Tax Return Transcript

Below are three ways you can request a Tax Return Transcript.

1. IRS website
   1. Get Transcript by MAIL
      1. Click “Get Transcript by MAIL.”
      2. Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and NOT the “IRS Tax Account Transcript.” The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the online request.
   2. Get Transcript ONLINE
      1. Click “Get Transcript ONLINE.”
      2. To use the Get Transcript Online tool, the user must have
         1. access to a valid email address,
         2. a text-enabled mobile phone (pay-as-you-go plans cannot be used) in the user’s name, and
         3. specific financial account numbers (such as a credit card number or an account number for a home mortgage or auto loan). The transcript displays online upon successful completion of the IRS’s two-step authentication,
      3. Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and NOT the “IRS Tax Account Transcript.”
2. Automated Telephone Request
   1. 1-800-908-9946 - Transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the telephone request.
3. Paper Request Form
   1. IRS Form 4506T-EZ or IRS Form 4506-T. The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the paper request form.
   2. Mail or fax this form to:
      1. Internal Revenue Service
         RAIVS Team
         Stop 6716 AUSC
         Austin, TX, 73301
         Fax: 512-460-2272