CP59 Notice: What to Do When the IRS Says Your Tax Return Is Missing
A CP59 notice means the IRS has no record of your prior-year personal tax return. You need to file the missing return or explain why you were not required to […]
CP90 Notice: Final IRS Levy Warning and Your Appeal Rights
A CP90 notice is a final IRS warning that it plans to levy property or payments for unpaid federal taxes. It also gives you the right to request a Collection […]
Form 9423: How to Appeal IRS Collection Actions
Form 9423 lets you appeal certain IRS collection actions through the Collection Appeals Program, also called CAP. You can use this collection appeal request for a proposed or filed Notice […]
CP3219A Notice: What to Do After an IRS Deficiency Notice
CP3219A is a statutory notice of deficiency that tells you the IRS plans to increase your income tax. It means your case has reached a later stage after the IRS […]
CP508C Notice: Passport Risk From Serious IRS Tax Debt
CP508C is an IRS notice stating that your seriously delinquent tax debt has been certified to the U.S. State Department. This certification can block a new passport or a renewal […]
CP523 Notice: What Happens When an IRS Payment Plan Defaults
A CP523 notice means the IRS plans to terminate your installment agreement because the account has entered default status. The letter also warns that the IRS may take collection actions […]
Form 656: How to Submit an Offer in Compromise to the IRS
Form 656 lets taxpayers ask the IRS to settle eligible federal tax debt for less than the full amount owed through an offer in compromise. The IRS reviews income, expenses, […]
Collection Due Process Hearing: How to Appeal an IRS Levy or Tax Lien
A collection due process hearing is an IRS appeal that lets you challenge certain federal tax lien filings and proposed or completed levy actions. You may have this right only […]
IRS Form 12277: How to Withdraw a Notice of Federal Tax Lien
IRS Form 12277 is the IRS’s preferred application for requesting withdrawal of a filed Form 668(Y), Notice of Federal Tax Lien. A withdrawal can remove the public lien notice, but […]
Form 433-B: How Creators Report Business Finances to the IRS
Form 433-B is the IRS collection information statement used to report the finances of a business that owes federal taxes. It gives the Internal Revenue Service a current view of […]