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IRS Notices

Understanding Your IRS Notice

Do you need to see what an IRS notice says, but don't have it in front of you? If you know the notice number, you can look up its purpose, basic message, possible enclosures, and other useful details. And if you have the tear-off stub from the last page, you can use the information printed on it to see some of the variable content included in that notice.

Here are some of the more popular IRS Notices
We have copied several of the IRS web pages that discuss these IRS Notices.

Notice Numbers and How To Identify Them
The notice number prints on the top of the first page of all our notices and on the lower left-hand side of the tear-off stub included with most of them. That number identifies the message we deliver in every notice. While the contents may vary somewhat, every notice with the same number has the same basic purpose.

IRS Notice Numbers and Explanations

Below are some of the notices you may have received from the IRS. For a detailed explanation, click the link below.

CP Number	Notice Title
CP 12	Math Error - Overpayment of $1 or more
CP 14	Balance Due, No Math Error
CP 49	Overpaid Tax Applied to Other Taxes You Owe
CP 90 and CP 297	Final Notice - Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing
CP 91 and CP 298	Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits
CP 161	No Math Error, Balance Due
CP 501	Reminder Notice - Balance Due
CP 504	Urgent Notice - Balance Due
CP 523	Notice of Default on Installment Agreement

Notice Numbers and How to Identify Them

We assign a number to every notice we send. We refer to this number as the CP (Computer Paragraph) number. The CP number prints at the top of the first page of every notice and also on the tear-off stub of notices that have stubs.

The CP number identifies the message delivered by the notice. For example, all CP 14 notices inform the recipient there is an amount due on their income tax and explain the steps they need to take to resolve it. Likewise, all CP 32 notices inform the recipient that we're issuing a replacement refund check since they never cashed the original.

The top of the first page (the header) of all the notices we send looks similar to one of the two examples below. The notice number prints in the top right hand corner, often preceded by "CP:".
Note: Both of these examples are from individual filer notices. The layout of business filer notices is similar with respect to the location of the notice number.

Example 1: The CP:23 at the top of the first page identifies this sample as a CP 23.

  200409 CP:23

Date of this Notice: MAR. 15, 2005

Taxpayer Identifying Number: 000-00-0000

Form: 1040 Tax Period: DEC. 31, 2003

For assistance you may call us at:

Example 2: Both the 09 in the top right corner and the CP09 to the right of the "Notice Number" text on the first page identify this sample as a CP 09.

200304                 09

Customer Service

Caller ID:

Notice Number: CP09

Notice Date: FEB. 3, 2003
Social Security Number:

The last page of a notice often includes a tear-off stub at the bottom. This stub is for the recipient to return with their payment or correspondence. The left-hand side of the stub contains information including the notice number and codes that identify variable paragraphs that are included, such as math error descriptions and penalty explanations.

Example 3: The 23 printed to the left and just below the IRS return address on the tear-off stub identifies this sample as a CP 23.
Note: This example is from an individual filer notice. The notice number on a business filer notice will print slightly higher on the page.

   RETURN THIS PART TO US WITH YOUR CHECK OR INQUIRY
   YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER      BEST TIME TO CALL
   (        )        -

                                     7,800       6,800           0

                   101155745      
              WI

                              200409   09,07

                     INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
                     P.O. BOX 480