| There are many types of letters that you may receive | | | | start the protest process. |
| from the IRS. And believe it or not, all of them have a | | | | 4. CP 1153 or Trust Funds Recovery Penalty Letter. |
| number which makes it easy for the IRS to track and | | | | Used for explaining that the IRS is attempting to collect |
| should do the same for you. While you will probably | | | | tax for the named business. |
| never see most of the IRS notices that are used, | | | | 5. CP 3391 or 30 Day Nonfiler Notification. The IRS |
| there is a chance that you will be sent one at some | | | | sends this when they believe that you should be |
| point in time. The more you know about these | | | | paying taxes for the specified period of time. |
| correspondences and what they mean the less | | | | 6. Letter 3016 or IRC Section 6015 Preliminary |
| stressed you will be when you find one in your mailbox. | | | | Determination Notice. Once you receive this it gives |
| IRS Letters | | | | you 30 days to appeal the determination for spouse |
| | | | relief as outlined by IRS Section 6015. |
| 1. IRS Notice 525 or General 30 day note. This one is | | | | These are among the most commonly used IRS |
| sent in correspondence with a report detailing | | | | letters. As noted above, there is a good chance that |
| adjustments to your return. It also says what you can | | | | you will never receive on of these during your lifetime. |
| do if you do not agree with the adjustments. | | | | But if you do, you now have more information on what |
| 2. CP 531 or Notice of Deficiency. This notice lets you | | | | it means and how to proceed. The IRS is typically |
| know that you owe additional tax for the year(s) | | | | good about notifying tax payers of problems and there |
| outlined. | | | | is a solution to each notification they send out. If you |
| 3. CP 692 or Request for Consideration of Additional | | | | are still having trouble with your IRS letter, you can |
| Findings. This letter is sent in correspondence with a | | | | always contact a tax resolution firm or call the IRS |
| report detailing adjustments to your return. You can | | | | directly to find out what the best solution would be for |
| either sign and send back your adjustment form or | | | | your particular situation. |