[Libs-Or] FW: Tax Forms Update

[Arlene Weible]

Thanks to the folks at MCL for passing along this info from the Tax Forms Outlet Program ... not good news, I'm afraid. I would encourage those that are concerned about the cutbacks in this program to contact your Congressional representatives, and certainly encourage your upset patrons to do so as well.

Anyone attending the ALA Midwinter meeting might also want to attend this program:
Tell the IRS: Tax Forms in the Library," a session that takes place during the 2015 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015, in the McCormick Place, the Chicago Convention Center, room W187.







TFOP Filing Season Update

While we had committed to waiting until next year to making changes to the Tax Forms Outlet Program, the situation has changed.  As you may be aware, IRS appropriations were significantly cut in the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill recently passed by Congress.  Unfortunately this puts us in a position where we have very few options.  We want to honor our commitment to you by providing some key products, but we cannot deliver nearly what we have in the past.

For this filing season, we will offer the following products:
*  Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ
*  Publication 17, one reference copy for each participant (Taxpayers will be able to access Publication 17 in English and Spanish online from irs.gov/Pub17<http://irs.gov/Pub17> and, new this year, it will also be available as a free e-Pub for downloading from IRS.gov and viewing on most e-Readers and other mobile devices.)
*  Publication 4604 (EN/SP), Use the Web for IRS Tax Products & Information
*  Publication 1132, Reproducible Copies of Federal Tax Forms and Instructions
*  The TFOP Poster Package which includes:

o  Publication 1169, Need Tax Help?

o  Publication 1258, Where Should I Send This?

o  Publication 1309, Tax Forms This Way Publication

o  Publication 1725, If The Form Fits...Use It!

No additional products will be available through the TFOP Program. We will not be sending Form 8635-S, Supplement to Form 8635.

We will fill orders for Forms 1040 and 1040A with the quantities you requested on your order form earlier this year.  Because Form 1040EZ was not on this year's order form, we will send you 75% of your Form 1040 A order quantity. For example, if you ordered 3000 Form 1040 A, we will send you 2250 Form 1040EZ.  It is not necessary for you to place an order for Form 1040EZ; we will automatically ship Form 1040EZ to you once the form becomes available.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Instructions for Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ. Your patrons can obtain copies of Instructions through:
*  IRS.gov/Forms<http://www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs> - to view and download
*  IRS.gov/orderforms<http://www.irs.gov/orderforms> - to order tax products to be delivered by mail
*  1-800-829-3676<tel:1-800-829-3676> - to order tax products to be delivered by mail
The decision to reduce the number of tax products available to our TFOP partners was not made lightly.  We realize this decision is not ideal and we understand it may impact you and your customers. Please offer Publication 4604 (EN/SP) to your patrons to help guide them to tax products and information available on IRS.gov. We apologize for these late program changes.


Arlene Weible
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
Library Support and Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St NE
Salem OR, 97301
503-378-5020
arlene.weible at state.or.us<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>
http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx


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