Dear North Dakota Tax Practitioner,
As the IRS Stakeholder Liaison (SL) Manager for the Midwest area, I want to thank you for your past support and ask for your continued partnership with Stakeholder Liaison. SL is proud to be in our fifth year as the practitioners’ gateway to the IRS. We have had a busy year, holding practitioner events, conducting National Phone Forums and webinars, and establishing Web-based tax centers. Our local SLs have received thousands of phone calls from practitioners with suggestions on how to improve IRS systems. This partnership strengthens our mutual commitment to ensuring taxpayer compliance with federal tax responsibilities.
SL is committed to getting you the information you need. While we do not answer tax law questions or have access to your clients’ tax accounts, we can steer you in the right direction.
How SL can help you navigate the IRS
The best way to stay up to date with what is happening at the IRS is to use our free products and services. Subscribe to e-News for Tax Professionals for weekly news briefs. Check out Tax Hints, and Key Messages for Tax Professionals. We offer practitioner “tax centers” that link from your organization’s Web site to ours, making it easy to find frequently-used Web pages. Join our free, educational National Phone Forums and webinars from the convenience of your office. And be assured that IRS.gov has more than just forms and publications. You will find the latest news, online tools, research services, guidance and contact information. Check out our new Tax Practitioner Video and Audio Presentations page, and visit IRS.gov’s Spanish counterpart IRS en Español for translated information.
How you can help your clients and colleagues
Tell us when you see a problem or have a suggestion to improve our processes. We introduced the Issue Management Resolution System four years ago and have had more than a thousand IMRS issues submitted. Check out some of the successes in our IMRS report on IRS.gov.
Help us find ways to further our partnership. Work with us in reaching more practitioners through joint events or webinars. Include IRS information in your newsletter and Web site. Post a tax center on your Web site. Volunteer to teach a Small Business Tax Workshop in your community. Share what you learn with your colleagues.
And stay in touch with your local SL. If you need assistance in North Dakota, contact
Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Ann Makres |
Ann.P.Makres@irs.gov
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(651) 726-1596
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You may also contact Michelle Benson, Midwest Area Manager for Stakeholder Liaison, at 651-726-1587or Michelle.P.Benson@irs.gov.
Filing season can be a challenging and stressful time. Together, we can make it easier. Use our free tools, products, and services, and raise your issues and concerns through your local Stakeholder Liaison.
Sincerely,
Michelle P. Benson
Michelle P. Benson
Stakeholder Liaison Area Manager, Midwest Area
Michelle.P.Benson@irs.gov
IRS Contact List for Practitioners
NOTE: Local Time – Alaska (AK) and Hawaii (HI) follow Pacific Time (PT)
Title |
Telephone Number |
Hours of Operation |
Practitioner Priority Service |
866-860-4259 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., local time |
IRS Tax Help Line for Individuals |
800-829-1040 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
Business and Specialty Tax Line |
800-829-4933 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
e-Help Desk (IRS Electronic Products) |
866-255-0654 |
M-F, 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. CT (non-peak)
M-F, 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. CT
(peak: 1/15/2010 – 4/17/2010)
Saturdays 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT (peak)
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Refund Hotline |
800-829-1954 |
Automated Service available 24/7 |
Forms and Publications |
800-829-3676 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
National Taxpayer Advocate’s Help Line |
877-777-4778 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
Local Taxpayer Advocate – North Dakota |
701-239-5141 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., local time |
Centralized Lien Payoff |
800-913-6050 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., local time |
Centralized Bankruptcy |
800-913-9358 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET |
Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) |
800-829-4059 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
(EFTPS) – for Businesses |
800-555-4477 |
Automated Service and Live Assistance available 24/7 |
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
(EFTPS) – for Individuals |
800-316-6541 |
Automated Service and Live Assistance available 24/7 |
Government Entities (TEGE) Help Line |
877-829-5500 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CT |
Forms 706 and 709 Help Line |
866-699-4083 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., local time |
Automated Collection System (ACS) (Business) |
800-829-3903 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., local time |
Automated Collection System (ACS) (Individual) |
800-829-7650 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., local time |
Tax Fraud Referral Hotline |
800-829-0433 |
Automated Service available 24/7 |
Employer Identification Number (EIN) |
800-829-4933 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
Excise Tax and Form 2290 Help Line |
866-699-4096 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET |
Identity Protection Specialized Unit (previously unresolved contacts with IRS) |
800-908-4490 |
M-F, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., local time |
Information Return Reporting |
866-455-7438 |
M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET |
ITIN Program Office (Form W-7 and Acceptance Agent Program – Form 13551) |
404-338-8963 |
Message Line: 24/7 hour operation |
IRS Federally Declared Disaster or Combat Zone Inquiries Hotline |
866-562-5227 |
M-F, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., local time |
Getting Ready for the 2010 Tax Filing Season
Communications
IRS Key Messages for Tax Professionals: Use these messages in your publications and educational products for tax practitioners. Updated q uarterly.
Tax Hints : Find information on changes in tax law, IRS regulations and tax policy administration, information on IRS structure, points of contact, phone numbers, and mailing addresses.
IRS e-News for Tax Professionals: Subscribe to the IRS e-newsletter for tax pros, a weekly e-mail with news briefs and links to important information on IRS.gov/. Issued weekly. |
Contacting Us
Your local Stakeholder Liaison office establishes relationships with organizations representing small business and self-employed taxpayers. They provide information about the policies, practices and procedures the IRS uses to ensure compliance with the tax laws. To establish a relationship with us, use this list to find a contact in your state. |
Tools for You
Want to find the pages your need on IRS.gov more easily? Basic Tools for Tax Professionals is the place to look. This comprehensive list has what you need to help prepare your clients’ tax returns and information on representation. Electronic IRS Online Tools will help you and your clients conduct business quickly and safely – electronically.
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Help Us Resolve Problems
With your help, we have identified hundreds of large and small issues that were getting in the way of efficient tax administration. Continue to contact us when you or your clients notice something isn’t working. The Issue Management Resolution System gets to the bottom of the problem. Check out some of the issues practitioners have raised, what we’ve done to resolve them and what we are currently working on. |
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