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IRS notices and letters are numbered and provide contact information for questions. Both are usually shown in the upper right corner. The notice or letter will explain the reason for the contact and give instructions on how to handle the issue.

The IRS sends notices and letters for the following reasons: You have a balance due. You are due a larger or smaller refund. We have a question about your tax return.

IRS mail comes in official government envelopes with the IRS logo. If you get a plain envelope or something suspicious-looking, it's probably a IRS letter.

IRS Letter 2645C tells our member the IRS received items and has not completed all the processing of the items yet.

Most IRS letters are called “notices,” and they always contain the IRS logo. You may receive multiple letters or notices for the same issue. The letter should clearly explain the reason for contacting you and what you may need to do in response. Letters always include your rights as a taxpayer.

If the IRS suspects that a tax return with your name on it is potentially the result of identity theft, the agency will send you a special letter, called a 5071C Letter. This letter is to notify you that the agency received a tax return with your name and Social Security number that it believes may not be yours.

The right side of most real IRS letters shows the name of the notice (typically this is two letters followed by a number), the notice date, and your truncated taxpayer ID number (Social Security Number, EIN, or individual taxpayer identification number).

It may be about a specific issue on your federal tax return or account, or may tell you about changes to your account, ask you for more information, or request a payment. You can handle most of this correspondence without calling or visiting an IRS office if you follow the instructions in the document.