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Publication Title Revision Date or Tax Year Posted
Publication 1 ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer Sep 2017 Jan-28-2021
Publication 1 (FR) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (French Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (HT) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Haitian Creole Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (IT) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Italian Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (PL) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Polish Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (PT) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Portuguese Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (RU) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Russian Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (SP) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Spanish Version) Oct 2017 Apr-10-2020
Publication 1 (TL) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Tagalog Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 1 (VIE) ZIP Your Rights As A Taxpayer (Vietnamese Version) Sep 2017 Mar-08-2021
Publication 3 ZIP Armed Forces' Tax Guide 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 5 ZIP Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest if You Disagree Apr 2021 Jan-14-2022
Publication 5 (sp) ZIP Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest if you Don't Agree (Spanish version) Apr 2021 Jan-14-2022
Publication 15 ZIP Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide 2024 Mar-15-2024
Publication 15 (sp) ZIP Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide (Spanish Version) 2024 May-01-2024
Publication 15-A ZIP Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide (Supplement to Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, Publication 15) 2024 May-15-2024
Publication 15-B ZIP Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits 2024 Jun-03-2024
Publication 17 ZIP Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) 2023 Mar-15-2024
Publication 17 (sp) ZIP Your Federal Income Tax (Spanish version) 2023 Feb-26-2024
Publication 51 ZIP Circular A, Agricultural Employer's Tax Guide 2023 Jul-28-2023
Publication 54 ZIP Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad 2023 May-28-2024
Publication 334 ZIP Tax Guide for Small Business (For Individuals Who Use Schedule C or C-EZ) 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 334 (sp) ZIP Tax Guide For Small Business (For Individuals Who Use Schedule C or C-EZ) (Spanish Version) 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 463 ZIP Travel, Gift, and Car Expenses 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 501 ZIP Dependents, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 502 ZIP Medical and Dental Expenses 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 503 ZIP Child and Dependent Care Expenses 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 504 ZIP Divorced or Separated Individuals 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 505 ZIP Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax 2024 May-15-2024
Publication 509 ZIP Tax Calendars 2024 May-01-2024
Publication 515 ZIP Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities 2024 May-15-2024
Publication 516 ZIP U.S. Government Civilian Employees Stationed Abroad Nov 2018 Jan-24-2024
Publication 519 ZIP U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 519 (sp) ZIP U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens (Spanish Version) 2023 May-28-2024
Publication 523 ZIP Selling Your Home 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 524 ZIP Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 525 ZIP Taxable and Nontaxable Income 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 526 ZIP Charitable Contributions 2023 Sep-27-2024
Publication 527 ZIP Residential Rental Property (Including Rental of Vacation Homes) 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 529 ZIP Miscellaneous Deductions Dec 2020 Mar-12-2021
Publication 536 ZIP Net Operating Losses (NOLs) for Individuals, Estates, and Trusts 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 537 ZIP Installment Sales 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 538 ZIP Accounting Periods and Methods Jan 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 541 ZIP Partnerships Mar 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 542 ZIP Corporations Jan 2024 Apr-05-2024
