Part 4 Additional Resources

Section 4.1 — Guidance From Other Revenue Procedures

4.1.1 General Guidance for the substitute tax forms not covered in this revenue procedure and the revenue procedures that govern their use are as follows:

Reproduction, Private Design, and Printing of Substitute Forms 1040–ES.

Substitute Forms 1096, 1098, 1099, 5498, W–2G and 1042–S .

Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding Electronically or Magneti- cally.

1099, 5498, and W–2G Electronically or Magnetically.

Substitute Forms W–2c and W–3c .

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Section 4.2 — Ordering Publications

4.2.1 Sources of Publications

The publications listed below are available either on the IRS web site or may be ordered by calling 1–800–TAX–FORM (1–800–829–3676). Identify the requested document by IRS publication number:

turns (Forms 1098, 1099 series, 5498, and W–2G).

Tip Income and Allocated Tips, Magnetically/Electronically .

(This is an annual publication; tax year is subject to change).

cation, printed in the late fall, supplements Publication 1345.

4.2.2 Where To Order If you are mailing your order, the address to use is determined by your location.

Section 4.3 — Electronic Tax Products

4.3.1 The Internet Copies of tax forms with instructions, publications, and other tax-related materials may be obtained via the Internet at www.irs.gov . Forms can be downloaded in several file formats (PDF — Portable Document Format, PS — PostScript, and PCL — Printer Control Language). Those choosing to use PDF files for viewing on a personal computer can also download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

4.3.2 Tax Fax The most frequently requested tax forms, instructions, and other information are available through IRS Tax Fax at (703) 368–9694. Call from your fax machine and follow the voice prompts. Your request will be transmitted directly back to you. Each call is limited to requesting three items. Users pay the telephone line charges.

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4.3.3 Official Forms Release Schedule

The IRS web site provides an Official Forms Release Schedule for the official forms released for use by taxpayers. The schedule has three parts:

The site address is www.irs.gov/taxpros/formsch.html . The site will be updated weekly during peak printing periods and as necessary at other times. The planned dates are subject to change.

Section 4.4 — Federal Tax Forms on CD-ROM

4.4.1 Information About Federal Tax Forms CD-ROM

4.4.2 System Requirements and How to Order the Federal Tax Forms CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains over 3,000 tax forms and publications for small businesses, return preparers, and others who frequently need current or prior year tax products. Most current tax forms on the CD-ROM may be filled in electronically, then printed out for submission and saved for record keeping. Other products on the CD-ROM include the Internal Revenue Bulletins, Tax Supplements, and Internet resources for the tax professional with links to the World Wide Web.

All necessary software to view the files must be installed from the CD-ROM. Software for Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on the disk. The software will run under Windows 95/98/NT and Macintosh System 7.5 and later versions of these programs. All products are presented in Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF). In addition, tax publications are provided in the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML).

For system requirements, contact the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) help desk at 703–487–4608. Prices are subject to change.

The cost of the CD if purchased via the Internet at http://www.irs.gov/cdorders from NTIS, is $22 (with no handling fee).

If purchased using the following methods, the cost for each CD is $22 (plus a $5 handling fee). These methods are:

National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161

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