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Internal Revenue Service
Click on Individual or Business. Then under IRS Resources, Click on Forms and Publications.  Covers: 1990--2005 Federal forms and publications.

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Illinois Department of Revenue
Click on Forms/Publications.  Covers: 1997-2005 Illinois forms and publications.

All States
Federation of Tax Administrators.  Click on appropriate state.

Tax Laws and Regulations

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Internal Revenue Code

Illinois
Illinois Tax Laws and Regulations

All States
Federation of Tax Administrators

Looking For Income Tax Preparation Assistance?
 

 Free or Low Cost Electronic Filing *
 

IRS e-file offers several electronic filing options available through your personal computer or from a tax professional.

Free File offers free online tax preparation and electronic filing through a partnership agreement between the IRS and the Free File Alliance. Free File is a free service offered by companies for taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $50,000 or less. Carefully review the free offer descriptions before starting your return. Individual company offers may be limited to specific states and income levels. Each company has a description of their eligibility criteria for preparing and e-filing your federal tax return for free. When choosing a company, be sure to link to the company's web site through IRS.gov. By going directly to a company's web site, you may not get the free service. You are under no obligation to buy any products or services.

Low Income Assistance

The Center for Economic Progress provides free tax preparation to low-income individuals and families in Illinois. They have a list of sites where this service is offered. The closest location to Schaumburg is at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin. 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance offers free tax help to people whose incomes are $38,000 or less. Volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls and other convenient locations.

Elderly and Disabled Assistance

Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) provides free tax help to people age 60 and older. Trained volunteers from non-profit organizations provide free tax counseling and basic income tax return preparation for senior citizens. Volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit organizations that receive grants from the IRS.

AARP Tax-Aide Counseling, part of the IRS-Sponsored Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program, operates nearly 9,000 sites nationwide during the filing season. Trained and certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteer counselors can help people of low-to-moderate income with special attention to those aged 60 and older. To locate the nearest AARP Tax-Aide site, call 1-888-227-7669 or visit AARP's Web site.

Schaumburg Township Senior Services has programs for the elderly or disabled for free tax preparation. You need to make an appointment.

*Note: The IRS ended its TeleFile Program for Individual Income Tax Forms 1040EZ and 4868 on August 16, 2005