# Fax Form 2848 (power of attorney) to the IRS

Fax Form 2848 to the IRS unit for the state you live in: 855-214-7519 for most eastern states, 855-214-7522 for most western states, and 855-772-3156 for U.S. territories, APO/FPO addresses and abroad.

## Fax numbers

| Who | Fax number |
| --- | --- |
| Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia | 855-214-7519 |
| Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming | 855-214-7522 |
| APO and FPO addresses, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, or outside the United States | 855-772-3156 |
| The same, faxing from outside the United States | 304-707-9785 |

## Before you fax

- A Form 2848 signed electronically (an e-signature or a digitized image of a handwritten signature) can only be submitted online, at IRS.gov/Submit2848. Faxing is for forms signed by hand.
- If you checked the box on line 4 (a specific use not recorded on the CAF), fax or mail the form to the IRS office handling that matter instead.
- The IRS says these numbers may change without notice and lists updates under Recent Developments at IRS.gov/Form2848.

## Steps

1. Fill in Form 2848 and sign it by hand, taxpayer and representative.
2. Scan or photograph every page.
3. Pick the number for the taxpayer's state from the table and enter it.
4. Send, and keep the delivery receipt with your copy of the form.

## Questions

**Which number do I use if I live in Puerto Rico?**

855-772-3156, the International CAF team. The same applies to the other U.S. territories, APO and FPO addresses and anyone outside the United States.

**Can I fax a Form 2848 I signed electronically?**

No. The IRS only accepts electronically signed Forms 2848 online, at IRS.gov/Submit2848.

**Can I mail it instead?**

Yes. The IRS instructions list a mailing address next to each fax number: Memphis, Tennessee for the eastern states, Ogden, Utah for the western states and Philadelphia for the International CAF team.

**Do the numbers change?**

They can. We compare them with the IRS instructions regularly; the date we last checked is at the bottom of this page.

## Sources

- [Instructions for Form 2848 (Rev. September 2021), IRS.gov](https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i2848), checked 2026-10-12

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