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WASHINGTON – Small businesses can easily research tax questions and access tax products through a new informational tool developed jointly by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.

The Small Business Resource Guide 2001 – What You Need to Know About Taxes and Other Topics CD-ROM is an interactive tool designed to provide access to all IRS business tax forms, publications and other information necessary to understand and manage tax-related issues.

"Our goal with this new product is to eliminate the time and confusion involved in understanding and complying with complex tax rules and regulations," said Hector V. Barreto, SBA administrator.

The Small Business Resource Guide 2001 CD-ROM provides a comprehensive resource directory aimed at every stage of a small business’s life and offers an e-filing video as well as basic tax law training modules. It addresses all small business tax issues from formation to

tax filing and reporting responsibilities when starting, expanding, closing or selling a business.

It covers a range of other business tax topics as well, including:

• Special tax rules, 
• Required tax records, 
• Employer identification numbers, 
• Employment taxes, 
• U.S. labor laws and Pension/retirement plans

The Small Business Resource Guide 2001 is available through Internet access from www.sba.gov by clicking on "Online Library" and then "Publications." Through the Internet, users can subscribe to a multiagency e-mail newsletter, view updates to the CD-ROM and link to other government agency and nonprofit Web sites. The CD-ROM is also available free by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM or 1-800-U-ASK-SBA, or by contacting one of SBA’s Business Information Centers, One Stop Capital Shops, Women’s Business Centers or Small Business Development Centers. All locations are listed at www.sba.gov/services.

For more information about all of the SBA’s programs for small businesses, call the SBA Answer Desk at 1-800-U-ASK-SBA or TDD 704-344-6640. Also, visit the SBA’s extensive Web site at www.sba.gov.

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