Notices from the IRS

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send a notice or a letter for any number of reasons. It may be about a specific issue on your federal tax return or account, or may tell you about changes to your account, ask you for more information, or request a payment.

You can handle most of this correspondence without calling or visiting an IRS office if you follow the instructions in the document. If you still need help, start by searching for your notice below to get an overview of the notice, and visit our interactive taxpayer roadmap to see where in the tax system you are and what to expect next.

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Notice ID

Category

Title

Notice CP3219A – Automated Under Reporter (AUR) Notice of Deficiency

Collection

CP 3219-A

Overview

This notice provides taxpayers with information about their right to challenge proposed IRS adjustments in the United States Tax Court by filing a petition within 90 days of the date on their notice (150 days if the notice is addressed to a person outside the United States).

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Currently Not Collectible

Collection

Currently Not Collectible (CNC)

Overview

You have a balance due on your tax account, which you agree that you owe the IRS, but you cannot pay the balance owing due to your current financial situation. If the IRS agrees that you cannot pay both your taxes and your reasonable living expenses, the IRS may place your tax account in currently not collectible (CNC) status.

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Did Questioned Credits Get Verified (AQC)

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Did Questioned Credits Get Verified (AQC)

Overview

Letter 4800C is mailed to taxpayers informing them that the IRS is proposing a deficiency or disallowing a claim for refund or a credit for a subsequent period’s estimated tax. Credits claimed, income tax withholding, or business expenses need verified before your refund will be released or applied to next year’s Estimated tax.

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Equivalent

Appeals

Equivalent Hearing (Within 1 Year)

Overview

You file, within one year after the CDP notice date, Form 12153, Request for a Collection Due Process or Equivalent Hearing, but cannot go to tax court if you disagree with the Appeals determination.

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Form 12153

Collection

Form 12153 Taxpayer Requests CDP Equivalent Hearing or CAP

Overview

The form 12153 is used to request a Collection Due Process (CDP) hearing within 30 days of receiving the notice, or an Equivalent Hearing within 1 year of the notice.

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Form 12153

Appeals

Form 12253

Overview

The IRS corrected one or more mistakes on your tax return.

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Form 12256

Appeals

Form 12256

Overview

This is the form you submit if you would like to withdraw your request for a Collection Due Process (CDP) or Equivalent Hearing (EH).

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12257

Appeals

Form 12257

Overview

This form is used by Appeals to memorialize an agreement reached in a Collection Due Process (CDP) case.

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Form 668 Y C

Collection

Form 668 Y C

Overview

You have a balance on your tax account which you have not paid and the IRS has filed a public document, the Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL), with the local and/or state authorities to alert creditors that the government has a right to your interests in any current and future property and assets.

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Free File/Free File Fillable Forms

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Free File/Free File Fillable Forms

Overview

Free File: Any taxpayer with adjusted gross income of $69,000 or less can find free commercial software products at Free File: File Your Taxes Online for Free. Free File Fillable Forms: This program has a free electronic filing option and does not have age, income or residency restrictions.

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Initial Contact Combined With 30-Day Letter and Report

Exam

Initial Contact Combined With 30-Day Letter and Report

Overview

This letter gives you 30 days to provide the requested information or request a conference with the IRS Independent Office of Appeals if you disagree with the proposed changes to your tax return.

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Payment Plans

Collection

Installment Agreements

Overview

Installment agreements are one of your options if you can’t pay your taxes in full when they’re due. These agreements are payment plans that that allow you to pay your debt over a time you establish with the IRS. You must stay current with monthly payments, timely file your tax returns, and make estimated tax payments. Future refunds will be applied to unpaid taxes until the tax balance is paid in full.

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IRS Issues Math Error Notice – Balance Due

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IRS Issues Math Error Notice – Balance Due

Overview

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) corrected one or more mistakes on your tax return due to a miscalculation.

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IRS Sends Taxpayer Collection Notices

Collection

IRS Sends Taxpayer Collection Notices

Overview

Taxpayer receives a notice or letter from the IRS and either chooses to respond to the notice or letter by paying their tax balance in full and/or filing missing tax returns; or pursuing a payment option; or the taxpayer chooses not to respond.