Special Power of
Attorney FAX Line Set Up for Hurricane Victims
The Internal
Revenue Service has set up a special fax line for processing Form 2848, Power of
Attorney and Declaration of Representative, for victims of Hurricane Katrina or
Hurricane Rita.
All Power of Attorney requests should be faxed to the
Ogden
Service
Center
for expedited processing.
Forms 2848 for Katrina and Rita victims will be processed and posted to the
Centralized Authorization File (CAF) within 24 hours of receipt. Receipts
received after 2:00
p.m.
Mountain
Time will be considered the
next day’s receipt.
Submit the Forms 2848 as follows:
- Write
"KATRINA" or “RITA” on the top
of the request in large letters.
- Fax
the request to: (801) 620-4249 (not toll free).
- Contact
CAF Help Desk (not toll free) at (801) 620-4254 with any questions.
For the latest information on relief granted to disaster victims,
refer to the IRS.gov Homepage or Newsroom.
Or call the IRS Special Disaster Hotline toll-free with any tax related
questions at (866) 562-5227.
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