Government Resources
Government Documents Collection and Federal Depository Library
A Federal depository library since 1973, the government documents collection is located in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Main Library. This collection contains United States government publications regarding a variety of subjects from legal information and statistics to health and consumer resources.
There is also a great deal of government information and publications online. Follow the links on the side menu for online government information resources and guides on how to locate government information.
Frequently Used Forms
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) -- Federal Tax Forms
- Form 1040EZ 2012 -- Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents
- Form 1040 2012 -- U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
- Form 4868 -- Application for Automatic Extension of Time
- Form 1040X -- Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
- Iowa Department of Revenue -- Iowa Individual Income Tax Forms
- Iowa 1040A 2012 -- Iowa Individual Income Tax Short Form
- Iowa 1040 2012 -- Iowa Individual Income Tax Form
- Iowa 1040V -- Iowa Individual Income Tax Payment Voucher
- Iowa 1040X -- Amended Iowa Individual Income Tax Return
- Rent Reimbursement Claim form
Frequently Used Websites
- Family Law Self-Help Forms and Instructions -- Includes forms for Divorce and Child Support Modification
- Iowa Workforce -- File an Unemployment Insurance Claim
- Law Library, State Library of Iowa -- chat online with a Law Librarian for legal reference
Current Issues in Government Information
- FY14 Governor's Budget Recommendations -- Download the State of Iowa budget from the Iowa Department of Management
- The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 -- website produced by the White House which includes a Budget Overview, fact sheets and downloadable ebook versions
- Previous Budgets of the United States Government -- US Budgets for Fiscal Years 1996-2013 available online in PDF
- Presidential Cabinet -- The cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments
- New Member Pictoral Directory for the 112th Congress