Upon receiving a letter from the IRS, the first step is to carefully review its contents and retain it with your records. Look for the letter or notice number, typically found in the upper right ...

But what happens if a letter from the IRS or the state tax commission shows up in the mail? Paul Hood, with Hood CPAs, says receiving a letter doesn’t necessarily mean taxpayers have made a mistake.

“This weekend, we received in the U.S. mail a letter marked from the IRS stating they had questions regarding our tax year 2014 filing,” they said in a note. “We have not yet filed our 2014 taxe ...

Taxpayers who run into dead ends dealing with the IRS have an option few know about. It’s free, and it can be effective. After receiving answers from the IRS they think are wrong or no answer at ...

You'll want to hold on to this letter from the IRS, because you'll need it if you think you received the wrong amount (calculate your total here) or if you haven't got a payment at all.