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Boston Public Library
Tax Forms - Help
Government Documents

Where can I pick up tax forms?
How else can I get tax forms?
How can I get tax help?


Where can I pick up tax forms?

The Boston Public Library

The Central Library in Copley Square- on the second floor of the McKim Building. The Government Documents Department-and the Branch Libraries receive a limited supply of the most commonly used federal and state tax forms, such as the 1040 series and the Massachusetts individual forms. Please call 617-859-2226 for availability. Please remember that the staff of the Boston Public Library cannot help you with your taxes. We are a distribution site for forms and publications.

For less commonly used forms, the Government Documents Department has a set of reproducible tax forms that may be photocopied for fifteen cents per page. Please contact the Library for more information on tax forms.

Visiting your Local Revenue Department:

JFK Federal Building, Boston
Federal forms are available at the JFK Federal Building.
Tel: 617-316-2850
West side of City Hall Plaza
Green Line: Government Center
Orange Line: Haymarket
Department of Revenue, Boston
State forms are available at the Department of Revenue.
Tel: 617-887-6367 or 1-800-392-6089
Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street
Green Line: Government Center
Orange Line: Haymarket


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How else can I get tax forms?

By Phone or Fax:

The Boston Public Library does not mail or fax forms. Please contact the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Revenue directly for this service.

Federal forms:
Mail: 1-800-829-3676
Fax on Demand: 703-368-9694
For Massachusetts forms:
Mail: 1-800-392-6089
Fax on Demand: 617-887-1900
Other States


On the World Wide Web:

Internal Revenue Service Massachusetts Department of Revenue Other States



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Where can I get help with my taxes?

Central Library:

Volunteer Tax Assistance Program will not be offered at Copley Square this year.

The American Association of Retired Persons Tax-Aide Program provides free tax assistance to middle- and low-income taxpayers aged 60 and older in 10,000 convenient places across the country.

Federal tax help (Boston area):
IRS representative: 1-800-829-1040

Massachusetts tax help:
Department of Revenue: 617-887-6367

City of Boston- Earned Income Credit Assistance Program

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) both write booklets designed to answer tax questions. Many of these publications are available in the Government Documents Department of the Boston Public Library or can be ordered directly from both the IRS and the DOR in the same way as tax forms.


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