I received a tax notice from the IRS. What should I do?
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tax letter or tax notice to request payment for
tax, notify you of a
change to your tax account, or request additional tax information. You should review the
tax
information on your entire tax return and compare it with the information in the
IRS tax notice.
If the IRS tax notice tells you that a tax correction was made to your tax account and you agree with the
tax
correction a reply is not needed unless a tax payment is due to the IRS.
If you do not agree with the
tax correction the IRS made it is important that you respond
to the IRS tax letter or IRS tax notice as requested by the IRS.
You should write to the IRS and tell them why you disagree
with the IRS tax notice so any necessary action can
be taken. If you are due a tax refund as a result of a tax adjustment, it will be sent to you
by the IRS unless you owe other amounts the law requires the IRS to collect (for example, related tax
accounts, child support, student loans, etc.). IRS tax notices and tax refund checks are sent from
different IRS locations. Any tax refund issued as a result of a change or correction should be
received within 6 weeks from the date of the IRS tax notice.
You may be able to avoid any
tax penalties. See "What
are the tax penalties and interest? Can they be avoided?".
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Tax Audits, Tax Collections and trouble with the IRS |
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IRS publications about
IRS tax notices:
Refer to Tax Topic 651, Notices - What to do, for additional
information. For further information on the appeals process, refer to Tax
Topic 151, Your Appeal Rights. Also see IRS Publication 1, Your Rights as a
Taxpayer, IRS Publication 5, Appeal
Rights, IRS Publication 556, Examination
of Returns, Appeal Rights.., and IRS Publication 17, Your Federal
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IRS Links:
IRS
Appeals
IRS Problem
Resolution Office
IRS
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