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You received an IRS letter in the mail.
Past returns have not been filed.
You owe $10,000 or more.
Facing harsh collection for unpaid tax.
A lien or levy threatens your property.
Piling up on unpaid taxes.
An audit or proposed adjustment.
Unpaid state tax is accruing.
Even routine notices can escalate if no one responds. Understand what the letter asks before you call the IRS or pay.
Match the CP or LT code near the top of your letter to our guide.
Response dates, appeal windows and levy warnings limit your options when missed.
Pay, dispute, appeal or request a resolution program depending on balance and severity.
Plain-English explanations and next steps.
The IRS says you owe tax. It usually follows a return filed without full payment, or an IRS correction that created a balance.
RoutineA reminder that the balance from your first notice is still unpaid, with updated interest and penalties.
Act soonA second reminder with a firm due date. The IRS is getting closer to formal collection.
UrgentThe IRS can now seize your state tax refund and has warned it may take more property later. A further notice with hearing rights normally comes before wages or bank accounts are touched.
Act soonIncome reported to the IRS by employers or banks does not match your return. This is a proposal, not a bill or audit.
UrgentThe IRS is formally proposing additional tax. You have 90 days (150 if outside the US) to petition Tax Court.
Act soonThe IRS has no return from you for a past year and believes you were required to file.
UrgentThe IRS has decided to proceed with a levy and is giving you a short window to ask for a hearing.
From payment plans to appeals, we manage the case from first review to written confirmation.
Spread what you owe into monthly payments so collection stands down while you pay.
Settle for less than the full balance when your income, expenses and assets show you cannot pay it all.
A temporary hold on collection when paying would leave you unable to cover basic living expenses.
Relief from tax caused by your spouse or former spouse on a joint return.
Unpaid tax from past years, with penalties and interest, gets harder to fix the longer it sits.
Missing returns block most relief options and let the IRS file a substitute return without your deductions.
A lien is the IRS public claim against your property. It is not the same as seizure.
A levy actually seizes funds or property. It can be stopped or released in many cases.
The IRS can require your employer to send part of each paycheck until the debt is resolved.
Disagree with an IRS decision? The Independent Office of Appeals reviews many disputes without court.
A revenue officer is a field collector assigned to your case, and what you say to them matters.
Unpaid payroll tax can be assessed against owners and responsible officers personally.
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Foreign accounts, Form 5472 entities, treaty positions and mixed residency create notices most preparers rarely see.
Many recent notices appear in your IRS Online Account, but not all do. The paper letter you receive is the official copy, so keep it and act on its deadline.
Letters from revenue officers or examiners, some older notices and certain business notices may only come by mail. If one is missing online, rely on the mailed copy.
A good response names the notice and tax year, states whether you agree or disagree, explains each disputed item, lists enclosed proof, and is signed and sent by the deadline.
Yes. We provide a response outline after your free review, built from your own notice, because generic templates often miss deadlines and required forms.
It says the IRS could not deposit your refund by direct deposit and will mail a paper check instead. Check that the bank details on your return were correct.
Numbers alone can be forms or letters. Upload the document and we will identify it from the full text and deadlines, not the number.
No. Disagreeing is fine, but you must say so in time. Silence can lead to assessment, interest, penalties and collection.
No. Noticefix is a private firm. We link to official IRS and government pages so you can verify everything yourself.
It depends on your balance, your filing history and how comfortable you are dealing with the IRS. Simple balance-due notices can be handled alone. Levies, unfiled years, audits or large balances usually justify professional help. Whoever you pick, get the scope and fee in writing first.
File them. The IRS can prepare a substitute return for you without deductions or credits, which usually inflates the bill. Resolution options generally require you to be current on filing, and the IRS commonly focuses on the most recent six years.
Yes, but only after required notices, which include hearing rights. Notices such as CP504, CP90, LT11 and LT1058 are the warning stages, so act before they escalate.
Sometimes. Penalties can be removed through abatement, and qualifying taxpayers may settle through an offer in compromise. Tax and interest are normally owed in full otherwise, so we verify what is actually removable before promising anything.
Payment plans and settlements are not credit accounts. The consequences come from unresolved debt, liens and collection activity, which is another reason to resolve notices early.
Pricing depends on the work involved. We review your notice, confirm the scope and quote a fee in writing before any work begins. See the Pricing page.
You can end an engagement at any time by written notice. Your agreement explains how fees for work already completed are handled.
We focus on IRS and state notices only, we verify your account with transcripts before recommending anything, and we serve taxpayers with cross-border situations such as H1B, OPT, NRI and green card holders.
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