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5 Tips on How to Start Filing Taxes Correctly
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IRS e-News for Small Businesses
Small business owners and the self-employed need to know and understand their tax responsibilities.  IRS works to provide business people with timely information to help them understand and meet their tax obligations.  IRS e-News for Small Businesses is a bi-weekly electronic newsletter that alerts small business owners to what's new and important to know.  It's easy to subscribe to and quick to read. Look for:

-  Important uncoming tax dates for small businesses
-  What' s new for small businesses on Ithe RS.gov website
-  Reminders and tips to assist small businesses with tax compliance
-  IRS news releases and special IRS announcements that pertain to small businesses and the self-employed
-  Tax-related information from other federal agencies
-  Direct links to a variety of Web sites and resources

IRS Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
Find it Fast! Know what you're looking for and want to find it fast? Select business topics using an A-Z listing, or by business type such as sole proprietor, corporation, etc. Also provide links to major business subjects, such as Business Expenses, which provides a gateway to all related information on that subject.

IRS, e-file
IRS, e-file for business -A simple and straight-forward way to file your small business taxes on-line.

IRS- tax forms and publications
IRS- Federal Tax Forms and Publications -Go here to review and print the tax form or publication of your choice.

Maine Revenue Services
Maine Revenue Service provides current and up- to- date information to help facilitate compliance with Maine tax law and to help reduce common mistakes in filing tax forms.

Online Business Tax Filing
FileTaxes.com -Used by many businesses as an alternative to buying software, FileTaxes.com offers a more efficient way of completing forms. Fill out, file and submit a variety of tax forms, all from this online site. Even print your own copy. Cost is $3.49 per form.

Small Business Television - Taxes
SBTV.com is a television network on the Web devoted exclusively to providing engaging streaming video content on small business news and information.  The IRS Small Business and Self-Employed division has a partner page on sbtv.com with a number of interesting but short videos that provide small businesses with tips, tools and information to make filing and paying taxes easier.

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