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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> IRS Tax Tip 2012-50: Six Tips for Reducing Tax-Time Stress</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><b><font size="4" color="#001e5a" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#001E5A">The Newsroom Topics<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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 IRS Press Kit</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Tips 2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Forces</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 / Consumer Alerts</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Shelters</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Topics..</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size="4" color="#001e5a" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#001E5A">IRS Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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 & Enforcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 My Local Office</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Advocacy</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 to File</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size="4" color="#001e5a" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#001E5A">Issue Number:    IRS Tax Tip 2012-50<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<h3><a name="Fifteenth"></a><b><font size="4" color="#001e5a" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#001E5A">Inside This Issue<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Six Tips for Reducing Tax-Time Stress</span></font></b></strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tax preparation doesn't need to give you a headache. There are several ways to make it easier on yourself. The IRS offers six tips to help make your tax-filing experience a breeze this
 year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt">1. Don’t procrastinate.
</span></font></b></strong>Resist the temptation to put off your taxes until the very last minute. Rushing to meet the filing deadline may cause you to overlook potential sources of tax savings and will likely increase your risk of making an error.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt">2. Visit the IRS website.</span></font></b></strong> More than 322 million visits were made to
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjkxMjI5MSZlbWFpbGlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&130&&&http://www.irs.gov">
www.irs.gov</a> in 2011. Make “1040 Central” your first stop to check for the latest news and find answers to your questions about tax filing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt">3. Use Free File.
</span></font></b></strong>Let Free File do the hard work with brand-name tax software or online fillable forms. It's available exclusively at
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjkxMjI5MSZlbWFpbGlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&131&&&http://www.irs.gov">
www.irs.gov</a>. Everyone can find an option to prepare their tax return and e-file it for free. If you made $57,000 or less, you qualify for free tax software that is offered through a private-public partnership with manufacturers. If you made more than $57,000
 and/or are comfortable preparing your own tax return, there's Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic versions of IRS paper forms. Visit
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMzE0LjYxNjE3MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjkxMjI5MSZlbWFpbGlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxvcmkuYS5zdGllYmVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&132&&&http://www.irs.gov/freefile">
www.irs.gov/freefile</a> for options.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt">4. Try IRS e-file.</span></font></b></strong>  Last year, 79 percent of taxpayers - 106 million people - used IRS e-file, which is the safest, easiest and most common way
 to file a tax return. If you owe taxes, you can file immediately and pay later (by the April 17 tax deadline). Best of all, when you combine e-file with direct deposit  the IRS can generally issue your refund in as few as 10 days.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt">5. Don’t panic if you can’t pay. </span></font></b></strong> If you can’t pay the full amount of taxes you owe by the mid-April deadline, you should still file your return
 by the deadline and pay as much as you can to avoid penalties and interest. More than 75 percent of taxpayers eligible for an Installment Agreement can apply using the web-based Online Payment Agreement application available at
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<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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