Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA)

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Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA)
The ITA tool is a tax law resource that takes you through a series of questions and provides you with responses to tax law questions. Simply answer the questions and click the “Continue Button” to progress to the next question screen. You may need to collect information before the interview such as income amounts, taxes owed and credits you are claiming. The tool includes a crossover feature that allows you to move from certain tax topics to another without needing to enter the same answers multiple times. The “Review/Change Button” allows you to adjust responses to previously asked questions. When you reach the response screen, you have the option to print the entire interview and the final response. Note: The interview will time out after 5 minutes of inactivity. To avoid timing out, you should click on the "Continue" button on the question screen within 5 minutes. The tool does not require sensitive information such as Social Security Numbers. The ITA tool covers a limited number of topics listed below. If you use the search feature and the requested topic is not covered by the tool, then you may be sent to the IRS.gov Tax Trails application. We do not recommend use of the Back button. Using the Back button could cause an application error.



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Tax Trails - Related Topics Tax Trails Interactive is a tool that can help you find answers to tax questions on general filing information, deductions, tax credits, adjustments to income and other tax topics.

Page Last Reviewed or Updated: February 09, 2012