Tax Forms Have Arrived

The IRS has a cool email service called IRS Tax Tips.  Today's email message is titled Four Ways to Get IRS Forms and Publications. 

Four Ways to Get IRS Forms and Publications

The IRS offers free tax forms and publications on many topics. Here are four easy ways to get the tax products you need from the IRS:

1. On the Internet.  Get everything you need 24 hours a day 7 days a week on IRS.gov. To view and download tax products, click on the ‘Forms and Pubs’ tab. Many products appear online before they’re available on paper.

2. Order by Phone.  Call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676) Mondaythrough Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. Hours of service in Alaska and Hawaii follow Pacific time. You’ll typically receive your order by mail within 7 to 10 days.

3. In IRS Offices.  Get the tax products you need at IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country. Visit IRS.gov to find the nearest IRS Center. Select the ‘Help and Resources’ tab, and then click on ‘Contact Your Local IRS Office.’ Use the ‘Office Locator’ tool to search for the closest office by zip code. You can also select your state for a list of offices and services available at each office.

4. In Your Community.  Many libraries and post offices offer free tax forms during the tax filing season. Some libraries also have copies of common IRS publications.

The Nevada State Library and Archives orders basic tax forms in print for its patrons and as a courtesy provides forms to the Supreme Court Law Library.  The NSLA is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is located at 100 N. Stewart St. in Carson City, right next door to the Supreme Court building.  The Supreme Court Law Library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

As of now, we are awaiting receipt of the 1040 and 1040EZ instructions and 1040 Schedule A.

If you want to visit an IRS office, there are IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers in both Las Vegas and Reno.  Contact information is on the IRS website.

1040 Instructions Have Arrived

Thanks to the staff at the Nevada State Library and Archives, we now have the 2012 1040 Instructions available for the public.  (NLSA obtains the forms and makes them available at the Supreme Court Law Library as a service to our patrons.)

We do not have all forms obtained by the NSLA, but do have the following:

1040, 1040 A, 1040 EZ, 1040-V, 1040 X, 1040 Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, E, EIC, F, R and SE, 2106, 2441, 3903, 4562, 4868 (First Extension), 5695, 8283, 8812, 8822, 8829, 8863, and 8949.  We have the instructions for forms 1040, 1040 A, 1040 EZ, 1040 X, 1040 Schedule R, 2106, 2441, 4562, 8283, 8812, 8829 and 8863. 

If you need a W-2, W-3, W-4, 1096, 1098, 1099-DIV, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-OID or 1099-R, they are available at the State Library.  Also, you can obtain copies of most forms and instructions from the IRS website.

NSLA also has some California State Tax forms:  CA 540, 540 NR and 540 2EZ. 

Tax Forms Are Here

Thanks to the Nevada State Library and Archives, the IRS forms for 2012 are now available at the Law Library.  We are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Enter through the Stewart Street side of the building. 

2/7/13 ETA:  We do not yet have 1040 and 1040A instructions.  We hope to receive them by the 19th, but patrons may contact the library (775-684-1640) to verify they are in.