INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXPAYER
If not already completed by an IRS employee, please fill in the information in the spaces
provided on the front of this form for the following items:
• Your employer’s name and address
• Your name(s) (plus spouse’s name if the amount owed is for a joint return) and
current address.
• Your social security number or employer identification number. (Use the number
that appears on the notice(s) you received.) Also, enter the last four digits of your
spouse’s social security number if this is a joint liability.
• Your home and work telephone number(s)
• The complete name and address of your financial institution(s)
• The kind of taxes you owe (form numbers) and the tax periods
• The amount you owe as of the date you spoke to IRS
• When you are paid
• The amount you agreed to have deducted from your pay when you spoke to IRS
• The date the deduction is to begin
• The amount of any increase or decrease in the deduction amount, if you agreed
to this with IRS; otherwise, leave BLANK
After you complete, sign (along with your spouse if this is a joint liability), and date this
agreement form, give it to your participating employer. If you received the form by mail,
please give the employer a copy of the letter that came with it.
Your employer should mark the payment frequency on the form and sign it. Then, your
employer should return the parts of the form which were requested on your letter or
return Part 1 of the form to the address shown in the “For assistance” box on the front of
the form.
If you need assistance, please call the appropriate telephone number below or write IRS
at the address shown on the form. However, if you received this agreement by mail,
please call the telephone number on the letter that came with it or write IRS at the
address shown on the letter.
For assistance, call: 1-800-829-0115 (Business), or
1-800-829-8374 (Individual – Self-Employed/Business Owners), or
1-800-829-0922 (Individuals – Wage Earners)
Note: This agreement will not affect your liability (if any) for backup withholding under
Public Law 98-67, the Interest and Dividend Compliance Act of 1983.
2159
Form
(Rev. 1-2015)
Catalog No. 21475H