Telephone filing now available nationwide.

The IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. TeleFile system became available nationwide on January 11, 1996. Only taxpayers who (1) can use form 1040EZ to file and (2) receive a booklet

A booklet is a small book.
Postage stamp booklet, a small groups where postage stamps may be purchased.

from the IRS in the mail can participate in the program.

Filing a return should take about 10 minutes. Telephone filers who are due refunds can expect to receive them about three weeks, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3. the IRS.

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Title Annotation:	IRS TeleFile system
Author:	Wagenbrenner, Anne
Publication:	Journal of Accountancy
Article Type:	Brief Article
Date:	Feb 1, 1996
Words:	63
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