March 4, 2002

IRS Official To Host Town Hall Meeting, Schedule One-On-One Appointments To Assist US Taxpayers

 

The U.S. Government's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send a taxpayer assistant to Bucharest next week, March 12 to 14, to help resident Americans and others who plan to file U.S. income tax forms. The official will be available for appointments, will meet with tax filers during afternoon walk-in hours, and will host a "town hall" type meeting to field general tax questions.

The Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the American Center, Strada Jean Louis Calderon 7-9, in Bucharest. If you have any specific questions you would like discussed at this meeting, please send your questions to Ms. Gail Johnson-Pop at johnsong@usembassy.ro. You must bring your passport or identity card with you for admittance to this meeting.

To schedule an appointment with the IRS official, please call American Citizens Services at (01) 210-4042, extensions 403 or 315 during business hours. Appointments will be scheduled during the mornings and walk-in hours will be in the afternoons of March 12 -14.

If you are unable to come to Bucharest to meet the IRS official, you are still invited to send your questions to: taxes@usembassy.ro. The advisor will respond to e-mail questions during the visit to Bucharest. You can also call the advisor between March 12-14 at (01) 210-4042.