Bank Research
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FDIC Bank Find Suite
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FDIC Failed Bank List
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FDIC –Lien Release Case Portal (such as, for liens by now-defunct banking institutions)
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Federal Reserve National Information Center – Institution Search
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Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Div. of Banking – (information re: state banks)
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – Institution Search (for institutions regulated by the OCC)
Bar Associations (Illinois Statewide)
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Champaign County Bar Association
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Chicago Council of Lawyers: Chicago's Public Interest Bar Association
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Illinois Association Defense Trial Counsel
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Illinois State Bar Association
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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Kane County Bar Association
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Lake County, Illinois Bar Association
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association
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Peoria County Bar Association
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Will County Bar Association
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Winnebago County Bar Association
Business Entities
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Beneficial Owner Information E-Filing System (FINCEN)
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Cook County Clerk – Business Assumed Name (DBA) Search
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Delaware Business Entity Search
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Delaware E-Corp Business Services
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Delaware Secretary of State - Document Request Guide
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Illinois Department of Revenue – Business Incentives / Enterprise Zone Reporting System
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Illinois Secretary of State - UCC Forms
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Illinois Secretary of State Publication: A Guide for Organizing Domestic Limited Liability Companies
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Illinois Secretary of State – Forms (Corporation/LLC/Not-For-Profit)
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Securities and Exchange Commission - Laws and Rules
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – Trademark Database
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American Arbitration Association - Rules
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Chicago Administrative Hearings – Building Violation Case Search
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DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk – Restricted Case Information System (requires login)
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E-Filing – Odyssey eFileIL (new site) (requires login)
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Fulton County Case Search - (9th Judicial Circuit)
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Grundy County Circuit Court - Case Information Search
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Grundy County Court / 13th Jud. Cir. - Court Rules
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Hancock County Case Search - (9th Judicial Circuit)
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Henderson County Case Search - (9th Judicial Circuit)
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Illinois Courts – Appellate Opinions (recent)
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Illinois Courts – Statewide Approved / Standardized Circuit Court Forms
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Indiana DoxPop Court Records Search
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Kane County Circuit Court (16th Jud. Cir.) - Case Information
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Kane County Circuit Court – Court Forms
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Kendall County - Circuit Court Forms
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Kendall County - Circuit Court Online Records
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Knox County Case Search - (9th Judicial Circuit)
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Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court - Public Access Portal
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Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court – Court Forms
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Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court – Court Rules
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LaSalle County Case Search - (13th Judicial Circuit)
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Madison County, Illinois (3rd Jud. Cir.) Court Record Search
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McHenry County Circuit Court Clerk - Public Case Access
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McHenry County Circuit Court – Attorney Access Portal
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McHenry County Circuit Court – Court Rules
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PACER Case Locator (U.S. District, Bankruptcy Courts – login required)
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Peoria County - Court Records Portal
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re:SearchIL (all Illinois counties)
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Sangamon County Circuit Court - Case Records Lookup
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Warren County Case Search - (9th Judicial Circuit)
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Will County (12th Jud. Cir.) Case Lookup - Public Access
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Will County Circuit Court - Court Call Calendar
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Will County Circuit Court Clerk – Court Forms
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Will County Circuit Court Clerk – Court Rules
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Winnebago County Case Search - (17th Judicial Circuit)
Estates and Trusts
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American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
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Charitable Remainder Unitrust Calculator
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Chicago Estate Planning Council
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Illinois Attorney General - Estate Tax Calculator
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Illinois Power of Attorney / Advance Directive Forms
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Illinois State Treasurer - Unclaimed Property Search
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Internal Revenue Service – Actuarial Tables
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Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court - 19th Judicial Circuit - Probate Procedures and Forms
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Public Notice Network (Law Bulletin probate notice publishing portal – for Cook County estates) (requires login)
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Secretary of State - Publication: Facts about Estates and Decedent Vehicle Transfers
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Trust Residency Rules by State - Multistate Tax Commission
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Chase Bank Current Mortgage Rates
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Federal Reserve Economic Data (F.R.E.D.)
