An IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter provides proof that the IRS has no record of a filed 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ for the year requested. Non-tax filers can request an IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter for their 2018 tax return status free of charge from the IRS online, on the phone, or by mail. Details of these three processes are outlined below.
Note: If you typically would have filed a Puerto Rican or foreign income tax return, you must submit appropriate non-filing documentation from a relevant tax authority.
Online Request
You can file an online request through the IRS website.
Note: This option is typically not available if you have not filed taxes in prior years. If this is the case, please use the paper request process detailed below.
- Under Tools, select "Get a Tax Transcript."
- Next, select "Get Transcript Online." (If at any point you cannot validate your identity—for example, you cannot provide financial verification information or you lack access to a mobile phone—you may use "Get Transcript by Mail.")
- Enter the non-filer’s social security number, e-mail address, filing status, account numbers for loan or credit card associated with your name, and mobile phone associated with your name.
- Click "Continue."
- Select "Verification of Non-Filing Letter" and in the tax year field, select "2018."
- If successfully validated, you will be able to view your IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter.
- Submit the IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter, if requested, via UMGC's Help Center.
Telephone Request
You can file a telephone request with the IRS by calling 800-908-9946.
Note: This option is typically not available if you have not filed taxes in prior years. If this is the case, please use the paper request process detailed below.
- Non-filers must follow prompts to enter their social security number and the numbers in their street address. Generally this will be numbers of the street address that was listed on the latest tax return filed.
- Select option 2 to request an IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter and then enter "2018."
- If successfully validated, non-filers can expect to receive a paper IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter at the address provided in their telephone request within 5 to 10 days after the time of the request.
- IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letters requested by telephone cannot be sent directly to a third party by the IRS.
- Submit the IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter, if requested, via UMGC's Help Center.
Paper Request via Mail
Download IRS Form 4506-T.
- Complete lines 1–4, following the instructions on page 2 of the form.
- On line 3, please enter the non-filer's street address and zip or postal code. Use the address currently on file with the IRS.
- Line 5 provides non-filers with the option to have their IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter mailed directly to a third party by the IRS. Do not have your IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter sent directly to UMGC.
- On line 6, enter tax form number 1040.
- On line 7, select the checkbox on the right hand side for Verification of Non-Filing.
- On line 9, enter "12/31/2018" for the year or period requested field.
- The non-filer must sign and date the form and enter their telephone number. Only one signature is required when requesting a joint IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter.
- Mail or fax the completed IRS Form 4506-T to the address (or fax number) provided on page 2 of Form 4506-T.
- If the 4506-T information is successfully validated, tax filers can expect to receive a paper IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter at the address provided on their request within 5 to 10 days.
- Submit the IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter, if requested, via UMGC's Help Center.