Mail address for Form 8453 rejected by Post Office

[richardb3]

My  Post Office rejected the Address you provided for Form 8453:

Internal Revenue Service

attn Shipping & Receiving 0254

Receipt and Control Branch

Austin TX [removed]

They dislike line 2 and 3

They state they need  (1) a better street address or  (2) a  PO Box number

Please advise

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[DoninGA]

This is the mailing address directly from the IRS Form 8453 Instructions - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8453.pdf

Mail Form 8453 to:
Internal Revenue Service
Attn: Shipping and Receiving, 0254
Receipt and Control Branch
Austin, TX 73344-0254

[richardb3]

Yes, the mail address, altho  somewhat different from normal format,

is correct.  It was accepted by other Postal clerks as acceptable & correct.

I was given incorrect information by an inexperienced Postal employee.

Thank you DoninGA