To check on the status of your refund, call the Refund Hotline at 1-800-829-4059.

Toll Free Telephone Services

Live Telephone Assistance for Individuals
Toll-Free, 1-800-829-1040. (In English and Spanish)
Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time). When calling, you may ask questions to help you prepare your tax return, or ask about a notice you have received.

Order Tax Forms and Materials
Toll-Free, 1-800-829-3676

IRS Refund Hotline.
Toll-Free, 1-800-829-1954
For refund information, have a copy of your current tax return, your social security number, filing status from the front of your return, and the exact whole dollar amount of your refund.

IRS Taxpayer Advocate
Toll-Free, (877) 777-4778

Telephone Assistance for Businesses
Toll-Free, 1-800-829-4933.
Business taxpayers that have questions relating to their entity can call the IRS for business and specialty help (in English and Spanish).

Employer Identification Number
Toll-Free, 1-800-829-4933
Call IRS to apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN).

Telephone Assistance for Exempt Organizations, Retirement Plan Administrators, and Government Entities
Toll-Free, 1-877-829-5500.

IRS TE/GE Customer Accounts Services
Toll-Free, (877) 829-5500
You may direct your technical and procedural questions concerning charities and other non-profit organizations to IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Customer Account Services.

Telephone Assistance for people with hearing impairments
Toll-Free 1-800-829-4059 (TDD)..Telephone assistance for the hearing impaired is available for individuals with TTY equipment. The toll–free number for this service is 1–800–829–4059. This number is answered by TTY/TDD equipment only. Hearing impaired individuals that do not have this equipment may be able to obtain access through the federal or state relay services.

Community Based Outlet Program
(916) 974-5833

Questions concerning Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN)
(215) 516-4846

International Services

Tax Help for US Taxpayers Residing In Canada
(215) 516-2000.

Telephone Assistance for people who live outside the United States
(215) 516-2000       fax: (215) 516-2555
IRS will answer your tax questions and help with account problems. Telephone assistance is available Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Eastern time (non-toll-free numbers).

If you are a taxpayer who lives outside the United States, the IRS has full-time permanent staff in 4 U.S. embassies and consulates. These offices have tax forms and publications, can help you with account problems, and answer your questions about notices and bills. You can reach these offices at the following telephone numbers, which include country or city codes if you are outside the local dialing area.

If you are calling about an e-file issue and it is not account related, please contact the e-help Austin at 512-416-7750. Assistors are available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.

Overseas Offices
You can phone, write, or visit one of our overseas offices. Just be sure to have a copy of last year’s tax return, your wage and income statements, and your other tax records with you. Traveling IRS tax assistors will visit foreign cities during the 2006 filing season. Call your local U.S. embassy or consulate or visit one of our offices to find out the dates, times, and locations for assistance.

The IRS offices listed can answer your federal income tax questions, help with account and refund problems, and assist with the preparation of current and prior year tax returns.

IRS trained volunteers are also available at some embassy/consulate locations. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact one of our IRS offices.

Taxpayers located outside the U.S. may also contact the IRS by mail at:

Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 920
Bensalem, PA 19020

Or you may telephone or FAX the Philadelphia Service Center office at:

Tel: 215-516-2000 (not toll-free)
Fax: 215-516-2555

Phone service available from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm (EST) M-F

Residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands may contact the IRS toll free at 1-800-829-1040. (Hours of Operation 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday - Friday).

Other items of potential interest:

International Taxpayer Advocate:
To request Taxpayer Advocate help, call:

Worldwide: Puerto Rico office:
Tel: (Spanish) 787-622-8930, (English) 787-622-8940
FAX: 787-622-8933

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