Form 4506

(Rev. January 2011)

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Request for Copy of Tax Return

▶ Request may be rejected if the form is incomplete or illegible.

OMB No. 1545-0429

Tip. You may be able to get your tax return or return information from other sources. If you had your tax return completed by a paid preparer, they 

should be able to provide you a copy of the return. The IRS can provide a Tax Return Transcript for many returns free of charge. The transcript 

provides most of the line entries from the original tax return and usually contains the information that a third party (such as a mortgage company) 

requires. See Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, or you can quickly request transcripts by using our automated self-help service 

tools. Please visit us at IRS.gov and click on “Order a Transcript” or call 1-800-908-9946.

1a Name shown on tax return. If a joint return, enter the name shown first. 1b First social security number on tax return, 

individual taxpayer identification number, or 

employer identification number (see instructions) 

2a If a joint return, enter spouse’s name shown on tax return. 2b Second social security number or individual 

taxpayer identification number if joint tax return 

3 Current name, address (including apt., room, or suite no.), city, state, and ZIP code (See instructions) 

4 Previous address shown on the last return filed if different from line 3 (See instructions) 

5 If the tax return is to be mailed to a third party (such as a mortgage company), enter the third party’s name, address, and telephone 

 number. The IRS has no control over what the third party does with the tax return. 

Caution. If the tax return is being mailed to a third party, ensure that you have filled in line 6 and line 7 before signing. Sign and date the form once you 

have filled in these lines. Completing these steps helps to protect your privacy. 

6 Tax return requested. Form 1040, 1120, 941, etc. and all attachments as originally submitted to the IRS, including Form(s) W-2, 

schedules, or amended returns. Copies of Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ are generally available for 7 years from filing before they are 

destroyed by law. Other returns may be available for a longer period of time. Enter only one return number. If you need more than one 

type of return, you must complete another Form 4506. ▶

Note. If the copies must be certified for court or administrative proceedings, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 Year or period requested. Enter the ending date of the year or period, using the mm/dd/yyyy format. If you are requesting more than 

eight years or periods, you must attach another Form 4506. 

8 Fee. There is a $57 fee for each return requested. Full payment must be included with your request or it will 

be rejected. Make your check or money order payable to “United States Treasury.” Enter your SSN or EIN 

and “Form 4506 request” on your check or money order. 

a Cost for each return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

b Number of returns requested on line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c Total cost. Multiply line 8a by line 8b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

9 If we cannot find the tax return, we will refund the fee. If the refund should go to the third party listed on line 5, check here . . . . .

Signature of taxpayer(s). I declare that I am either the taxpayer whose name is shown on line 1a or 2a, or a person authorized to obtain the tax 

return requested. If the request applies to a joint return, either husband or wife must sign. If signed by a corporate officer, partner, guardian, tax 

matters partner, executor, receiver, administrator, trustee, or party other than the taxpayer, I certify that I have the authority to execute 

Form 4506 on behalf of the taxpayer. Note. For tax returns being sent to a third party, this form must be received within 120 days of signature date.

Telephone number of taxpayer on 

line 1a or 2a 

Sign 

Here 

▲

Signature (see instructions) Date 

▲

Title (if line 1a above is a corporation, partnership, estate, or trust) 

▲

Spouse’s signature Date 

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 2. Cat. No. 41721E Form 4506 (Rev. 1-2011) 
Form 4506 (Rev. 1-2011) Page 2 

General Instructions 

Section references are to the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

Purpose of form. Use Form 4506 to request a 

copy of your tax return. You can also designate 

a third party to receive the tax return. See line 5. 

How long will it take? It may take up to 60 

calendar days for us to process your request. 

Tip. Use Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of 

Tax Return, to request tax return transcripts, tax 

account information, W-2 information, 1099 

information, verification of non-filing, and record 

of account. 

Automated transcript request. You can quickly 

request transcripts by using our automated 

self-help service tools. Please visit us at IRS.gov 

and click on “Order a Transcript” or call 

1-800-908-9946. 

Where to file. Attach payment and mail Form 

4506 to the address below for the state you 

lived in, or the state your business was in, when 

that return was filed. There are two address 

charts: one for individual returns (Form 1040 

series) and one for all other returns. 

If you are requesting a return for more than 

one year and the chart below shows two 

different RAIVS teams, send your request to the 

team based on the address of your most recent 

return. 

Chart for individual returns 

(Form 1040 series) 

If you filed an 

individual return 

and lived in: 

Mail to the 

“Internal Revenue 

Service” at: 

Florida, Georgia 

(After June 30, 2011, 

send your transcript 

requests to Kansas 

City, MO) 

