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IRS Tools

IRS Tools for Individuals and Tax Professionals
Browse the tax tools available for individual taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals. Such as filing, calculators, credits and deductions, and refunds.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an independent organization within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Taxpayer Advocate Service works in two main ways – helping taxpayers with individual problems, and recommending “big picture” or systemic changes at the IRS or in the tax laws.
Practitioner Priority Hotline
Tax practitioners have long served an important role in our nation's tax collection system as a conduit between taxpayers and the IRS. The Practitioner Priority Service® (PPS) is your first point of contact for account-related issues. The Practitioner Priority Service® is a professional support line that staffed by IRS customer service representatives specially trained to handle practitioners' accounts questions. You may contact PPS at 866-860-4259. PPS is available to all tax professionals with valid third-party authorizations, i.e., Forms 2848, 8821 and/or 8655.

IRS Publications

IRS Publications are guides the IRS puts out annually to help Taxpayers correctly file their taxes, and inform individuals of the changes in the tax law. The Publications update annually, and you should look at the publication for the tax year in question.

Publication 17
Publication 17 covers the general rules for filing a federal income tax return. It supplements the information contained in your tax form instruction booklet. It explains the tax law to make sure you pay only the tax you owe and no more. This link lists the publication for each year for both English and Spanish.
Publication 509
This publication contains the following: A section on how to use the tax calendars, Three tax calendars: (General Tax Calendar,
Employer's Tax Calendar, and Excise Tax Calendar), and A table showing the semiweekly deposit due dates for payroll taxes for 2021.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinics
LITCs represent individuals whose income is below a certain level and who need to resolve tax problems with the IRS. LITCs can represent taxpayers in audits, appeals, and tax collection disputes before the IRS and in court. LITCs can also help taxpayers respond to IRS notices and correct account problems. In addition, LITCs can provide information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities in different languages for individuals who speak English as a second language. Services are offered for free or a small fee.
Georgia State University Philip C. Cook LITC
The Clinic serves the community by representing taxpayers who are unable to afford legal representation in federal income or employment tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.
Client eligibility depends on the individual’s financial situation the tax controversy’s elements, and the clinic’s workload. Clinic officials decide whether the clinic will represent individuals, upon recommendation by the student attorney. The clinic generally handles only civil federal income or employment tax matters. Potential clients must provide information about their financial status.

Professional Associations

ABA Section of Taxation
American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA)
The American Institute of CPAs is the world's largest membership organization representing accountants.

Bloomberg Terminal

The Bloomberg terminal is located in the GSU College of Law Library on the 5th floor across from the reference desk. While using the Bloomberg terminal you will have access to the following Bloomberg Tools:

BNA Tax Portfolios;
Practical Guidance;
Practical Tools;
Chart Builders;
News and
Legal Analysis

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