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First, you must have legal standing to obtain a copy. The estate representative (executor or administrator) who has been appointed by the court would have legal standing evidenced by Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration issued by the probate court. They can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. You may find that it is cheaper and faster to just get a transcript of the family member's tax accounts instead of actual copies of the tax returns.

In case you have not done so already, the executor or other person who will be handling the affairs of the deceased person should complete Form 56:

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f56.pdf

and file it with the IRS as soon as possible. Form 56 notifies the IRS where they should send correspondence and notices about the tax affairs of the deceased. If you don't file it, the IRS can discharge its obligations simply by sending a notice to the deceased at their last known address. If the notice didn't get delivered, the estate would lose its rights to challenge an adverse decision.

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