Publication 544 ZIP Sales and other Dispositions of Assets 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 547 ZIP Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 547 (sp) ZIP Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts (Spanish Version) 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 550 ZIP Investment Income and Expenses, (Including Capital Gains and Losses) 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 551 ZIP Basis of Assets Dec 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 554 ZIP Tax Guide for Seniors 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 555 ZIP Community Property Mar 2020 Jan-24-2024
Publication 556 ZIP Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund Sep 2013 Mar-25-2014
Publication 557 ZIP Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization Jan 2024 May-01-2024
Publication 559 ZIP Survivors, Executors and Administrators 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 560 ZIP Retirement Plans for Small Business (SEP, SIMPLE and Qualified Plans) 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 561 ZIP Determining the Value of Donated Property Feb 2024 May-01-2024
Publication 571 ZIP Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans (403(b) Plans) For Employees of Public Schools and Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations Jan 2024 Apr-05-2024
Publication 575 ZIP Pension and Annuity Income 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 583 ZIP Starting a Business and Keeping Records Jan 2021 Jan-24-2024
Publication 584 ZIP Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook (Personal-Use Property) Feb 2019 Jan-24-2024
Publication 587 ZIP Business Use of Your Home (Including Use by Day-Care Providers) 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 590-A ZIP Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 590-B ZIP Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 594 ZIP The IRS Collection Process May 2024 May-28-2024
Publication 594 (SP) ZIP The IRS Collection Process (Spanish Version) Jul 2018 Apr-10-2020
Publication 596 ZIP Earned Income Credit 2023 Mar-15-2024
Publication 596 (sp) ZIP Earned Income Credit (Spanish Version) 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 597 ZIP Information on the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty Oct 2015 Jan-24-2024
Publication 598 ZIP Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations Mar 2021 Jan-24-2024
Publication 721 ZIP Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 783 ZIP Instructions on How to Apply for Certificate of Discharge from Federal Tax Lien Dec 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 784 ZIP Instructions on How to Apply for a Certificate of Subordination of Federal Tax Lien Dec 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 850 (en-sp) ZIP English-Spanish Glossary of Words and Phrases Sep 2023 Feb-01-2024
Publication 901 ZIP U.S. Tax Treaties Sep 2016 Jan-24-2024
Publication 907 ZIP Tax Highlights for Persons With Disabilities 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 908 ZIP Bankruptcy Tax Guide Feb 2024 Jun-03-2024
Publication 915 ZIP Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 936 ZIP Home Mortgage Interest Deduction 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 938 ZIP Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs) Reporting Information (And Other Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)) Nov 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 939 ZIP General Rule for Pensions and Annuities Dec 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 946 ZIP How to Depreciate Property 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 947 ZIP Practice Before the IRS and Power of Attorney Feb 2018 Jan-24-2024
Publication 947 (sp) ZIP Practice Before the IRS and Power of Attorney (Spanish Version) Feb 2018 Apr-08-2022
Publication 957 ZIP Reporting Back Pay and Special Wage Payments to the Social Security Administration Jan 2024 Apr-05-2024
Publication 962 ZIP Life's a little easier with EITC Nov 2023 Mar-18-2024
Publication 963 ZIP Federal / State Reference Guide State / Local Government Employers Jul 2020 Apr-30-2021
Publication 966 ZIP Electronic Choices to Pay All Your Federal Taxes Mar 2012 Mar-20-2017
