If you need a photocopy of your return, submit Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return. Caution: The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information.
IRS collection actions: When the IRS initiates collection activities for unpaid federal taxes, certified letters are sent to notify taxpayers of the actions being taken. This may include notices of liens, levies, or other enforcement actions.
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.
California: Internal Revenue Service, PO Box 802501, Cincinnati, OH 45280-2501.
Typically, you only need to contact IRS if you don't agree with the information, if we requested additional information, or if you have a balance due. You can also write to IRS at the address in the notice or letter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Include a copy of the notice you received from the IRS. If you are responding to a notice the IRS sent to you, copy the notice and include it with your reply. Let them know in the first paragraph what date they sent you a letter and what it was about. This paragraph can be a single sentence.