This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
In your formal protest, include a statement that you want to appeal the changes proposed by the IRS and include all of the following: ∎ Your name, address, and a daytime telephone number. ∎ List of all disputed issues, tax periods or years involved, proposed changes, and reasons you disagree with each issue.
Write to explain why you disagree and include any documents and information you wish the IRS to consider, along with the bottom tear-off portion of the notice. Mail the information to the IRS address shown in the lower left part of the notice. Allow at least 30 days for a response.
If you are paper-filing the amended to the IRS... send the 1040x, the amended forms with a watermark ``As Amended''. Original forms with a watermark ``As Originally Filed''. You can write on the form, it doesn't have to be a ``watermark''. One big staple, with 1040x on top, next the amended, last as originally filed.
Sample Letter to the IRS Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request a correction to my tax return. My social security number is 123-45-6789, and I filed my tax return for the 2020 tax year. I received a notice from the IRS stating that I owe additional taxes due to an error in my return.
The IRS will review your correspondence and respond ingly. Allow at least 30 days for reply. There's usually no need to call the department.
File an amended return using Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return as soon as possible.
Sample Letter to the IRS Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request a correction to my tax return. My social security number is 123-45-6789, and I filed my tax return for the 2020 tax year. I received a notice from the IRS stating that I owe additional taxes due to an error in my return.
Include a copy of the notice you received from the IRS. If you are responding to a notice the IRS sent to you, copy the notice and include it with your reply. Let them know in the first paragraph what date they sent you a letter and what it was about. This paragraph can be a single sentence.
Steps Format a business letter. Add the IRS address. Include your personal information. Insert your salutation. Include a copy of the notice you received from the IRS. Identify the information you are providing. Close the letter on a friendly note. Identify any enclosures.