The IRS sends notices and letters for the following reasons:

• You have a balance due.
• You are due a larger or smaller refund.
• We have a question about your tax return.
• We need to verify your identity.
• We need additional information.
• We changed your return.
• We need to notify you of delays in processing your return.
• They believe you owe additional taxes

 

Your Next Steps:

 

Read

Do not ignore the IRS notice – never ignore the IRS notice. By ignoring it you may be responsible for additional penalties and interest charges. Which could lead to liens or garnishments.

Carefully review the IRS notice-Read the letter carefully so you understand what the IRS is asking for. 

 

Take action

After reviewing the notice, always act as failure could result in you losing some of the rights you have in working with the IRS

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Respond to any disagreements you have within the notice-Some IRS notices may:

• Contain adjustments to your tax return
• Request more information about your tax return.
• Be a notice of an audit. 
• Be a demand for payment

Each notice or letter contains a lot of valuable information, so it’s very important that you read it carefully. If we changed your tax return, compare the information we provided in the notice or letter with the information in your original return.

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RESPOND

If your notice or letter requires a response by a specific date, there are two main reasons you’ll want to comply:

• to minimize additional interest and penalty charges.
• to preserve your appeal rights if you don’t agree.

 

PAY

Pay as much as you can, even if you can’t pay the full amount you owe. You can pay online or apply for an Online Payment Agreement or Offer in Compromise.

 

Keep a copy of your notice or letter

It’s important to keep a copy of all notices or letters with your tax records. You may need these documents later

 

The location of the notice or letter number

You can find the notice (CP) or letter (L TR) number on either the top or the bottom right-hand corner of your correspondence.

 

Caution in the past year we have seen many letters that taxpayers receive that are not from the IRS. These letters are scams! IRS does NOT call you!