Taxes: Finding tax help -- by phone, Internet, software or live human beings

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By Bankrate.com

Politicians keep talking about tax simplification, but constant tax code changes make that goal look unattainable. So most of us will continue to search for help -- sometimes a lot of it -- in completing our returns. Here are tax-assistance options for almost every filing circumstance.

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Finding free help ...
	Everyone needs a little tax help now and then. Here's the scoop on how to get it for free.
	Low-income taxpayers confronting tax problems have 135 federally supported places to turn for help this year. Plus: Tax clinic locations
	Need a tax expert with a TDD number? Need a 1040 in Braille? Here's help for filers with special needs.
	Tax problems? Know your rights in one click.
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Hiring a professional ...
	There are many different kinds of tax preparers. Which type of tax pro is best for you?
	Be sure you know what to ask a preparer. Plus: How to check out your preparer
	Even when you turn over your taxes to a pro, you still have to do some work. Here's how to prepare for your tax preparer.
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Ask Bankrate ...
	Tax Talk expert George Saenz offers his Top 10 tax tips.
	Check out our archive of tax tips.
	Learn the lingo, starting with these 10 must-know tax terms.
	-- Updated: April 15, 2004