Form 56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship / Form 56-F, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship of Financial Institution

Form 56 is used to inform the IRS that a person in acting for another person in a fiduciary capacity so that the IRS may mail tax notices to the fiduciary concerning the person for whom he/she is acting. The data is used to ensure that the fiduciary relationship is established or terminated and to mail or discontinue mailing designated tax notices to the fiduciary. The filing of Form 56-F by a fiduciary (FDIC or other federal agency acting as a receiver or conservator of a failed financial institution (bank or thrift) gives the IRS the necessary information to submit send letters, notices, and notices of tax liability to the federal fiduciary now in charge of the financial institution rather than sending the notice, etc. to the institution's last known address.

The latest form for Form 56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship / Form 56-F, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship of Financial Institution expires 2022-03-31 and can be found here.

Form 56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship / Form 56-F, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship of Financial Institution

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