Federal Income Taxes

Internal Revenue Service »
2011 federal tax returns were due Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

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• El IRS en Español »
• Filing Extensions »
• Forms and Publications »
• Frequently Asked Tax Questions and Answers »
• Get Refund Status »
• Low Income Taxpayer Clinics in Illinois »
• Where to File Mailing Addresses for Illinois Residents »

IRS Phone Numbers

• Live assistance: (800) 829-1040
  7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
  Assistance in Spanish, press 8
• Live assistance for people with hearing impairments: (800) 829-4059 (TDD)
  7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
• Order forms and publications: (800) 829-3676
• Refund Hotline: (800) 829-1954

State Income Taxes

Illinois Department of Revenue »
2011 Illinois tax returns were due Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

• Extensions for Income Tax Filing »
• Income Tax Refund Status Inquiry »
• Mailing Addresses »
• Tax Forms »
• Taxpayer Answer Center »
• What’s New for the 2011 IL-1040 »

Illinois Phone Numbers

• Forms Order Line: (800) 356-6302
• Taxpayer Assistance Line: (800) 732-8866, (217) 782-3336
  8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday – Friday
• Taxpayer Assistance Line for people with hearing impairments: (800) 544-5304 (TDD)

Taxpayer Assistance

AARP Tax-Aide »
Volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service. Find an AARP Tax-Aide Site.

Center for Economic Progress »
Free assistance with tax preparation, resolving IRS issues, amending returns, obtaining an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number and more.

Chicago Tax Assistance Center »
Provides Chicago residents with advice on the Chicago Home Assistance Program, Real Property Transfer Tax Refund for Seniors and applying for the Earned Income Tax Credit. A list of free income tax preparation sites is online.

Federal Tax Clinic »
This Loyola University Chicago School of Law organization assists low-income taxpayers in resolving tax matters with the IRS.

Ladder Up »
Tax assistance program and financial tools.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic »
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law’s federal tax controversy practice represents taxpayers who are being audited by the IRS.

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Find Tax Forms at CPL

These Chicago Public Library locations are receiving copies of a number of federal tax publications, including Form 1040, Form 1040A, Instructions 1040 and Instructions 1040A. Many CPL locations also have Illinois tax forms.

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