Can someone please tell me how I can get a copy of my 2005 tax ?

Question

I had it but I think it got shredded and my daughter will be attending college in the fall and the university is requesting it.If I get it from the IRS does anyone know how much it will cost? and how long it will take for me to receive it?

Answer 1

A copy from the IRS does cost $39, but you can ask for a transcript instead, which will most likely meet your needs - that's free. See http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=151682,00.html

Answer 2

If you need an actual copy of your return, you should complete and mail Form 4506 (PDF), Request for Copy of Tax Return along with a check or money order for $ 39.00 per tax year made payable to the "United States Treasury". Allow 60 calendar days to receive your copies.

Most needs for tax return information can be met with a tax return transcript or a tax account transcript, rather than an actual copy of the return. The tax return transcript shows information from the return as it was originally filed. A tax account transcript shows any later adjustments either the taxpayer or the IRS made after the tax return was filed. Transcripts are provided free of charge. These transcripts may be acceptable substitutes for an actual copy of the return by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and lending agencies for student loans and mortgages. Check with your agency or lender to be sure.

You can obtain a transcript by calling (800)–829–1040 or by completing and mailing Form 4506-T (PDF), Request for Transcript of Tax Return, to the address listed in the instructions to request all types of transcript verification of non-filing, and wage/income information.

Transcripts will be mailed directly to you, and should be received within two weeks after the IRS gets your request. Transcripts can be mailed to a third party if you specify this on Form 4506–T. However, you must sign and date the form giving your consent for the disclosure.

Answer 3

Although I don't disagree with the first poster, another option, faster, and probably a whole lot cheaper, if not free, and MUCH easier... is to ask the company/accountant who prepared your tax return for you, i.e. H&R block, or whoever did it for u, or even go into the software, if you did it uyrself, and use the reprint function.

My accountant keeps a copy of my returns scanned for 10 years, the federal suggested audit guideline period.