Fax Form 3911 to trace your missing refund

Form 3911 (Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund) is faxed to one of eight regional refund-inquiry units for individuals — Andover, Atlanta, Austin, Brookhaven, Fresno, Kansas City, Memphis or Philadelphia — determined by your state. Business refund traces go to Cincinnati or Ogden.

Select your state (and whether it's a business refund) and we resolve the correct number. Send nothing except Form 3911 to these lines.

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Where this form faxes

ScenarioIRS fax number
Individuals8 regional numbers, routed by state
International / territories / APO-FPO855-203-7538 (Austin)
Businesses855-307-3124 (Cincinnati) / 855-578-2550 (Ogden), by state

IRS fax numbers change without notice. We re-verify our routing table against the current IRS form instructions, and the exact number your document was sent to is printed on your transmission report.

Deadline

Start a trace 28+ days after the refund was issued (paper check) or if 'Where's My Refund' tells you to.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your state — the IRS runs 8 regional refund-inquiry fax units for individuals and 2 for businesses. Our form resolves the number from the state you select.

No. The IRS instructs taxpayers to send nothing except Form 3911 to these fax lines; anything else will not be processed there.

Generally 28 days after the IRS issued a paper check, 5 days after direct deposit was expected, or when the refund tool directs you to. Married-joint filers must use Form 3911 rather than the phone trace.

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