Reduction Proposals
We have compiled the list of
questions below based on inquiries that we
receive. This information is generic in
nature regarding tax policy questions and is
intended
to serve as tax advice. We also cannot
provide up-to-date information on any
Administration or Congressional proposals
that may affect the information shown herein.
Any questions regarding specific tax
situations or for help in filling out your
tax return should be directed to your
attorney, accountant or other tax
professional, or to the Internal
Revenue Service. The IRS will not
comment, though, on the legislative merits of
current tax law, or on pending Congressional
action that may change the tax code. Finally,
we make every effort to make certain that the
information contained here is accurate, but
due to the fluid nature of the legislative
process, changes in tax laws may occur that
are not reflected here at the time of
publication. To the best of our knowledge,
this information is accurate.
I have a problem with my
taxes or with the Internal Revenue Service or
need tax forms and publications. Can you help
me?
I filed my tax return last
year but have not yet received my advance
payment check. How long should I wait before
checking on it?
Generally, all public E-mail to the
Treasury Department is received in our
office. We receive comments, questions and
suggestions from our citizens, and appreciate
their time and effort in providing their
comments on topics of importance to them. It
is important for officials in the Treasury
Department to have the participation of
concerned citizens such as you so that they
can take everyone's interests into account.
As much as we would like to respond to each
communication that we receive, there are many
instances where we simply cannot do so,
particularly when it involves a "personal"
relationship with one of our bureaus. Your
inquiry involves Federal income taxes
administered by the Internal
Revenue Service.
Our office is equipped to respond to
questions of a general nature, primarily
about historical and non-policy information
regarding the duties and functions of the
Treasury Department and its bureaus. It is
our policy to avoid any interference in the
relationship between the Internal
Revenue Service and individual taxpayers.
As a result, we cannot provide assistance to
individuals regarding personal tax returns or
requests for forms and publications. Because
administration of the tax laws is entirely
within the jurisdiction of the IRS, we do not
take part in its performance of these duties.
We can only suggest that you contact the Internal
Revenue Service directly by using the
Help, Comments and Feedback page on the
IRS web site. Officials at the IRS have
informed us that sending e-mail messages
containing specific tax and other personal
information is not advised, and that these
matters should be handled in writing or in
person at your local IRS Service Center or
District Office.
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According to the Internal
Revenue Service, some taxpayers who filed
their returns by the April deadline and sent
a payment with the return may not yet have
received a notice about their advance payment
check. Taxpayers who will receive a check
will receive a notice, but it may not arrive
until a week or two before the check does.
Taxpayers who are not eligible for a check
will receive a notice to that effect after
your return is processed.
When the IRS prepared the names in June to
mail the initial notices, it had not finished
processing all the returns filed in April.
This is because it first processes the
payment checks, then refund returns, and
finally the returns that came with the
payments. The IRS usually completes this
third stage of processing sometime in
July.
The last checks for those who filed by
April were mailed during the week of September
24, 2001. Taxpayers who have not received
a check by October
23, 2001 should . No follow-ups will be
done before that date. For those taxpayers
who filed later and April, the IRS will
continue to send out checks until late
December.
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