How To: Quickly Get an IRS Tax Transcript

The IRS can sometimes be very slow in providing tax lien payoffs. Here is a hack that may help expedite the payoff information.


Call the IRS at 800-829-1040


  1. Press 1 for English
  2. Press 2 for Personal Income Tax
  3. Press 1 for Form, Tax history or Payment
  4. Press 3 for all other questions
  5. Press 2 for all other questions
  6. When it asks to enter SSN or EIN, DON’T do anything. It will ask twice before sending you to another menu
  7. Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions
  8. Don’t press another prompt. Just wait for it to transfer you.
  9. It should transfer you to a HUMAN.
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