Guides

Official fax numbers

Where to fax the IRS, federal agencies, student loan servicers and state unemployment offices. Every number is copied from the agency’s own site, with the link, so you can check it. If your letter or form gives a different number, use that one.

IRS

• IRS Form SS-4 fax number (apply for an EIN)

  Fax Form SS-4 to the IRS at 855-641-6935 (50 states and DC). Numbers for territories and abroad, what to include, and how the EIN comes back.

• IRS Form 2848 fax number (power of attorney)

  Fax Form 2848 to the IRS CAF unit for the taxpayer’s state: 855-214-7519 or 855-214-7522. International numbers, signature rules and processing time.

• IRS Form 8821 fax number (tax information authorization)

  Fax Form 8821 to the IRS CAF unit for the taxpayer’s state: 855-214-7519 or 855-214-7522. International numbers, signature rules and processing time.

• IRS Form 4506-T fax number (tax transcript request)

  Fax Form 4506-T or 4506T-EZ to the IRS RAIVS team for your state: 855-587-9604, 855-821-0094 or 855-298-1145. Which one, and what to check first.

• IRS Form 4506-C fax number (IVES transcript request)

  Borrowers don’t fax Form 4506-C: you sign it and your lender (an IVES participant) faxes it. The IVES team fax numbers, and what to do if you’re the borrower.

• IRS Form 14039 fax number (identity theft affidavit)

  Fax Form 14039 to the IRS at 855-807-5720 with a cover sheet marked “Confidential”, unless your notice gives another number. Also Forms 15227 and 4506-F.

• IRS Form 911 fax number (Taxpayer Advocate Service)

  Fax Form 911 to the Taxpayer Advocate Service at 855-828-2723 (from overseas, 304-707-9793). What to include and what to do if you don’t hear back.

• IRS Form 2553 fax number (S corporation election)

  Fax Form 2553 to 855-887-7734 (Kansas City) or 855-214-7520 (Ogden), by the state of your corporation’s principal business. Keep the fax confirmation as proof.

• IRS Form 3911 fax number (trace a refund)

  Where to fax Form 3911 to trace a missing IRS refund: the Refund Inquiry Unit numbers by state, updated by the IRS in October 2026, and for businesses.

• IRS CP2000 fax number (reply to an underreported income notice)

  Fax your CP2000 reply to the IRS campus printed at the top left of your notice: Andover, Atlanta, Austin, Holtsville, Fresno, Ogden or Philadelphia.

• IRS Form 8857 fax number (innocent spouse relief)

  Fax Form 8857 and attachments to the IRS at 855-233-8558, even if you’re already working with an IRS employee. What to include and a deadline to watch.

• IRS Form 8802 fax number (U.S. residency certification)

  Fax Form 8802 to 877-824-9110 (from the US) or 304-707-9792 (anywhere). Pay the user fee first, add a cover sheet with the page count, and send 45 days early.

• IRS ERC claim withdrawal fax number

  Withdraw an unpaid Employee Retention Credit claim by faxing the marked-up 941-X to 855-738-7609. Who can use the line and how to prepare the pages.

• IRS forms you can’t fax (and what to do instead)

  Some common IRS forms have no fax number: 1040-X, 9465, 8822, 8822-B, 8832, W-7, 4506 and 843, plus Letter 147C. How to send each one instead.

Federal agencies

• Social Security fax number (find your office’s fax)

  Social Security has no national fax number. Each field office has its own: find it in SSA’s office locator under Contact numbers, then fax with your SSN.

• Social Security disability fax: sending evidence and medical records

  Fax disability evidence to the number on your SSA or DDS request letter, with the barcode letter as the first page. Up to 200 pages per fax.

• Medicare Part B enrollment fax (CMS-40B and CMS-L564)

  Fax Forms CMS-40B and CMS-L564 to your local Social Security office, not a central number. How to find the fax, what to include, and an old number to avoid.

• Medicare fax number: where each kind of Medicare paperwork goes

  1-800-MEDICARE has no public fax. Enrollment forms go to Social Security, Original Medicare appeals to the contractor on your MSN, drug appeals to your plan.

• Medicare Part D appeal fax numbers (independent review)

  Part D appeals go to your plan first. Level 2 reconsiderations go to the independent review entity: 833-710-0580 standard, 833-710-0579 expedited.

• VA fax number (Evidence Intake Center)

  Fax VA disability claims and evidence to the Evidence Intake Center at 844-531-7818 (outside the US 248-524-4260). Pension and fiduciary fax numbers too.

• Board of Veterans’ Appeals fax number (VA Form 10182)

  Fax VA Form 10182 (Board Appeal) and supporting documents to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals at 844-678-8979, not to the Evidence Intake Center.

