Format your letter. The IRS address (see your IRS notice) Your name and address. The date. A salutation, such as “To Whom It May Concern”
3. Structure Your Letter Properly Your name, address, and contact information. A statement expressing your desire to appeal the IRS's findings. The tax period(s) in question. A list of the items you disagree with and why. Facts supporting your position. Any relevant law or authority supporting your case.
In your formal protest, include a statement that you want to appeal the changes proposed by the IRS and include all of the following: ∎ Your name, address, and a daytime telephone number. ∎ List of all disputed issues, tax periods or years involved, proposed changes, and reasons you disagree with each issue.
If you must file a paper tax return, consider sending it by certified mail, with a return receipt. This will be your proof of the date you mailed your tax return and when the IRS received it. You may also use certain private delivery services designated by the IRS.
Step 1) Use the Department of the Treasury in the Full Name field. Use the Internal Revenue Service for the Delivery Address / PO Box field. Step 2) Important: Turn OFF address verification. Note: the fields that are mandatory are shown with RED and are required.
Format the address correctly: Write the full name of the IRS center to which you're sending your documents. For example, you might write "Internal Revenue Service." On the next line, write the specific address for the IRS center. This could include a P.O. Box, street address, or other details.
Write to explain why you disagree and include any documents and information you wish the IRS to consider, along with the bottom tear-off portion of the notice. Mail the information to the IRS address shown in the lower left part of the notice. Allow at least 30 days for a response.
The IRS provides clear guidelines on what your letter should include: Your name, address, and contact information. A statement expressing your desire to appeal the IRS's findings. The tax period(s) in question. A list of the items you disagree with and why. Facts supporting your position.
Tax audit letters will include your name, tax ID number or Social Security number, employee ID number, address and contact information. Typically, an IRS audit letter will call out that your tax return from a certain year has been flagged for examination.
When requesting abatement of penalties for reasonable cause, your statement should include supporting documentation and address the following items: The reason the penalty was charged. The daily delinquency penalty may be charged for either a late filed return, an incomplete return, or both.