- 1). Log in to the website of your e-file provider using the password you created when you e-filed your return. Click on the option to print past tax return. Select the option for last year's tax return.
- 2). Contact your tax preparation agency. Inquire if they have a copy of your previous tax return. Request a copy if available.
- 3). Complete Form 4506 and forward to the IRS. Provide your identifying information: name, Social Security number and address. Indicate the tax year that you are requesting.
- 4). Attach payment to your 4506 request. As of May 2010, the fee was $57 per tax return. Make the check or money order payable to the U.S. Treasury. Write on your check or money order that this is payment for a 4506 request.
- 5). Mail your request and payment to the address indicated in the 4506 booklet. Your specific mailing address depends on what state you mail the request from.
- 6). Contact the IRS at 800-829-1040 after 60 calendar days if you haven't received your tax return. Ask the operator about the status of your request.
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