IRS Suspends More Automated Notices
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| CP80 | Unfiled Tax Return | This notice is generally sent when the IRS credited payments and/or other credits to a taxpayer’s account for the tax period shown on the notice, but the IRS hasn’t received a tax return for that tax period. |
| CP59 and CP759 (in Spanish) | Unfiled Tax Return(s) - 1st Notice | IRS sends this notice when there is no record of a prior year return being filed. |
| CP516 and CP616 (in Spanish) | Unfiled Tax Returns – 2nd Notice | Request for information on a delinquent return as there is no record of a return filed. |
| CP518 and CP618 (in Spanish) | Final Notice – Return Delinquency | This is a final reminder notice when there is no record of a prior year(s) return filed. |
| CP501 | Balance Due – 1st Notice | This notice is a reminder that there is an outstanding balance on a taxpayer’s accounts. |
| CP503 | Balance Due – 2nd Notice | This notice is the second reminder that a there is an outstanding balance on a taxpayer’s accounts. |
| CP504 | Final Balance Due Notice - 3rd Notice, Intent to Levy | The IRS sends this notice when a payment has not been received for an unpaid balance. This notice is a Notice of Intent to Levy (Internal Revenue Code Section 6331 (d)). |
| 2802C | Withholding Compliance letter | This letter is mailed to taxpayers who have been identified as having under-withholding of Federal tax from their wages. This letter provides instructions to the taxpayer on how to properly correct their tax withholding. |
| CP259 and CP959 (in Spanish) | Return Delinquency | IRS sends this notice when there is no record of a prior year return being filed. |
| CP518 and CP618(in Spanish) | Final Notice – Return Delinquency | This is a final reminder notice that we still have no record of a prior year tax return(s). |
“IRS employees are committed to doing everything possible with our limited resources to help people during this period,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “We are working hard, long hours pushing creative paths forward in an effort to be part of the solution, rather than the problem. Our employees continue to expend every effort to balance a confluence of multiple, unprecedented demands--including successfully starting the filing season, working our inventory of unprocessed tax returns as well as looking for additional ways to minimize burden for taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses.
These automatic notices have been temporarily stopped until the backlog is worked through. The IRS will continue to assess the inventory of prior year returns to determine the appropriate time to resume the notices.
Some taxpayers and tax professionals may still receive these notices during the next few weeks. Generally, there is no need to call or respond to the notice, as the IRS continues to process prior year tax returns as quickly as possible.
However, if a taxpayer or tax professional believes a notice is inaccurate, they should act to rectify the situation for the well-being of the taxpayer. For example, the IRS cautions people with a balance due that interest and penalties can continue to accrue. In addition, IRS employees may in select circumstances issue notices to particular taxpayers to resolve specific compliance issues