The IRS is a very big place, and trying to get answers to your tax questions can be a daunting task. But if you know who to call at the Internal Revenue Service, you can get expert tax advice and answers to your tax questions via live telephone assistance.

Here is a list of IRS phone numbers and/or websites to get expert tax advice and/or answers to your tax questions:

For tax help and answers to tax questions for Individuals, call toll-free 1-800-829-1040, Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local time.

For phone assistance with tax questions for Businesses, call toll-free 1-800-4933, Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

To get answers to tax questions for Exempt Organizations, Retirement Plan Administrators and Government Entities, call toll-free 1-877-829-5500, Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time.

For tax assistance for Individuals who believe they may be a victim of Identify Theft, call 1-800-908-4490 (Automated and live assistance) 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 pm. your local time.

There’s live telephone assistance available to people who live outside the United States, too! The phone numbers for tax help is available at http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/article/0,,id=101292,00.html

The IRS even offers face-to-face tax assistance in certain areas. They also have local offices you may visit to get tax assistance.

Finally, the IRS offers Taxpayer Assistance Centers at locations throughout the country. The IRS will extend hours of service at selected locations from January 31 through April 9.

As a taxpayer you have a right to get expert tax advice and answers to your tax questions directly from the source – the Internal Revenue Service.

source: irs.gov

A frequently asked question during the tax season is whether an extension of time to file a tax return is possible. The simple answer is yes.

But in order to get an tax return extension, you must file Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, on or before the regular due date of your return. You may file Form 1040, Form 1040A, Form 1040EZ, Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ any time before the 6-month extension period ends.

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An extension of time to file your tax return IS NOT an extension of time to pay. You must make a proper estimate of your tax for the year. You do not have to pay any tax when you file Form 4868 in order to get the extension. However, if you do not pay the amount due by the regular due date, you will owe interest on the unpaid amount. You may also be charged a penalty for paying the tax late unless you have reasonable cause for not paying your tax when due. Any interest or late payment penalty applies from the regular due date of the return.
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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.

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