How to get a copy of my tax transcript online

You can request an IRS Tax Return Transcript, free of charge, from the IRS in one of three ways:

• Online
• By Telephone
• By Paper

Online Request

This is typically not available if you have never filed taxes before in prior years. If this is the case, please use the paper request process detailed below.

• Visit the IRS transcript page.
• Click Get Transcript Online (If at any point, you cannot validate your identity – for example, you cannot provide financial verification information or you lack access to a mobile phone – you may use Get Transcript by paper, see below).
• Set up an account with the IRS. They will email you a confirmation code to enter. Be sure to check your junk file in case the email is sent there.
• Enter the non-filer’s Social Security number, email address, filing status, account numbers for loan or credit card associated with your name, and mobile phone associated with your name.
• Click Continue.
• Be sure to select Return Transcript and the appropriate year.
• Save the Transcript for submission to our office.
• Upload the document when prompted when submitting Verification online from MyUNT.

Telephone Request

• Call the IRS at 1-800-908-9946 and follow the prompts.

Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506T-EZ

• Download an IRS Form 4506T-EZ .
• Complete lines 1-4, following the instructions on page 2 of the form.
• Line 5 provides non-filers with the option to have their IRS Verification of Non-filing Letter mailed directly to a third party by the IRS. Do not have your IRS Verification of Non-filing Letter sent directly to UNT.
• On line 6, indicate the tax year requesting.
• Make sure you check the box which starts with "Signatory attests that he/she has read..." otherwise the form will not be processed.
• The tax filer (or spouse if requesting information from a joint tax return) must sign and date the form and enter their telephone number.
• Mail or fax the complete form to the appropriate address on page 2 of the 4506T-EZ form.

How to fix address matching problems when ordering online

When entering the information into the IRS address matching system note the following:

• The address entered must match the address already on file with the IRS exactly.
• The address on file is typically the address on your most recent tax return.
• Spelling out the word “street” rather than using the abbreviation “st.” can be enough to cause an error.
• Addresses on the IRS system are auto-corrected through a post office program and may not match what you put on your tax return.

We suggest the following if you run into problems:

• Have your taxes in front of you and enter the address carefully as it is on your return.
• If you entered your address as it appears on your return and it doesn’t work, try using the standardized version of your address.
  • To get a standardized version of your address: 1) go to www.usps.com 2) Click Look Up a Zip Code 3) Enter Street Address, City, State 4) Click Find
• If you still have problems, the IRS.gov Website Help Desk can be reached toll-free at 1-800-876-1715, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

We explain the process that you need to follow

IRS Tax Transcript: How can you get a Tax Transcript online immediately?

There are hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of people in the United States currently sorting their taxes, but sometimes you might need a copy of your filed tax return from the IRS, which can lead to some making a request for a tax transcript.

The benefit to this is that is can be helpful to you when you prepare future tax returns, and you will need it if you are made to fix something from a prior year tax return.

Some of the examples in which you might need a tax transcript are when you apply for a loan to buy a property or if you are starting a new business.

Tax transcript

For anyone who has not kept a copy of their filed tax return, you can get a transcript of it from the IRS.

A tax transcript will show most line items from when you filed your tax return, but it's worth bearing in mind that it does not show any changes that you or the IRS made after filing your original return.

What is on a tax transcript?

A tax transcript will include the following:

• Your marital status
• The type of return you filed
• Your adjusted gross income
• Your taxable income

How to get a tax transcript online

You are able to immediately access your free transcript online, as you can do this by going to IRS.gov and using the Get Transcript tool.

Alternatively, if you would rather get your tax transcript using another method, you are able to get it by phone, by mail or by fax within five to 10 days from the point at which the IRS receives your request.

Should you need a copy of your filed and processed tax return, there is a $50 fee for each tax year. In order to receive this, you will need to fill in the Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return.

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