Forms.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Hub for Federal Forms

Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the purpose of the Forms Catalog?
2. What forms can I find today in the Forms Catalog?
3. How many forms are in the Forms Catalog?
4. How is the Forms Catalog different from the earlier FedForms.gov?
5. What are the benefits of the Forms Catalog?
6. Whom do I contact for more information?
7. How do I find a form?
8. Can you send me a form?
9. Are all Federal Forms in this catalog?
10. What if I have a question about a form?
11. Can I submit my forms through the E-Forms Catalog?
12. How do I report bad links to the forms?
13. How do I report problems with the web software ?


1 What is the purpose of the Forms Catalog?
The Forms Catalog provides citizens and businesses with a common access point to federal agency forms. It provides citizens and businesses with the ability to search for business and citizen federal forms needed to interact with the Federal Government.
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2 What forms can I find today in the Forms Catalog?
Not all federal agencies are included in the Forms Catalog today. To know which agencies have forms in the Forms Catalog, you can view the Agency List.
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3 How many forms are in the Forms Catalog?
Over 5,400 business and citizen forms are represented on this Web site. Forms data is continually added and updated by agency partners.
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4 How is the Forms Catalog different from the earlier FedForms.gov?
The Forms Catalog will contain sorted forms for businesses to access in a single location. In addition, agencies are responsible for keeping the catalog accurate in the Forms Catalog, which will ensure that the most relevant forms are present on the site.
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5 What are the benefits of the Forms Catalog?
The Forms catalog will reduce burden on citizens and businesses associated with locating Federal forms for both voluntary and regulatory interaction with the Federal Government.
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6 Whom do I contact for more information?
If you have a question or comment on the Forms Catalog, please click here.
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7 How do I find a form?

The E-Forms Catalog contains many, but not all, of the forms issued by Federal agencies. There are 4 ways to search forms the Forms catalog.

  • Agency ? You can search for forms by the Agency that 'owns' or publishes the form.
  • Agency List? You can search for Agencies and list their forms.
  • Form Number ? You can search for forms by the form number of the form you are looking for.
  • Forms A-Z ? You can search alphabetically by form name. Form names are listed by their official name as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
  • Search Forms ? You can search for forms by keyword.

If you don't find the form you are looking for, try searching through the Agency Forms links to go to the Forms page of the Agency that 'owns' or publishes the form that you need. You can also try www.USA.gov.

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8 Can you send me a form?
No, you should use the catalog to find the form(s) you need. You can then download, print, fill, sign, file, or mail the form depending on the form. If you wish to receive a paper form, please contact directly the respective federal agency that 'owns' or publishes the form.
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9 Are all Federal Forms in this catalog?
No, the E-Forms Catalog contains many, but not all, of the forms issued by Federal agencies. If you don't find the form you are looking for, try searching through the Agency Forms links to go to the Forms page of the Agency that 'owns' or publishes the form that you need. You can also try www.USA.gov.
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10 What if I have a question about a form?
You should contact the appropriate agency directly. You can submit questions through the E-Forms Catalog, but those questions will be routed to the appropriate agency. For a quicker response, please contact the Federal Agency that 'owns' or publishes the form for which you have a question. For a listing of Agency Forms pages look through the Agency Forms links.
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11 Can I submit my forms through the E-Forms Catalog?
No, the E-Forms Catalog currently simply links you to the web site of the Federal Agency that 'owns' or 'publishes' the Form. In some cases you will be able to submit the form online while in others you will have to print and mail the form.
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12 How do I report bad links to the forms?
Please send us an email at the Give Feedback link. Be sure to tell us all of the information about the form with the bad link such as agency, form number, and name. From that we'll have the agency correct the link. Thank you.
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13 How do I report problems with the web software ?
First, be aware that the system operates best on the MS Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The software will be adjusted soon to improve performance with other browsers. If you experience problems while using IE, please send us an email at the Give Feedback link. Let us know the title or URL of the web page with the problem and as much detail about the symptoms as possible. Please include your contact information so we can follow-up with you if necessary.
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Still Cannot Find a Specific Form Here?

If you do not find the form you need in the E-Forms Catalog we suggest:

Search through the Agency Forms links.

Search USA.gov, a connection to the U.S. Government's information and services.

Search GSA (GS), Standard (SF) and Optional (OF) Forms, the General Services Administration's library for GSA internal forms and government-wide Standard and Optional Forms.