IRS admits a major error because taxpayers who have paid in full are informed that they must be more
These letters are not a scam, but may contain a disinformation on your income declaration in 2023.
Is there something more shocking than finding a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in your mailbox? These opinions are generally harmless - informed taxpayers of a change, correction or delay in their return or that their refund has been updated. In less exciting circumstances, the IRS can publish a report alert you with a balance due. These are classified as Balance due, no mathematical error notices , and generally have a "CP14" located in the right corner - and they are currently infiltrating mail locations across the country.
In relation: The IRS says that "well -intentioned" taxpayers have fraudulently filed 3 complaints: "they were deceived".
Pennsylvania taxpayers were struck by a wave of CP14 reviews related to non -unpaid income declarations in 2023 , reports NBC-LOCAL AFFILIATE 8 WGAL. Capturing? These residents did Pay their taxes, and on time, they underlined the information station.
Form CP14 claims that individuals owe thousands of dollars to IRS by June 24, in addition to the penalties and the interest of not having respected the deadline of April 19. An accountant from the region also told 8 WGAL that 20 of its customers had received similar declarations despite payment of their 2023 income declarations in time. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Tax phishing scams are more common and complex! - That never before, but the IRS confirmed that these letters were legitimate. And now the government agency has published a national statement Excusant to laws that respect the laws "for the disadvantages of this delay in the processing of your payment."
"The IRS is aware that some taxpayers receive CP14 opinions (balance due, no mathematical error) indicating a balance due even if the payments were made with their income declaration in 2023," said the agency.
According to the IRS, taxpayers can consider their balance as pending even if the IRS received and processed their income declaration of 2023. This affects those who paid electronically or by mail via a physical check.
In relation: The IRS claims that the audits are about to go up and the sharing that will be targeted .
"The opinion may have been launched before paying payment on the account, or payment may have been processed but content of errors and requires additional processing to resolve the error before updating the tax account," said IRS.
Those who have received a CP14 form but who have paid their taxes in full and in time can ignore the opinion, indicates the IRS. However, if you have not paid your taxes in 2023, the IRS advises to follow the instructions of the opinion to make sure that your account is up to date.
Still have questions? The IRS claims that taxpayers can create or connect to their IRS account to verify their status as a 2023 income declaration.
"Taxpayers can ensure that their payment is on their account by checking the online account under the SSN which has made the payment. Note that all the penalties and interests evaluated will be automatically adjusted when the pay (s) are applied correctly by IRS ", the agency said in a press release to 8 wgal .
"The IRS is looking for the question and will provide an update as soon as possible," they added.
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