Publication 969 ZIP Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 970 ZIP Tax Benefits for Education 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 971 ZIP Innocent Spouse Relief Dec 2021 Jan-24-2024
Publication 974 ZIP Premium Tax Credit (PTC) 2023 May-28-2024
Publication 976 ZIP Disaster Relief Feb 2018 May-28-2024
Publication 1024 ZIP How to Prepare Application for Certificate of Nonattachment of Federal Tax Lien Apr 2016 Jan-24-2024
Publication 1212 ZIP Guide to Original Issue Discount (OID) Instruments Jan 2024 Mar-18-2024
Publication 1220 ZIP Specifications for Electronic Filing of Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G Sep 2023 Jan-24-2024
Publication 1244 ZIP Employee's Daily Record of Tips and Report of Tips to Employer Aug 2005 Dec-14-2013
Publication 1281 ZIP Backup Withholding for Missing and Incorrect Name/TINs (including instructions for reading tape cartridges and CD/DVD formats) Dec 2023 Jun-03-2024
Publication 1335 ZIP Backup Withholding Questions and Answers Apr 2023 Jan-24-2024
Publication 1335 (SP) ZIP Underreporter Backup Withholding Questions and Answers (Spanish Version) Mar 2018 Sep-23-2022
Publication 1345 ZIP Handbook for Authorized IRS e-file Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns Nov 2023 Jun-03-2024
Publication 1450 ZIP Instructions for Requesting a Certificate of Release of Federal Tax Lien Jul 2018 Apr-10-2020
Publication 1450 (SP) ZIP Instructions for Requesting a Certificate of Release of Federal Tax Lien (Spanish version) Jul 2018 Sep-23-2022
Publication 1494 ZIP Table for Figuring Amount Exempt from Levy on Wages, Salary, and Other Income (Forms 668-W(ACS), 668-W(c)(DO) and 668-W(ICS)) Jan 2024 May-15-2024
Publication 1544 ZIP Reporting Cash Payments of Over $10,000 Sep 2014 Oct-22-2014
Publication 1546 ZIP The Taxpayer Advocate Service Is Your Voice at the IRS Jun 2022 Jan-24-2024
Publication 1546-EZ ZIP The Taxpayer Advocate Service Is Your Voice at the IRS (flyer) Apr 2023 Jul-28-2023
Publication 1586 ZIP Reasonable Cause Regulations and Requirements for Missing and Incorrect Name/TINs on Information Returns (including instructions for reading CD/DVDs) Jul 2023 Jul-28-2023
Publication 1586 (sp) ZIP Reasonable Cause Regulations and Requirements for Missing and Incorrect Name/TINs on Information Returns (including instructions for reading CD/DVDs) (Spanish Version) Jul 2023 Apr-05-2024
Publication 1635 ZIP Understanding Your EIN Feb 2014 Apr-11-2014
Publication 1660 ZIP Collection Appeal Rights Jan 2020 Apr-07-2020
Publication 1660 (SP) ZIP Collection Appeal Rights (Spanish version) Feb 2020 Jan-14-2022
Publication 1769 ZIP IRS (English and Spanish) Bookmark Jan 2007 Dec-14-2013
Publication 1769 (en-sp) ZIP IRS Bookmark (English & Spanish) Apr 2021 Feb-01-2024
Publication 1771 ZIP Charitable Contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements Mar 2018 Jul-24-2018
Publication 1828 ZIP Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations Aug 2015 Mar-15-2016
Publication 1854 ZIP How to Prepare a Collection Information Statement (Form 433-A) Apr 2024 May-28-2024
Publication 1854 (sp) ZIP How to prepare a Collection Information Statement (Form 433-A) (Spanish Version) Apr 2023 Feb-01-2024
Publication 1915 ZIP Understanding Your IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Jun 2023 Feb-01-2024
Publication 2105 ZIP Why do I have to Pay Taxes? May 2023 Feb-01-2024
Publication 3079 ZIP Tax-Exempt Organizations and Gaming Oct 2018 Apr-30-2021
Publication 3112 ZIP IRS e-file Application and Participation Nov 2023 Feb-01-2024
Publication 3144 ZIP Tips on Tips (A Guide to Tip Income Reporting) for Employer Nov 2021 Feb-01-2024
Publication 3211 (en-sp) ZIP Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Q&A (English/Spanish) Feb 2018 Feb-01-2024
Publication 3498-A ZIP The Examination Process (Audits by Mail) May 2021 Oct-06-2021
Publication 3498-A (SP) ZIP The Examination Process (Examinations by Mail) (Spanish version) Feb 2014 Jan-14-2022
Publication 3598 ZIP What You Should Know About the Audit Reconsideration Process Nov 2023 May-01-2024
Publication 3744 ZIP Inflation Reduction Act Strategic Operating Plan Apr 2023 May-08-2023
Publication 3966 ZIP Living and Working with Disabilities May 2021 Feb-01-2024
Publication 3966 (sp) ZIP Living and Working With Disabilities (Spanish) Serie del Cicio de Vida: Viviendo Y Trabajando Con Incapacidades May 2021 Dec-18-2023
Publication 3991 ZIP Highlights of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 May 2002 Dec-14-2013
