Federal tax return

Mailing your federal tax return to the correct address is almost as important as filing out the federal tax return correctly. Mailing the federal tax return to a wrong address can delay your federal tax return refund, or it can also lead to penalty for submitting your federal tax return late.

Where to send federal tax return

The federal tax return must be postmarked by April 15th of the given year. Before going to the post office, consider what address you should put on that envelope. Not all federal tax returns go to the same address. The IRS has made it more complicated for filers but yeasier for them by differentiating where to send federal tax returns. The federal tax return delivery address is based on state and also form type.

In order to enable to the government to quickly process any and all tax returns, IRS asks you to mail your forms to various offices located throughout the country.

Where to find the address for mailing federal tax return

You can find the federal tax return mail-to address in the tax booklet, in the federal tax return instructions. You can also find it on the sticker that came with your federal tax return forms.

You can also find the address at the federal tax return website. Visit the Addresses for Individual Taxpayers website where you can simply click on your state's name and be taken to another page. Use the chart to locate the type of form you will be sending in. Look across the chart to find the address for the appropriate office.