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IRS Key Contact Information and Helpful Hints

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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