Tax Information

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Links below access online tax forms.
  

FEDERAL TAXES

IRS Forms and Publications

• Find the number of the form you need.
• Select (highlight) the form
• Hit the "Review Selected Files" button
  
  
  

Tax information for individuals 
For Federal tax information such as...

• Refunds, payments, extensions

• Special Interests (elderly, military members, spouses)

• Tax incentives, credits
• News, forms, FAQs, contacts
  

FREE FILE - New Service from the IRS

The IRS is providing a free website for you to file your taxes online called Free File. 
On the IRS website...

• Click on the "Individuals" tab at the top left side of the screen
• then click on  "1040 Central" to access Free File.

OHIO Department of Taxation

• Most popular forms 
• Search tax forms for individuals (Click on the Search button for browsable list)
  
  
  

RITA (Regional) Taxes
   Select Individual  from Tax Information column then Forms+Instructions choose Form 37.

PARMA Taxes
   Select Downloadable Tax Forms and scroll down to 2009 Form 1040

CLEVELAND Taxes
from the Central Collection Agency: Print Only and  Interactive formats

More Tax Forms

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TAXES and OUR LIBRARY

We have TAX FORMS, (federal, state, some local)
at many our branches. 

Please call ahead to check on availability
at your branch.   

The IRS no longer provides forms or instructions
to post offices or city halls. For the past several
years public and academic libraries have been
the main distribution points for Federal tax forms
and instructions.

TAX HELP

If you need help preparing your taxes and can't afford to pay someone,
AARP Tax-Aide is available at these branches:

• North Olmsted Branch   440-777-6211
  Mondays, noon-4:00PM
  
  
• South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch       Call 211 for appointment
  Tuesdays and Thursdays,  9:30 AM-3:30 PM
  Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  

• Recorded tax & refund info: 1-800-829-4477
  (Refund status and automated topics)
• Tax information & notices: 1-800-829-1040
  (Making Work Pay tax credits+new tax legislation, refunds:
  press "0" to talk to person)
• Tax information & notices (business):  1-800-829-4933
• Taxpayer Advocate Helpline: 1-877-777-4778
  Service of IRS  for unresolved tax problems or hardships
• Forms & Publication Orders: 1-800-829-3676
  Request print forms or form downloads
• TDD Equipment: 1-800-829-4059

Tax Services

Federal Tax Preparation Assistance

IRS Free Tax Return Preparation by Volunteers 
(VITA for all, AFTC for armed forces, TCE for elderly)

 

IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center
1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland — 1-216-522-4048

• Visit in person for help
• no appointments
• Office hours M-F 8:40-4:30
  
  
  

Where to get free tax-filing help if you can't afford a preparer:

Listing of Cleveland-area/Northeast Ohio Tax Assistance from The Plain Dealer 

Ohio Benefit Bank

File Your Taxes for Free and Keep Your Whole Refund!

The Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) offers free federal and state tax filing programs to anyone whose household income is under $54,000. You can file online and receive your refund in 7 to 10 days with no fees or other charges. Call 1-800-648-1176 or go to their website for a self-serve filing program or to find a local site. The OBB is offered through a public-private partnership between the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks and more than 400 faith-based, non-profit, governmental and private-sector partners.

Cuyahoga Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition

Do you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit?

The Cuyahoga Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition is a local group that is funded by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners that does free income tax preparation for anyone who qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is a refundable tax credit available to working adults (without children– earning up to $14,120; those with families of at least two children– earning up to $38,348). Tax preparation is done at the Coalition's many free tax sites.