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Millions of IRS notices and letters are sent to taxpayers each year. "IRS spokeswoman Nancy Mathis said millions of notices go out in May and June each year based on the April tax filings. Last year, some 3.1 million notices were sent. 'It could be about an inaccurate Social Security number, or a deduction we don't understand or that somebody subtracted wrong,' Mathis said." To learn more, read the IRS letters may require just a simple response article on the MSNBC Web site.
If a client receives a notice from the IRS and you don't have the IRS notice in front of you, but you know the notice number you can look up its purpose, basic message, possible enclosures, and other useful details on the IRS Web site.
Simple errors may be corrected by calling the IRS or providing additional documentation. If you phone the IRS, be sure to get the IRS agent's name, employee number, and date so you have a record of the call.
More serious errors may require amending the return. To amend an individual tax return prepared with ProSeries, refer to Using Form 1040X for instructions. If you amend the federal return, be sure to check the state return.
Useful links on the IRS Web site
Last updated: 07/08/2008
