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Help for Small Businesses with Federal Taxes

Column by Barbara Weltman

The federal government is focusing more attention on small business, the engine that continues to drive the U.S. economy. Key tax–related government assistance can be found through the following federal agencies and administrations:

Special IRS division

The Small Business and Self–Employed Division (SB/SE) of the IRS now serves approximately 55 million taxpayers. This division handles not only income tax issues for small business but also employment and excise tax matters. This division is comprised of all self–employed individuals and other businesses with assets under $10 million (larger businesses fall under a different division). The SB/SE division accounts for about 40 percent of the total federal tax revenues collected. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the SB/SE has service centers in Brookhaven, NY, Cincinnati, Memphis, Ogden, UT and Philadelphia. The goal of this IRS division is customer assistance—education and services—to help small businesses, especially startups, comply with the tax laws. Visit the SB/SE division's web site.

Business.gov

The official link to the U.S. tax related government assistance at www.business.gov (click on "Taxes") is a portal to tax topics vital to small business.

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