Public Records Request

Tennessee Public Records Act

The Tennessee Public Records Act allows Tennessee citizens to view government public records that are connected to official business transactions, unless otherwise provided by state law. For more information on making a public records request, the Department’s Public Records Policy is available here.

Taxpayers do not need to send a public records request to obtain their own tax information or copies of their own tax returns.  See below for instructions. 

How to Make a Public Records Request

Please submit your public records request using this request form available here.  

Please complete this form and send it to TNRevenue.PublicRecords@tn.gov.

Please direct public records requests to:

Attn: Public Records Request Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37242
TNRevenue.PublicRecords@tn.gov  

Tax Records and Motor Vehicle Records

Tennessee's taxpayer confidentiality law prohibits the Department from sharing a taxpayer's information with the public.  However, a taxpayer may request copies of his or her own tax returns by submitting a request to:

Attn: Records Custodian
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37242

Taxpayers can get account information by logging into TNTAP or by visiting Revenue Help.  

For motor vehicle records or information, please submit a Vehicle Information Request form to the address designated.

Media Requests

Media requests for information should be directed to:

Attn: Kelly Cortesi, Director of Communications
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37242
kelly.cortesi@tn.gov