Match the CP or LT code on your letter to understand why the IRS contacted you and what to do next.
The IRS says you owe tax. It usually follows a return filed without full payment, or an IRS correction that created a balance.
Routine Balance DueA reminder that the balance from your first notice is still unpaid, with updated interest and penalties.
Act soon Balance DueA second reminder with a firm due date. The IRS is getting closer to formal collection.
Routine Balance DueA letter pointing you to IRS online tools to view your balance, pay, or request a plan.
Urgent Intent to LevyThe 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.
Urgent Intent to LevyA final levy warning. The IRS intends to take wages, bank funds or other property, and you have a right to a Collection Due Process hearing.
Urgent Intent to LevyThe IRS has decided to proceed with a levy and is giving you a short window to ask for a hearing.
Urgent Intent to LevyA levy warning, often sent when a revenue officer is involved, with 30-day hearing rights.
Urgent Payment PlansYour payment plan is in default, usually from a missed payment or a new unpaid balance.
Act soon CollectionYour overdue account has been transferred to a private collection agency under IRS contract. The letter has an authentication number for verifying the caller.
Urgent CollectionThe IRS has certified a seriously delinquent tax debt to the State Department, which can block passport issue or renewal.
Act soon Unfiled ReturnsThe IRS has no return from you for a past year and believes you were required to file.
Act soon Unfiled ReturnsA letter asking you to file overdue returns or pay what is due.
Act soon Audits & AdjustmentsIncome reported to the IRS by employers or banks does not match your return. This is a proposal, not a bill or audit.
Urgent Audits & AdjustmentsThe IRS is formally proposing additional tax. You have 90 days (150 if outside the US) to petition Tax Court.
Act soon Returns & RefundsThe IRS found a math or other error and now shows you owe more.
Routine Returns & RefundsThe IRS corrected your return and your refund is different than claimed.
Act soon Returns & RefundsThe IRS is holding a refund while it checks credits such as EITC or dependents.
Routine Returns & RefundsThe IRS could not deposit your refund to the bank account on your return, so it is issuing a paper check.
Act soon Returns & RefundsThe IRS holds your return until you prove it is really yours.
Urgent BusinessThe business version of CP504, warning that business assets may be seized.
Urgent BusinessThe IRS proposes holding you personally responsible for unpaid payroll taxes.
Urgent InternationalForeign-owned US entities that miss or botch Form 5472 face a penalty per form per year.
Act soon InternationalUS persons with foreign accounts above the threshold must report them. Penalties grow if the IRS sees willfulness.
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