Form 5472 Fax Filing Service With a Timestamped Receipt

We prepare the package, then deliver it. Fax is part of the filing, not a separate product.

• The package is faxed only after a qualified accountant has reviewed it and you have signed it.
• The complete package is sent: cover letter, pro forma Form 1120, Form 5472 and supporting statements.
• We email you when the fax provider reports delivery.
• The receipt is stored on your filing page for you to download at any time.

You do not need a fax machine, a fax account or an IRS account.

The fax carries the whole package, not just Form 5472:

• a cover letter identifying the LLC, its EIN and the tax year,
• the pro forma Form 1120, marked "Foreign-owned U.S. DE" and signed,
• Form 5472,
• the Part V supporting statement listing the year's reportable transactions, and
• for a late year, the reasonable-cause statement.

Sending the 1120 without Form 5472, or the reverse, is not a complete filing. The package is generated as one PDF so nothing is left out of the transmission.

The receipt comes from the fax provider. It records:

• the destination number,
• the timestamp,
• the page count, and
• the reported result.

Keep it with the exact package that was sent. Together they show what reached the IRS fax line and when. For a late year, that is proof of when the package arrived, not proof that it was on time.

If the IRS writes to the LLC later, the package and receipt are the record of what you sent. Keep both with the LLC's tax records.

Both routes are open for this package. The difference is the record you are left with.

• Fax: the transmission receipt states the destination, time and page count of what was sent.
• Mail: the package goes to the IRS Ogden Service Center, PIN Unit, Stop 6273, Ogden, UT 84201. You rely on postal records, such as a certified-mail receipt, and the package takes days to arrive.

You can also fax it yourself. You need a fax service that can send to a US toll-free number. Our guide to the Form 5472 fax number explains the page order and what to keep.

• It cannot confirm IRS acceptance. The receipt shows transmission. The IRS processes the return separately.
• It cannot fix the content. A faxed package is only as good as its figures. That is why every filing is reviewed by a qualified accountant before it is submitted.
• It cannot make a late return timely. The timestamp records the actual arrival. For missed years, see the late Form 5472 filing service.
• It does not cover other returns. The Ogden PIN Unit line is for this package. We do not send Form 1065, Form 1040-NR or state filings.

• Owners filing on time who want the package prepared, checked and sent without setting up a fax account.
• Owners catching up missed years, who get a separate package and a separate receipt for each year.
• Formation agents, registered agents and accounting firms filing for several client LLCs; see white label Form 5472 filing.

In each case the fax is sent only after review and signature, and the receipt is kept on the filing page.

• Your own online fax account. Low cost. You prepare and sign the package, upload it, send it to +1-855-887-7737 and save the receipt.
• A print shop or office fax. Works if it can send to a US toll-free number and hands you a transmission report.
• An accounting firm. May fax as part of a wider engagement. Ask whether you receive the transmission receipt.
• Our service. Preparation, review, signing and fax in one place, with the receipt on your filing page.

There is no separate fax fee. Fax delivery is in both plans.

• Standard: $149, ready in 5-7 business days
• Express: $199, ready within 3 business days
• Each additional past year: +$99

See the pricing page.