Life in the IRS
Your new friend, the IRM
What is IMF?
1040 Madness
Your New Role!
100

Every door in the building has a corresponding letter, and you came through THIS door on your first day.

What is Door F?

100

You can find your IRMs using one of two Research Tools on the IRS Source - Home site, one being the IRM tool, and the other being ______.

What is SERP?

100

1040s are considered ___________ Income Tax Returns.

What is "Individual"?

100

The "serial number" of each form comes from the last 2 digits of this.

What is "DLN"?

100

You will (typically) pull work from these throughout your shift.

What are trucks/carts?

200

Your new and exciting position within the IRS

What is a General Clerk/Tax Examiner?

200

This IRM Reference # takes you to the Individual Income Tax Returns (aka the 1040 form) IRMs.

What is 3.24.3?

200

Impossible Mission Force is one kind of "IMF", but you will deal with this IMF for your work.

What is Individual Master File?

200

This is the highest Section # that can be worked in a 1040.

What is 79?

200

You will use this function key to exit ISRP when you take breaks, lunches, have team meetings, or need to leave your desk but your batch is unfinished.

What is F9?

300

This is the ACRONYM used for the IRS' Union.

What is NTEU?

300

Any IMF information not found in 3.24.3 can be found here instead.

What is 3.24.37/General Instructions?

300

You will work on 1040 forms using this system.

What is "ISRP"?

300

The money fields in ISRP will be prompted with a _________ to indicate dollars only.

What is a dollar sign ($)?

300

Congratulations, your batch is all done! Now all you have to do is enter "___".

What is "EB"?

400

You're technically OUTSIDE in these, while still in the main building.

What are Atriums?

400
"IRM" stands for this.

What is "Internal Revenue Manual"?

400

You should never see this in the name line of a 1040 since they are intended for individual income tax reporting.

What is a Business/Corporation/Partnership?

400

The F12 function key is used for this.

What are Illegible Money Amounts?

400

All IMF forms (when available) will be located in this particular area of the building near Door E.

What is "The Wall"?

500

This entity within the government prevents and detects waste, fraud, and abuse in IRS programs and operations

What is TIGTA?

500

Every number in an IRM reference stands for something different. The "3" in 3.24.37.6.11, for example, deals with ________________.

What is Submission Processing?

500
"ISRP" stands for this.

What is "Integrated Submission and Remittance Processing"?

500

This is used to separate the first and last name, as well as any suffixes or edited information on the name line.

What is a carat (<)?

500

This is the timeframe you have to contact your manager when you "Call Out" of your shift (or notify that you will be late)

What is 2 hours from the start of your TOD?

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