Use the table below to determine the general timeframe when you can request a transcript for a current year Form 1040 return filed on or before the April due date. Availability varies based on the method you used to file your return and whether you have a refund or balance due. Note: If you made estimated tax payments and/or applied your overpayment from a prior year tax return to your current year tax return, you can request a tax account transcript to confirm these payments or credits a few weeks after the beginning of the calendar year prior to filing your current year return. When your original return shows a ... and you filed electronically, then and you filed on paper, then refund amount or no balance due, allow 2-3 weeks after return submission before you request a transcript. allow 6-8 weeks after you mailed your return before you request a transcript. balance due and you paid in full with your return, allow 2-3 weeks after return submission before you request a transcript. we process your return in June and you can request a transcript in mid to late June. Note: we process all payments upon receipt. balance due and you paid in full after submitting the return, allow 3-4 weeks after full payment before you request a transcript. balance due and you didn’t pay in full, we process your return in mid-May and you can request a transcript by late May. Back to Get Transcript Related Transcript types for individuals and ways to order them Transcript services for individuals - FAQs
