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Taxes: State and Federal Information
Note: The University of Iowa Libraries does not have paper tax forms for distribution.

Tax Forms, Instructions and Publications

federal tax forms

You can file both your Federal and Iowa returns FREE if:

  • You are under 25 or
  • You are over 65 or
  • You claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or
  • You earned $30,000 or less or
  • You served active duty military including reservists, National Guard and Coast Guard
Why eFile?  Your refund will arrive within days and can be deposited directly into your bank account.

Iowa: The Iowa Department of Revenue provides downloadable tax forms and instructions, E-filing Options, refund status, and some topical guides. 

Federal: The Internal Revenue Service provides downloadable forms for individuals and businesses that may be searched by form/publication number or by topic. Specialize tax guides are available in areas such as:

All States: Federation of Tax Administrators sponsors this clickable map to official state tax forms, instructions and related information. 

ICPL - Tax Help  The Iowa City Public Library has selected print tax forms for distribution, offers a tax FAQ, information about the VITA Program, and more.

Other Links:

Joint Committee on Taxation (110th Congress): Provides a narrative history of the Committee and its role in the legislative process.

News from the IRS:  The Latest News included tax tips, basic tax fact sheets, media packets, and more

Tax Statistics: Find a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.

Taxpayer Advocate Service: This service helps individual and business taxpayers settle disputes with the IRS tries to repair the systemic flaws.

United States Department of the Treasury:  Includes taxpayer information, economic reports, interest rate statistics and other related information.

Research Sources:

Internal Revenue Bulletin: Issued weekly, this publication is used to announce official rulings and procedures of the IRS and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Order, Tax Conventions, legislation, and court decisions. Print holdings at UI from 2004-present; shelved in Government Publications collection at HJ10 .H2152

Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. The Cumulative Bulletin reprints the the IR Bulletin and is issued in two annual parts with a third volume containing Public Laws relating to taxes. The C.B. also contains finding lists of documents, actions, decisions, and topical index.  Print holdings at UI from 1922-2004; 1922-1990 shelved in storage; 1991-2004 shelved in Government Publications collection at HJ10 .H2152

Internal Revenue Code (Title 26 United States Code): Federal tax laws currently in effect.  This online resource is sponsored by the Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute

Internal Revenue Manual The Manual contains policies, procedures, instructions, guidelines and delegates authority the directs the operation of the IRS.  Electronic holdings also at UI from 1998-2000 on CD-ROM at T 22.2/15-3:yr./TEXT

Package X: Informational Copies of Federal Tax Forms.  Print holdings at UI from 1977-2004 shelved in Government Publications collection at T 22.2: P12/yr. (1977-1984); T 22.2/12: (1986-most recent)

Reproducible Federal Tax Forms for Use in Libraries Print holdings at UI from 1982-most recent shelved in Government Publications collection at T 22.57:1132/yr.

Statistics of Income. SOI provides analysis of personal and business tax statistics.  Print holdings at UI from 1917-present shelved in Government Publications collection:

SOI Bulletin. Issued quarterly (July, October, January, April) provides the earliest published annual financial statistics from tax and informational returns.  Information by state and historical data by type of taxpayer are included.  Print and microfiche holdings at UI from 1981-2005.  Check InfoHawk for format location.

TaxLinks.com. An unofficial database of IRS Revenue Ruling Library from 1954 to the present.

Revised, M. Mason
April 2008