Form 2848: Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative
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IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, authorizes a person — usually a CPA, attorney, or enrolled agent — to represent you before the IRS for specific tax matters and periods. You fill in Part I (your details, your representatives, and the exact tax matters and years), and each representative signs the Part II declaration. The IRS publishes Form 2848 as a free fillable PDF (Rev. January 2021) at irs.gov; JustFill opens that same blank in one click, maps every field so you can type or dictate, and includes the first clean completed PDF download at no charge.
IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, authorizes a person — typically a CPA, attorney, or enrolled agent — to represent you before the IRS for specific tax matters. The official blank is a free fillable PDF at irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2848.pdf; JustFill opens it in one click so you can complete it in your browser, and the first clean completed download is included. Once filed, your representative can receive your confidential tax information, respond to IRS notices, negotiate, and sign agreements on your behalf for the tax periods and matters listed.
The blank Form 2848 PDF (Rev. January 2021) is free to download from the IRS at irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2848.pdf, with the separate instructions at irs.gov/instructions/i2848. It is already a fillable PDF, so there is no reason to buy or download a "template". Print it to fill by hand, or open the same blank in JustFill to type or dictate every field on screen; the first clean completed download is included at no charge. Remember that a faxed or mailed copy needs handwritten signatures, so print before signing unless you will upload it online.
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Your name, address, TIN, and daytime phone.
Name, address, CAF number, PTIN, and contact info for each representative (four fit on the form; attach another Form 2848 for more). Enter "None" for a representative who has never been assigned a CAF number. The "copies of notices" box may be ticked for no more than two representatives.
Specific tax matters: income tax, employment tax, etc., plus year(s) or period(s) the authorization covers.
Line 5a adds powers the basic grant does not include: access to your IRS records via an Intermediate Service Provider, authorizing disclosure to third parties, substituting or adding representatives, or signing a return. Line 5b lists acts you withhold. No representative may ever endorse or negotiate a refund check. The IRS now warns that anything on 5a beyond the third-party-disclosure, substitute/add-representative and sign-a-return boxes, or any entry on 5b, makes the CAF record "modified", which blocks transcript access through TDS.
Taxpayer signature and date. Handwrite it if the form will be faxed or mailed; electronic signatures are accepted only with online submission. For a year with a joint return, each spouse files their own separate Form 2848, even when appointing the same representative.
Each representative signs, indicating their designation (attorney, CPA, enrolled agent, etc.).
An individual taxpayer in Texas hires a CPA to deal with an IRS notice about her personal income tax and wants the CPA authorized for Form 1040 for tax years 2024, 2025 and 2026. She signs in September 2026 and the authorization will be recorded on the CAF.
Jane M. Doe, 100 Sample St, Austin, TX 78701 · SSN •••-••-•••• · daytime phone (512) 555-01••
Your own name and address only, never the representative's. A sole proprietor adding Schedule C matters would also enter the business EIN.
Alex Rivera, CPA, Rivera Tax Advisors, 200 Example Ave, Suite 3, Austin, TX 78702 · CAF No. ••••-•••••R · PTIN P0••••••• · phone and fax · "send copies of notices" box checked
Write "None" in the CAF box if the IRS has never assigned one; a number is issued when the form is processed. Copies of notices can go to at most two representatives.
Description of matter: Income · Tax form number: 1040 · Year(s) or period(s): 2024, 2025, 2026
List each year. "All years" gets the form returned. 2026 is a future period, which the CAF accepts as long as it ends within 3 years of December 31 of the year the IRS receives the form.
Leave unchecked
This is an ordinary representation, so it belongs on the CAF. Checking line 4 keeps it off the CAF and closes the online upload route.
All boxes left blank
Jane does not need Alex to sign her return or release records to third parties. Extra entries here flag the CAF record as "modified", which blocks the CPA from pulling her transcripts.
Left blank
A representative can never endorse or negotiate a refund check anyway, so nothing else needs excluding.
Left unchecked
Filing this form automatically revokes any earlier Form 2848 on file for Form 1040, 2024–2026. Check the box and attach a copy only if an earlier authorization should survive.
Jane M. Doe · handwritten signature · 09/10/2026 · Title left blank (individual)
A handwritten signature is required when the form is faxed or mailed. A typed or electronic signature is valid only if the form is uploaded online.
Designation: b · Licensing jurisdiction: TX · License number: •••••• · signed 09/11/2026
"b" is Certified Public Accountant. The representative signs after the taxpayer and, for domestic authorizations, within 45 days of the taxpayer's signature date.
Ogden CAF Unit, fax 855-214-7522, or upload at IRS.gov/Submit2848
Texas is on the Ogden list. The unit is chosen by the taxpayer's state, not the CPA's office.
These values are made up. They are here to show what belongs on each line, not to be copied — every name, number, and address on your own Form 2848 has to be your own.
Where a completed Form 2848 goes depends on the taxpayer’s address, not the representative’s. Fax or mail it to the CAF unit that covers that state — sending it to the wrong unit delays processing.
Use this if the address is in: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
Use this if the address is in: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Use this if the address is in: APO/FPO addresses, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, a foreign country, or otherwise outside the United States
You can also submit it online at IRS.gov/Submit2848 instead of faxing or mailing, provided line 4 is not checked. If line 4 is checked, do not send the form to any CAF unit — mail or fax it to the IRS office handling the matter. If line 4 is checked, do not send the form to any CAF unit — mail or fax it to the IRS office handling the matter.
Checked against the official IRS instructions on 2026-09-02. Destinations change — confirm on the IRS page before you send anything.
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Official source: Form 2848 on IRS’s website
Edition checked: Rev. January 2021 (Instructions Rev. September 2021). Verified against the official source on .
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