Help With IRS Letters and Notices

The notice number is printed in the top or bottom right corner. A CP2000 means the IRS matched your return against W-2s and 1099s and thinks income was left off — it is a proposal, not a bill, and many are reduced or eliminated with the right documents. A CP14 is a first balance-due notice. CP501 and CP503 are reminders. A CP504 means the IRS intends to levy, and an LT11 or Letter 1058 is the final notice before it can levy wages and bank accounts.

Most IRS letters give 30 days to respond. Answer in time and you keep your options — disputing the change, setting up a payment plan, or requesting a Collection Due Process hearing. Miss it and the IRS can assess the tax and move to collection automatically. Send us the letter as soon as it arrives.

With your signed power of attorney (Form 2848), we request your IRS transcripts, compare them to your records, and prepare a written response with supporting documents. If the IRS is right, we work out the best way to pay. If it is wrong, we prove it. Either way, the IRS talks to us, not you.