1040-V Payment Voucher

2008

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Form 1040-V

What Is Form 1040-V and Do You Have To
Use It?

How To Send In Your 2008 Tax Return,
Payment, and Form 1040-V

It is a statement you send with your check or money
order for any balance due on the “Amount you owe”
line of your 2008 Form 1040. Using Form 1040-V
allows us to process your payment more accurately
and efficiently. We strongly encourage you to use Form
1040-V, but there is no penalty if you do not.

● Detach Form 1040-V along the dotted line.
● Do not staple or otherwise attach your payment or
Form 1040-V to your return or to each other. Instead,
just put them loose in the envelope.
● Mail your 2008 tax return, payment, and Form
1040-V in the envelope that came with your 2008 Form
1040 instruction booklet.

How To Fill In Form 1040-V
Line 1. Enter your social security number (SSN). If you
are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first on
your return.
Line 2. If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN
shown second on your return.
Line 3. Enter the amount you are paying by check or
money order.
Line 4. Enter your name(s) and address exactly as
shown on your return. Please print clearly.

How To Prepare Your Payment
● Make your check or money order payable to the
“United States Treasury.” Do not send cash.
● Make sure your name and address appear on your
check or money order.
● Enter “2008 Form 1040,” your daytime phone
number, and your SSN on your check or money order.
If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first
on your return.
● To help process your payment, enter the amount on
the right side of your check like this: $ XXX.XX. Do not
use dashes or lines (for example, do not enter
xx
“$ XXX—” or “$ XXX 100 ”).

Note. If you do not have that envelope or you moved
or used a paid preparer, mail your return, payment,
and Form 1040-V to the address shown on the back
that applies to you.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the
information on Form 1040-V to help us carry out the
Internal Revenue laws of the United States. If you use
Form 1040-V, you must provide the requested
information. Your cooperation will help us ensure that
we are collecting the right amount of tax.
You are not required to provide the information
requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB
control number. Books or records relating to a form or
its instructions must be retained as long as their
contents may become material in the administration of
any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
return information are confidential, as required by
Internal Revenue Code section 6103.
The average time and expenses required to
complete and file this form will vary depending on
individual circumstances. For the estimated averages,
see the instructions for your income tax return. If you
have suggestions for making this form simpler, we
would be happy to hear from you. See the instructions
for your income tax return.

Cat. No. 20975C

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1040-V

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)

Print or type

Detach Here and Mail With Your Payment and Return

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Payment Voucher
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2008

Do not staple or attach this voucher to your payment or return.
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1040-V

1

Your social security number (SSN)

If a joint return, SSN shown second 3 Amount you are
on your return
paying by check
or money order

4

Your first name and initial

Last name

If a joint return, spouse’s first name and initial

Last name

Dollars

Home address (number and street)

Cents

Apt. no.

City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code (If a foreign address, enter city, province or state, postal code, and country.)

Cat. No. 20975C

(2008)

Form 1040-V (2008)

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THEN use this address if you:
Prepared your
own return . . .

Used a paid
preparer . . .

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Atlanta, GA 39901-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 105017
Atlanta, GA 30348-5017

District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Vermont

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Andover, MA 05501-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 37002
Hartford, CT 06176-0002

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Austin, TX 73301-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 1214
Charlotte, NC 28201-1214

Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, Wyoming

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Fresno, CA 93888-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 802501
Cincinnati, OH 45280-2501

Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Fresno, CA 93888-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 7704
San Francisco, CA 94120-7704

Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Kansas City, MO 64999-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 970011
St. Louis, MO 63197-0011

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Kansas City, MO 64999-0102

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 37008
Hartford, CT 06176-0008

A foreign country, American Samoa, or Puerto Rico (or are
excluding income under Internal Revenue Code section
933), or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555,
2555-EZ, or 4563, or are a dual-status alien or
nonpermanent resident of Guam or the Virgin Islands*

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Austin, TX 73301-0215 USA

Internal Revenue Service Center
P.O. Box 1303
Charlotte, NC 28201-1303 USA

IF you live in . . .

* Permanent residents of Guam or the Virgin Islands should not use Form 1040-V.

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