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New Information for Filing Your Taxes

• New! Part II, What You Should Know if You are Facing Foreclosure on Your Home
• New! Tax Relief for Victims of Mortgage Crisis (ANR)
• Beware of Tax Scams (High Speed | Low Speed) (VNR)
• Beware of Tax Scams
• Avoid Phishing Scams This Tax Season (ANR)
• IRS Update For Filing Under the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
• Home Foreclosure Tax Relief from IRS (ANR)
• Part I, What You Should Know if You are Facing Foreclosure on Your Home

Economic Stimulus Payments

• New! Economic Stimulus Payments Overview
• New! 2008 Economic Stimulus Payment Information (ANR)
• Economic Stimulus Payments: A Guide for Benefit Recipients
• Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center
• Economic Stimulus Payments Schedule & Online Calculator

Disaster Relief

• New! Safeguard Your Important Documents Before Disaster Strikes (ANR)
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief   
• Texas Hurricane Ike Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief  
• Hurricane Gustav Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief
• IRS Gives Storm Victims More Time to File and Pay 
• Tax Relief in Disaster Areas Around the Nation
• Questions and Answers For Taxpayers With Disaster Losses
• Tips for Safe Recordkeeping (ANR)
• Safeguard your Important Records

Choosing and Working with a Tax Preparer

• Tips for Choosing a Tax Preparer
• Selecting a Tax Return Preparer (VNR)
• Avoid Tax Preparer Scams
• Beware of Tax Preparer Fraud

To E-file or not to E-file

• Tips for e-filing your federal income tax return
• Tips for "Free Filing" Your Taxes (VNR)
• Latest IRS Offering Could Make Real Cents (ANR)

Higher Education Tax Benefits

• A Menu of Educational Tax Benefits
• Exclusions, Deductions and Tax Credits Brochure
• Education Tax Benefits for Students for the 2004 Tax Year
  by Professor Bryan T. Camp
• Present Law and Analysis Relating to Tax Benefits for Higher Education
  by the Joint Committee on Taxation
• Tax Benefits for Education
  IRS Publication 970

Issues Relating to Military Tax Filing

• Federal Taxes After The Military: What You Should Know

Savings

• The Importance of Saving
• Saving for Retirement (ANR)
• The Importance of Saving: Save For Retirement NOW

Charitable Giving

• Recordkeeping Tips
• Tips on 2006 Recordkeeping (ANR)
• Tips on 2005 Donations
• Before You Give
• After You Give: Getting the Tax Benefit You Deserve

Filing Assistance

• By State
• Where's My Refund
• Subscribe to IRS Tax Tips by e-mail

Tax Help for Low Income Taxpayers

• Find out if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit
• Call: 1-800-TAX-1040 or 1-866-Get Tax Help (1-866-438-8294)
• Low Income Taxpayer Clinic locations

Latest News from the IRS

• NEW Phishing, Identity Theft and Scams
• Taxpayer Advocate Service Seeks Input on Systemic Tax Issues
• U.S. Justice Department Cracks Down on Tax Cheats
• More IRS News

Make Yourself Right with the IRS

• Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative

IRS & ABA Tax Section Joint Projects

• Tax Facts for Seniors with a Change in Marital Status
• Tax Information for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

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