IRS 2012 Tax Season is Here

For the tens of millions of us who have to file a 2011 (tax year) federal income tax return, the time is just about here to do so.

That said, please allow me a shameless plug for our website. If you have a question about anything, and I mean anything related to your federal tax, it's all there online for you at irs.gov. In fact, it's basically a spigot of easy to read and understand tax information, from getting a simple answer to an individual tax question to a question from an owner of an S-Corp with dozens of employees, IRS.gov provides. Really.

Here is a quick rundown, with links to some of what you can do or accomplish by visiting IRS.gov:

1. Check the status of your refund online

2. File a federal income tax return for free (after Jan. 17, 2012) 

3. Get answers to your questions  

4. Download forms and publications 

5. Visit 1040 Central 

6. Find tax information and resources for business 

7. Use our app, IRS2GO

8. Want to volunteer to prepare tax returns in your community? We could use your help. 

9. Check out our other IRS new media: YouTube, Twitter (Follow me @RaphyIRS), and  Facebook.

10. "I'm gonna owe...what do I do?" Find out.