How to Get an IRS Tax Return Transcript
By Mail Or Online
By Mail:
• Available on the IRS website at www.IRS.gov or by submitting paper Form
4506T-EZ or 4056-T. You can also call 1-800-908-9946.
• The IRS will not accept requests for transcripts at its Taxpayer Assistance Centers.
• In the Tools section on the homepage, click “Get a Tax Transcript”
• Click “Get Transcript by Mail”.
• You will need:
o SSN or Individual Tax Identification Number (TIN)
o Date of birth
o Mailing address from your latest tax return
• Enter the tax filer’s social security number, date of birth, street address, and zip
or postal code. Use the address from your latest tax return filed with the IRS.
Note: If a joint tax return was filed, enter data for the primary taxpayer.
• Click the "Continue" button.
• Under Type of Transcript, select “Return Transcript”.
• Under Tax Year, select:
o 2019 to complete the 2021-2022 and 2020
2022-2023 Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Click the “Continue” button.
• Exit and close the browser when complete.
• Allow five to ten business days for the transcript to arrive at the address the IRS
has on file.
Online request:
Available on the IRS website at www.IRS.gov
In the Tools section on the homepage, click “Get a Tax Transcript”
Click “Get Transcript ONLINE”
To use this service, you must have:
o Your SSN or TIN
o Date of birth
o Filing status of the most recent tax return
o Mailing address of your most recent tax return
o Access to a valid email address
o A text-enabled mobile phone (pay-as-you-go plans cannot be used) in the
user’s name
o Specific financial account numbers (such as a credit card number or an
account number for a home mortgage or auto loan). Note: the IRS Get
Transcript ONLINE registration process will not result in any charges to
the card or financial account).
• During the registration process, the IRS will send the user a confirmation code
via email and an authentication code via text. The IRS email and text
will include a one-time code that the user will use to finalize the Get
Transcript ONLINE registration.
• Under Tax Year, select:
o 2019 to complete the 2021-2022 and 2020 2022-2023 Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• PLEASE NOTE: The IRS will never request log-in information or personal
data via email or text.
• If a tax filer is unable to successfully register for the Get Transcript
ONLINE, the tax filer must request a tax return transcript by mail or phone as
noted above.
• Exit and close the browser when complete
