IRS Key Contact Information and Helpful Hints

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Amended Tax Return Status: 866-464-2050

www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return

 

Apply for an EIN: 800-829-4933

www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/employer-id-numbers

 

Estate and Gift Taxes: 866-699-4083

 

Excise Tax Help: 866-699-4096

 

FBAR Online Filing

https://bsaefiling.fincen.treas.gov/NoRegFBARFiler.html

 

Get Tax Transcript for Individuals: 800-908-9946

www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

 

Identity Theft: 800-908-4490

 

Power of Attorney (Form 2848)

Fax: 855-214-7519 for Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of

Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia

Fax: 855-214-7522 for Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa,

Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,

Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, or Wyoming

Fax: 855-772-3156 for foreign countries

 

PTIN Information Line: 877-613-7846

 

Refund Hotline: 800-829-1954

www.irs.gov/refunds

 

Stimulus Check Issues: 800-919-9835

 

Tax Help Line for Individuals: 800-829-1040

 

Tax Help Line for Businesses: 800-829-4933

 

Tax Help Line for Non-Profit Taxes: 877-829-5500

 

Tax Payments

EFPS: www.eftps.gov/eftps

Direct Pay: www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay

Credit or Debit Card: www.irs.gov/payments/pay-your-taxes-by-debit-or-credit-card

Payment Plan: www.irs.gov/payments/online-payment-agreement-application

 

Tax Practitioner Priority Service Hotline: 866-860-4259

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