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@065 CHAP 10
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TELEPHONE HELP LINES YOU CAN USE: │
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TELEPHONE HOTLINES. The SBA and several other government
agencies maintain toll-free telephone "hotline" information
services to assist businesses and taxpayers. Some of the
more important ones to know about are the following:
. SBA Answer Desk: 1-800/827-5722 (or 1-800-UASK-SBA)
This is the toll-free number of a new small business
information and referral service offered by the SBA,
which you can call from anywhere in the continental
United States, except Washington, D.C. In the
District of Columbia, call 653-7561.
This answer desk is a system providing voice mail
messages on a wide variety of small business subjects.
. SBA On-Line: The SBA has set up its first electronic
bulletin board system, called SBA On-Line, to help
distribute information about its services and publi-
cations. There is no charge for this service. You
can browse through various files remotely or download
them, for free, to your computer. Even the phone
lines for this BBS are toll-free. To log on, dial:
- 1-800-697-INFO (for 2400 or 9600 baud service)
. Small Business Hotline: 1-800/424-5201
This toll-free line is a specialized free service
offered by the Export-Import Bank to small exporters
needing general information or problem-solving assis-
tance relating to doing business abroad. It provides
information on export credit and on assistance avail-
able from other government agencies and the private
sector.
. Interagency Trade Information Center: 1-800/USA-TRADE
(For general information on exporting, provided by
various U.S. government agencies.) Or, for informa-
tion on doing business in the "unified" European
Market after 1992, call for written information and
a quarterly newsletter, from the Department of
Commerce's Single Internal Market: 1992 Information
Service, at 1-202/377-5276. Or call the European
Community Center's Washington, D.C. office, at
1-202/862-9500.
NOTE: For information on taxes and other aspects of
doing business in various foreign countries, the ac-
counting firm of Ernst & Young publishes a series of
booklets for each of a large number of countries.
To obtain one of these country guides, call or write
the Ernst & Young office near you. (Ernst & Young
offices are located in most major cities and in al-
most every state.)
. EPA Small Business Ombudsman: 1-800/368-5888 (or, if
busy, try 1-703/305-5938)
Like certain Scandinavian countries, the Environmen-
tal Protection Agency now has a "Small Business
Ombudsman" to give easier access to the EPA, help
you comply with EPA regulations, and make sure you
are fairly treated in any disputes with the EPA.
. Internal Revenue Service National Toll-Free Line:
1-800/TAX-FORM
Use this number (1-800/829-3676) to obtain IRS tax
forms, publications, etc. The IRS also puts on free
small business workshops nationwide. To call for a
reservation, use the IRS national toll-free number.
. Americans with Disabilities Act information: For in-
formation on ADA, call the U.S. Justice Department's
information line: 1-202/514-0301
. Social Security Administration: 1-800/772-1213
If you want to find out what records the Social
Security Administration (SSA) has of your earnings
and your projected benefits at retirement age, you
can file a simple form requesting a detailed print-
out of this information (and hopefully find they
haven't lost your files). This is something every-
one should do once every few years, since, if the
SSA has made a serious mistake in your earnings
record, you have only a limited number of years in
which you can contact them and have your record
corrected.
To obtain the request form, call the above toll-free
number. Or, if you prefer, you can write the SSA for
this form at:
Consumer Information Center
Department 72
Pueblo, Colorado 81009
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. California Franchise Tax Board Information Center
Phone Numbers:
In California, call (toll-free):
. From Area Codes 209, 408, 415, 707, and 916:
1-800/852-7050
. From elsewhere: 1-800/852-5711
From outside of California call: 1-800/852-5711
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. Hawaii Business Action Center (One-stop center for
all state permits at 1130 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite
A-254, in Honolulu)
From Oahu, call: 1-808/586-2545
Neighbor Islands Toll Free Number: 1-800/225-6723
. Hawaii Small Business Information Service
(Honolulu): 1-808/586-2600
Neighbor Islands Toll Free Number: 1-800/541-3289
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