Free Form 8050 (Rev. December 2001) - Federal

Form (December 2001)

8050

Direct Deposit of Corporate Tax Refund
Attach to Form 1120, 1120-A, or 1120S.
OMB No. 1545-1762

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Name of corporation (as shown on tax return)

Employer identification number Phone number (optional)

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1. Routing number (must be nine digits). The first two digits must be between 01 and 12 or 21 through 32. 3. Type of account (one box must be checked):

2. Account number (include hyphens but omit spaces and special symbols):

Checking

Savings

General Instructions
Purpose of Form
File Form 8050 to request that the IRS deposit a corporate income tax refund (including a refund of $1 million or more) directly into an account at any U.S. bank or other financial institution (such as a mutual fund or brokerage firm) that accepts direct deposits. The benefits of a direct deposit include a faster refund, the added security of a paperless payment, and the savings of tax dollars associated with the reduced processing costs.

How To File
Attach Form 8050 to the corporation's Form 1120, 1120-A, or 1120S after Schedule N (Form 1120) (if applicable). To ensure that the corporation's tax return is correctly processed, see Assembling the Return in the instructions for Form 1120, 1120-A, or 1120S.

Specific Instructions
Line 1. Enter the financial institution's routing number and verify that the institution will accept a direct deposit. See the sample check below for an example of where the routing number may be shown. For accounts payable through a financial institution other than the one at which the account is located, check with your financial institution for the correct routing number. Do not use a deposit slip to verify the routing number. Line 2. Enter the corporation's account number. Enter the number from left to right and leave any unused boxes blank. See the sample check below for an example of where the account number may be shown.

Who May File
Only corporations requesting a direct deposit of refund with its original Form 1120, 1120-A, or 1120S may file Form 8050. The corporation is not eligible to request a direct deposit if: The receiving financial institution is a foreign bank or a foreign branch of a U.S. bank or The corporation has applied for an employer identification number but is filing its tax return before receiving one. Note. For other corporate tax returns, including Form 1120X, Amended U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, and Form 1139, Corporation Application for Tentative Refund, a corporation may request a direct deposit of refunds of $1 million or more by filing Form 8302, Direct Deposit of Tax Refund of $1 Million or More.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
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the information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount of tax. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average times are: Recordkeeping, 1 hr., 25 min.; Learning about the law or the form, 6 min.; Preparing, copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS, 7 min. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the IRS at the address listed in the instructions of the tax return with which this form is filed.

Sample Check
ABC Corporation 123 Main Street Anyplace, NJ 07000
PAY TO THE ORDER OF

Conditions Resulting in a Refund by Check
If the IRS is unable to process this request for a direct deposit, a refund by check will be generated instead. Reasons for not processing a request include: The name of the corporation on the tax return does not match the name on the account. The financial institution rejects the direct deposit because of an incorrect routing or account number. The corporation fails to indicate the type of account the deposit is to be made to (i.e., checking or savings).

1234
15-0000/0000

SA M PL E

Routing number (line 1)
ANYTOWN BANK Anytown, MD 20000 For

Account number (line 2)

$
DOLLARS

Do not include the check number.
. "'86" 1234

|:250250025 |:202020

Note. The routing and account numbers may be in different places on the corporation's check.
Cat. No. 30211X Form

8050

(12-2001)