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This site was created to answer general tax questions. This is NOT the site for highly complex tax issues or questions regarding your specific tax account. If you need help with an account issue (i.e., any question that requires a name and social security number), feel free to contact our office by phone. The number for overseas taxpayers is (215) 516-2000. If you are in Guam, the Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico, you can call 1-800-829-1040.

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If you still need help, we can answer your tax question via e-mail if you like, however, remember:

1. For privacy and security reasons, we DO NOT handle tax account or refund questions. That is, any question where you need to tell us your (or another person's) name, social security number or address.
2. It is beyond the scope of this assistance to provide legal opinions, private letter rulings, determinations of taxability, or answer to highly complex questions.
3. If you have received a letter, notice or bill, please call the number shown on the correspondence. If you need forms and publications, see Tax Topic 155. For new tax law information, see What's Hot .
4. If your question is highly complex or involves a specific tax account issue or you wish to report information about an individual or company you suspect is not complying with the tax law, please call (215) 516-2000 or contact local IRS officials at certain U.S. Embassies or Consulates abroad. Contact My Local Office Internationally has telephone numbers and addresses of these offices.

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