How to fax Form 2553 to the IRS.
Form 2553 is how a corporation, or an entity eligible to be treated as one, elects to be taxed as an S corporation. The IRS takes it by mail or by fax. The fax number depends on the state where the business’s principal office or agency is located.
Fax numbers checked against irs.gov on October 10, 2026.
Which number to fax Form 2553 to.
Find the row that matches you and use that number. These are the numbers in the official instructions, read on October 10, 2026. The IRS says they may change without notice, so open the official page and confirm before you send.
The principal business, office or agency is in: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
The principal business, office or agency is in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
Official source: irs.gov, Instructions for Form 2553, Where To File (Form 2553, revision December 2017). Toll-free 855 numbers cost the same as any US or Canadian number on HelpMeFax.
What to check first.
- If you fax the election, keep the original signed Form 2553 with the corporation’s permanent records.
- Use the number for the state of the business’s principal office or agency, not the state where you live.
- Form 2553 is 4 pages, so with a cover page it is still one $2.99 fax.
Other ways to file.
- By mail: send the original, not a photocopy, to the same service center.
- Some late elections can instead be attached to Form 1120-S; see Relief for Late Elections in the instructions.
After you fax it
- The IRS generally decides within 60 days. If you checked box Q1 in Part II, allow about 90 more days for the ruling on the tax year.
- No letter within 2 months of faxing (5 months with box Q1)? Call the IRS at 1-800-829-4933.
- Keep your fax confirmation with the corporation’s records. The proofs of filing the IRS itself lists are a certified or registered mail receipt, a copy stamped received or accepted, or its acceptance letter.
How to fax Form 2553 with HelpMeFax.
From a phone or a computer, with no app to install. Form 2553 is 4 pages, so with a cover page it is $2.99, and there is no subscription.
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Complete and sign Form 2553
Fill in the form and sign it. Save it as a PDF, or photograph every page.
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Find your fax number
Use the chart on this page for your situation, and confirm it on the official IRS page linked below it.
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Upload and send
Upload at helpmefax.com, enter the IRS fax number, add a cover page if you want one, and pay by card: $2.99 for this form with a cover page, no subscription.
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Keep the confirmation
Save the delivery confirmation email with your copy of the form. It records when the IRS fax system accepted it.
Busy lines are retried automatically, and the delivery confirmation is emailed to you and kept in your fax history. Faxing from a phone? See faxing from an iPhone or an Android phone.
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