8821
Tax Information Authorization
OMB No. 1545-1165
For IRS Use Only
Form
Information about Form 8821 and its instructions is at
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Received by:
Do not sign this form unless all applicable lines have been completed.
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(Rev. March 2015)
Telephone
Do not use Form 8821 to request copies of your tax returns
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Department of the Treasury
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or to authorize someone to represent you.
Internal Revenue Service
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1 Taxpayer information. Taxpayer must sign and date this form on line 7.
Taxpayer name and address
Taxpayer identification number(s)
Daytime telephone number Plan number (if applicable)
2 Appointee. If you wish to name more than one appointee, attach a list to this form. Check here if a list of additional
appointees is attached
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CAF No.
Name and address
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Telephone No.
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Check if new: Address
Telephone No.
Fax No.
3 Tax Information. Appointee is authorized to inspect and/or receive confidential tax information for the type of tax, forms,
periods, and specific matters you list below. See the line 3 instructions.
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Type of Tax Information (Income,
Tax Form Number
Year(s) or Period(s)
Specific Tax Matters
Employment, Payroll, Excise, Estate, Gift,
(1040, 941, 720, etc.)
Civil Penalty, Sec. 4980H Payments, etc.)
4 Specific use not recorded on Centralized Authorization File (CAF). If the tax information authorization is for a specific
use not recorded on CAF, check this box. See the instructions. If you check this box, skip lines 5 and 6 .
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5 Disclosure of tax information (you must check a box on line 5a or 5b unless the box on line 4 is checked):
a If you want copies of tax information, notices, and other written communications sent to the appointee on an ongoing
basis, check this box
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Note. Appointees will no longer receive forms, publications, and other related materials with the notices.
b If you do not want any copies of notices or communications sent to your appointee, check this box
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6 Retention/revocation of prior tax information authorizations. If the line 4 box is checked, skip this line. If the line 4 box
is not checked, the IRS will automatically revoke all prior Tax Information Authorizations on file unless you check the line 6
box and attach a copy of the Tax Information Authorization(s) that you want to retain.
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To revoke a prior tax information authorization(s) without submitting a new authorization, see the line 6 instructions.
7 Signature of taxpayer. If signed by a corporate officer, partner, guardian, executor, receiver, administrator, trustee, or
party other than the taxpayer, I certify that I have the authority to execute this form with respect to the tax matters and tax
periods shown on line 3 above.
IF NOT COMPLETE, SIGNED, AND DATED, THIS TAX INFORMATION AUTHORIZATION WILL BE RETURNED.
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DO NOT SIGN THIS FORM IF IT IS BLANK OR INCOMPLETE.
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Signature
Date
Print Name
Title (if applicable)
8821
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions.
Form
(Rev. 3-2015)
Cat. No. 11596P