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                                Electronic Deposit of Tax Refund of $1 Million or More 
Form   (Rev. November 2018)8302            ▶ Attach to your income tax return (other than Forms 1040,                      OMB No. 1545-1763
Department of the Treasury                      1120, or 1120S), Form 1045, or Form 1139. 
Internal Revenue Service                   ▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form8302 for the latest information.
Name(s) shown on income tax return                                                                      Identifying number 

Name and location (city, state) of bank                                                                 Taxpayer’s phone number 

1        Method of deposit (one box must be checked)           Direct deposit        Fedwire
2        Routing number (must be nine digits). The first two digits must be between 01 and 12 or 21 through 32. 

3        Account number (include hyphens but omit spaces and special symbols):                          4 Type of account (one box 
                                                                                                          must be checked): 
                                                                                                          Checking                Savings

General Instructions                            Conditions Resulting in a                    processed, see Assembling the Return in 
                                                                                             the instructions for the form with which 
Section references are to the Internal          Refund by Check                              the Form 8302 is filed. For Forms 1045 
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.            If the IRS is unable to process this         or 1139, attach a separate Form 8302 for 
                                                request for an electronic deposit, a refund  each carryback year. 
Purpose of Form                                 by check will be generated. Reasons for 
File Form 8302 to request that the IRS          not processing a request include:            Specific Instructions 
electronically deposit a tax refund of $1       • The name on the tax return does not        Identifying number. Enter the employer 
million or more directly into an account        match the name on the account.               identification number or social security 
at any U.S. bank or other financial                                                          number shown on the tax return to which 
institution (such as a mutual fund, credit      • You fail to indicate the method of deposit 
union, or brokerage firm) that accepts          to be used (direct deposit or Fedwire).      Form 8302 is attached. 
electronic deposits.                            • The financial institution rejects the      Line 1. Direct deposit is an electronic 
The benefits of an electronic deposit           electronic deposit because of an             payment alternative that uses the 
include a faster refund, the added              incorrect routing or account number.         Automated Clearing House (ACH) 
                                                                                             system. Fedwire is atransaction-by- 
security of a paperless payment, and the        • You fail to indicate the type of account   transaction processingsystem         designed 
savings of tax dollars associated with the      the deposit is to be made to (checking or    for items that must bereceived       by 
reduced processing costs.                       savings).                                    payees the same day asoriginated        by 
Who May File                                    • There is an outstanding liability the      the IRS. 
                                                offset of which reduces the refund to                  When there is a verified potential that 
Form 8302 may be filed with any tax             less than $1 million.                        the tax refund will be applied to a debt 
return other than Form 1040, 1120, or           • You are subject to the Treasury Offset     owed to a particular agency, a Fedwire 
1120S to request an electronic deposit          Program (TOP) and fail to indicate direct    deposit will be rejected due to the offset. 
of a refund of $1 million or more. You are      deposit as the method of deposit to be       To receive an electronic deposit, elect to 
not eligible to request an electronic           used.                                        use the direct deposit method of deposit 
deposit if:                                                                                  instead of Fedwire.
• The receiving financial institution is a      How To File 
                                                                                             Line 2. Enter the financial institution’s  
foreign bank or a foreign branch of a           Attach Form 8302 to the applicable           routing number and verify that the  
U.S. bank, or                                   return or application for refund. To         institution will accept the type of  
• You have applied for an employer              ensure that your tax return is correctly     electronic deposit requested. See the 
identification number but are filing your 
tax return before receiving one. 
                                                   Sample Check 
If Form 8302 is filed with Form 1045, 
Application for Tentative Refund, or 
Form 1139, Corporation Application for              ABC Corporation 
Tentative Refund, both of which allow for           123 Main Street 
more than one year’s reporting,                     Anyplace, NJ 07000 
electronic deposits may be made only 
for a year for which the refund is at least 
$1 million.                                                            Routing            Account  
Note: Filers of Form 1040 must request                                 number              number 
a direct deposit of refund by completing                               (line 2)              (line 3)  
the account information on that form. 
Filers of Forms 1120 or 1120Smust 
request a direct deposit of a refund 
using Form 8050, Direct Deposit of 
Corporate Tax Refund. This includes a 
request for a refund of $1 million or              Note: The routing and account numbers may be in different places on your check.
more. 
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions.                   Cat. No. 62280S         Form 8302 (Rev. 11-2018) 



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Sample Check for an example of where        Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction       The time needed to provide this 
the routing number may be shown.            Act Notice. We ask for the information    information may vary depending on 
        Check with your financial           on this form to carry out the Internal    individual circumstances. The estimated 
        institution, if necessary, to       Revenue laws of the United States. You    average time is:
!      verify that the routing number      are required to give us the information.  Recordkeeping   . . . . 1 hr., 40 min.
CAUTION entered on line 2 is correct.       We need it to ensure that you are 
                                            complying with these laws and to allow    Learning about the law                           
For accounts payable through a              us to figure and collect the right amount or the form .   . . . .   . . 30 min.
financial institution other than the one at of tax.                                   Preparing and                             
which the account is located, check with                                              sending the form  . . .   . . 33 min.
your financial institution for the correct  You are not required to provide the 
routing number. Do not use a deposit        information requested on a form that is   If you have comments concerning the 
slip to verify the routing number.          subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act    accuracy of these time estimates or 
                                            unless the form displays a valid OMB      suggestions for making Form 8302 
Line 3. Enter the taxpayer’s account        control number. Books or records          simpler, we would be happy to hear from 
number. Enter the number from left to       relating to a form must be retained as    you. You can send us comments 
right and leave any unused boxes blank.     long as their contents may become         through www.irs.gov/FormComments. 
See the Sample Check for an example of      material in the administration of any     Or you can write to the Internal Revenue 
where the account number may be             Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax      Service, Tax Forms and Publications, 
shown.                                      returns and return information are        1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, 
                                            confidential, as required by Code section Washington DC 20224. Do not send 
                                            6103.                                     Form 8302 to this address.






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