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Where do I mail my tax return?
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I don’t usually dispense much information about filling out IRS forms manually because I am a big believer in e-filing. There are, however, certain times when it’s necessary to mail in a form and where the benefits of e-filing are reduced significantly. For example, if you owe taxes, you can buy yourself a few extra days by mailing in the form which can mean the difference between bouncing a check and keeping the IRS happy.
That said, it’s not always easy to find where you need to mail something because the addresses change. On most forms, there will be a section that indicates where you should be mailing it. In the event you can’t find the instructions or you picked up just a form, here is a helpful list of addresses, organized by your state. Where you mail your tax return depends on where you live and whether you have included a payment and I recommend do a “Find” on this page (Ctrl-F) for your state, as this won’t be in alphabetical order because multiple states mail their forms to the same address.
No Payment Included Addresses
If you are not including a payment along with the form, use this address.
Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0002
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Fresno, CA 93888-0002
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0002
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Atlanta, GA 39901-0002
If you are a dual-status alien, U.S. citizen living outside the United States or someone who is filing Form 255, Form 2555-EZ, or a Form 4563:
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1302
Dallas, TX 75266-0575 USA
Included Payment Addresses
If you are including a payment, as in an actual check, this is the address you’ll use.
Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas:
Internal Revenue Service
P. O. Box 1302
Charlotte, NC 28201-130
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington:
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 7704
San Francisco, CA 94120-7704
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 802503
Cincinnati, OH 45280-2503
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia:
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 970028
St. Louis, MO 63197-0028
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont:
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 37009
Hartford, CT 06176-0009
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina:
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 105050
Atlanta, GA 30348-5050
If you are a dual-status alien, U.S. citizen living outside the United States or someone who is filing Form 255, Form 2555-EZ, or a Form 4563:
Internal Revenue Service
Charlotte, NC 28201-1302
Efilers don’t need to worry about this because you don’t mail in your return.
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” For example, if you owe taxes, you can buy yourself a few extra days by mailing in the form which can mean the difference between bouncing a check and keeping the IRS happy.”
Well if you were really trying to push it wouldn’t you go the extra step of mailing your return to a different IRS office than the one you listed?
Thanks Jim, this is a good resource. Any excuse to pay taxes later is worth sharing…I think most people can spend money better than the Government.
i don’t really mail my taxes anymore, but i always thought all the addresses were always on the instruction form for each corresponding form. am i wrong on this one?
Looks like I am doing a 1040X this year. This will be the first time I have mailed something to the IRS in many many years.
Where do the residents of Puerto Rico send their tax retures. Where do I fill?
Jim, according to the irs website some of your addresses on where to file are not correct. you may want to recheck that. thanks for the info though.
Actually the address if you’re including Payment for:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington IS
Internal Revenue Service
PO Box 7704
San Francisco, CA 94120-7704
you posted box 7122 and that’s wrong. I checked it against the IRS publication…
What is he address for the state taxes form n11
Your address for Florida do not match the address given by the IRS.
http://www.irs.gov/file/article/0,,id=104552,00.html
I do not trust the internet for my taxes. I need the address to the Austin Texas office so I can mail it to them.
thank you so much i really appreciate this. this is awesome because i was on hold with the irs for 20 min just to get an address. do you have the information for our state returns?
Jim, please double check your information and either update or remove it. Your info does NOT seem to match IRS info. I almost mailed my taxes to the wrong address. Please see about this before your readers make a mistake.
Hi Randy – these dates were for last year, I amended the post to point people to the IRS site with the latest information.