2015 Tax Forms at the Berkeley Heights Public Library
The Berkeley Heights Public Library is always happy to receive free tax forms to hand out to our patrons yearly around this time through April 15. But this year, cutbacks to the IRS budget may result in a shortage of available tax forms for our patrons. We received an email from the IRS stating that because of budget cuts, the IRS Tax Forms Outlet Program has reduced the number of forms and publications they will provide to the Berkeley Heights Public Library and other U.S. public libraries this year. Only Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ will be available in paper form for library patrons to
take home. They are projected to be shipped at the end of January or early February.
As in past years, our reference librarians will help patrons find tax forms online and print them out. We charge ten cents per page for printouts. Unfortunately, the instruction booklets which are so popular will not be sent by the IRS this year to libraries. We have printed a copy for patrons to use in the library and the instruction booklets can be viewed online and downloaded from the IRS website.
Copies of tax forms and instructions are available online for viewing and downloading at irs.gov/forms. For forms and instructions to be delivered by mail, the IRS suggests ordering online at
irs.gov/orderforms or by phone at 800-829-3676. If you are ordering by phone, expect long waits due to the IRS staff reductions.
As in previous years, New Jersey tax forms will not be mailed to the library, but can be printed from the New Jersey Department of Taxation website.
If you have questions or need help locating and printing tax forms, please
talk to our reference librarians
- in person at 290 Plainfield Avenue,
- by email: reference@bhplnj.org
- or by phone 908-464-9333
Library staff are putting together a binder of printed forms and instruction booklets for patrons to photocopy or use in the library. We can show patrons how to find forms or print them out for patrons, but we cannot give tax advice.
Related websites and articles
IRS Forms and Publications page
New Jersey Division of Taxation tax forms
AARP Tax Help locator
AP Article about IRS budget cuts
Federal Times report on IRS budget cuts
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