Header
Date and location, a From box with LB&I, SB/SE, TE/GE or Other, and the type of tax.
14017
Application for Fast Track Settlement
- Agency
- IRS
- Revision
- Rev. 3-2020
- Fillable fields
- 64
- Pages
- 1
- Official source
- IRS form page
- Checked
- October 21, 2026
Form 14017: Application for Fast Track Settlement
Form 14017, Application for Fast Track Settlement, is submitted to the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. In its signature statement, the undersigned "request assistance from the IRS Independent Office of Appeals in the Fast Track Settlement (FTS) process."
The form is a joint application. It carries signature lines for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse (if related to a joint return), the taxpayer's representative, the IRS Group/Team Manager and an approving operating division official, and it is accepted by an Appeals Team Manager and an Appeals Program Manager. The issues are described in attached documents, such as Form 5701, Summary of Issues, or Form 886-A, Explanation of Items, together with the taxpayer's written response.
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What's on Form 14017
Taxpayer block
Taxpayer name, TIN/EIN, tax years, address, telephone number and fax number.
Representative block
Representative name (if applicable), name of firm, address, telephone number and fax number.
Examination and other participants
The Examination Group/Team Manager, the source (FE/OE, etc.), a location and contact numbers, and a table of other participants with name, position or affiliation and telephone.
Signatures
A statement covering the request, the attached issue documents, disclosure consent and confidentiality, followed by seven signature and date lines.
Bottom rows
MFT, PBC, Potential Joint Committee (Yes or No), Listed transaction (Yes or No), LB&I practice area, preferred conference site and Fast Track end date.
How to fill out Form 14017
- 1
Header
Enter the date and location, check the From box for the operating division (LB&I, SB/SE, TE/GE or Other) and enter the type of tax.
- 2
Taxpayer
Enter the taxpayer name, TIN/EIN, the tax years involved, the address, and telephone and fax numbers.
- 3
Representative
If a representative takes part, enter the name, firm, address, telephone and fax numbers. Otherwise leave the block empty.
- 4
Examination and participants
Enter the Examination Group/Team Manager, the source, location and contact numbers, then list any other participants with their position or affiliation and telephone number.
- 5
Attach the issue documents
The signature statement says the issues are described in Form(s) 5701, Form 886-A or similar documents and the taxpayer's written response, and that these are attached to the application.
- 6
Sign
The taxpayer, spouse (if a joint return), representative, IRS Group/Team Manager and approving operating division official sign and date. Appeals officials sign to accept.
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Where it goes and what signing means
Where it goes
The top of the form says it is submitted to the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. The form prints no mailing address and no filing deadline.
Attachments
Form 5701, Summary of Issues, or Form 886-A, Explanation of Items, or similar documents, plus the taxpayer's written response, are attached to the application.
Disclosure consent
The form says that by signing, the taxpayer consents under section 6103(c) to disclosure of returns and return information on the FTS issues to the persons named on the application as participants.
Ex parte communications
The form says the ex parte prohibition in section 1001(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 does not apply in FTS, because Appeals personnel are not acting in their traditional Appeals settlement role.
Confidentiality
The form says IRS employees, the taxpayer and invited participants will not voluntarily disclose information about any communication made during the FTS session, except as provided by statute.
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Who signs Form 14017?
The form does not say who fills in each block. It lists the people who sign and the Appeals officials who accept it.
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Questions about Form 14017
Who receives Form 14017?
The form says it is submitted to the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, and acceptance is signed by an Appeals Team Manager and an Appeals Program Manager.
Does the taxpayer sign alone?
No. The form has signature lines for the taxpayer, a spouse on a joint return, a representative, the IRS Group/Team Manager and an approving operating division official.
What documents go with it?
The form says the issues are described in Form(s) 5701, Form 886-A or similar documents and the taxpayer's written response, which are attached to the application.
Who can see the taxpayer's return information?
By signing, the taxpayer consents under section 6103(c) to disclosure of return information on the FTS issues to the persons named on the application as participants.
Are there instructions for Form 14017?
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