Tax Advice
Iowa State University library employees are prohibited from giving tax advice. Please do not ask!
The College of Business' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program can help. Check the links below for information during tax season. They typically offer assistance between February and April each year.
- VITA homepage
- Iowa State DailyIowa State Daily will usually have an article about tax advice during the tax season. Look for information about tax advice options in the spring.
General Tax Information
The following guide provides information for ISU and the Ames community about tax forms and their availability at ISU and in the Ames area.
The Ames Public Library (temporarily located by Hobby Lobby in the Lincoln Shopping Center) has paper federal tax forms during the tax season.
Electronic forms and publications are available from one of the links below.
- Federal Forms and Publications Go here to get PDF format of all federal forms and publications from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS.gov)
- Iowa Department of Revenue - Tax Forms Tax information and publications for Iowa residents.
- Iowa Department of Revenue - eServices This page presents the various ways to report your taxes electronically to the state of Iowa.
- Links to State Tax Forms & Filing OptionsFrom the Federation of Tax Administrators - Links to all 50 states' tax forms and filing information.
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ISU Distance Education students & instructors, please see our Distance Learning page, our fuller DL Guide, and the ISU DE website's New Student Information (pdf) for more specifics about off-campus access and getting your ISUCard number.
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Contact Guide
United States IRS: 1-800-829-1040
- Contact the IRS from the InternetVarious methods of contacting the IRS and taxpayer advocate groups.
- State of Iowa Department of Revenue Contacts
IRS Chat/Email
Chat or email the United States Internal Revenue Service from one of the links below
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