tb_in_sf wrote:I can't imagine why FTP/bulk download would be necessary...this is an easy place to view/download whatever pubs you use:
You may find this incredible, but sometimes I work on my notebook computer away from my office and I don't want to needlessly and insecurely have to connect to the internet for something that could more easily be at my fingertips, anytime, anywhere. Also, I can find and open up 98% of the pubs or instructions I commonly look for faster when they are on my local disk compared to IRS web site.
Can your imagination use more help?
Sometimes I run searches across all or a subset of my collection of tax-related PDFs, and it's better to have one search to rule them all, instead of having to search a little here, search a little there, search a little bit everywhere.
Also, sometimes I need to leave various pubs and instructions open on my Windows desktop for further reference over a period of several days, and doing that with a bunch of PDFs in web browser tabs does not work as well for me as opening a bunch of PDFs in their native application (Adobe Acrobat). I could go into detail as to why if anyone really cares, but one hint, browser bookmarks don't help very much, they become just one more thing to try to keep organized.