RAIVS Team 

P.O. Box 47-421 

Stop 91 

Doraville, GA 30362 

Alabama, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Tennessee, Texas, a 

foreign country, 

American Samoa, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana 

Islands, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, or A.P.O. or 

F.P.O. address 

RAIVS Team 

Stop 6716 AUSC 

Austin, TX 73301 

Alaska, Arizona, 

Arkansas, California, 

Colorado, Hawaii, 

Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kansas, 

Michigan, Minnesota, 

Montana, Nebraska, 

Nevada, New Mexico, 

North Dakota, 

Oklahoma, Oregon, 

South Dakota, Utah, 

Washington, 

Wisconsin, Wyoming 

RAIVS Team 

Stop 37106 

Fresno, CA 93888 

Connecticut, 

Delaware, District of 

Columbia, Maine, 

Maryland, 

Massachusetts, 

Missouri, New 

Hampshire, New 

Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, 

Vermont, Virginia, West 

Virginia 

RAIVS Team 

Stop 6705 P-6 

Kansas City, MO 

64999 

Chart for all other returns 

If you lived in 

or your business 

was in: 

Mail to the 

“Internal Revenue 

Service” at: 

Alabama, Alaska, 

Arizona, Arkansas, 

California, Colorado, 

Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, 

Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, 

Missouri, Montana, 

Nebraska, Nevada, 

New Mexico, 

North Dakota, 

Oklahoma, Oregon, 

South Dakota, Texas, 

Utah, Washington, 

Wyoming, a foreign 

country, or A.P.O. or 

F.P.O. address 

RAIVS Team 

P.O. Box 9941 

Mail Stop 6734 

Ogden, UT 84409 

Connecticut, 

Delaware, District of 

Columbia, Georgia, 

Illinois, Indiana, 

Kentucky, Maine, 

Maryland, 

Massachusetts, 

Michigan, New 

Hampshire, New 

Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, 

West Virginia, 

Wisconsin 

RAIVS Team 

P.O. Box 145500 

Stop 2800 F 

Cincinnati, OH 45250 

Specific Instructions 

Line 1b. Enter your employer identification 

number (EIN) if you are requesting a copy of a 

business return. Otherwise, enter the first social 

security number (SSN) or your individual 

taxpayer identification number (ITIN) shown on 

the return. For example, if you are requesting 

Form 1040 that includes Schedule C (Form 

1040), enter your SSN. 

Line 3. Enter your current address. If you use a 

P.O. box, please include it on this line 3.

Line 4. Enter the address shown on the last 

return filed if different from the address entered 

on line 3. 

Note. If the address on Lines 3 and 4 are 

different and you have not changed your address 

with the IRS, file Form 8822, Change of Address.

Signature and date. Form 4506 must be signed 

and dated by the taxpayer listed on line 1a or 

2a. If you completed line 5 requesting the return 

be sent to a third party, the IRS must receive 

Form 4506 within 120 days of the date signed 

by the taxpayer or it will be rejected. 

Individuals. Copies of jointly filed tax returns 

may be furnished to either spouse. Only one 

signature is required. Sign Form 4506 exactly as 

your name appeared on the original return. If you 

changed your name, also sign your current name.

Corporations. Generally, Form 4506 can be 

signed by: (1) an officer having legal authority to 

bind the corporation, (2) any person designated 

by the board of directors or other governing 

body, or (3) any officer or employee on written 

request by any principal officer and attested to 

by the secretary or other officer. 

Partnerships. Generally, Form 4506 can be 

signed by any person who was a member of the 

partnership during any part of the tax period 

requested on line 7. 

All others. See section 6103(e) if the taxpayer 

has died, is insolvent, is a dissolved corporation, 

or if a trustee, guardian, executor, receiver, or 

administrator is acting for the taxpayer. 

Documentation. For entities other than 

individuals, you must attach the authorization 

document. For example, this could be the letter 

from the principal officer authorizing an 

employee of the corporation or the Letters 

Testamentary authorizing an individual to act for 

an estate. 

Signature by a representative. A 

representative can sign Form 4506 for a 

taxpayer only if this authority has been 

specifically delegated to the representative on 

Form 2848, line 5. Form 2848 showing the 

delegation must be attached to Form 4506. 

Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notice. We ask for the information on this form 

to establish your right to gain access to the 

requested return(s) under the Internal Revenue 

Code. We need this information to properly 

identify the return(s) and respond to your 

request. Sections 6103 and 6109 require you to 

provide this information, including your SSN or 

EIN, to process your request. If you do not 

provide this information, we may not be able to 

process your request. Providing false or 

fraudulent information may subject you to 

penalties. 

Routine uses of this information include giving 

it to the Department of Justice for civil and 

criminal litigation, and cities, states, the District 

of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and 

possessions for use in administering their tax 

laws. We may also disclose this information to 

other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and 

state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal 

laws, or to federal law enforcement and 

intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. 

You are not required to provide the 

information requested on a form that is subject 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form 

displays a valid OMB control number. Books or 

records relating to a form or its instructions must 

be retained as long as their contents may 

become material in the administration of any 

Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

return information are confidential, as required 

by section 6103. 

The time needed to complete and file Form 

4506 will vary depending on individual 

circumstances. The estimated average time is: 

Learning about the law or the form, 10 min.; 

Preparing the form, 16 min.; and Copying, 

assembling, and sending the form to the IRS,

20 min. 

If you have comments concerning the 

accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions 

for making Form 4506 simpler, we would be 

happy to hear from you. You can write to 

Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products 

Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 

1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, 

Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the form to 

this address. Instead, see Where to file on this 

page.