• CHAMPVA fax number (application)

  Fax the CHAMPVA application (VA Form 10-10d) and supporting documents to 303-331-7809, or apply online or by mail.

• DD-214 fax number: request military records (SF-180)

  Fax a signed SF-180 to the National Personnel Records Center at 314-801-9195 to request a DD-214. Emergencies and burials: 314-801-0764.

• FEMA fax number (disaster assistance documents)

  Fax documents for your FEMA disaster assistance application to 1-800-827-8112, with your name and FEMA application number on every page.

• SBA disaster loan servicing fax numbers

  Fax SBA disaster loan servicing requests to your servicing center: Birmingham 205-290-7765 or El Paso 202-481-5105. Include your SBA loan number.

• Railroad Retirement Board fax number (find your field office)

  Each RRB field office has its own fax number. Find yours in the RRB field office locator, then fax with your name and claim number.

• TSP fax number (Thrift Savings Plan)

  The Thrift Savings Plan’s fax is now 1-276-926-8948, not the old 1-866-817-5023. Include your name and TSP account number with the form.

Student loans

• PSLF form fax number (Public Service Loan Forgiveness)

  Fax the PSLF form to the Department of Education at 540-212-2415. PSLF forms no longer go to MOHELA. Or use the PSLF Help Tool on StudentAid.gov.

• TPD discharge fax number (disability loan discharge)

  Fax a total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge application to the Department of Education at 540-212-2415, signed by hand, with your certification.

• MOHELA fax number (student loans)

  Fax student loan forms and letters to MOHELA at 866-222-7060. Which number to use, what to put on each page, and faster ways to send.

• Nelnet fax number (student loans)

  Fax student loan forms and letters to Nelnet at 877-402-5816. Which number to use, what to put on each page, and faster ways to send.

• Aidvantage fax number (student loans)

  Fax student loan forms and letters to Aidvantage at 866-266-0178. Which number to use, what to put on each page, and faster ways to send.

• Edfinancial fax number (student loans)

  Fax student loan forms and letters to Edfinancial at 800-887-6130. Which number to use, what to put on each page, and faster ways to send.

• CRI fax number (student loans)

  Fax student loan forms and letters to CRI at 888-462-4163. Which number to use, what to put on each page, and faster ways to send.

State unemployment and DMV

• California EDD fax number (unemployment)

  The EDD’s unemployment fax, 1-866-215-9159, is for the paper application (DE 1101I). ID documents can’t be faxed; for other forms use the number on your notice.

• New York unemployment fax number (NYS DOL)

  NYS DOL unemployment fax numbers: the general UI fax (518) 457-7300, plus reconsideration, federal-employee wage documents and Appeal Board appeals.

• Florida unemployment fax number (Reemployment Assistance)

  FloridaCommerce fax numbers for federal or military wage proof (850-617-0442), appeals (850-617-6504) and disaster unemployment proof (877-934-1504).

• Pennsylvania unemployment fax number (UC)

  PA unemployment fax numbers: UC service centers 717-525-5160, appeals to a referee 855-728-2329, UC Board of Review 717-787-6125. Last four of your SSN only.

• Illinois IDES fax number (unemployment)

  Fax claim documents to the IDES Document Processing Unit at 217-557-4913. Also tax withholding (630-495-8199), fraud reports, and where reconsiderations go.

• Ohio unemployment fax number (ODJFS)

  Fax Ohio unemployment documents and correspondence to ODJFS at 1-614-466-7449, with your full name and claimant ID or the last four of your SSN.

• Georgia unemployment fax numbers (GDOL)

  Georgia Department of Labor fax numbers for weekly work search records, appeals, the Interstate Unit, wage inquiries and disaster unemployment proof.

• North Carolina DES fax numbers (unemployment)

  NC Division of Employment Security fax numbers for wage determination protests, eligibility review notices, tax withholding changes and 1099-G copies.

• Michigan UIA fax number (unemployment)

  Fax Michigan unemployment protests and correspondence to the UIA at 1-517-636-0427, or to the number on the UIA form you’re answering. Use your claimant ID.

• New Jersey unemployment fax numbers

  NJ unemployment fax numbers: Appeal Tribunal 609-292-2438, direct deposit forms (BC-502) 609-777-2444. Interview evidence goes to the office on your notice.

• Washington ESD fax number (unemployment)

  Fax Washington unemployment documents and weekly claims to ESD at 800-301-1796 (toll-free). Appeals go to 800-301-1795, SharedWork to 800-701-7754.

• New York DMV Medical Review Unit fax number

  Fax the MV-80L eye test report and other medical review forms to the New York DMV Medical Review Unit at 518-402-2991. Send both pages.