Prior Year Tax Information With Get Transcript
Welcome to Get Transcript!
You can get various Form 1040–series transcript types online or by mail (see Link opens in a new windowTranscript Types and Ways to Order Them). If you need your prior year Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) to e-file, choose the tax return transcript type when making your request. If you only need to find out how much you owe or verify payments you made within the last 18 months, you can view your tax account: Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.irs.gov/payments/view-your-tax-account.
The method you used to file your tax return—e-file or paper—and whether you had a balance due affect your Link opens in a new windowcurrent-year transcript availability. Note: If you need a photocopy of your return, you must use Link opens in a new windowForm 4506.
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What You Need
To register and use this service, you need
- Your Social Security number (SSN), date of birth, filing status, and mailing address from your latest tax return
- Access to your email account
- Your personal account number from a credit card, mortgage, home equity loan, home equity line of credit, or car loan
- A mobile phone with your name on the account
What You Get
- All transcript types are available online.
- View, print, or download your transcript.
- Set up your username and password to return later.
Start now: Link opens in a new windowhttps://sa.www4.irs.gov/eauth/pub/login.jsp.
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What You Need
To use this service, you need your
- SSN or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)
- Date of birth
- Mailing address from your latest tax return
What You Get
- Return or Account transcript types are delivered by mail.
- Transcripts arrive in 5 to 10 calendar days at the address IRS has on file for you.
Get started: Link opens in a new windowhttps://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof-tra/login.
Further Information and FAQs
Visit the Get Transcript Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more information: Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript-faqs. If you're trying to get a transcript to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), refer to tax information for student financial aid applications: Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-offers-help-to-students-families-to-get-tax-information-for-student-financial-aid-applications.
CAUTION: The IRS never calls or sends email or text messages asking you to provide information or log in to obtain a transcript or update your profile. Visit the Report Phishing page for instructions if you are unsure about the authenticity of any unsolicited communication you receive, other than U.S. mail, claiming to be from the IRS: Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing.
What's New
There is a new transcript format that better protects your data. This new format partially masks your personally identifiable information. Financial data will remain fully visible to allow for tax preparation, tax representation, or income verification. Learn more at "About the New Tax Transcript and the Customer File Number": Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.irs.gov/individuals/about-the-new-tax-transcript-faqs.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). (2018). Welcome to Get Transcript. Retrieved January 23, 2019, from https://www.irs.gov/