How to Request IRS Verification of Non-filing Letter

What is an IRS Verification of Non-filing Letter?

An IRS Verification of Non-filing Letter - provides proof that the IRS has no record of a filed Form 1040, for

the year requested.

Non-Tax filers can request an IRS Verification of Non-filing of their tax return status, free of charge, from

the IRS in one of three ways:

• Online

Available at www.irs.gov

Note: This is typically not available if you have never filed taxes before in prior years. If this is the case,

please use the paper request process detailed below.

• Under Tools, click "Get a tax transcript"

• Click “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, see below)

• Enter the non filer’s Social Security Number, email address, filing status, account numbers for loan or

credit card associated with your name, and mobile phone associated with your name.

• Click “Continue”

Note: This is typically not available if you have never filed taxes before 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 the tax year

requested.

• 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 from the time of the request.

• Complete lines 1 – 4, following the instructions on page 2 of the form.

• Line 3: 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

Old Dominion University.

• Line 6: Enter tax form number 1040.

• Line 7: Select the checkbox on the right-hand side for Verification of Nonfiling.

• Line 9: Year or period requested field, enter "12/31/2018".

• The non filer must sign and date the form and enter their telephone number. Only one signature is

sure to include the student’s name and University Identification Number (UIN) on the letter.

How to fix address matching problems when ordering online

When entering the information into the IRS address matching system note the following:

• The address entered must match the address already on file with the IRS exactly.

• The address on file is typically the address on your most recent tax return.

• Spelling out the word “street” rather than using the abbreviation “st.” can be enough to cause an error.

• Addresses on the IRS system are auto-corrected through a post office program and may not match

what you put on your tax return.

We suggest the following if you run into problems:

• Have your taxes in front of you and enter the address carefully as it is on your return.