NASHVILLE - With tax filing season right around the corner,
the Internal Revenue Service today announced the
availability of local and national Twitter feeds to share
tax updates with the public and tax professionals.

"For the latest local IRS news and tax tips on Twitter,
follow me at @taxdan <http://twitter.com/taxdan> ," said Dan
Boone, IRS spokesman for Alabama & Tennessee.

Nationally, the IRS Twitter news feed - @IRSnews
<http://twitter.com/IRSnews> - provides the latest federal
tax news and information for taxpayers.

Another important nationwide IRS Twitter feed - @IRStaxpros
<http://twitter.com/IRStaxpros> - is designed for the tax
professional community.

IRS also tweets tax news and information in Spanish at
@IRSenEspanol <http://twitter.com/IRSenEspanol> .

The IRS Twitter feeds work in conjunction with www.IRS.gov
<http://www.irs.gov/> and the IRS YouTube
<http://www.youtube.com/irsvideos> channels to bring IRS
information direct to taxpayers, including miltilingual
<http://www.youtube.com/user/IRSvideosmultilingua> and
American Sign Language <http://www.youtube.com/IRSvideosASL>
versions. Since August 2009, IRS videos on YouTube have
logged more than a million views.

In addition, the IRS provides other social media
<http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227226,00.html>
tools to inform and assist taxpayers and has an extensive
set of e-news subscriptions
<http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/content/0,,id=103381,00.html> .

The IRS reminds taxpayers that it will never send personal
tax account information or ask for it via e-mail
<http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,
,id=179820,00.html?portlet=1> ..