9325

Acknowledgement and General Information for Taxpayers Who File Returns Electronically

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IRS
Revision
Rev. 1-2017
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16
Pages
2
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IRS form page
Checked
October 21, 2026
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Form 9325: Acknowledgement for Taxpayers Who File Returns Electronically

Form 9325, Acknowledgement and General Information for Taxpayers Who File Returns Electronically, is a notice for a taxpayer whose federal income tax return was filed electronically. It opens with "Thank you for participating in IRS e-file." The form carries its own "Instructions for Electronic Return Originators," and it says EROs can use the Acknowledgement File information, translated by the transmitter, to complete it. The taxpayer is the one who reads it.

Check boxes 1 to 6 record the tax year filed, the Submission Processing Center, the acceptance date and Submission ID, exception processing, whether an electronic funds withdrawal payment request was accepted, and whether a Form 4868 extension was accepted. The rest of the form explains changing a return, checking on a refund, refund offsets, paying a balance due and refund related financial products. It states: "DO NOT SEND A PAPER COPY OF YOUR RETURN TO THE IRS."

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What's on Form 9325

Taxpayer name and address

The taxpayer's name, and an address that the form marks as optional.

Boxes 1 and 2

The tax year, the Submission Processing Center and the provider of the electronic filing services, then the acceptance date with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) as the electronic signature and the Submission ID.

Box 3

Acceptance with a note to allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing, and that the Earned Income Credit or a dependent's exemption may be reduced or disallowed due to a child's name and social security number mismatch.

Boxes 4, 5 and 6

Whether the electronic funds withdrawal payment request was or was not accepted, and the acceptance date and Submission ID of a Form 4868 extension.

General information

Sections headed If You Need to Make a Change to Your Return, If You Need to Ask About Your Refund, If You Owe Tax, electronic funds withdrawal inquiries, and Tax Refund Related Financial Products.

Instructions for EROs

Line by line rules for boxes 2 to 5, tied to the PIN Presence Indicator, the Acceptance Code and the Payment Acknowledgement Literal in the Acknowledgement File.

How an ERO fills out Form 9325

  1. 1

    Name and box 1

    Enter the taxpayer's name, and the address if wanted. In box 1, enter the tax year, the Submission Processing Center and who provided the electronic filing services.

  2. 2

    Box 2

    Check it if the taxpayer entered a PIN or authorized the ERO to enter or generate one, and the PIN Presence Indicator is "Practitioner PIN," "Self-Select PIN" or "Online Filer PIN." The instructions say Form 8879 is required if the ERO enters or generates the PIN or the Practitioner PIN method is used.

  3. 3

    Box 3

    Check it if the Acceptance Code equals "Exception." The instructions say this means the return was rejected before and the later submission still has invalid data.

  4. 4

    Boxes 4 and 5

    For an electronic funds withdrawal, check box 4 if the Payment Acknowledgement Literal equals "Payment Request Received," and box 5 if it does not. With box 5, the instructions say to tell the taxpayer to pay by check, money order, debit card, or credit card.

  5. 5

    Box 6

    If a Form 4868 extension was accepted, enter its acceptance date and Submission ID.

These steps follow the Instructions for Electronic Return Originators printed on the form.

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After e-filing: refunds, payments and changes

No paper copy

The form says: "DO NOT SEND A PAPER COPY OF YOUR RETURN TO THE IRS. IF YOU DO, IT WILL DELAY THE PROCESSING OF THE RETURN."

Refund status

The IRS notifies the ERO when a return is accepted, usually within 48 hours. After more than three weeks without a refund, the form points to "Where's My Refund?" at www.irs.gov, TeleTax at 1-800-829-4477 and the Refund Hotline at 1-800-829-1954.

Changing the return

The form says to send a Form 1040X to the Submission Processing Center that processes paper returns for your area. The address is at www.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-829-1040.

Electronic funds withdrawal

Call 1-888-353-4537 about a payment's status, or to cancel a scheduled payment if the bank account information on the return changed. The form says cancellation requests must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. E.T. two business days prior to the scheduled payment date.

Balance due

The form lists Form 1040-V for payments not made electronically and Form 9465 to request an installment agreement, which can be ordered at 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

Refund offsets

Refunds can be offset for overdue taxes and, through the Treasury Offset Program, for certain non-tax debts. The form lists the Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107.

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Who completes Form 9325 and who gets it?

  • Electronic Return Originators

    The form's instructions tell the ERO when to check boxes 2 to 5, based on fields in the IRS Acknowledgement File.

  • Transmitters

    The form notes that EROs can use the Acknowledgement File information, translated by the transmitter, to complete Form 9325.

  • Taxpayers who filed electronically

    The form speaks to the taxpayer: "Your federal income tax return for" the year shown "was filed electronically." Only the taxpayer address line is marked optional.

  • Taxpayers paying by electronic funds withdrawal

    Boxes 4 and 5 tell the taxpayer whether an electronic funds withdrawal payment request was accepted for processing.

  • Taxpayers who filed an extension

    Box 6 confirms that a Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, was accepted, with its Submission ID.

The instructions printed on the form are addressed to Electronic Return Originators. The text of the form is addressed to the taxpayer.

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Questions about Form 9325

Who fills out Form 9325?

The instructions on the form are for Electronic Return Originators (EROs), who can use the Acknowledgement File information, translated by the transmitter, to complete it for the taxpayer.

Do I send Form 9325 to the IRS?

The form is addressed to the taxpayer and prints no IRS mailing address. It also says not to send a paper copy of the e-filed return to the IRS, because that delays processing.

How long until my refund?

The form says to check "Where's My Refund?" if more than three weeks have passed since acceptance with no refund. If box 3 is checked, it says to allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing.

What does box 3 mean?

The ERO instructions say box 3 is checked when the Acceptance Code equals "Exception," meaning the return was rejected before and the later submission still has invalid data.

How do I correct a return I filed electronically?

The form says to send Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to the Submission Processing Center that processes paper returns for your area.

What if my electronic funds withdrawal was not accepted?

Box 5 is checked and the form refers to its If You Owe Tax section. The ERO instructions say to tell the taxpayer to pay by check, money order, debit card, or credit card.