Frequently Asked Questions

You should initially apply online. Go to www.irs.gov/businesses and click on employer ID numbers. Your local IRS service center can also assist you in getting a Federal EIN. The phone number is 1-800-829-4933:

The address is www.sba.gov

Go to the IRS website at www.irs.gov and click on Where's my Refund. You can call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or 1-800-829-4477 .
Be prepared to give the Social Security number shown on the tax return, your filing status, as well as the anticipated refund amount.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service is an independent organization within the IRS.
They help taxpayers whose problems with the IRS are causing financial difficulties; who have tried but have not been able to resolve their problems with the IRS; and those who believe an IRS system or procedure is not working as it should.
You can call your local advocate, whose number is in your phone book, or via the Internet at Taxpayer Advocate Service – at www.irs.gov/advocate or You can also call 1-877-777-4778 .
Call or write to the IRS. Keep records of all of your attempts to contact an agent. Fill out IRS Form 911 if you cannot resolve conflict or find resolution through an IRS agent. File a complaint with the Inspector General if you need to report cases of fraud or corruption by an IRS employee.

Go to a local office or Call IRS. IRS phone numbers are listed at their website at http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html.

Generally, if you and your future spouse are both income earners and earn about the same income, you will probably save money by marrying after the first of the tax year. If one of you earns much more than the other, it is generally better to get married before the end of the year so you can file a joint tax return. Speak to your local CPA for details about this strategy.

If you are divorced during the tax year either by a final decree of divorce or separate maintenance agreement, you are treated as unmarried for the whole year.
If you remarry before the end of the year you will be treated as filing a joint return or you may elect to file as married filing a separate return.
An unmarried person with a child may use the filing status of "head of household." An unmarried person without a child will be treated as single. Speak to your local CPA before you file your tax return.

The address is: http://www.irs.gov/forms_pubs/pubs.html

Go to www.irs.gov and click on the link Forms and Publications.