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- Filing and paying
- Taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) and employer identification numbers (EINs)
- Resources to help explain your responsibilities as a public-sector employer
- International issues
- Miscellaneous questions
- Communicating with the IRS
Filing and paying
- What are government entities and their federal tax obligations?
- My organization needs to file a tax return
- What is the filing deadline for employers?
- How long should my organization keep records for?
- Where can I find forms, instructions or publications?
Taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) and employer identification numbers (EINs)
- I want to learn more about TINs
- I want to match or validate one or more taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) and the name of a business/entity
- Everything you need to know about EINs
- I need to change the name of my business with IRS
Resources to help explain your responsibilities as a public-sector employer
- Toolkits
These toolkits address some of the common areas where questions arise and provide essential information for the identified topics for public-sector employers. - Publication 5138, Quick Reference Guide for Public Employers PDF
International issues
- How do I determine payroll taxes for employees (U.S. citizens) that work or live outside the U.S.?
Publication 54 provides more information. - For payroll tax purposes, what do I need to know when I hire a non-U.S. citizen?
- For FICA tax purposes, what do I need to know when I hire a non-U.S. citizen?
- How do I determine taxes for non-employees, or contractors, that are non-U.S. citizens?
- Which employment taxes are applicable for employees of the U.S. Territory governments?
- Determine the countries with which the U.S. has tax treaties
Publication 901, U.S. Tax Treaties will tell you whether a tax treaty exists between the United States and a particular country.
Miscellaneous questions
- I want to file a power of attorney
- I want to find the contact information for state and local tax authorities
- What is the IRS privacy policy?
- What laws protect our tax information from disclosure?