IRS News Alert: IRS Now Stopped Tax Notices! How Does It Really Impact You?

As of February 2022, the IRS has officially and indefinitely stopped notifying taxpayers of their tax liability. They project to lift the suspension at the end of 2022. They stopped tax notices due to the influx of tax returns that greatly surpass available IRS employees. The overwhelming numbers of tax returns has caused taxpayers to receive automated past due notices even though their tax returns simply haven’t been processed yet. To combat this, the IRS has stopped a majority of tax notices to prevent confusion from both sides.

The IRS may have stopped the notices, but you still need to be aware of how much you owe the IRS by the end of the tax season. Interest and penalties will continue to accrue with or without a notice.

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You must still pay your owed taxes even when you’re not receiving notices. America’s Choice Tax Relief can tell you how much you owe and be your mediator between you and the IRS. Call us for a free consultation! Below are notices you will not receive in the future until the IRS lifts the suspension:

The Suspended Individual Tax Notices

Notice/Letter Number	Title	Description
CP80	Unfiled Tax Return	This notice is generally sent when the IRS credited payments and/or other credits to a taxpayer’s account for the tax period shown on the notice, but the IRS hasn’t received a tax return for that tax period.
CP59 and CP759 (in Spanish)	Unfiled Tax Return(s) - 1st Notice	IRS sends this notice when there is no record of a prior year return being filed.
CP516 and CP616 (in Spanish)	Unfiled Tax Returns – 2nd Notice	Request for information on a delinquent return as there is no record of a return filed.
CP518 and CP618 (in Spanish)	Final Notice – Return Delinquency	This is a final reminder notice when there is no record of a prior year(s) return filed.
CP503	Balance Due – 2nd Notice	This notice is the second reminder that a there is an outstanding balance on a taxpayer’s accounts.
CP504	Final Balance Due Notice - 3rd Notice, Intent to Levy	The IRS sends this notice when a payment has not been received for an unpaid balance. This notice is a Notice of Intent to Levy (Internal Revenue Code Section 6331 (d)).
2802C	Withholding Compliance letter	This letter is mailed to taxpayers who have been identified as having under-withholding of Federal tax from their wages. This letter provides instructions to the taxpayer on how to properly correct their tax withholding.

The Suspended Business Tax Notices

Notice/Letter Number	Title	Description
CP259 and CP959 (in Spanish)	Return Delinquency	IRS sends this notice when there is no record of a prior year return being filed.
CP518 and CP618 (in Spanish)	Unfiled Tax Return(s) - 1st Notice	IRS sends this notice when there is no record of a prior year return being filed.