How to Mail Tax Returns to the IRS
- 1). Check the IRS Addresses for Individual Taxpayers by State database if you are an individual filer or are married and filing jointly. There is a link to the IRS processing center for each state. Find a link in References.
- 2). Check the IRS Addresses for Tax Professionals by State database if you are a professional tax preparer mailing taxes on behalf of a filer. Each state is listed with the correct mailing address. Find a link in References.
- 3). Send your return to the IRS Center in Ogden, Utah, if you are mailing a return for a government entity or tax-exempt organization. Use the following address:
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027 - 4). File your employee retirement plan returns to the correct EBSA address listed on the IRS Where to File website. Note that there are two addresses listed for employee retirement plans. The first address is for IRS Form 5500 and the second address is for IRS Form 5500-EZ. See References for a link to these addresses.
- 5). Ensure that you include correct postage on your envelope. The Postal Service may delay your mailing or send it back to you for correct postage. This may cause your return to miss the IRS deadline and could result in penalties being assessed against you.