COVID Tax Tip - IRS offers information and resources in a variety of multilingual
COVID Tax Tip
IRS offers information and resources in a variety of multilingual and alternative formats
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-offers-information-and-resources-in-a-variety-of-multilingual-and-alternative-formatshttps://accountinginstruction.info/As part of an ongoing effort to increase multilingual outreach, the IRS offers tax information in multiple languages. IRS.gov pages have links to any available translations on the right side, just below the title. Languages currently available include Spanish, Chinese simplified and traditional, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese and Haitian-Creole.
Taxpayers can also click on the language dropdown arrow at the top of many IRS.gov pages. The dropdown menu displays the current language selection and lists other languages in which a taxpayer can view IRS.gov.
Some multilingual resources on IRS.gov:
The agency has created a Languages page in 20 languages to help taxpayers find basic tax information, such as how to check their refund status, pay taxes or file a federal tax return.
Information about IRS Free File options is available in seven languages. Free File software offers free electronic filing options in English and Spanish.
The Let Us Help You page is available in seven languages.
A Spanish language version of Form 1040 PDF and the related instructions PDF are also available.
Form 1040 Schedule LEP, in English PDF and Spanish PDF, with instructions PDF available in English and 20 other languages, can be filed with a tax return by those taxpayers who prefer to communicate with the IRS in another language.
IRS.gov has a special section with information on Economic Impact Payments in seven languages. The Get My Payment tool, to check the status of an Economic Impact Payment, is offered in English and Spanish.
Information about the 2021 advance child tax credit payments is also in seven languages.
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, outlined in Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, is available in seven languages.
Taxpayers can view and download several tax forms and publications, such as Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, in Spanish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese.
Multilingual IRS social media and e-news subscriptions
The free IRS2Go app is also available in English and Spanish. It’s available to download from Google Play, the Apple App Store, or the Amazon App store.
The agency also has a multilingual YouTube channel.
The IRS Facebook page is available in Spanish, and anyone can get the latest IRS tax news and information in Spanish through the Twitter account @IRSenEspanol. The agency has also has created individual Twitter Moments in six languages, highlighting key messages in Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Korean, Haitian Creole
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