Form 2848 fax number by state: fax a power of attorney

The IRS fax number for Form 2848 is 855-214-7519 for the states served by the IRS office in Memphis. For the states served by Ogden it is 855-214-7522. For taxpayers abroad, in a US territory or with an APO or FPO address it is 855-772-3156. Form 8821 uses the same numbers. All were read in the IRS instructions on 2026-11-10.

This is not tax advice, and Fax for Agents is not part of the IRS. Under its chart the IRS writes "These numbers may change without notice." Check the instructions for Form 2848 before you send.

What is the fax number for Form 2848 where I live?

Who uses it	Fax number	IRS page
You live in 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, or West Virginia	855-214-7519	Instructions for Form 2848, revision 09/2021
You live in 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, or Wyoming	855-214-7522	The same page
All APO and FPO addresses, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or otherwise outside the United States	855-772-3156, or 304-707-9785 from outside the United States	The same page

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The first number reaches the IRS office in Memphis, Tennessee. The second reaches Ogden, Utah. The third and fourth reach the International CAF Team in Philadelphia.

Is the fax number for Form 8821 the same?

Yes. The instructions for Form 8821, revision 09/2021, carry the same chart with the same four numbers.

Can I sign Form 2848 on screen and fax it?

No. The instructions say "You must handwrite your signature on Form 2848 if you file it by mail or by fax. Digital, electronic, or typed-font signatures are not valid signatures for Forms 2848 filed by mail or by fax."

The Form 8821 instructions say the same about Form 8821. The IRS page on submitting both forms says a form mailed or faxed needs a "wet" ink signature.

So print the form, sign it in ink and scan the signed pages. A typed name on a faxed form is what the instructions rule out.

Fax, mail or online: which routes does the IRS offer?

The instructions name three for a form the IRS records on its Centralized Authorization File. They are online at IRS.gov/Submit2848, fax and mail.

The online route is the one that takes an electronic signature. You sign in to an IRS account to use it.

Send the form by one route. The page on submitting the forms online says "If you already faxed or mailed a form, don't submit it online."

When are these fax numbers the wrong place?

When the box on line 4 is checked. That box is for a power of attorney with a specific use, which the IRS does not record on the file.

The instructions say to mail or fax such a form "to the IRS office handling the specific matter". An IRS note on Form 2848 says such a form should never be filed with a CAF unit.

How long does the IRS take to process Form 2848?

On 2026-11-10 the IRS processing status page showed Forms 2848 and 8821 as "Processed 3 business days after receipt". The page was dated 2026-11-06. The figure moves, so read the page on the day you send.

The IRS says it handles these forms in the order it receives them, "whether submitted online, by fax or mail".

How do I fax Form 2848 without a fax machine?

Download the current form from irs.gov and fill it in.
Print it. The taxpayer and the representative sign by hand.
Scan every page into one PDF and count the pages.
Send the PDF to the number for the taxpayer's state through an online fax service.
Keep the receipt with the signed original.

The receipt records the transmission. It is not the IRS's confirmation that the authorization is on file. The page on faxing to the IRS has the steps in detail and says what the receipt holds.

Send it with Fax for Agents

One fax paid by card costs $2.49 for up to 5 pages to the United States and Canada. Each extra page costs $0.49. One fax takes 20 pages at most. A cover sheet with your name and email address is included and not counted. Your card is charged only after the carrier confirms pages. If part of the document arrives, you pay for the confirmed pages by the same rule, so 1 to 5 confirmed pages cost $2.49.

Prices as of 2026-11-12, from the rate table on the pricing page.

A filing longer than 20 pages

It goes through the prepaid wallet, which is also the way to send when a one-time order is refused.

Sign in to the dashboard, top up the prepaid wallet and send from your browser. A page to the United States or Canada costs $0.039 as of 2026-10-28. The smallest top-up is $10.

A fax of 6 pages costs $0.234. So for one fax you pay $10 up front and use a small part of it. The rest stays in your wallet, and we refund unspent balance when you ask.

One document can have 200 pages and 25 MiB. From the wallet a cover sheet counts as a page.

A busy line or no answer is tried again after 60 seconds, 3 attempts in all.

A fax that ends failed costs nothing. From the wallet a partial one costs each page the carrier confirmed.

The receipt is a record of transmission. It is not an acknowledgement from the tax agency.

The prices and limits are in facts.json with their dates and methods. The steps, the receipt and how documents are handled are on the IRS fax page.

Questions

Can I fax Form 2848 from outside the United States?

Yes. The chart in the instructions gives 304-707-9785 for faxes sent from outside the United States. It gives 855-772-3156 for the same group of taxpayers faxing from inside. That group covers APO and FPO addresses, the US territories the chart names and anyone in a foreign country. We read both numbers on 2026-11-10. With an online fax service you upload the signed PDF from where you are, and the service places the call to the IRS.

Should I also mail or upload the form after I fax it?

No. The IRS processing status page asks people who already submitted Form 2848 or 8821 not to submit a duplicate. Its page on online submission says that if you already faxed or mailed a form, you should not submit it online. Send it once, keep the receipt and read the status page for the current wait. For an urgent case, that page describes faxing the form to the IRS employee who handles the matter.

Does Form 2848 need a fax cover sheet?

The instructions for Form 2848 do not mention one. We read them on 2026-11-10 and found no cover sheet rule for these fax numbers. If you add a cover sheet, keep the taxpayer's Social Security number and EIN off it. The IRS gives that advice on its page about faxing Form 8023, where it says not to put sensitive information on the cover sheet. A cover page you add to the PDF yourself is one more page of the document.