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August 12, 2026
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IRS POA

  • August 12, 2026
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From others’ experience, is it faster to fax Form 2848 to Ogden, UT or try to call the Practioner’s Line and fax it to an agent?  I have tried twice to call the Practioner’s Line and was hung up on due to heavy call volume.  Or is it faster to try to upload it to the IRS website?  I need to order a Wage & Income Transcript for a client who has dementia and hasn’t provided all his tax documents.

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sjrcpa
Level 15
August 12, 2026

If you can fax it to an agent while on the phone with them you can get the transcript immediately. So, I generally do the upload because who wants to fax? Either of these ways I expect to take a week or two before it is recorded in the IRS system.

The more I know the more I don’t know.