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Show Knowing where to find assistance as-sistance is particularly 1m -portant this year, because of the changes In the tax law for tax year 1976 in such areas as chlldcare expenses, Income received during retirement, re-tirement, disability pay, and business use of a home, to name a few. The quickest and handiest source of IRS tax information Is the tax package mailed recently to taxpayers. In addition to answering many questions, the tax package also includes order blanks for obtaining free publications publica-tions from the IRS. The publications pub-lications cover a variety of topics, including : medical deductions, charitable contributions; con-tributions; tax benefits for older Americans, alimony payments, the Earned Income In-come Credit, and how to apply ap-ply for an extension of time to file. The IRS also provides help over the telephone for taxpayers tax-payers who cannot find answers an-swers to question In their tax packages. Toll-free telephone tele-phone numbers for IRS offices of-fices are listed in the packages. pack-ages. The best times to call are 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. and all day on Thursdays, when the lines are least busy. Taxpayers may also visit the nearest IRS office for assistance. FREE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO TAXPAYERS, IRS Free assistance for taxpayers tax-payers In preparing their 1976 tax returns is available avail-able in various formats from the Internal Revenue Service, Ser-vice, the IRS said. |