Where to fax Form 8508
Form 8508, Application for a Waiver from Electronic Filing of Information Returns. Asks the IRS to let an issuer file information returns on paper for the year.
The number
877-477-0572
Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Extension of Time Coordinator, 240 Murall Drive, Mail Stop 4360, Kearneysville, WV 25430
304-579-4105 (not toll-free; from outside the United States)
Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Extension of Time Coordinator, Kearneysville, WV 25430
Faxing from outside the United States.
From the Form 8508 (Rev. May 2026), “Where to File Form 8508”; the form itself is Rev. May 2026. Checked against the IRS's current copy on 2026-10-02. The IRS says these numbers may change without notice.
What the IRS says about faxing it
- Either fax or mail, do not do both. Fax is the preferred method.
What happens next
The IRS answers the waiver request by mail. There is no acknowledgement of the fax itself.
Before Send sends it, you will be asked
- Is this the only way you are sending it — not also by mail?
Send it
Upload the signed form as a PDF or as photographs of its pages. Send puts a cover sheet on it, faxes it to the number above, and gives you the receipt. $3 for the first 30 pages; nothing if it is not delivered.
Sending opens soon. The number and the rules above are the IRS's, for you to use now.