How to Request IRS Transcripts for Years Back
The Internal Revenue Service keeps copies of your tax returns for seven years. Sometimes, creditors or others may require you to submit proof of income and will accept a transcript of your tax return as verification. In the event that you need a transcript, you can request one for free from the IRS. You can even have it sent directly to the company needing the verification. You can request a transcript of a prior year’s tax return online, over the phone or by mailing in the appropriate form.
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Complete Form 4506-T to request a copy of your tax return. You need to provide your name, address, Social Security number and birth date. Also note the tax form, such as Form 1040, you want and the year or years for which you request a transcript. If you want the transcript sent to a third party, you must include that address as well.
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Look up the address to which you should mail your Form 4506-T on the second page of the form. The location to which you mail the form depends on where you lived at the time you filed the return. For example, if you want a transcript of your 2009 tax return and you filed in Illinois, but you now live in Kentucky, use your former Illinois address to determine where to send the Form 4506-T.
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Request a transcript online through the IRS website. You must provide the same information that you would have provided on Form 4506-T.
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Call the IRS at (800)-908-9946 to request a transcript over the phone. You must provide the same information that you would have provided on Form 4506-T.
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