Washington - The Internal Revenue Service has produced video and audio products to help taxpayers take advantage of the 2009 tax provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with the launch of YouTube video and iTunes podcast sites.

The video site at www.youtube.com/irsvideos provides Recovery, tax tips and how-to videos in English, Spanish, American Sign Language and other languages. Its focus will
be on the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Videos will highlight the $8,000 first-time homebuyer’s credit for those who purchase a house this year, the sales or excise tax deduction on new car purchases and the expanded credits for education and energy conservation.

The channel debuts with seven Recovery videos in English and ASL and eight in Spanish. There will also be a video on using the IRS Withholding Calculator. The calculator can help those who have more than one job or working spouses calculate if they need to make adjustments.The iTunes site offers IRS podcasts about ARRA tax credits. Those without an iTunes account can access these podcasts, in English and Spanish, on the IRS.gov’s Multimedia Center.