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Form 4506-A (Rev. 8-2003)
Page
General Instructions
A copy of an exemption
Internal Revenue Service
application
Customer Service - TE/GE
A Change To Note
P.O. Box 2508, Room 2023
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Recent legislation eliminated the requirement for Form 1120-POL
to be disclosed, retroactive to June 30, 2000. Therefore, Forms
A copy of a return,
Internal Revenue Service
1120-POL filed for years beginning after June 30, 2000, and filed
report, or notice
Mail Stop 6716
before November 3, 2002, that were subject to disclosure, no
Ogden, UT 84201
longer can be disclosed.
Fax no. 801-620-7896
Purpose of Form
* The office handling your request will contact you to schedule an
Use Form 4506-A to request under Internal Revenue Code
appointment when the item is available for inspection.
Section 6104:
● A copy of an exempt or political organization’s return, report,
Specific Instructions
notice, or exemption application;
● An inspection of a return, report, notice, or exemption
Line 1
application at an IRS office.
Caution: An organization, or its officers, may request a copy of
Enter the organization’s official name, that is, the name under
the organization’s own return on Form 4506-A. However,they will
which exempt status was approved. If you do not enter the
only receive the copy that is “Open for Public Inspection.” The
official name, we may not be able to locate the requested form.
publicly available copy will not include, for example, information
that may identify a contributor and documents that were filed
Line 7
with the return, but are not open to public inspection. An
You can only request Forms 990 or 990-EZ for section 527
organization, or its officers, may request a complete copy of the
organizations for tax years beginning after June 30, 2000.
organization’s own return by completing Form 4506 and paying
the applicable fee.
Lines 8 and 9
CD-ROMs. The IRS can provide copies of exempt organization
Form 8871 must be filed electronically. Form 8872 must be filed
returns on a compact disk (CD-ROM). Requesters can order the
electronically after June 30, 2003, if the organization will have
complete set (all Forms 990 and 990-EZ or all Forms 990-PF
contributions or expenditures exceeding $50,000 in the calendar
filed for a year) or a partial set by state or by month. If you are
year. Paper copies will not be available from the IRS for forms
ordering a partial set on CD-ROM, you can use line 7 to indicate
filed electronically.
the state(s) or month(s) you are ordering. Complete information,
including the cost, is available on the IRS website at
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for
the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue
How Much Will It Cost?
laws of the United States. We need the information to gain
access to the return or other exempt or political organization IRS
You may inspect a return, report, notice, or exemption
form you requested in our files and properly respond to your
application at an IRS office free of charge.
request. The authority to ask for the information requested on
If you want a photocopy of a return, report, notice, or an
this form is Internal Revenue Code section 6104 and its
exemption application, see the chart below.
regulations. You are not required to provide the information
Note: The IRS will send you a bill for the cost. If your cost is
requested on this form. However, if you do not furnish the
over $250, we will ask for payment in advance.
information, we may not be able to fill your request. Providing
willfully false or fraudulent information may subject you to
THEN the charge for
criminal penalties. Routine uses include disclosing the
IF you are . . .
paper copies is . . .
information to the Department of Justice. We may also disclose
this information to Federal and state agencies to enforce Federal
A commercial user
$ .20 per page
nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism.
An educational institution,
First 100 pages free,
You are not required to provide the information requested on a
media, non-commercial
$ .20 per page thereafter
form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the
scientific institution, or all
form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
other requesters
relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as
their contents may become material in the administration of any
Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return
Where To File
information are confidential, as required by Internal Revenue
You can mail Form 4506-A to the IRS, you can fax Form 4506-A
Code section 6103.
to the Ogden Service Center, or you can file it with the IRS
The time needed to complete and file Form 4506-A will vary
office for your area. Use the following chart to determine where
depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average
to file Form 4506-A.
time is:
Recordkeeping
6 min.
IF you want . . .
THEN file Form 4506-A with the . . .
Learning about the law or the form
7 min.
To inspect a return,
Internal Revenue Service
Preparing the form
19 min.
report, notice, or an
Attention: Disclosure Officer
Copying, assembling, and
exemption application
(Call 1-800-829-1040 for IRS
sending the form to the IRS
20 min.
at an IRS office*
office locations near you.)
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
To inspect a return,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
estimates or suggestions for making Form 4506-A simpler, we
report, notice, or an
Attention: Freedom of Information
would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the Tax
exemption application
Reading Room
Products Coordinating Committee, Western Area Distribution
at the IRS National
1111 Constitution Avenue NW
Center, Rancho Cordova, CA 95743-0001. Do not send Form
Headquarters
Washington, DC 20224
4506-A to this address. Instead, see Where To File above.

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