What's up with ordering IRS forms by mail?

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February 6, 2022
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I usually order some IRS forms by mail, including 1096, 198 and 1099-INT. But this year they seem to be unavailable on the IRS web site.

Does anyone know what's up with this? Is the IRS just running behind? If so, time is running out, since these forms must be submitted by February 28.

Or is it possible to submit these forms electronically with TurboTax?

Thanks for any tips!

Best answer by LoganathanB

Thanks, MinhT1, but the reason I posted here in the first place is that none of the forms I need seem to be available at that link. Try searching for 1096, 1098 or 1099-INT -- all I get is "No forms were found that met your search criteria". You can find some forms, e.g. 1040, which tells us the site isn't completely broken. When I tried to order in mid-January, I got a message saying the forms I wanted weren't available at that time, but would be by the end of the month. Now there's nothing.

Perhaps the IRS is just backlogged, which wouldn't surprise me this year. But since the filing deadline for 1096, etc is February 28, it would be nice if they could tell us what's up. I was hoping someone here might know, and save me from waiting hours on hold, or making a wild goose chase trip to my local IRS office.

IRS will ship the forms requested by you once it is available. You need not order again.

Please click on the link for more information

IRS order 2022 forms

PattiF

Level 15

These forms need to be mailed to the IRS, and cannot be submitted electronically through TurboTax.

You may want to contact your local IRS office to obtain the forms that you need.

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Minnesota SlimAuthor

Level 2

Thanks for confirming that these forms need to be submitted by mail -- That's what I thought too. I appreciate the response.

I was hoping someone could tell me if these forms are actually available from the IRS at this time, perhaps sparing me a wild goose chase to the local office.