This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
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.
Sample Letter to the IRS Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request a correction to my tax return. My social security number is 123-45-6789, and I filed my tax return for the 2020 tax year. I received a notice from the IRS stating that I owe additional taxes due to an error in my return.
∎ 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. ∎ Facts supporting your position on each disputed issue. ∎ Law or authority, if any, supporting your position on each disputed issue.
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.
You may not use email for communications that do not satisfy the criteria described under “When you may use email.” Unless you're involved in an ongoing interaction with an IRS employee and they request a document by email, do not use email to respond to an IRS notice or to submit your original tax return to the IRS.
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.
IRS Penalty Abatement Request Letter State the type of penalty you want removed. Include an explanation of the events and specific facts and circumstances of your situation, and explain how these events were outside of your control. Attach documents that will prove your case.
What to include in an appeal letter Your professional contact information. A summary of the situation you're appealing. An explanation of why you feel the decision was incorrect. A request for the preferred solution you'd like to see enacted. Gratitude for considering your appeal. Supporting documents attached, if relevant.