# Fax Form 3911 (refund trace) to the IRS

Fax Form 3911 to the IRS refund inquiry unit for the state you live in. Each unit has its own number; for example, New York is 855-297-7736 and Texas is 855-203-7538. The full list is below.

## Fax numbers

| Who | Fax number |
| --- | --- |
| Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont (Andover unit) | 855-253-3175 |
| Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia (Atlanta unit) | 855-275-8620 |
| Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas (Austin unit) | 855-203-7538 |
| New York (Brookhaven unit) | 855-297-7736 |
| Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming (Fresno unit) | 855-332-3068 |
| Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia (Kansas City unit) | 855-344-9993 |
| Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (Memphis unit) | 855-580-4749 |
| District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (Philadelphia unit) | 855-404-9091 |
| A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory, APO or FPO address, Form 2555 or 4563 filers, dual-status aliens (Austin unit) | 855-203-7538 |
| Business entities in states east of the Mississippi, plus Arkansas and Louisiana (Cincinnati unit) | 855-307-3124 |
| Business entities in states west of the Mississippi, plus Wisconsin (Ogden unit) | 855-578-2550 |

## Before you fax

- Send only Form 3911 to these numbers; the IRS asks that nothing else is faxed to them.
- If you expected a paper check and file as single, married filing separately or head of household, the IRS encourages starting the trace yourself first, with Where's My Refund? or the IRS app.
- Business entities don't use the state list: they fax Cincinnati or Ogden depending on which side of the Mississippi they are.

## Steps

1. Fill in Form 3911 and sign it.
2. Scan or photograph the pages.
3. Find your state in the table and enter that unit's number.
4. Send, and keep the delivery receipt until the refund question is settled.

## Questions

**Which number is for Texas?**

855-203-7538, the Austin refund inquiry unit, which also covers Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma, and taxpayers abroad or in U.S. territories.

**Can I mail Form 3911 instead?**

Yes. Each refund inquiry unit has a mailing address; the IRS lists them on its About Form 3911 page.

**Is there a faster way to check on a refund?**

For many individual returns, Where's My Refund? on IRS.gov or the IRS app shows the refund's status and can start a trace.

**Do the numbers change?**

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

## Sources

- [About Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund, IRS.gov](https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3911), checked 2026-10-12

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