return?
• Who can I claims as a Dependent?
• How much can I deduct for each exemption I claim?
• How much is my standard deduction?
• What is my filing status?
• Am I eligible for the Child Care Credit?

Am I eligible for the Making Work Pay Credit or Government Retiree Credit?

• Credits
• Deductions
• General Filing Questions

The tax related Categories covered by the tax assistant include:

Although the tax help provided by the ITA is limited, you will get the answers to your tax questions.

For more information related to the ITA, or for more tax facts, tax tips and tax help, visit the IRS website.

source: irs.gov