Form 1040 V Payment Voucher

2009

Form 1040-V

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

How To Send In Your 2009 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 2009 Form 1040, Form 1040A, or Form 1040EZ.
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 2009 tax return, payment, and Form 1040-V in
the envelope that came with your 2009 tax return
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 “2009 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. If you are filing Form 1040A or Form 1040EZ, enter
“2009 Form 1040A” or “2009 Form 1040EZ,” whichever is
appropriate, instead of “2009 Form 1040.”
● 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 “$ XXX—” or
“$ XXX xx/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.
Form 1040-V (2009)

Cat. No. 20975C

Form

Ä Detach

1040-V

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)

Payment Voucher
©

OMB No. 1545-0074

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

1 Your social security number (SSN)

Print or type

Here and Mail With Your Payment and Return Ä

2 If a joint return, SSN shown second
on your return

4 Your first name and initial

3 Amount you are
paying by check
or money order

2009

Dollars

Cents

Last name

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

Last name

Home address (number and street)

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

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Form 1040-V (2009)

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

Used a paid
preparer . . .

Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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

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

Alabama, 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

Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 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, Arizona, 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, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, 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

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Vermont

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.