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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

255.0. "Where in IRS to call for previuos tax forms ?" by DECEAT::SHAH () Thu Jul 23 1992 12:30

    
    Where do I call in IRS to get a copy of my previous tax returns ? Does
    anyone have a phone number ? I want a copy of my tax returns that
    actullay got checked by the IRS personnel after I filed it.
    
    
    
    Thanks,
    /Alkesh
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255.11-800-TAX-1040ERLANG::HERBISONB.J.Thu Jul 23 1992 12:309
        I would call 1-800-TAX-1040, the general IRS information number. 
        The number to order the tax forms and publications you need to
        complete your taxes is also easy to remember: 1-800-TAX-FORM.

        The last action I take before mailing tax forms is to photocopy
        the entire contents of the envelope.  I always find a reason to
        look at them again, and I don't trust my scratch copies.

        					B.J.
255.2DECEAT::SHAHThu Jul 23 1992 14:108
    Thanks, I *do* make a photocopy of the form I send to IRS. What I want
    is the copy of the same form after IRS have checked that form. I want
    to know what numbers (or which boxes) IRS puts more emphasis on, while
    going through the returns.
    
    Do they write (or make notes) on your form ?
    
    /Alkesh
255.3SSBN1::YANKESThu Jul 23 1992 16:1314
    
    	Re: .2
    
    	My understanding of the process is that the data from the return
    you send in is keyed into the computer and then your physical forms are
    just put into archive in case they have to pull them out later.  All of
    the rest of the checking for math errors, boxes so out of the ordinary
    that they want to audit it, random audit check decisions, etc., etc.,
    are all done with the on-line data.  I doubt that the copy they would
    send back to you would have anything written on it, except maybe (and
    I'm purely guessing here) one of those "received on <date>" kind of
    stamps to validate when it arrived at their office.
    
    							-craig
255.4DECEAT::SHAHFri Jul 24 1992 14:157
    
    Thanks Craig, that's what I thought they do.. Use computers.. But I was
    told otherwise, so I thought I'll check it out here with you experts..
    
    ah well ! so much with that theory..
    
    /Alkesh