[WEB4LIB] Tax form access

[Tom Edelblute]

I think that is what we are going to end up doing.  It is the most
practical solution in our situation.

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Tom Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library   phone: (714) 765-1759
500 West Broadway        fax:   (714) 765-1730
Anaheim CA 92805         e-mail: thomas at anaheim.lib.ca.us

"Garwood, Steve" wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I take the most popular forms...download them from the IRS website and keep
> them on our server so that our patrons get quick access (waiting for the IRS
> page in April sucks). They usually seem much more happy to print something
> from the Web rather than having to photocopy something from a book (of
> course we have the reproducibles too).
> 
> The URL we'll be using for 2001 is
> http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/taxforms/2001/default.htm and this will be
> linked from our homepage probably when we get the forms in print in the
> library or when demand rises for them.
> 
> Of course the IRS will be sending us many many cases of forms, but we always
> run out. Let me repeat...we ALWAYS run out.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Edelblute [mailto:thomas at anaheim.lib.ca.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 12:15 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Tax form access
> 
> We are starting to enter a big discussion here about tax forms.  Our
> copy machine vendor will be supply reproducible forms, but does not have
> the current forms from the IRS yet.  With that, someone mentioned that
> they are available on the Internet.  However, our computer lab gets busy
> enough with public Internet traffic as it is.
> 
> What are other libraries doing about tax forms?  Are you just relying on
> Internet access?  Are you holding out for reproducible forms?  Are you
> doing something different?
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Tom Edelblute
> Public Access Systems Coordinator
> Anaheim Public Library   phone: (714) 765-1759
> 500 West Broadway        fax:   (714) 765-1730
> Anaheim CA 92805         e-mail: thomas at anaheim.lib.ca.us