Internal Revenue Service, Distribution Changes

Effective January 1, 2001, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will significantly change its distribution list for return processing centers. Note that the present locations of the return processing centers are not changing at this time. The IRS is changing the processing location for both individual and business returns originating in certain states. In some instances, the business returns originating in one state may be processed in a different return center than the individual returns originating in the same state. Those processing and distribution centers servicing the return processing centers affected by the change will notice volume shifts.

Listed on pages 1-2 is a revised matrix that specifically describes by state the shift in individual and business returns from IRS service center to IRS service center, and estimates of the planned shift in volume. This matrix supersedes an earlier version that was forwarded to the field in September 2000.

Processing and distribution sites listed for individual and business returns should also program (letters/flats/manual programs/cases) the IRS tax center addresses they served in previous years, because some customers will mail to the site they are accustomed to using.

USPS will deliver to the address that the customer uses; however, the IRS will need to determine how to handle returns addressed to the previous year's tax center.

Internal Revenue Service Return Processing Center, Distribution Changes

*Volume is the total volume of tax returns mailed based on the previous year's returns.