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The Digital Daily

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

The main site for U.S. Internal Revenue Service on the Web. This site contains a great deal of information for both individual and business taxpayers, as well a downloadable tax forms, instructions and IRS publications. Individuals can use an interactive tool Tax Trails to find out the answers to frequently asked questions about exemptions, deductions and credits. A text-only version is also available.

Author: U.S. Dept. of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management--Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Business & Economics--Finance--Personal Finance

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: Income Tax; IRS

exemptlaw.com: Legal and Tax Answers for Nonprofit Organizations

http://www.exemptlaw.com/

"This web site will help answer your questions about the many legal and tax issues that affect nonprofit organizations in the United States." Includes numerous FAQs and links to IRS forms.

Author: Pamela McAllister (webmaster@exemptlaw.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Federal and State Tax Forms

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/taxes.html

A gateway site providing links to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and to sites for each of the fifty states to access tax information, publications and forms online.

Author: Louisiana State University Libraries (libdoc@lsu.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Individual States

Keywords: Income Tax; IRS; Forms; Publications

The Flat Tax Home Page

http://flattax.house.gov/

The flat tax proposal is an attempt to simplify taxation and is explained in detail here.

Author: House Majority Leader Dick Armey

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: Income Tax; Flat Tax Proposal; Tax Simplification

IRS - The Digital Daily: Income Tax Forms, Instructions, Publications, Regulations, and other stuff (IRS)

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

The most accurate and current information about U.S. income tax can be found here, at the IRS's own web site. According to the IRS, this site is the "fastest, easiest tax publication on the web." It contains statistics, taxpayer information, forms, publications, and more. Everything that a taxpayer needs to know about filing a tax return can be found here. This site also educates taxpayers on a multitude of tax topics.

Author: U.S. Dept.of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: Tax Forms; IRS; Income Tax

Maxwell Technologies' Taxing Times

http://www.scubed.com/tax/

This site is a public service of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. and provides downloadable copies of U.S. federal tax forms and instructions. There is also a copy of the entire U.S. income tax code and the IRS telephone directory for staff attorneys assigned to cover particular code sections. The forms are in "PDF" format and require the use of free software for viewing and printing (the Adobe Acrobat Reader). This site has a link to Adobe for downloading the reader. This is a good site to use when the IRS site gets overloaded at tax filing time.

Author: Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (webmaster@maxwell.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: Tax Forms; IRS; Income Tax

SaveWealth.com

http://www.savewealth.com/

"Go here for advice on how to retain more of your wealth for the future. Information on estate and retirement planning, reducing your taxes, and investment. They also have added have a brand new Tax Form Center, complete already with 1999 IRS Tax Forms. Also includes links for state tax forms, definitions of tax forms, and an interactive quiz to help you figure out which 1040 to file."

Author: The Preservation Group

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Finance--Investments

Business & Economics--Finance--Personal Finance

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: wills; trusts

Tax and Wage Reporting from STAWRS (STAWRS)

http://www.tax.gov/

"One-stop guide for businesses designed to assist employers with tax and wage reporting." Information about tax requirements for businesses, including how to apply for and use an Employer ID Number (EIN) and pay period reporting requirements. Necessary forms are available for downloading.

Author: The Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Accounting

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

The Tax History Project (THP)

http://www.taxhistory.org/

"Welcome to the Tax History Project, established by Tax Analysts in 1995 to provide scholars, policymakers, students, the media, and citizens with information about the history of American taxation. The project pursues its mission through a program of web-based documentary publication and original historical research." This web site includes features such as the Tax History Museum and Presidential Tax Returns.

Author: Tax Analysts

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Keywords: Tax History

The Tax Prophet

http://www.taxprophet.com/

"Embark on a cyber-journey with the Tax Prophet, as he deciphers the Internal Revenue Code for U.S. and foreign taxpayers, and professionals alike. Watch as he stills the swirling pool of tax obfuscation with a touch of his magic wand."

Author: Robert L. Sommers (taxprophet@taxprophet.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Keywords: IRS; Internal Revenue Service

1040.com

http://www.1040.com/

This site is a public service of Drake Software and contains downloadable copies of U.S. federal and state income tax forms and instructions. There are also links to state revenue department pages, the IRS BBS system, tax news and a tax preparer database for finding tax preparers by geographical location (probably those using Drake Software). The forms are in "PDF" format and require the use of free software for viewing and printing (the Adobe Acrobat Reader). This site has a link to Adobe for downloading the reader. This is a good site to use when the IRS site gets overloaded at tax filing time.

Author: Drake Software (info-1040@1040.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Individual States

Keywords: Tax Forms; IRS; Income Tax

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse IRS Web Site (TRAC)

http://trac.syr.edu/tracirs/

"Available on this TRAC  IRS Web Site is a unique compilation of information about the criminal enforcement actions of the IRS ­ how and where it seeks to enforce the nation's tax laws ­ that has been drawn from internal administrative records maintained by the Justice Department."

Author: Transactional Records Clearinghouse, Syracuse University (trac@syr.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Tax--United States Federal

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Keywords: IRS; Statistics

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