Publication 4019 ZIP Third Party Authorization, Levels of Authority Apr 2014 Jul-09-2014
Publication 4053 (EN-SP) ZIP Your Civil Rights are Protected (English and Spanish Version) Apr 2015 Mar-09-2016
Publication 4134 ZIP Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List Feb 2024 Jun-03-2024
Publication 4134 (sp) ZIP Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List (Spanish version) Feb 2024 Jun-03-2024
Publication 4201 (EN-SP) ZIP Need Tax Return Information or Transcripts? Dec 2020 Apr-02-2021
Publication 4220 ZIP Applying for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Mar 2018 Jul-24-2018
Publication 4221-PC ZIP Compliance Guide For 501(c)(3) Public Charities Mar 2018 Jul-24-2018
Publication 4221-PF ZIP Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Private Foundations Aug 2014 Oct-03-2019
Publication 4235 ZIP Collection Advisory Offices Contact Information Mar 2024 Jun-03-2024
Publication 4248 ZIP Pre-Enrolled EIN Brochure Jun 2017 Apr-07-2020
Publication 4261 ZIP Do You Have a Foreign Financial Account? Jul 2021 Oct-06-2021
Publication 4261 (sp) ZIP Do You Have a Foreign Bank Account? (Spanish version) Jul 2021 Nov-16-2022
Publication 4345 ZIP Settlements-Taxability Sep 2023 Dec-18-2023
Publication 4518 ZIP What You Can Expect When the IRS Assigns Your Account to a Private Collection Agency Jan 2017 Nov-25-2019
Publication 4518 (SP) ZIP What You Can Expect When the IRS Assigns Your Account to a Private Collection Agency (Spanish Version) Nov 2019 Apr-10-2020
Publication 4573 ZIP Group Exemptions Oct 2019 Apr-09-2021
Publication 4604 (en-sp) ZIP Need An IRS Form, Publication, or Instruction? Oct 2016 Apr-05-2024
Publication 4681 ZIP Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments (For Individuals) 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 4808 ZIP Disability and EITC Dec 2020 Dec-18-2023
Publication 4836 (en-sp) ZIP VITA/TCE Free Tax Programs (English and Spanish) Sep 2020 Dec-18-2023
Publication 4900 ZIP E-file and E-pay Your Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Jun 2022 Dec-18-2023
Publication 4918 ZIP Careers at the IRS - Disability Recruitment Jan 2023 Dec-18-2023
Publication 5027 ZIP Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers May 2018 Jan-14-2022
Publication 5027 (SP) ZIP Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers (Spanish version) May 2018 Jan-14-2022
Publication 5093 ZIP Healthcare Law Online Resources Jun 2013 Dec-14-2013
Publication 5107 ZIP The IRS Collection Process -- Your Rights and Responsibilities Jul 2013 Jan-28-2014
Publication 5118 ZIP Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) User Guide Oct 2014 Nov-12-2014
Publication 5120 ZIP Facts About the Premium Tax Credit 2018 Oct-05-2018
Publication 5120 (SP) ZIP Facts About the Premium Tax Credit (Spanish version) Jun 2014 Sep-16-2014
Publication 5152 ZIP Report changes to the Marketplace as they happen May 2016 Mar-13-2017
Publication 5152 (SP) ZIP Report changes to the Marketplace as they happen (Flyer) (Spanish Version) Aug 2014 Sep-16-2014
Publication 5164 ZIP Test Package for Electronic Filers of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Information Returns (AIR) Sep 2022 Sep-27-2023
Publication 5165 ZIP Guide for Electronically Filing Affordable Care Act (ACA) Information Returns for Software Developers and Transmitters Sep 2023 May-28-2024
Publication 5169-A ZIP Taxpayer Bill of Rights Jul 2014 Aug-10-2016
Publication 5172 ZIP Facts about Health Coverage Exemptions May 2018 May-29-2018
Publication 5195 ZIP The Premium Tax Credit and Your Tax Return (Flyer) Jan 2015 Aug-12-2020
Publication 5200 ZIP Affordable Care Act: What employers need to know May 2018 May-29-2018
Publication 5208 ZIP Affordable Care Act: Are you an applicable large employer? Mar 2018 May-29-2018
Publication 5223 ZIP General Rules and Specifications for Affordable Care Act Substitute Forms 1095-A, 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C Nov 2022 Feb-14-2023
Publication 5248 ZIP IRS Form 990-N Electronic Filing System (e-Postcard) User Guide Aug 2023 May-15-2024
Publication 5341 ZIP The Taxpayer Roadmap Dec 2019 Jul-28-2023
Publication 5424 ZIP Income Tax Guide for Native American Individuals and Sole Proprietors Sep 2020 Oct-30-2020
Publication 5814 ZIP Alternative Media Center - IRS.gov/Accessibility/Making Accessibility a Reality Jun 2023 Jul-28-2023