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A copy of an exemption application Internal Revenue Service

Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask

(includes all supporting

Attn: Correspondence Unit

for the information on this form to carry out the Internal

documents)

P.O. Box 2508, Room 4024

Revenue laws of the United States. We need the information to

Cincinnati, OH 45201

gain access to the return or other exempt or political

Fax no. 513-263-3434

organization IRS form you requested in our files and properly

respond to your request.

A copy of a return,

Internal Revenue Service

report, or notice

RAIVS Unit MS: 6716

The authority to ask for the information requested on this

Ogden, UT 84201

form is section 6104 and its regulations. You are not required to

Fax no. 801-620-7896

provide the information requested on this form. However, if you

do not furnish the information, we may not be able to fulfil your

request. Providing willfully false or fraudulent information may

*The office handling your request will contact you to

subject you to criminal penalties. Routine uses include

schedule an appointment when the item is available for

disclosing the information to the Department of Justice for civil

inspection.

or criminal litigation. We may also disclose this information to

How Long Will It Take?

federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal

It may take up to 60 calendar days for us to process your

laws and to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies

request.

to combat terrorism.

You are not required to provide the information requested on

Specific Instructions

a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless

the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or

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records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as

long as their contents may become material in the

Exempt or political organization. Enter the organization’s

administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax

official name under which exempt status was approved,

returns and return information are confidential, as required by

address, and employer identification number. If you do not enter

section 6103. The time needed to complete and file Form

the official name, we may not be able to locate the requested

4506-A will vary depending on individual circumstances. The

form.

estimated average time is:

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Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requester. Enter the requester’s name, address, phone

6 min.

Learning about the law or the form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 min.

number, and the name of a contact person.

Preparing the form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 min.

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Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS . .

20 min.

Category of requester. Check the appropriate category of the

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time

requester. You must check a box.

estimates or suggestions for making Form 4506-A simpler, we

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would be happy to hear from you. You can write to:

Reason for request. To avoid being charged the commercial

Internal Revenue Service

rate, all requesters except commercial users, must provide a

Tax Products Coordinating Committee

reason for requesting the records and explain how the records

SE:W:CAR:MP:T:M:S

will be used.

1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526

Lines 5-9

Washington, DC 20224

For each applicable form, check the box(es) for the item(s) you

Do not send Form 4506-A to this address. Instead, see

are requesting. You may request more than one form. For each

Where To File on page 1.

form requested, check either the copy, inspection, CD/DVD, or

sample CD/DVD box and enter the specific tax year(s) or

period(s) as indicated. If ordering a partial set on CD/DVD or

sample CD/DVD, indicate the format, state(s), and month(s)

requested. If ordering a sample CD/DVD, check the sample CD/

DVD box, indicate the format, and write in the calendar year(s).

Sample CD and DVD requests are not available for individual

states. Individual state CDs and DVDs are only available in

Alchemy format.

Incomplete requests will be rejected.

CAUTION

Note. Tax returns are generally available only for 7 years from

filing before they are destroyed in accordance with applicable

provisions of law.

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