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

Letter 1278

Appeals

Letter 1278

Overview

Letter 1278 notifies you that your penalty abatement request has been accepted and your account will be adjusted as a result of the decision to abate the penalty.

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Notice 12 C

Correspondence

Letter 12C

Overview

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs additional information from you to process your income tax return.

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Letter 16

Collection

Letter 16

Overview

The Notice LT16 is mailed to you because there is a balance due (money you owe the IRS) on one of your tax accounts and/or because you have unfiled tax returns due.

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1802 C

Correspondence

Letter 1802C

Overview

Unreported Income; Final URP Response to Conclusive Correspondence

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Letter 2202 B

Correspondence

Letter 2202 B

Overview

An Initial Contact Letter is your notification that your tax return has been selected for an audit (also called an examination). Included in the letter is a listing of the specific items reported on your tax return or that you failed to include on your return that are being questioned by the IRS, with a request that you provide documentation to support the identified items.

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Letter 2682

Appeals

Letter 2682

Overview

Letter 2682 is issued to inform you that your claim for refund of a tax and/or abatement of a penalty has been allowed in full.

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Letter 3171

Collection

Letter 3171

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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Letter 3172

Collection

Letter 3172

Overview

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Letter 3177

Collection

Letter 3177

Overview

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Letter 3193

Appeals

Letter 3193

Overview

Notice of Determination Concerning Collection Actions Under Sections 6320 and 6330 of the Internal Revenue Code

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Letter 3210

Appeals

Letter 3210

Overview

This letter is issued to you when Appeals makes a determination on your Equivalent Hearing request.

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Letter 3219 Notice of Deficiency

Correspondence

Letter 3219

Overview

Letter 3219, Notice of Deficiency (also referred to as 90-Day Letter or the taxpayer’s ticket to the Tax Court), is a taxpayer’s legal notice that the IRS is proposing a deficiency.

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Letter 3219-C

Roadmap Stations

Letter 3219-C

Overview

Letter 3219-C 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.

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Letter 3253

Correspondence

Letter 3253

Overview

This letter confirms the date, time, and place of your examination (also referred to as an audit) appointment. It explains the purpose of the examination appointment and what you must do if you want to have someone represent you at the appointment or during the examination.

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Letter 3288

Correspondence

Letter 3288

Overview

This letter is used by the Independent Office of Appeals to notify you of the final determination made on your request for innocent spouse relief under IRC Section 6015 or IRC Section 66(c).

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Letter 3573

Correspondence

Letter 3573

Overview

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Letter 3820

Appeals

Letter 3820

Overview

You will receive this letter from Appeals as an acknowledgement that your Offer in Compromise (OIC) has met the standards for processing of your OIC. The Appeals hearing officer who conducted your Collection Due Process (CDP) hearing will remain assigned to your CDP case.

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Letter 3846

Appeals

Letter 3846

Overview

This is acknowledgement of the Collection Due Process and/or offer in compromise hearing request. The first step in the appeals process, informing you about a conference, acknowledging the assigned Appeals Officer, and affording you the opportunity to state why you disagree with the collection action taken by Compliance and request a collection alternative to resolve the tax liability. It also informs you of Appeals’ responsibilities during the hearing

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Letter 3886

Collection

Letter 3886

Overview

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Letter 4380

Appeals

Letter 4380

Overview

You will receive this letter from the Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) when you have filed a request for Collection Due Process (CDP) and/or Equivalent Hearing based on a frivolous position or with the intent to delay or impede federal tax administration.

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