Form 4506 Request for Copy of Tax Return

OMB No. 1545-0429 (Rev. January 2004)  Do not sign this form unless all applicable parts have been completed.

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

 Request may be rejected if the form is incomplete, illegible, or any required

First social security number on tax return or

employer identification number (see instructions)

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

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

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

Fee. There is a $39 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.

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a Cost for each return $ 39.00

b Number of returns requested on line 7

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

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 2. Cat. No. 41721E Form 4506 (Rev. 1-2004)

4 Address, (including apt., room, or suite no.), city, state, and ZIP code shown on the last return filed if different from line 3

CAUTION: Lines 6 and 7 must be completed if the third party requires you to complete Form 4506. Do not sign Form 4506 if the third

party requests that you sign Form 4506 and lines 6 and 7 are blank.

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.

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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 adminstrative 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 four

years or periods, you must attach another Form 4506.

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

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)





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.

 Spouse’s signature Date

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 tax return and usually contains the information that a third party (such as

a mortgage company) requires. See new Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, to order a transcript or you can call

1-800-829-1040 to order a transcript.

part was blank at the time of signature.

Read the instructions on page 2.

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Form 4506 (Rev. 1-2004) Page 2

Mail to the

Internal Revenue

Service at:

If you lived in and

filed an individual

return:

RAIVS Team

310 Lowell St.

Stop 679

Andover, MA 01810

Maine,

Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire,

New York, Vermont

RAIVS Team

4800 Buford Hwy.

Stop 91

Chamblee, GA 30341

Alabama, Florida,

Georgia, Mississippi,

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

West Virginia, 

Rhode Island

RAIVS Team 

3651 South 

Interregional Hwy. 

Stop 6716 

Austin, TX 78741

Arkansas, Colorado,

Kentucky, Louisiana,

New Mexico,

Oklahoma,

Tennessee, Texas

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 the Tax Products Coordinating

Committee, Western Area Distribution Center,

Rancho Cordova, CA 95743-0001. Do not

send the form to this address. Instead, see

Where to file on this page.

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.

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.

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.

Changes To Note

● Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax

Return, is now used to request copies of tax

returns. Use new 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.

● The fee for a photocopy of a tax return has

increased to $39.

Instructions

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.

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 60

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.

Where to file. Attach payment and mail Form

4506 to the address below for the state you

lived in when that return was filed. There are

two address charts: one for individual returns

(Form 1040 series) and one for all other

returns.

Note: If you are requesting more than one

return and the chart below shows two

different service centers, mail your request to

the service center based on the address of

your most recent return.

Chart for individual returns

(Form 1040 series)

RAIVS Team

Stop 38101 

Fresno, CA 93888

Alaska, Arizona,

California, Hawaii,

Idaho, Montana,

Nevada, Oregon,

Utah, Washington,

Wyoming

RAIVS Team

Stop B41-6700

Kansas City, MO

64999

Delaware, Illinois,

Indiana, Iowa,

Kansas, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, 

North Dakota, 

South Dakota,

Wisconsin

RAIVS Team

5333 Getwell Rd.

Stop 2826 

Memphis, TN 38118

Ohio, Virginia

RAIVS Team 

DP SE 135 

Philadelphia, PA

19255-0695

Connecticut,

District of Columbia,

Maryland, 

New Jersey,

Pennsylvania, a

foreign country, or

A.P.O. or F.P.O.

address

Mail to the

Internal Revenue

Service at:

If you lived in:

RAIVS Team 

Mail Stop 6734 

Ogden, UT 84201

Alabama, Alaska,

Arizona, Arkansas,

California, Colorado,

Florida, Georgia,

Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa,

Kansas, Louisiana,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Missouri, Montana,

Nebraska, Nevada,

New Mexico, 

North Dakota,

Oklahoma, Oregon, 

South Dakota,

Tennessee, Texas,

Utah, Washington,

Wyoming

Connecticut,

Delaware, District of

Columbia, Illinois,

Indiana, Kentucky,

Maine, Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan, New

Hampshire, New

Jersey, New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio, Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island, South

Carolina, Vermont,

Virginia, West

Virginia, Wisconsin

RAIVS Team

P.O. Box 145500

Stop 2800F 

Cincinnati, OH 45250

Chart for all other returns 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.

Line 1b. Enter your employer identification

number if you are requesting a copy of a

business return. Otherwise, enter the first

social security number (SSN) shown on the

return. For example, if you are requesting

Form 1040 that includes Schedule C (Form

1040), enter your SSN.

Section references are to the Internal

Revenue Code.

Routine uses of this information include

giving it to the Department of Justice for civil

and criminal litigation, and cities, states, and

the District of Columbia for use in

administering their tax laws. We may also

disclose this information to Federal and state

agencies to enforce Federal nontax criminal

laws and to combat terrorism.