{"id":427,"date":"2019-02-21T19:44:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T00:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/?p=427"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T13:31:46","slug":"new-irs-tumblr-site-helps-with-tax-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"New IRS Tumblr Site Helps with Tax Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\">Issue Number:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special Edition Tax Tip 2013-04<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;\">Inside This Issue<\/span><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Tax issues can touch a wide range of people who need information in many different ways. For that reason, the IRS has added Tumblr to its list of social media platforms it is using to share IRS news and information. The new Tumblr platform at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;127&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.internalrevenueservice.tumblr.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">www.internalrevenueservice.tumblr.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> provides another way for taxpayers to get current tax information when and where they want it. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"> Tumblr is a micro-blogging site where users can access and share text, photos, videos and other information from their browser, smartphone, tablet or desktop.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">The new site shares information about important programs to help taxpayers, such as tax law changes, the Earned Income Tax Credit and Free File. The Tumblr site also makes it easier for IRS partners and others to share tax information they receive from the IRS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">In addition to Tumblr, check out these other IRS Social Media sites:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>YouTube &#8211; The IRS YouTube channels offer short, informative videos in English, American Sign Language and Spanish. IRS currently has more than 100 videos with more than 3.1 million views. For more information, watch the YouTube video \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;128&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DcWC7RSp8ZI\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">IRS Social Media<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Twitter &#8211; More than 61,000 people follow the IRS twitter feeds. The latest tax information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;129&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/irsnews\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@IRSnews<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;130&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/irsenespanol\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@IRSenEspanol<\/span><\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;131&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/irstaxpros\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@IRStaxpros<\/span><\/a> covers news for tax professionals; <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;132&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RecruitmentIRS\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@RecruitmentIRS<\/span><\/a> provides updates for job seekers. The Taxpayer Advocate Service has information available <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;133&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVoiceAtIRS\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@YourVoiceAtIRS<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Remember, to protect taxpayer privacy, the IRS only uses social media tools to share public information. IRS does not answer personal tax or account questions. You should never post confidential information, like a Social Security number, on social media sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">For more information on IRS\u2019s use of social media, go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwMjE0LjE1NTU3NDAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDIxNC4xNTU1NzQwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDAwMzI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZmNhQGZjYWxsYy5iaXomdXNlcmlkPWZjYUBmY2FsbGMuYml6JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;134&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/uac\/IRS-New-Media-1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">IRS.gov\/socialmedia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Note. From Issue Number: IRS Tax Tip 2013-04. \u00a0Copyright 2014 by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Number:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Special Edition Tax Tip 2013-04 Inside This Issue Tax issues can touch a wide range of people who need information in many different ways. 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