IRS Key Contact Information (current as of December 2020)

IRS Key Contact Information (current as of December 2020)

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 (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, 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, West Virginia)
• Fax: 855.214.7522 (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, Wyoming)
• Fax: 855.772.3156: (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

• EFTPS: 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 (PPS): 866.860.4259