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Illinois Secretary of State - UCC Filing and Search
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Internal Revenue Service – Index of Applicable Federal Rates Rulings
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Loan Calculator / Amortization / Payment Schedules
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Security Deposit Interest Rates - City of Chicago
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Stock / Fund CUSIP number finder
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Stock Dividend History Tools
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Stock Quotes – Yahoo Finance
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Stock Screener - Financial Visualizations (Finviz)
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Stock Transfer Agent (Computershare) – Transfer Forms and Company Information Portal
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UCC Financing Statement
Law / Statutes / Codes
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Chicago Municipal Code
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Cornell Legal Information Institute
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Illinois municipal codes (compiled codes for various municipalities) #1
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Federal Election Commission – Individual Contributor / Donor Search
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Illinois Department of Insurance - Company Lookup
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Illinois Secretary of State – Electronic Vehicle Registration and Title
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Illinois Secretary of State – Notary Public Registration Search
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Illinois Secretary of State – Vehicle Title and Registration Status Inquiry
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PDF Escape (free online .pdf editor)
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Public Notice Illinois (compilation of legal notices from Chicago suburban and other outlying circulation areas)
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United States Post Office – Post Office Location Finder
Real Estate Research
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Allegan County, MI - Real Estate Record Search
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American Land Title Association (ALTA) - Policy Forms Online
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Berrien County, MI Register of Deeds - Real Estate Record Search
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Chicago 80-Acre Map Search
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Chicago Administrative Hearings – Building Violation Case Search
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Chicago Building Permit and Inspection Records
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Chicago Interactive Map (city real estate GIS map tool)
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Chicago Title Land Trust Company - Land Trust Forms
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Chicago Vacant Buildings Search
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Chicago Zoning and Land Use Map
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City of Chicago Water Certificate - Online Application
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City of Chicago Zoning Certificate Application
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Cook County Assessor - Divisions and Consolidations
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Cook County Assessor – Property Search
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Cook County Clerk – Delinquent Property Tax Search
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Cook County Property Tax Portal
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Cook County Property Tax Sale Listing Search
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Cook County Recorded Document Search – Clerk/Recorder
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Cook County Treasurer – Property Search
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Cook County Viewer (Cook County, IL real estate parcel map application)
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DeKalb County Clerk Recorder - Land Records Search
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DeKalb County Property Map
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DuPage County - Property Tax Search
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DuPage County Recorder of Deeds – Record Search
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FEMA Flood Zone Map
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Grundy County - Property Tax Search Portal
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Grundy County - Recorded Document Search (Public Access)
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Illinois Bulk Sale / CBS-1 Form and Filing Instructions
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Illinois Transfer Tax Declaration (“MyDec”) System (requires login)
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Kane County Land Records Search System
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Kane County Treasurer - Property Tax Inquiry
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Kendall County Land Records Search System (Recorder)
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Lake County, Illinois - Recorder of Deeds Property Search
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Lake County, Illinois Treasurer – Property Search
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Lake County Historic Parcels Interactive Map
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Livingston County Property Tax Inquiry
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Madison County, Illinois Property Tax Inquiry
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Mc Henry County, Illinois - Land Record Search
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Peoria County Recorder - Record Search
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Sangamon County - Interactive Parcel Map (GIS)
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Sangamon County - Property Tax Parcel Search
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Will County, Illinois Recorder of Deeds – Record Search (basic)
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Will County - Parcel Map - GIS Data Viewer
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Will County Assessor - Property Search Portal
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Will County Sold and Forfeited Tax Inquiry
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Wisconsin Electronic Real Estate Transfer Return System (eRETR)
Research (General)
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Artificial Intelligence - Chat GPT
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Artificial Intelligence - Claude AI
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Artificial Intelligence - Perplexity
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Chicago Historical Maps - University of Chicago
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Cook County Open Data Portal
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Court Listener (courtlistener.com)
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Findlaw
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IICLE Online Library (requires login and subscription)
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Illinois Legal Aid Online
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Internet Archive “Wayback Machine”
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Library of Congress – Law Library
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Martindale
Tax Research
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Illinois Attorney General – Charitable Trust Database Search
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Illinois Department of Revenue - Business Income Tax Forms
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Illinois Department of Revenue - Private Party Vehicle Use Tax Chart (2021)
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Illinois Department of Revenue - Tax Regulations and Rulings
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Illinois Department of Revenue: Tax Publications
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Internal Revenue Code (via Cornell Legal Information Institute)
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Internal Revenue Service: Employer Information Returns / Forms – Online Ordering
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Internal Revenue Service: FEIN Online Application (obtain FEIN online)
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Internal Revenue Service: Refund Status (“Where’s My Refund?”)
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Internal Revenue Service: Single Life Expectancy Table for IRA Beneficiaries
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Internal Revenue Service: Tax Exempt Organization Search
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Internal Revenue Service: Tax Forms and Instructions
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Internal Revenue Service: Transcript Ordering (order transcripts online)
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Iowa State University - Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
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IRS - Submit Forms 2848 and 8821 Online
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Kelley Blue Book - Car Values