If you want to allow the IRS to discuss your 2000 tax return with the paid preparer who signed it, check the "Yes" box in the signature area of the return. This authorization applies only to the individual whose signature appears in the "Paid Preparer's Use Only" section of your return. It does not apply to the firm, if any, shown in that section.

If you check the "Yes" box, you, and your spouse if filing a joint return, are authorizing the IRS to call the paid preparer to answer any questions that may arise during the processing of your return. You are also autho-rizing the paid preparer to:

• Give the IRS any information that is missing from your return,
• Call the IRS for information about the processing of your return or the status of your refund or payment(s), and
• Respond to certain IRS notices that you have shared with the preparer about math errors, offsets, and return preparation. The notices will not be sent to the preparer.

You are not authorizing the paid preparer to receive any refund check, bind you to anything (including any additional tax liability), or otherwise represent you before the IRS. If you want to expand the paid preparer's authorization, see Pub. 947.

The authorization cannot be revoked. However, the authorization will automatically end no later than the due date (without regard to extensions) for filing your 2001 tax return. This is April 15, 2002, for most people.

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