What should I do to return an Economic Impact Payment (EIP)?

The information below comes from the IRS website Economic Impact Payment Information Center. Please visit the IRS website for the most current information.

What should I do to return an Economic Impact Payment (EIP)? (updated May 11, 2020)

You should return the payment as described below.

If the payment was a paper check:

  1. Write "Void" in the endorsement section on the back of the check.

  2. Mail the voided Treasury check immediately to the appropriate IRS location listed below.

  3. Don't staple, bend, or paper clip the check.

  4. Include a note stating the reason for returning the check.

If the payment was a paper check and you have cashed it, or if the payment was a direct deposit:

Submit a personal check, money order, etc., immediately to the appropriate IRS location listed below.

Write on the check/money order made payable to “U.S. Treasury” and write 2020EIP, and the taxpayer identification number (social security number,  or individual taxpayer identification number) of the recipient of the check.

Include a brief explanation of the reason for returning the EIP.

For your paper check, here are the IRS mailing addresses to use based on the state:

If you live in…    then mail to this address

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont

Andover Internal Revenue Service, 310 Lowell St., Andover, MA 01810

Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia

Atlanta Internal Revenue Service, 4800 Buford Hwy, Chamblee, GA 30341

Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas

Austin Internal Revenue Service, 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35, Austin, TX 78741

New York 

Brookhaven Internal Revenue Service, 5000 Corporate Ct., Holtsville, NY 11742

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Fresno Internal Revenue Service, 5045 E Butler Avenue, Fresno, CA 93888

Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia

Kansas City Internal Revenue Service, 333 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee

Memphis Internal Revenue Service, 5333 Getwell Rd., Memphis, TN 38118

District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island 

Philadelphia Internal Revenue Service, 2970 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

A foreign country, U.S. possession or territory*, or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555 or 4563, or are a dual-status alien.

Austin Internal Revenue Service, 3651 S Interregional Hwy 35, Austin, TX 78741