Get Form 2848 Instructions

Does Form 2848 need to be notarized? It depends on the exact nature of the form. In case it is original, it DOES NOT have to be notarized. If however, the form is a copy of the original, you have to notarize it to make it official and legally acceptable.

Use Form 2848 to authorize an individual to represent you before the IRS. See Substitute Form 2848, later, for information about using a power of attorney other than a Form 2848 to authorize an individual to represent you before the IRS. The individual you authorize must be eligible to practice before the IRS.

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Submit a power of attorney if you want to authorize an individual to represent you before the IRS. You can use Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative for this purpose. Refer to IR-2021-20 for information about a new electronic submission option for Form 2848.

The tax return (or electronic filing authorization) should be signed in the following manner: (Taxpayer name), by (attorney-in-fact name) under authority of the attached power of attorney. o The POA must be attached to the return.

Visit www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov or call 877-777-4778. Complete this form, and mail or fax it to us within 30 days from the date of this notice. If you use the enclosed envelope, be sure our address shows through the window. If your address has changed, please call 866-xxx-xxxx or visit www.irs.gov.

The tax return (or electronic filing authorization) should be signed in the following manner: (Taxpayer name), by (attorney-in-fact name) under authority of the attached power of attorney. o The POA must be attached to the return.

If your agent e-files your return, he or she should attach Form 2848 to Form 8453, U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return, and mail it to the address in the instructions for Form 8453. If your agent files a paper return, he or she should attach Form 2848 to your return.

Mail Form 14039 to this address: Internal Revenue Service, Stop C2003, Fresno, CA 93888. You may also need to file a police report and a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on their website if you're a victim of tax return fraud.