According to a method for recording and transmitting absence information in a facsimile system, an absence information recording mode is established in response to input of a first predetermined key and the absence information is recorded while the absence information recording mode is established. The absence information includes: a destination, telephone numbers at the destination, an outgoing time and an expected return time. An absence information transmission mode is established in response to input of a second predetermined key and the absence information is transmitted upon receipt of a call signal while the absence information transmission mode is established. The absence information is re-transmitted until reception error information received in response to the transmission of the absence information indicates that a reception error has not occurred. The absence information is replaced with new absence information when the new absence information is received in response to the transmission of the absence information.