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IRS notices, decoded

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The number in the top right corner of the letter tells you almost everything. Find yours below. Every notice page says what it means, how many days you have, what to send, and when to stop reading and hire someone.

IRS notices, decoded

Identity theft indicator placed on your account

Your Identity Protection PIN

More information needed for your identity theft claim

Employment-related identity theft

You can request an IP PIN

Account locked: Social Security shows the taxpayer as deceased

Data breach exposed your information

Identity theft claim resolved

Identity theft claim received

IP PIN update

Refund held for review

Documents needed to verify your return

Refund held: verifying income and withholding

Documents needed to verify the premium tax credit

Refund held: verifying treaty or international items

You may qualify for the additional child tax credit

You may qualify for the earned income credit

Change to estimated tax credit applied to next year

Math error, balance due

Math error, refund changed

Exempt status automatically revoked

Balance due after a payment was applied elsewhere

Refund changed: earned income credit corrected

Refund changed: other correction

Refund changed: a credit correction

Refund changed: a credit correction

Refund changed: a correction requiring no further action

Refund changed: a processing correction

Return corrected, no change to what you owe

Your federal tax deposit schedule for next year

Balance due

Exempt organization penalty: a late or incomplete return

Exempt organization penalty: an incomplete return

Exempt organization penalty: a late return

Exempt organization penalty removed

Civil penalty assessed

Trust fund recovery penalty assessed

Business balance due reminder

Business balance due

Partnership or S corporation late filing penalty

Direct debit installment payment failed

Business annual reminder of balance owed

Business: final notice of intent to levy

Business balance due after a change

Examination result: earned income credit changes, balance due

Examination result: proposed changes, balance due

Examination result: proposed changes, balance due

Proposed changes to your return

CP2000 case closed, no change

CP2000 response received

You may need to amend your return

Proposed deposit penalty: schedule does not match liability

Examination result: earned income credit changes, refund reduced

Examination result: proposed changes, refund reduced

Examination result: proposed changes, refund reduced

Payee TIN mismatches on your information returns (large filer)

Payee TIN mismatches on your information returns (small filer)

Changes you requested were made, balance due

Changes you requested were made, refund due

Changes you requested were made, no balance change

Examination changes made, balance due

Payment applied to a different period

Changes you requested were made, balance due

Examination changes, balance due

Estimated payment discrepancy

A change to a prior period affected this one

Your deposit frequency for the coming year

Estimated payments did not match, refund due

W-2 totals do not match your Forms 941

Business: state refund levied

Estimated payments did not match, no balance change

Income on your return does not match what was reported

W-2 and 941 totals do not match

Proposed tax based on third-party information

Business return not received

Form 940 not received

Form 941 not received

Form 1120 not received

Form 1065 not received