Summary: The Web’s convenience,
accuracy and speed now makes it even easier for small businesses and the self-employed to
get information to better understand and meet their tax responsibilities by going to
IRS.gov, IRS’s web site.
Maximizing the Web’s convenience, accuracy and speed,
IRS.gov (http://www.irs.gov/index.html), IRS’s web site, now assists millions of
individual taxpayers, tax professionals, and small business owners to better understand
and meet their tax responsibilities.
Updated Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop
The IRS’s Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is an
interactive resource to help small business owners learn about their federal tax rights
and responsibilities. This dynamic educational product, available online and on CD 24/7
from your computer, consists of nine stand-alone lessons that can be selected and viewed
in any sequence. A bookmark feature makes it possible to leave and return to a specific
point within the lesson. Users also have access to a list of useful online references that
enhance the learning experience by allowing them to view references and the video lessons
simultaneously.
The Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is the first of a
series of video products designed exclusively for small business taxpayers. A new
companion series called, “Your Guide to an IRS Audit” is in development with
plans for a summer 2010 launch.
IRS.gov now features audio and video
IRS is augmenting its curriculum of online learning and
educational products for the small business community by developing new live broadcasting,
phone forums and webinars, and offering audio and video presentations.
Testing social media
The IRS is testing social media. We have launched a YouTube
video site at YouTube - irsvideos's Channel and an iTunes podcast to help taxpayers take
full advantage of the 2009 tax provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The IRS YouTube channel debuted with seven Recovery videos
in English and American Sign Language and eight in Spanish plus other languages.
People without an iTunes account can hear those same
podcasts, in English and Spanish, on IRS.gov’s Multimedia Center. People can also
visit the audio site at iTunes to listen to IRS podcasts about ARRA tax credits. |
