On-line tax resources

By HANK EZELL

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

April 10, 2005

ATLANTA —

Extensive information, downloadable forms and instructions, and more, www.irs.gov.

Georgia forms, instruction books and information, www.gatax.org. Click on Individual Taxes.

Insights, advice, www.irs.gov/faqs/

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IRS offices

You can ask questions and pick up tax forms and publications at these locations. IRS employees will complete returns for taxpayers with incomes of less than $35,000. Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Downtown Atlanta: IRS, 401 W. Peachtree St. (Open until 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday)

Northeast Atlanta: Koger Center, Tulane Building, Suite 100, 2888 Woodcock Blvd. (Open until 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday)

Smyrna: Atrium Building, 2400 Herodian Way, Suite 450

For other IRS offices in Georgia, visit www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

Need forms, publications?

Web sites.

Many local libraries and post offices provide basic forms.

Easy questions

Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.

Call 1-800 829-4477 for recorded messages on basic subjects.

Check out the frequently asked questions at www.irs.gov/faqs/index.html

Hard questions

IRS Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, has extensive instructions and explanations. Download it from www.irs.gov.

Workbooks from Ernst & Young, H&R Block and J.K. Lasser have the same sort of information.

Lists of professional tax preparers are available from the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants at www.gscpa.org/consumers or the Georgia Association of Enrolled Agents at www.4gaea.org/

Check the Yellow Pages for walk-in, multilocation tax preparers like H&R Block or Jackson Hewitt.

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