Places to Look

These are places that will have answers to a lot of your questions.  If you know of another information source that would be useful for members, email the webmaster and tell him.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SITES

Internal Revenue Service The IRS Home Page

How to Contact IRS This page identifies various functions within IRS that you may be attempting to contact.

Information for Tax Professionals The title says it all

Collection Financial Standards  If your client owes taxes and wants an installment agreement, he or she will have to follow these expense standards in determining how much will have to be paid.  NOTE:  If the balance due is under $25,000 (or you can get it to there) a payment that will liquidate the balance within five years will be accepted without regard to the standards.

Fax Guidelines What IRS will accept by fax.

Internal Revenue Manual The internal manual used by IRS employees. 

IRS Directory for Practitioners Find somebody you're looking for.

IRS Withholding Calculator This easy-to-use calculator can help you figure your employees’ Federal income tax withholding so you can withhold the correct amount from their pay.

Taxpayer Advocate Service The Taxpayer Advocate is an independent organization within the IRS. They help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems.

Freedom of Information Act: Instructions about how to make a request under FOIA

 Historical Documents relating to Al Capone  Interesting reading about the most famous IRS evasion case.

OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LINKS

United States Tax Court  Read the most recent Tax Court decisions including non-reported summary decisions

Social Security Administration Main Page  

When should I Apply for Social Security  An interesting article about making the decision to start collecting benefits.

PayGov A site for making government payments on line.

US General Services Administration Travel Allowances:  Tells you how much federal employees are paid when traveling to various locales.  You will need extensive documentation if you deduct travel expenses that exceed these amounts.
This link is to current rates but there is a drop down menu to access rates for old years.

Code of Federal Regulations

Tax Almanac  A Free On Line Resource for Tax Professionals. 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA LINKS

Franchise Tax Board Directory Find the FTB function you are looking for.

Franchise Tax Board Deadbeat List   The top California Tax Delinquents who have not been embarrassed enough settle up.  The only celebrity on it now is Pamela Anderson who owes $ 493,144.68. There are only five taxpayers in Big Valley's area on the list.

California Employment Development Department Main Page

OTHER USEFUL RESEARCH SITES

• Realtor.com has current listings of property for sale
• Zillow.com gives an estimate of the value based on its algorithms. (Warning, it is OK for tract houses, but doubtful for custom houses or mixed neighborhoods.) 
• PMZ Realtors, a local broker with comprehensive listings that you can search.

Automobile Values  Kelley Blue Book You can check the retail, private sale and trade in values

Paycheck Calculator from Paycheck City.  Figure one pay check from any state without firing up your payroll program.

TRAC tax statistics  Your source for comprehensive, independent and nonpartisan information about the Internal Revenue Service

Tax History Museum  A A virtual museum of United States tax history. 
You can also look at copies of Presidential Tax Returns  It looks like Franklin Roosevelt did his own and filed separately from Eleanor.

Quatloos A museum of Tax Scams and Frauds.  Check out how the nuts are doing.

Open Office  Download a FREE suite of programs similar to the unfree Microsoft version

Tax Almanac  A great resource for all kinds of tax information.

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